Home again, and again...

by Shan MacKenzie-Fraser
(Guelph, Ontario, Canada)

I have no time in this moment, or more accurately, no arms and attention to type them all up - as I am nursing my son Faizal and gestating baby #6 and unschooling the 4, 6, and 11 year olds and trying to keep in regular contact with my amazing first born, living in a different province from us, with her birth father right now.

I will tell you this as a preview of the stories to come from me - they were all watery and wonderful, and crazy painful and loud and messy and so good and strong and healthy.

They range from 36 hours of labour, 2 and a half pushing (first birth) to 20 minutes, no pushes (5th birth) and 2 caul births.

I will be turning 40 in a week and love that my birthing and breastfeeding will span my 20s, 30, and 40s, and three provinces.

Happy Birthdays everyone!