Well done on baking that little boy HotI! And birthing him quickly and naturally too! Absolutely nothing to be embarrassed about - shout it out and let everyone know that a big baby CAN be birthed normally! I've got a friend who believes she "had to have a c-section because her baby (8lb) was too big." Nothing to do with the fact that she was paralyzed, on her back, and not encouraged to take up any new positions during labour... She tried a VBAC with her second baby, but the scar began to split in very early labour, and she was bleeding badly. So sad, IMO. I think everyone needs to know that women's bodies work quite well! God made them that way, and if you let them do their job, they'll generally do it!

Got a bit of a chuckle out of a conversation with other friends - they're expecting baby #5, and considering a homebirth for the first time. Well, she is, anyways. He is a little nervous about the whole idea. We, and another homebirthing couple were having coffee together with them, and talking about the benefits of homebirth, and at the end of the conversation, the husband was like "well, I guess it would be nice not to have to pay for parking." Ah yes, one of the main benefits of having your baby at home. Cheap parking. We'll see what they end up deciding in the end.

I dreamed last night that my baby was born now, at 23 weeks. (I've been following a mom who planned a homebirth and did have her baby at 23 weeks, and lost the little boy. ) Woke up very thankful to still be pregnant. Put the aches and pains into new perspective again.

Hope everyone is doing well!