Child birth
Tracey Taylor (filmday(AT)wr.com.au)
Mon, 11 Aug 1997 10:19:45 -0700
I had TM four years ago, and gave birth to a beautiful baby boy six months
ago. I have to say that the birth is the only good thing to have come from
my bout of TM. I enjoyed the whole experience immensely (compared to my
first time- I have a three year old girl). I read a book for most of the
labour, and then my husband and I joked our way through the second stage.
It did hurt, but it was totally manageable. Now for the bad news- I had an
ongoing urinary tract infection for three months afterwards. This really
knocked me around and I had to take nine courses of antbiotics before it
finally went.
This of course won't happen to every woman, but be warned to try and keep
as clean as possible, which isn't easy as any woman who has ever had a baby
knows. I hope this helps.
- Tracey