January 19th, just after midnight, baby Sam came into the world.
He’s my 4th baby, and measures in at 8.5 lbs and 21 inches.
Like all my children, he was born without doctors, drugs and hospitals. He was born in a hot tub and straight into my arms.
The whole family is healthy and doing well.
Welcome, young Earthling Sam! Soon you’ll learn many things. This is an interesting planet. Your parental units will give you a wide variety of information. Most of it will be true. Eventually, you’ll know which parts are false, if you are lucky.
Congratulations! I admire you for the natural childbirth. I am expecting my first baby in July and I don’t know if I could do it. (But the hot tub sounds very appealing!)
Glad you are all doing well.
A new born babe brings light to the cottage, warmth to the hearth, and joy to the soul. For wealth is family - family is wealth.
Congratulations! 
Congratulations Autz and family. 
That’s great news! Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Yeah Autz! Congrats.
I love new babies.
Congratulations, autz! New Doper babies are always cause for celebration. And welcome to the world, Samautz, it’s big and wide and waiting for you! I expect to see you on the SDMB in about 15 years.
Congratulations, but after the birth did you have to change the hot tub water?
Congratulations! That’s wonderful! I’m so glad that all went well and it was a positive experience
I am so in awe of the no drugs, no doctors, no hospital thing. I, on the other hand, am trying to exactly determine my due date so that I can show up at the hospital and demand an epidural at least 24 hours before I go into labor!
Cricket (due 2/23)
First off, a hearty congrats.
Now…
:eek:
[sub]Btw this eek sucks[/sub]
I came across these articles in my Bizarre News email. Congratulations Autz!! I am glad you braved through your earlier fears. These articles make me wonder if I should have…Did this happen to you? Has this happened to anyone here? Post it if you have a story similar.
------------When I had my son they gave me an entrathecal (sp?) which is
like an epidural but it doesn’t last as long. The nurse
came in to check me, all she did was lay her hand on my thigh
and I sat straight up in bed gasping. :eek: When she checked to
see how far I was dilalated it felt so intense I couldn’t keep
still. He was crowning so they wheeled me into the delvery
room and I lost it. It felt so good!!! I was sobbing and I
couldn’t be still. My son was born a few mintes later.
Orgasms only last a few moments, this was like the orgasm’s
peak extended. The only way I can describe it is unreal.
–Melissa
---------- I can validate the occurance of orgasmic deliveries.
It happened to me with my first delivery when I transcended
all the medical/technical environment of the delivery room
and ascended into what I now refer to as the Ultimate O. I
thought I was totally around the bend, to the point of
freakishness, but in the ensuing 22 years, have heard of
more than I could have imagined. Good to have it dicussed
in such a public forum as yours. --M
[This is all very Earth-mother, empowering female creationism.
It almost makes me jealous of the whole experience.]
First, Congratualations & Blessings Autz!
Hello Baby Sam- to paraphrase Kurt Vonnegut, welcome to Earth, there’s just one main rule- Goddammit, you have to be kind. Now you go, Boy!
Who cleaned the hot tub?
Finally, RE madline’s post on Orgasmic Deliveries- my God, I can see some Social Services dweeb totally freaking out over a report of that (just like some poor ladies a while back were hassled after asking if feeling aroused during breat-feeding was normal0.
Congratualtions! Another January 19th birthday, woohoo! I always like it as it seemed that I got my birthday off for Martin Luther King day:)
Congratulations autz! And a big welcome to babyautz, the newest baby on (the) Dope!
I know this sounds like a horrible pun, but who won the baby pool?
Congratz, Autz, and welcome aboard, Sam!
Whoo, another water birth baby! Welcome to the world, Sam, and congratulations to you, Autz (and Mrs. Autz)!
Congratulations on your newest addition Autz.