Polyamorous parenting: The surprising benefits of the ultimate modern family
It was supposed to be a simple induction. Toronto?s Sue Wilson Munro was a week past her due date with her first child when she headed into the hospital with her husband, Sean Munro, at her side. They broke her water. They loaded her up with labour-inducing Pitocin. Ten long, agonizing hours passed.
Then the baby?s heart rate dropped suddenly.
He had ingested meconium, and that was it: The doctors had to do a C-section. When they pulled out her son, Fionn, he didn?t make a sound. ?Why isn?t he crying"? Sue wept, as they bundled him off to the resuscitation room. ?Go with him! Go with him!? she wailed at Sean. And so he left.
But Sue wasn?t left alone. Grasping her hand was Liane Daiter, another partner in Sue?s ?quadrupod? relationship, who happened to be eight months pregnant herself. ?I was a mess,? Sue says. ?It was invaluable having Liane there with me.? ?We didn?t have to choose between someone going with the baby or staying with Sue,? adds Sean. ?We got to do both.? As they sewed Sue up, Liane never let go of her hand.
Once Sue was wheeled to the recovery room, Liane headed out into the hallway to check in with her husband, Ryan Ram, the fourth member of the relationship. Ninety minutes later, Sean finally returned to Sue?s side, baby Fionn happy and healthy in his arms. The foursome spent the next few hours cradling the newborn, the whole family together at last. Later, Fionn would receive his birth certificate, printed with each of his parents? names?all four ...
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