For many years I have dreamt the life I am walking into today. Everything that I have done and that has been done to me, has led me here. And today I am grateful.
I am still riding a high right now. I attended my first prenatal this morning. For privacy reasons, I won't be able to post any real names. Not even the midwife I am working with until I get her permission.
The day started well. I got the boys off to school, like any normal Thursday and now here's where today was different. Instead of going home to study, I went to Molly, my preceptors, house and picked up books and paperwork, endless knowledge and so much positive energy that I am still riding it!
"Wanna see a twin placenta?"
Duh!
It was amazing! My first lesson was on a placenta. Which side is connected to the mama, which side held the babies; both sides having clearly defined area where the two babies were separated. The sac was large with a divider, but smaller than I though for a combined 11ish pounds, a home for each baby. The walls of the sac are double layered; they slide on each other. There were two cords, each connected on either side of the dividing wall. Perfection.
I know this stuff seems logical, but to see it is absolutely magical!
Then the client, Jada, came over. Immediately, I was at ease. What a calming energy that surrounded us. Jada's tall and beautiful, with the perfect belly. She was welcoming to me. She was excited to let me learn on her. Molly let me take Jada's blood pressure and pulse. I was very accurate, surprising since I haven't taken a BP in about two years.
I observed, took notes, asked questions and basked in the beauty and glow of this perfect process of nature. I rubbed Jada's swollen feet and legs. I listened. I thought. I grinned and teared up. There is just something about a baby in utero that makes my heart sing.
When I was walking out the door, two things happened to make me believe further that this is where I am supposed to be in life.
One: Jada told me that she liked my goddess necklace. I told her that I chose the stone, a moonstone, specifically because it is said to protect while traveling. And I travel a whole bunch. Molly asked me if I knew what else the moonstone was symbolic of. She said it is one of the stones associated with midwives. I have had this necklace for about 5 years now. It pleases me that even my necklace choice has led me in this direction.
Two: The dictionary.com word of the day was mana. Mana [mah-nah] - noun 1. a generalized, supernatural force or power, which may be concentrated in objects or persons. Today I am not sure it was concentrated in the strong women in the room, or in the room as a whole, but I definitely felt mana in that room.
If you stumbled upon this blog, the placenta part alone may make you think I am crazy, but birth really is a miracle. No amount of science can ever explain the pure love a baby brings to the world with it.
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