I am not, nor have ever been, a very robust woman, so naturally felt
the strain of pregnancy perhaps more than some women feel it, but
coming away from home as I did, over two hundred miles, when I was
married, when I found out my condition, I put myself in the hands of a
good doctor, and that helped me a good deal.
With neither of my children was I troubled with sickness, but was
troubled a great deal with inflammation and heartburn, with which I had
to be very careful, and it prevented me getting about much, especially
the last three months. I had splendid times at confinement, but have
not been able to nurse either of my children. I tried for four months
with the last one, but the baby did not get on, and myself came down
very low. I was obliged to resort to artificial feeding, and the baby
never looked back after. I do not think any of my troubles came at
these times through ignorance. I am one that has always taken great
interest in these subjects, and read and studied all I could about
them, and naturally took great care of myself at these times. But
having at all times weak digestive organs, the extra strain on them
during pregnancy brought forth the troubles I had to fight with both
before and after confinement.
I do not think any women expect to go through these times without
some small amount of--shall I say?--trouble, for which she is fully
recompensed when she can take her dear child in her arms.
_Wages 45s. to 47s.; two children._