June 2019 gave me my only daughter —
born in a renowned birth center housed inside the region’s most elite hospital system.
They blended luxury, evidence-based care, and autonomy so flawlessly it felt like the childbirth equivalent of checking into a spa.
She was overdue by two weeks,
labor spanned two days,
pushing lasted twelve hours,
and yet —
it was transcendent.
Quiet.
Held.
Empowered.
She slid into the world in warm water, peacefully asleep and undisturbed,
the culmination of a decade-long arc of learning, reclaiming, and commanding my own body’s narrative.
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