I know you love your baby just as much as I love mine.  Parenting is about sacrifice, doing the right thing when you really don’t want to, and the responsibility of taking care of their health.  Being a good parent (I didn’t say perfect haha) starts when that stick has a positive.  I know today is a special day, 11-11-11.  I know it’s good luck for the beginning of something, including life.  Is it worth risking your health and your baby’s to force labor (or even worse, cesarean surgery)?  There are women who have birthed via surgery just to say their baby was born today.  I find it very sad really.  As a parent, our focus should be what is best for our child, not what our selfish desires want.  I know sometimes it is important to give to yourself, that’s not what I’m saying.  Buying my new purse doesn’t compromise my child’s health or well being.  If I chose for my child to be born before they were ready, that is endangering their health and well being.

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Unless it endangers the baby or the mama, why can’t we just let the baby decide when they are ready?  It is amazing all the biological processes that happen to signal, “I’m done”.  Pretty please, trust your body and your baby!

Happy Birthday to all the wee ones who joined earth today, planned and unplanned!