Dear Readers,
Three and a half weeks ago, a miraculas birth took place in New Delhi, India. My sister Amy Kazmin is a foreign correspondant and has lived in Southeast Asia for over a decade working for the Financial Times of London. She is an amazing writer, and passionate about covering events with empathy and compassion for all peoples involved. She has had incredible adventures and an illlustrious career in her 44 years of life. As fufilled as she has been by this exciting life - there had been one thing she longed for - a child.
This summer, Amy informed us she was expecting, already 5 months along. She had waited to tell us because she could hardly believe it herself. She feared that at her age things could go wrong. A few months later, on November 10, she called me from Delhi to Chico complaining of gas pain in the middle of the night. I spoke with her for an hour, feeling a bit suspicious that it was something more than gas. When she called me back an hour later, she had thrown up and was shaking a bit, and moaning that she must have eaten something 'off', I asked her to please call her doula NOW! While on the phone with the doula, her water broke. The doula arrived, realized Amy was in advanced labor, and helped her pack her bags. A wild ride to the hospital ensued, and the baby's head was crowning when she arrived Thus my 44 year old first-time-mom sister had a quick, and nearly painless birth.
Here is the lovely Ananya Rachel, a genuine beauty as only a half-Jewish half-Indian baby can be:
And now I am here with her. I have just traveled to the exact opposite side of the planet so I can show my dear Sistah how to burp her baby, swaddle her tight, and wear her in the sling I wore my babies in. I can hold my dear new niece while Amy showers and takes care of herself. I can reassure her that Yes, it is normal for the baby to nurse a million hours a day. Ananya is a darling little sweetpea and Amy is doing a great job. This is the best postpartum doula gig of my life! (I will get to travel around and see a bit of India while I am here too).
To follow my India adventures over the next couple weeks, stay tuned!
With Love,
Dena
Three and a half weeks ago, a miraculas birth took place in New Delhi, India. My sister Amy Kazmin is a foreign correspondant and has lived in Southeast Asia for over a decade working for the Financial Times of London. She is an amazing writer, and passionate about covering events with empathy and compassion for all peoples involved. She has had incredible adventures and an illlustrious career in her 44 years of life. As fufilled as she has been by this exciting life - there had been one thing she longed for - a child.
This summer, Amy informed us she was expecting, already 5 months along. She had waited to tell us because she could hardly believe it herself. She feared that at her age things could go wrong. A few months later, on November 10, she called me from Delhi to Chico complaining of gas pain in the middle of the night. I spoke with her for an hour, feeling a bit suspicious that it was something more than gas. When she called me back an hour later, she had thrown up and was shaking a bit, and moaning that she must have eaten something 'off', I asked her to please call her doula NOW! While on the phone with the doula, her water broke. The doula arrived, realized Amy was in advanced labor, and helped her pack her bags. A wild ride to the hospital ensued, and the baby's head was crowning when she arrived Thus my 44 year old first-time-mom sister had a quick, and nearly painless birth.
Here is the lovely Ananya Rachel, a genuine beauty as only a half-Jewish half-Indian baby can be:
And now I am here with her. I have just traveled to the exact opposite side of the planet so I can show my dear Sistah how to burp her baby, swaddle her tight, and wear her in the sling I wore my babies in. I can hold my dear new niece while Amy showers and takes care of herself. I can reassure her that Yes, it is normal for the baby to nurse a million hours a day. Ananya is a darling little sweetpea and Amy is doing a great job. This is the best postpartum doula gig of my life! (I will get to travel around and see a bit of India while I am here too).
To follow my India adventures over the next couple weeks, stay tuned!
With Love,
Dena
3 comments:
Oh my oh my; she has tipped the earth's axis in her favor and we are richer for her birth. Many congratulations for the whole family. May each step we take lead the way to peace.
it's all so remarkable!
Thanks so much for sharing. Your niece is beautiful! And please tell Amy I said hello and congratulations.
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