Re: [ozmidwifery] Re: [Children Present at Births)

[Tom, Tania and Sam Smallwood]

Oh Sally, what divine moments!!  My own then 2 1/2 year old came running into the bathroom when I hollered "GET SAM NOW!!!" and as my partner lead him around the pool to see his brother being born, I apparently said "someone hold me" and he wrenched free from Tom, ran around to me and grabbed my shoulder saying "gotcha Mummy, gotcha".  Still gives me goosebumps thinking about it, how intuitive that he knew just what I needed in the midst of all the noise and action!    We can learn so much from those without 'formal midwifery training',   Tania