Wednesday’s Mom that Rocks!
Posted
May 10, 2006 at
8:05 am by
Jessica
I’m in amazement as to how she remained so calm. I would have been freakin’ out!
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A tiny baby in Chester County couldn’t wait to enter the world.
Trent Parker was born on April 19, 14 weeks early while his mother, Maureen Parker, was home alone.
“It was just one of those things that you never thought would happen to you — you never thought that you would have to deliver your own baby in your own house,” Parker said.
But Parker found herself in that exact situation
“Shortly after my water broke, he started crowning and I looked down and I could see the top of the skull. And I felt him and I’m like, ‘I have to push, I have to push.’ He wasn’t breathing when he came out so I was rubbing his chest and then I tapped on his feet and I cleared his mouth and he let out a little cry,” Parker said.
Paramedics showed up one minute after Trent was born. They took him to Chester Hospital where specialists from Children’s Hospital took over.
“He’s breathing, his color looks good — he’s got a long road, but he’ll be OK,” Parker said.
“I missed the whole show, but I’ll tell you, I was just amazed. It is the bravest thing I ever heard of anyone doing. I pulled in the driveway and she was all smiles,” said dad Dave Parker.
Trent came into the world weighing 2 pounds, 2 ounces. He was so small that his dad’s wedding ring fits easily around his wrist. He has already gone through a heart operation.
“He’s a fighter, he’s a real fighter. Every time I go see him, he just responds to my voice,” said Maureen Parker. “All I wanted for Mother’s Day was to be able to hold him and have a picture and have it blown up so I can look at it every day.”
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1. Alan Thomas
May 10, 2006 @ 2:13 pm
I know people who purposely gave birth at home, without even the assistance of a midwife (though in some cases their husband or partner did help). They swear by it.
So, hey, on a completely unrelated note, have you seen the Nation cover article “The Motherhood Manifesto”? Looks pretty good:
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20060522/blades
2. Jessica Carlson
May 11, 2006 @ 9:28 am
Thanks for the link Alan. I agree with some of Joan and Kristin’s complaints about an outdated workplace for moms, especially flextime. I’m not sure why our country is so hung up on structure and order in the workplace, as if blindly following the corporate laws is more important than the job you do. I’ve worked for companies where I brought millions of dollars into the company, but if I was 10 minutes late, that was more scrutinized than my outnumbered performance.
Coincidentally enough, my blog for tomorrow scrutinizes the other side, and I’m not so sure subsidizing motherhood (as in a socialized welfare state) is the answer either. Maybe I don’t wanna pay for S. Jones to have several children and take 2 hour paid breaks to nurse them. What would my incentive to be to work harder if more of my earning were going to be taken from me and given to other families? What if I want that siezed and captured money to go towards useful tools (and even luxuries) for my own children? How is that fair?