Tyler's birth seven years ago today

13 Oct 2007

Well, today I traveled up north to visit with my friends from New Zealand who now live in England. When they picked me up, Dave said that he had spoken to his daughter, Kate, this morning in New Zealand.

He told her I was coming to visit. She said 'Tell Wintergreen that it's 7 years today when our Pink Kit Tyler was born!'

Babies are born every day, so why should that comment be special to me? Well, Kate's birth story is in the book in The Pink Kit Package.

She starts her story off by saying: 'Hello, my name is Kate and I'm 21 ...' She then goes on to say that Tyler was born weighing 10pounds 11 oz (or something close to that).

Well, some babies are that big. Tyler also delivered 'sunny side up' ... still in a posterior positive with a very untucked head.

Well, that's a bit more unusual for sure. However, what is more unusual is that her 2nd stage was 5 contractions and she didn't tear at all.

So, this big baby came out of her easily and this was her first.

After the birth she told everyone that this was due entirely to her having done the Internal Work religiously in the last 8 weeks of pregnancy because she knew her baby was big.

Her midwife also thought the baby was big but because he was lying in a posterior position he was hard to feel. She never thought Kate would have almost an 11 pound baby! And so easily and without a tear and with a baby totally 'unflexed'.

So, I do remember Tyler's birth because this is a common story for women who take preparing for the birth of their child seriously.

You'll see Kate and Tyler's photo in the hardcopy book when you purchase your Pink Kit Package.