The smell of his head, his soft body curled on mine...those first few days were calm ecstasy
Aug 27, 2021
After losing five babies before him, Laksmi Wilson shares her postpartum homecoming with baby Harvey... those first few days were filled with the most pleasant, all-encompassing emotion I had ever known. It was an experience of utter contentment. The smell of his head, his soft robust body curled on mine. I can only describe those first few days as calm ecstasy.
November heat, naked skin and naps on the couch. Nothing bothered me and I couldn’t imagine ever feeling bothered again.
I don’t know if it was being a second time mum, hormones after a drug-free birth, or the babies I lost trying to bring him earth-side but everything felt...perfect. It ended, of course it did. And with it came my milk. (TW: miscarriage)