Maternity Ward

Today I was able to go to the maternity ward and I just want to go ahead and give a big shout out to my mom for giving birth to 3 kids, and any other of you mothers out there because oh my goodness I  have seen it all. I first went to see a c-section. The doctor asked me how I did with blood because she said the first time she watched a c-section she passed out. I went from being pretty confident to praying that God would provide someone to catch me when I passed out. I walked in and the mother was getting her epidural…biggest needle I have ever seen, but the mother handled it like a pro. Then they laid her down and we all prayed over her like we do for every surgery. They started the surgery and it was the grossest/coolest experience. The surgery took about 20 minutes to even get to the baby, but when they finally did pull the baby out it was so neat and a moment I will never forget. They stitched up the mom and took her to another room so she could hold her baby. I'm not going to lie, I had to sit down a couple of times. It got a little hot in there and the smells were a little overwhelming. I took a lunch break after the c-section and then went back to see the natural births. I walked in a small room and there were three beds divided by bedsheets and about 7 nurses/midwives crowded inside. The first lady had already given birth, but was still in a lot of pain. The second lady had an abruption and had to be rushed off to get a c-section. The third lady was in labor and I got to see her deliver the baby! While it was totally gross it was also super cool and it will be something I will remember for the rest of my life. I am going to continue going to the maternity ward this week and maybe to the orthopedics ward next week. The pictures below are babies that are premature or have other complications and staying in the NICU until they are healthy enough to go home. Rebecca and I hope to be able to feed these babies soon. 

Rebecca Wesson Photography