Shad Itopa Bello
7lbs 8 oz
November 15th

Jessica-

Hi. I just wanted to give you a big THANK YOU for being a wonderful teacher and supporter for the past six months. I started your class in my third month just wanting to stay active. It turned out your class was such a blessing...physically and emotionally. You're great!

I gave birth on November 15th. We had a scheduled c-section because the baby was breech and despite trying everything would not budge! I cried the entire week before the delivery. I was terrified and felt like I failed. At the hospital I cried so much my blood pressure was out of control. Yoga definitely helped me pull myself together. As I was being prepped, I started having contractions that I didn't even feel. The baby's heart rate got dangerously low. Suddenly it turned into an emergency situation. As they rushed me into delivery I was so grateful that we had scheduled that day. I don't even want to think about what could have happened if we had waited. The delivery was not horrible like I thought it would be. As soon as he came out his daddy and I held him for a couple of minutes. I got to breast-feed him within a couple of hours. By the way, for the girls that are breast-feeding, it's the hardest part but don't give up! The first three days I totally wanted to give up but the nurses were great and helped me to hang in there. We have it down now!

My recovery was really fast. I was walking laps in the hospital the next day. And I got released on my birthday! Again, thank you for everything and tell all the girls hi and good luck!

Niyome

PS-
How is Chi? Have you heard from her yet?