warm water and keeping so calm. he went through waves of emotions; laughing, crying and quietly just absorbing the atmosphere. i remember it being dark and very calm – probably because i mostly had my eyes closed. i felt very safe, focused and supported.
after an hour of bearing down i was tired. i had only eaten a piece of toast and my energy stores were getting low. guy knelt beside me and said, your next push is going to be for poppy (my niece). as the contraction rose i thought of poppy’s little face and i found a new strength. next up was my grandmother, followed by guy’s grandfather (who’s 