She expected the baby to be born only two weeks later, so she boldly went to work. And I returned home a few days later. And not one.
Lindsay did not go on maternity leave in advance, she decided to go to work until the last. Moreover, in the West there are completely different traditions of maternity leave, far from being as soft as in Russia. In general, there was not the slightest reason to skip school. Lindsay works as a literature teacher, so she got up in the morning, packed up and went to class.
Lindsay with her husband.
True, from the very early morning in the lower back there were some strange sensations. But they were completely different from those that she experienced during the first birth – a year and a half ago, her first child, a son, was born.
Fake contractions, Lindsay decided. “It’s too early to give birth.”
When she came to school, even these minor sensations disappeared. Lindsay calmly taught her lessons, participated in the general meeting, and even presented awards at a school event. But after him, returning to class, the sensations suddenly returned. So much so that it took my breath away.
“A colleague helped me get to the chair, warned the director and the head teacher that I needed to go to the hospital, and called an ambulance,” Lindsay says. – The pain seemed to press the gas pedal, it grew very quickly.
To get into the ambulance immediately, Lindsay decided to go outside. She could not walk on her own because of the pain, her colleagues and bosses, represented by the director and the head teacher, helped her.
“I think I’m giving birth,” the woman choked out.
She was put on a sleeping bag, which was in the car of one of her colleagues, they called 911, turned on the speakerphone. The dispatcher explained what to do, and the head teacher and the director rolled up their sleeves and were forced to try on the role of obstetricians.
“I was very hurt. It hurt so much that it didn’t matter who all these people around me were – well, yes, these are the bosses, but what’s the difference? The main thing is that they both already had children, they understood what to do and supported me. “
While the ambulance was driving, the teacher had already safely given birth. A girl was born, healthy and strong, weighing 3800 grams. Little Lindsay named Zara.
“Now it’s all over, and I even like to remember this experience as an adventure. Just imagine the face of my mother when I wrote to her that I had just given birth right on the school sidewalk! “Lindsay genuinely enjoys the situation. – Apparently, Zara just decided that it was time. I think this speaks to her outstanding personality. Surely she will grow up to be a very bright personality. I am sure that great things await my Zara! “