“Raising Happy Babies”
New book by PETER TRYHORN
Mother lays exhausted in the hospital bed as the nurses are bustling every which way around her. Her husband holds her hand asking her if she’s ok, and if there’s anything he can do. He feels so useless in this moment. Nurse Jenny is taking her blood pressure and asking her to rate her pain level from 1 to 10.
As if mom could really think of this right now. Doctor Bob pushes gently on her stomach, encouraging her with each breath she takes. But mom doesn’t hear a thing anyone is saying. She can see mouths opening and closing, and she’s aware noise must be coming out, but she’s not hearing anything. She’s in such a heightened state of arousal that she’s completely oblivious to everything going on, and just wants this all to be over.
Finally this moment comes.