Mommy Pea was 5’2 with a strong family history of diabetes and so mom developed Gestational Diabetes early in pregnancy and had to be on insulin. She tried to labor without anesthesia since she was scared of epidural anesthesia. You see, Mommy Pea has slipped discs from several falls while ice skating in Japan and so she vehemently wanted to avoid any anesthesia on her spine.

As it turns labor was too painful and so she needed epidural anesthesia which, thankfully, there was no trouble inserting. But later there was no choice but to even give spinal anesthesia when the epidural started to get patchy and Mommy Pea needed an emergency C section! So much for someone who was trying to protect her spine. But thanks to expert anesthesiologists it all went well! In the end, it was no small wonder the Baby Boy Peacock couldn’t get out the normal way since he was 8 lbs 3 oz (3780g)! A Little Buddha but too HUGE a cutie for 5’2 Mommy Pea!