I’m a planner by nature. I like to plan things out ahead of time so I can have some of idea of how things will flow. I think it’s inbred in my genes. My dad used to even plan the potty breaks in our vacation itineraries as a child! So it wasn’t surprising to me or to anyone who knew me very well that during my pregnancy with Charlie I would be planning how his birth would go.

Unfortunately, no amount of planning can prepare you for the unexpected. While pregnancies and giving birth occurs daily, no two pregnancies are the same. No matter how routine or normal your pregnancy may appear to be or how routine previous pregnancies may have been (if you have been previously pregnant), sometimes the unexpected may happen.

Personally speaking, I had everything planned and I just knew that things would happen exactly the way I had envisioned. Boy was I wrong! Many unexpected things occurred in the end of my pregnancy. Number one being Charlie, eager to see the world, came four weeks early. Boy was I not prepared for that one! I was upset, thinking that he and I still had four weeks of time left with one another, but I don’t think Charlie took my thoughts into consideration on that one.

The second unexpected occurrence was the fact that it was medically necessary for me to have a c-section. I wasn’t prepared for that and hadn’t even entertained the thought very much. I quickly had to make a decision as to who would go into the operating room for the c-section with me.

So, keep in mind that child birth is not an exact science and no amount of planning can predict exactly how it may go. You definitely have to expect the unexpected!

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