Oklahoma City parent-to-be has one worry eased

 
By Carrie Coppernoll | Published: June 25, 2009   
photo - Right: Carrie Coppernoll, left, helps Lillian Barron of Oklahoma City select children’s clothes during the Spring Fling Event at Christmas Connection. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN
Right: Carrie Coppernoll, left, helps Lillian Barron of Oklahoma City select children’s clothes during the Spring Fling Event at Christmas Connection. PHOTO BY PAUL B. SOUTHERLAND, THE OKLAHOMAN

A woman tottered down the stairs with one hand on the railing and the other on her bulging belly.

She reached the bottom of the steps and fell in line with the rest of the parents, grandparents and caregivers. She would give birth next week, she told volunteers, and she didn’t have any clothes for her newborn. She asked for an exception — she needed help now even though she technically didn’t have a child yet. Of course, volunteers said. She could pick out clothes from the racks like the other parents.

Impending motherhood brings an array of fears and worries. Will I be a good parent? Will he be happy? Will she be successful? Those are the worries of every parent-to-be. But some have fears...
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