2011 - Talk Birth

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Nursing my brand new baby boy! (2006)
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In the original article, I included a post-birth picture from my second son’s birth that showed one
completely exposed breast. I must have still been hopped up on the post-birth euphoria when I sent it,
because after it was actually published I felt slightly horrified to have my boob in print and didn’t feel like
I could show the article to my dad (or, really, to many other people!) If you look closely at the picture I
substituted in this blog post, you can see there is blood streaked all over my chest, arms, and hands. It was
a very bloody birth!
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This is a preprint of The Spot, an essay by Molly Remer, MSW, ICCE, published in Midwifery Today,
Issue 86, Summer 2008. Copyright © 2008 Midwifery Today. Midwifery Today’s website is located at:
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Lori Doty (2011-05-03 19:36:54)
I have left a dried clump of blood on the floor in our bedroom post #2’s birth just for the reason that it causes me
to pause and remember just how fast the birth went and how much inked after. No stains at the actual birth site 3-4
feet away, but I think I’ll keep my bedroom reminder for quite some time.
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