I am incredibly happy that my “fellow sufferer from the maternity ward” commented on your post… since leaving the maternity ward, my partner and I have been bothered by the fact that we didn’t get a chance to thank you for all your effort. All we knew about you was that you have a rose tattooed on your wrist and that our Julija would not have been born so easily without your help.
My due date was May 27, 2015, and due to gestational diabetes, I came to the labor induction ward that day. As a first-time mother, I was a little scared about what and how… my comfort was the thought that women used to give birth in fields, and there’s no way I wouldn’t succeed in this luxury and with professional help…
A little after midnight (May 28), a nurse “delivered” me to the delivery room, where I met you… a few minutes later, my partner arrived, rushing straight from his night shift. Everything happened quite quickly; I remember telling my partner in between that the worst part of it all was that you had to wipe my feces.
Your relaxed demeanor, encouraging words, and kindness completely relaxed me, and so, at 3:16 AM, we met our Julija. We called her a little bullet because she was 48 cm long and weighed 3400 g.
With your help, she latched on immediately, and even today, I breastfeed her without any problems. I sincerely thank you… even though I don’t even know your name.
You will always be in our memory, also because of the tattoo.
“Julija, tearful… a rose also grows for you” … thank you once again.