Day 4 of the Gratitude Challenge

Well today i am suppose to write about something negative in my life that i am grateful for.

I guess I would probably say that I am grateful for the C-section that i had to have with chase. That was an EXTREMELY painful operation, and i really dont want to ever have to do that again. I would not wish that pain on anybody ( this is mostly applying to women who have to have this done in Germany, since in Germany you dont get pain meds, and in the states its a completely different process).

However, that painful operation probably saved my sons life.
When Chase was born, it was discovered that his umbilical cord was around 8 inches long. VERY VERY SHORT! So if i would have tried to have him naturally, more than likely something would have gone terribly wrong, and there would have been extreme complications if not his or my death ( who knows what could have happened). Not to mention i had an extreme loss of blood, (which inevitably made me take things easier)

I am eternally grateful for the nurses advise, and my gut instinct to have the c-section after 3 hours of labor with no progress. If it werent for those factors, i might have tried to have him naturally.

SO, although the c-section caused me to be in extreme pain for a lot longer than i would have been, had i had him naturally, I am extremely grateful for the lil miracle that Is my Chase today!