Here are a few gems
from the Dallas News (bolding is mine):
Struggling to accept that her child would be born with Down syndrome and fearful of public criticism of a governor's pregnancy, Palin had concealed the news that she was expecting even from her parents and children until her third trimester.
...Palin sent an e-mail message to her relatives and close friends about her new son, [sister Heather] Bruce said. She signed it, “Trig's Creator, Your Heavenly Father.”
...At her baby shower, Palin joked about her long months of secrecy, [friend Marilyn] Lane said. “About the seventh month I thought I'd better let people know,” Palin said.
“So it was really great,” she continued. “I was only pregnant a month.”
- How does one keep a pregnancy secret for 7 months from one's immediate family?
- Who assumes the persona of God when sending e-mails?
- Is the "I was only pregnant a month" statement more revealing than she thought at the time?
And this, from
Alaska Daily News (bolding is mine):
An announcement from the state said that Palin's "labor began (Thursday) while she was in Texas at the governor's energy conference, where she gave the keynote luncheon address, but let up enough for her to travel on Alaska Airlines back to Alaska in time to deliver her second son."
Adding to this, we have the following from
Newsminer (bolding is mine):
The governor did not feel the need to inform the airline of her condition, Leighow said.
Palin told her staff that she would not have boarded the plane had she thought she or her baby were in danger.
Then there's this, from
Alaska Daily News:
"I am not a glutton for pain and punishment. I would have never wanted to travel had I been fully engaged in labor," Palin said. After four kids, the governor said, she knew what labor felt like, and she wasn't in labor.
..."It was smooth. It was relatively easy," Palin said. "In fact it was the easiest of all," probably because Trig was small, at 6 pounds, 2 ounces.
- So, which was it? Labor started on Thursday or she wasn't in labor?
- Real labor is relentless and unstoppable. False labor can stop and start. However, "If you're not yet 37 weeks, don't waste precious time trying to figure out what's going on [with contractions]. If you notice any signs of labor, call your doctor or midwife right away in order to rule out preterm labor."
- Complications from PPROM (preterm premature rupture of membrane) to the baby include the need for resuscitation, infection, cord compression, and compression anomalies to face, limbs and lungs. On what basis did Sarah decide that she and her unborn were not in danger? And what about the other passengers on the plane and possible inconveniences to them... do they count?
- I recall reading that Sarah had no problems with her first four pregnancies, so she was not worried with the early onset of labor with Trig. If Trig "was the easiest of all..." is this some sort of recommendation for premature, induced births? In what way was he the easiest? Were all her labors 26+ hours long and did they involve medical intervention to take place?
Such are my thoughts this chilly February evening. I would've never said my pregnancies lasted only a month, and each labor and delivery was poignantly memorable. One took 3 hours, one 6 and one 12... but I would never have called one easier than the other. And I never pretended to be God when I informed friends and relatives about the birth. But that's just me.
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