Personal Narrative: My Life Before I Had A Baby

Hale’s arrival during Act I in Salem describes him as character full of confidence and eager to utilize his knowledge of witchcraft. Hale enters “loaded down with half a dozen heavy books”(Miller 36) and because he is carrying all these heavy books he projects an air of great knowledge and confidence. The other characters in novel greets Hale with respect and treats him as a character in high position as a respected minister. His cofidence on the subject of evil provides a sense of stability for the community of Salem. However, Hale’s own desire to discover witchcraft allows others to manipulate him easily and does not realise that he is being deceived.

Duke University’s sports programs have been outstanding in the past few years. In my opinion, the basketball program has stood out the most. This school has an extraordinary history that dates back many years. The Blue Devils have won five national championships in their years as a university. They have won a championship in: 1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, and 2015. This ranks them fourth all-time, trailing only: UCLA, who had Hall-of-Famer Lew Alcindor, known today as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar; Kentucky; and North Carolina. The 2015 NCAA Championship winning Duke team is arguably most memorable team in the university’s legendary history. During this season, the Blue Devils finished with a record of thirty-five wins and four losses, the fifth best

On October 17, 2002 at 7:58pm at Riverside Hospital in Newport News, Va., Mr. Corey and Mrs. Annise Herbin had their first and only baby. Before I was born my parents thought of several names for me. My dad wanted to name me Leslie and my mother considered Sydney and Briana. They decided to name me Layla Camille Herbin, which means dark knight and silent warrior. After seeing the boxer Laila Ali on television, my mother fell in love the name. My parents told me that immediately after I was born, my father took me from the doctor and raised me up to dedicate me to God. They describe it to me like the scene in the movie Roots.

Growing up, I heard lots of stories: how I was born as a premature child and the doctors were worried about the rods and cones in my eyes, how my grandmother passed from a surgical mishap, my grandparents’ numerous cataract surgeries, and how I have the same big eyes that my grandmother had. Years later, in sixth grade, I took a forensics course, and I realized that I was really interested in the scientific aspect of the mysteries presented: I was interested in how the surgical mishap of my grandmother occurred, how I have the same eyes as my grandmother, how cataract surgeries work, and why as a premature baby, doctors were worried about my vision. From that year onward, I knew I wanted to pursue science.

I believe that becoming a mother has made me a better person.Before I became a mother, the entire universe revolved around my needs and my needs only. I was the first born to my mother and the first granddaughter to my grandmother. I could do no harm. I was the golden child. Everything I could ever want or need was given to me with no hesitation. I never went without anything. To be honest, I was a brat. Before I became a mother, I didn’t know life in the slow lane. I lived my life in the Fastlane.I never worried about anyone else’sneeds but my own. I answered to no one. Before I became a mother, I felt as though there was no purposeto life. I felt like I had been just going with the motions. I felt as though I was watching everything pass by and I was standing still.

Somewhere around April I heard chirping of a bird near the alley way. I followed the sound of its thin voice until I stumbled upon this small, fragile creature covered in blood. I was afraid of hurting it even more if I attempt to touch it. Panic and despair rushed through my body as I went to the nearest house to ask for help. Several doorbells rang followed by silence.

I learned several, important things before and after performing this interview. It was a sort of unplanned; my cousin had a doctor’s appointment (with Labor and Delivery) as well as her baby shower banquet that same day, so I decided to go with her to her appointment. I took it as a great opportunity to not only interview someone within the medical field and complete my assignment, but to interact and observe how nurses and doctors perform their jobs. It was an unusual, nice experience for me, since it was my first time being in the Labor & Delivery department, which is the department that I am really interested in working on. It was great seeing how the nurse assisted and prepared my cousin before meeting with her assigned doctor. My cousin’s

Between 6 AM to noon, I attempted taking a nap, but kept waking up from stronger "cramps". Since taking a nap seemed impossible, I decided to call my mother to tell her everything that was leading me to think I was in early labor. She assured me I was, and told me I would have our baby very soon! Thanks to my mom, I finally came to accept that I was indeed experiencing contractions and was in early labor. Especially since they were happening every 5 mins! After hanging up with my mom, I called Chris and told him he needed to come home right away because we were going to have our baby very soon. He was so happy and left work immediately to meet me at our house. In the meantime, I paced back and forth in my house and bounced on my exercise ball

One of my biggest challenges after the birth of my son, was finding myself again. I knew that my personal life would be on the back burner for a some time, but I didn't realize how much of myself I would actually lose in the first few months. When my son

Midwifery to me is a subject like no other, it's not just an interest, it's a passion and its components are a major part of my life. Since the birth of my 4 beautiful children and then the 12 wonderful nieces and nephews that followed , my knowledge in all things pregnancy, childbirth and babies has grew and grew along with my insatiable thirst to know more. I have been the mother giving birth and the supportive birthing partner on many occasions, the worried new mother and the care giver to relatives in their antenatal and postpartum periods. Along the way I have gained first and second hand experience with conditions as such as preeclampsia, cholestasis, mastitis, antenatal depression, postnatal

I remember the day Josh and I moved onto the old farm, even if he didn’t really care for it all that much. I love that farm house even if there wasn’t much left of it. Josh wanted to move to a city since he is a doctor, but I insisted we stay at the farm. After losing a child we dearly loved, God blessed us with a little baby girl, Ashton. Ashton is a very smart little girl. I always got the optimistic impression from Ashton, especially when it came to family.

I never thought about being an aunt or having nieces or nephews until it actually happened. My oldest brother, Tuan, had his first kid, Nathan, when he was eighteen. It was a new and exciting feeling of having a baby in my life after being the baby of the bunch in my family. I learned a new set of skills at eight. How to take care of babies. I fed Nate, burped him, and changed his diapers. This gave me a new responsibility as an aunt.

During this conversation, I was able to get right through her and introduce Eve to the concept that all pregnancies are different and that things will be okay with this infant. Breast milk will protect the baby and the mother. Eve started to consider more about breastfeeding. She is someone who can be convinced as long as I work along side her. Therefore, I noted into my notes that I need to check back with her when she comes visit the office, and continue calling her later in the month. Sometimes having the support brings encouragement and stronger bonds. I am willing to make this work! As per other conversations I had, I met with a prenatal mother, who watches a lot of videos about delivery process and reads a lot of information to determine

Balancing my life as a single mom is always an adventure! I found that it was such a challenge to spend quality time with the kids, make enough to pay the bills, and keep my bosses pleased with my performace. So, in the spring, I had a meeting with my bosses to create a schedule that would better meet the needs of my family, and to increase the efficiency of our office. No matter what I tried; improving scripture study and prayer, more time with the kids, and working well in my new department; something was still missing. I continued to pray for God's guidance and received a job opportunity close to home in a preschool! I thought this was it! I felt so confident and peaceful; I put in my two weeks notice and pursued this new direction with

I never thought that becoming a mom would change my life the way it has. I have two beautiful kids that are my world. Even though there 11 years apart every day I fall in love all over again. For example, I may have had a rough day at work and I would come home and my two kids would greet me with the biggest hug and kiss s and say “Mommy” with the biggest smile on their faces. I can recall on my 30 birthday my daughter who always made me something for my birthday saved up her money a bought me a diamond necklace with the word mom in it. I became a mother at the age of 20. I had to grow up and take on a big responsibility. I also realize it wasn’t just me that I would have to take care of. Being a parent I had to start preparing for the future of my kids. I had to open a saving account and start putting money up for their college and for other things that were needed such as clothes, shoes, and even feed them. I’ve also learned that being a parent you have to