[blparent] Intro from a new mommy

[Bernadetta Pracon]

Hi Tammy,
Thanks for introducing yourself.
No, I'm not blaming myself for the preeclampsia at all. I know there 
aren't any specific factors that cause it as far as the pros can tell. 
I'm just glad they caught it in time; I had no idea about it until I 
went for one of my routine prenatal visits and discovered that my blood 
pressure was through the roof.
I know I may be stepping on a landmine here, but my personal opinion is 
that people really shouldn't blame themselves for various things that 
occur during a pregnancy, such as it resulting in a CSection, or any 
conditions that may crop up while carrying a little one. It's sad when 
someone gets upset over not having been able to give birth naturally, 
etc. etc. It seems so trivial; Such a small price to pay when the end 
result is a healthy baby.
I myself planned on natural birth, was totally against being induced 
into labor, and was entirely set on exclusively breastfeeding. Well, 
wouldn't you know it--I ended up having to be induced, the induction 
failed so I had a CSection, and my baby had to be suplemented with the 
evil formula because he couldn't get the hang of breastfeeding and was 
losing weight rapidly. Go figure. All that considered though, I have no 
qualms over how it all went. Sure, things didn't go as planned, but do 
they ever? All in all, as I've mentioned before, my baby is healthy and 
that's all that matters. People come into this wold in various ways, 
under differing circumstances. Yet we're all here, all the same

All Best,

Bernadetta