tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166202068598455178.post8590420305678830992..comments2023-03-31T04:39:59.121-06:00Comments on the little gunnell family : Post-Partum Weirdness: Reflecting on My First PregnancyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06678783071971458324noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166202068598455178.post-20980863566025244312013-12-23T09:46:31.485-07:002013-12-23T09:46:31.485-07:00Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm curren...Thank you so much for sharing this! I'm currently 33 weeks pregnant with my first, and I must say, I've had it fairly easy as well. Aside from some unrelenting heartburn (it came instead of morning sickness, which I'm so thankful I didn't get), mild discomfort (except when I try to roll over in bed or try to get in and out of the car), I've been very blessed. No acne, I've only gained about 25 of the 35 I'm allotted, and a very supportive husband. I couldn't do it without God's help, and I'm so looking forward to holding my little one. I'm hoping to have a natural birth (no epidural and limited medical interventions) except in an emergency situation. It was so wonderful hearing a godly woman's recount of her birth.Jenn Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166202068598455178.post-12213181593447605922013-11-12T12:12:46.138-07:002013-11-12T12:12:46.138-07:00Thank you for sharing this, Emily! I so agree with...Thank you for sharing this, Emily! I so agree with you. I know it was stressful for Dalin while he was there worrying about us, but looking back I feel like that experience was awesome. And the pain was worth it. I love how you compare it to the Savior's suffering. But boy, if he experienced the pains of all women who have ever given birth, I can't even comprehend that. I'm so grateful for His Atonement for us! That is true love!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06678783071971458324noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5166202068598455178.post-7617093696467618002013-11-12T08:53:05.071-07:002013-11-12T08:53:05.071-07:00I love being pregnant, and even more I love giving...I love being pregnant, and even more I love giving birth too! Delivering my two babies has been the hardest (physical) thing I have ever done..and probably ever will do. But it IS invigorating like you said. I have never had an epidural, so I can't speak for most women. But I know that in those moments, I have never felt so ALIVE! When I am in labor, I am able to listen to my body and I feel like I am in total control of my situation, and I (and no one else, besides God) am in control of the delivery of this precious cargo. I felt and experienced it as much as I possibly could.....and in those moments, I knew - for just a moment - in a small way, what our Savior must have suffered for me in the Garden of Gethsemane. When I give birth, I know that I am closer to my Savior. I also have felt the presence of my great grandmother and great-grandmother in the room, which has given me strength. And that is why I do it, and love it too!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04317282304597310526noreply@blogger.com