December 19, 2005
12
Otger is twelve today! Twelve years ago, Stuttgart. The contractions started as I woke up. After breakfast I sent Michiel and Piffin away. Alone, I watched downhill skiing on tv, somehow that worked very well with the contractions. When the contractions grew so severe that I didn't feel comfortable being alone anymore, I called Michiel and Frau Dietrich, the midwife. The midwife was wonderful, already in her sixties, with hundreds of home births behind her. She had only cut about five times in her whole carreer. She told me exactly how and when to turn, move, get up, or lie down, this way making it as easy as possible for Otger to come out. When she saw the tissue become too tight and too light, at the point of tearing, she pressed a towel against it that was soaked with hot coffee. That was enough to make the blood return to the tissue and thus prevent the tearing. Mother and son perfectly undamaged. For desert, she put frozen spinach on my stomach. To prevent bleeding. And I didn't bleed. Not more than expected, that is. And Otger put his thumb in his mouth and went to sleep in his crib. And Michiel read through the whole thing.
Posted by eliane at December 19, 2005 04:54 PMhappy birthday Otger! What a story Eliane-I can well imagine the scene and admire Michiel's powers of concentration!
Posted by: ineke at December 19, 2005 10:12 PMToo bad I won't be in Stuttgart in June, or I would hire her on the spot...
Happy Birthday Otger!
Posted by: Bianca at December 20, 2005 05:58 AMHappy B-day Otger! And what a wonderful story this was. Coffee and spinach... I would have been very scared if I saw the doc coming into the room with coffee and spinach instead of his instruments. But it worked fine.
Have a nice day!
Posted by: Bjorn at December 20, 2005 07:15 AMBianca!!!!!!!!!!!! Congratulations meid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ben je erg misselijk?
Posted by: eliane at December 20, 2005 08:32 AMAlleen bij vlagen en steeds minder, ben nu 3 1/2 maand (reken reken tel tel: yes, made in Canada!)
Posted by: Bianca at December 20, 2005 08:41 AM(toen Peter een maandje terug was voor vakantie!)
Posted by: Bianca at December 20, 2005 08:52 AMJaja, rustig maar. Het zou geen moment bij me zijn opgekomen dat je kind van een ander zou kunnen zijn, hahaha!
Posted by: eliane at December 20, 2005 08:55 AMweet ik wel ;-)
Posted by: Bianca at December 20, 2005 09:18 AMProficiat!
Posted by: jan at December 20, 2005 12:50 PMgefeliciteerd!
en die vroedvrouw wil ik ook
(lief las Martin Bril trouwens, en mocht van mij geen bladzijden omslaan tijdens een wee)
Posted by: zeppo at December 20, 2005 03:25 PMDie verhalen blijven dus zo levendig in je herinnering, ook na 12 jaar. Goed om te weten.
Posted by: louter at December 20, 2005 05:56 PMaah nou weet ik het weer, van die mooie illustratie's devekot, aah mijn geheugen , mooir werk ,dat wou ik maar even kwijt. kom hier via toplogs canada , dus wat promotie betreft gaat het lekker!
Wat een goed verhaal. Gefeliciteerd.
Posted by: cockie at December 21, 2005 02:59 PMMag ik vragen voor wie of wat je de karikatuur van Renate Dorrestein hebt gemaakt ? Hij is leuk....
Posted by: Marion at December 22, 2005 05:40 AMNee, dat mag je nog niet vragen...
Posted by: eliane at December 22, 2005 07:02 AM