I had my baby!

Submitted by Yabinti on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 2:43pm.

Baby 'Nuala Summer' was born July 22nd at 2:40pm... 8lbs, 23 inches!
Born in my doula's bathroom, in the caul with a nuchal cord, lovingly caught by my fabulous midwife!
Many of you are on Facebook so you have heard the news, and seen her pictures, but I wanted to share with everyone else as well....
(It's just taken awhile!)

( categories: Pregnancy and Birth )

Congratulations!! That's so

Submitted by mamamayhem on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 5:14pm.

Congratulations!! That's so wonderful. You should post pictures here too!

Congrats! I love the name.

Submitted by Wonderwall on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 9:21pm.

Congrats! I love the name. I've heard that a baby being born in the caul means good luck

Congratulations! That's a

Submitted by Pixie Goddess on Mon, 08/04/2008 - 9:31pm.

Congratulations! That's a great name.

How do you say her name? And

Submitted by adcaela on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 5:50am.

How do you say her name? And what is a nuchal chord? Congrats!!

Nu, as in Noo... like

Submitted by Yabinti on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 7:32am.

Nu, as in Noo... like noodle!
La.
The other 'a' is silent.
(We already have the family confused, they keep adding a 'w' sound... and are making it sound like N-EW-la, instead of Noo-la. Noodle example is helping though, haha!)
A nuchal cord is when the cord is wrapped around the babies neck.
You're right Wonderwall, my Celt family is all excited because 'back in the day' being born in the caul meant that you were lucky, a 'seer', were at home in water, and would never drown.

congratulations! I love her

Submitted by SativaStarr on Tue, 08/05/2008 - 3:23pm.

congratulations! I love her name too, very pretty! and dumb question.. whats in the caul??

Inside the membranes... my

Submitted by Yabinti on Wed, 08/06/2008 - 5:50am.

Inside the membranes... my water didn't break...
Her head and her one shoulder was out before my midwife ruptured the membranes so that when she tried to breathe she'd be able to.... and also so she could slow the birth if need be so it didn't hit my scar tissue too harshly.
I was forward though, so I didn't reopen my scar tissue... YAY!!!!!!

Aww congrats!! Pretty name!

Submitted by LilyGirl on Thu, 08/07/2008 - 10:40pm.

Aww congrats!! Pretty name!

Congratulations!!

Submitted by jeanie_j on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 5:08am.

Congratulations!!

congrats mama her name is

Submitted by iLAnA on Sun, 08/10/2008 - 2:42pm.

congrats mama her name is beautiful!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

Submitted by Hilary on Fri, 08/15/2008 - 10:58pm.

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!