childbirth

pregnancy

aphid

trivia

birth

falling

giraffe

hippopotamus

submarine

snake

rattlesnake

sleeping

standing

ology (the study of)

phobia

incest

one-liner

fatherhood

twins

ultrasound

fishing

maternity

earthquake

labor pains

contraction

healthcare

insurance

US healthcare system

parental leave

man flu

cheating (affair)

crayon

genetics

painting

Renaissance

infant

vagina

woman

battle of the sexes

girl power

labor

suffering

Adam and Eve

twin

printer

reality TV

abortion

paid family leave

trophy

is a process through which two new beings are brought forth: a newborn and a mother.

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is so surprising an experience that after being born we don't talk for a year and a half.

When I was born I was so surprised that I didn't talk for a year and

is like getting the best Christmas gift ever, but Santa decided to kick the crap out of you before you unwrapped it.

It's like getting the best Christmas gift ever, but Santa decided to kick the crap out of you before you unwrapped it.

is like watching two very inefficient removal men trying to get a very large sofa through a very small doorway, only in this case you can't say, 'Oh screw it, bring it through the French windows..'

Having a baby is like watching two very inefficient removal men trying to get a very large sofa through a very small doorway, only in this case you can't say, 'Oh sod it, bring it through the French windows.'

is a little like watching a wet St Bernard coming in through the cat door.

Watching a baby being born is a little like watching a wet St Bernard coming in through the cat door.

is built around a secret in our culture: it’s not that birth is painful. It’s that women are strong.

is an experience in a woman's life that holds the power to transform her forever.  Passing through these powerful gates - in her own way - remembering all the generations of women who walk with her. She is never alone.

Childbirth is an experience in a woman's life that holds the power to transform her forever.  Passing through these powerful gates

is an exquisite instant. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet that we speak to our children with a gratitude they never understand.

The instant of birth is exquisite. Pain and joy are one at this moment. Ever after, the dim recollection is so sweet that we speak to our children with a gratitude they never understand.

childbirth, n.All

childbirth