Comments on: 3-2-10 – Part 6 – Pushing up a 14,000 ft Mountain http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/2010/04/3-2-10-part-6-pushing-up-a-14000-ft-mountain.html the sparkling connection between, faith, feminism and Christian womanhood Tue, 22 May 2012 02:45:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Wendy O'Neil http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/2010/04/3-2-10-part-6-pushing-up-a-14000-ft-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-1402 Wendy O'Neil Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:22:00 +0000 http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/?p=593#comment-1402 okay so it is 1:21 in the morning thus "sun" instead of "son" okay so it is 1:21 in the morning thus “sun” instead of “son”

]]> By: Wendy O'Neil http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/2010/04/3-2-10-part-6-pushing-up-a-14000-ft-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-1401 Wendy O'Neil Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:21:08 +0000 http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/?p=593#comment-1401 Jonalyn, You're a rock star!!!! Respect!!!! Your sun is such a wonderful reward after all that hard work. Congratulations! Jonalyn, You’re a rock star!!!! Respect!!!! Your sun is such a wonderful reward after all that hard work. Congratulations!

]]> By: Gretchen Stevens http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/2010/04/3-2-10-part-6-pushing-up-a-14000-ft-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-1390 Gretchen Stevens Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:56:17 +0000 http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/?p=593#comment-1390 Ah yes, I remember pushing Heather out for 1.5 hours! First the doctor said, "I see her head;it's the size of a dime." Then 15 minutes later, "Now it's the size of a penny!" "That's not much bigger, Doc!"I said. Slowly I progressed to a nickel, then quarter. It's the hardest work you'll ever do! congrats! Gretchen Ah yes, I remember pushing Heather out for 1.5 hours! First the doctor said, “I see her head;it’s the size of a dime.” Then 15 minutes later, “Now it’s the size of a penny!” “That’s not much bigger, Doc!”I said. Slowly I progressed to a nickel, then quarter. It’s the hardest work you’ll ever do!
congrats!
Gretchen

]]> By: jenna http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/2010/04/3-2-10-part-6-pushing-up-a-14000-ft-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-1389 jenna Sat, 10 Apr 2010 23:29:03 +0000 http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/?p=593#comment-1389 oh i felt so very similar to this... both births. with augustella, i felt like the pushing was confusing to me- especially after breathing through contractions for 24 hours... to get to a point where i wasn't supposed to breath through them anymore, but to bear down. i was thankful for my doctors sensitivity and help in this part of birth as he quietly but firmly coached. then with eden... i remember getting to pushing and having the realization- oh my, i'm going to have to do this again. with the first few pushes, again, i was so confused. then, i had this talk with myself, inside my head... "jenna, you are the only one who can push this baby girl out... it's up to you. you have to do it." and with that, pushing became much more effective. i agree... pushing was not like laboring for me... i enjoyed laboring, breathing, having a rhythm, going up the contraction to the peak and back down again. pushing was something that i really wanted to end... and thankfully, it ends with a sweet, sweet reward. thanks for your thoughts jonalyn... oh i felt so very similar to this… both births.
with augustella, i felt like the pushing was confusing to me- especially after breathing through contractions for 24 hours… to get to a point where i wasn’t supposed to breath through them anymore, but to bear down. i was thankful for my doctors sensitivity and help in this part of birth as he quietly but firmly coached.
then with eden… i remember getting to pushing and having the realization- oh my, i’m going to have to do this again. with the first few pushes, again, i was so confused. then, i had this talk with myself, inside my head… “jenna, you are the only one who can push this baby girl out… it’s up to you. you have to do it.” and with that, pushing became much more effective.

i agree… pushing was not like laboring for me… i enjoyed laboring, breathing, having a rhythm, going up the contraction to the peak and back down again. pushing was something that i really wanted to end… and thankfully, it ends with a sweet, sweet reward.

thanks for your thoughts jonalyn…

]]> By: Danielle Doan http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/2010/04/3-2-10-part-6-pushing-up-a-14000-ft-mountain.html/comment-page-1#comment-1388 Danielle Doan Sat, 10 Apr 2010 19:39:38 +0000 http://soulation.org/jonalynblog/?p=593#comment-1388 I "feel" your pain as I read this... the memory is an amazing thing! I “feel” your pain as I read this… the memory is an amazing thing!

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