Romance and Birth

When I got to the OBGYN's office my wife was already in the exam room. I checked my watch, but I was still five minutes early. I thought I could walk straight through the door and hallway that led to the exam rooms but was promptly reprimanded by one of the secretaries and had to wait an extra five minutes before a nurse finally escorted me into the back. Of course, we had to wait another fifteen minutes before the Dr. knocked on the door.

When we told the Dr. that we had a lot of questions, she said let me examine you first, and then ask questions. The exam was minor and the baby is doing great and in perfect health. My wife pulled out her list of notes, three pages of them, and the doctor answered every question, though she did look at her watch as if to say "not again" after the first question. In the end, our doctor is very liberal and will support us in our effort for natural birth. Basically, natural birth is the easiest thing for any doctor. There is no thought involved except for catching the baby. It's when things don't go naturally that the Dr. will have to inform us of what she thinks and then we have to proceed from there. She left us with the following thought...

"Most people think there is something romantic about babies and birth. Let me tell you.. there is nothing romantic at all".

I'm still thinking about what she said.