Suddenly, Marita asked if this was a girl or a boy. No one knew as she was already covered with a blanket. Murray spoke up right away with, "Hang on! I get to open this present!" Murray lifted the blanket with one hand and the baby's little leg with the other. He laughed with excitement and shouted, "Hey, my little Hannah!"
After covering Hannah back up, Murray planted a kiss on Shannon's forehead. He then looked up at the midwives and jokingly said with a huge grin, "Better double check that."
| If new parents are unaware of the sex of their unborn child, it's always fun to let them discover in their own way if they have been given a boy or a girl. Some parents don't even care as they rejoice in the beauty and uniqueness of their newborn. Eventually, we encourage them to reach under the blankets and find out for themselves. (It must be a great feeling to know you are loved and accepted no matter what gender you are.) |
After Jan explained to Shannon why she couldn't pull Hannah up any higher, Murray started stroking Hannah's arm and cooed, "Oh, Honey. Are you okay? Are you okay? Did you have a little trouble coming down?" Meanwhile, Shannon continued stroking Hannah's hair and talking softly to her as all new mothers do.
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I have observed hundreds of women while they've held their newborns right after birth. What I've witnessed is that the mothers will innately begin stoking their baby's head in a pattern remarkably similar to the protocol I would use to realign the cranial bones. This natural reaction to realign the bones that were altered by the forces of labor is often hindered when someone places a hat on a baby's head to keep the heat in. Research with premature babies has shown that the hat wouldn't be necessary if the baby were placed directly against a mother's breast and then covered with warm blankets. A mother's breast temperature changes to either warm her baby up or cool him down, provided he's directly against her skin. Hats and warmers are unnecessary if a mother is given the chance to do what comes naturally with the body she has been blessed with. |
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