Baby boy born at home at 42 weeks, zero intervention.
People expect me to feel really awesome for birthing at home, like its an achievement. I am very happy about it, but it also just felt so "normal" that I didn't feel it was extraordinary. I woke up, had contractions, pushed a baby out, then had breakfast LOL. Compared to my first son's birth, which was traumatic for both of us, I've felt like the homebirth of my second son doesn't even require much accolades. Which in a way is quite sad - that the drama and trauma of many births becomes the story, rather than the completely normal natural delivery with no complicating factors.
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