Ellie was a little backed up the other day and it was hurting her to poop. When she finally did manage to poop, I found myself right there by her side. The strange thing about it was that I ended up reminding myself of my birth doula. During the 10-minute poop, I said things like:
"Keep pushing, Ellie, it's almost there!"
"I see the poop, Ellie! I see it! Here it comes!"
"You have to push through the pain, Ellie!"
"Look at me, Ellie, look at me! You can do this!"
Needless to say it was a little surreal. I don't think she appreciated my coaching help as much as I appreciated my doula, but maybe that's because she wasn't very attached to the poop after it came out. =)
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