My Birth Story: I woke up on June 5th (34 weeks 5 days) in a little puddle, I assumed I had peed myself. I went on with the morning and I told my husband to go to work and I'd call him if anything happened. He explained to his boss what happened and he was sent home. (his bosses exact words were "Why are you here?!") The leaking didn't stop and I started to worry. I went to my doula's house (she's my neighbor.) and I got a chux pad to lay on and I attempted to nap. My husband made me food and we discussed what we wanted to do. I was planning a home birth but, I was uncomfortable with having a preemie at home. While he and I were talking I felt a pop and the chux pad that I was sitting on filled up instantly, this was around 11 am. Things picked up quickly. We got to the hospital and when I walked in I fell down during a contraction. At this point I was scared and I felt very overwhelmed. I told my husband and my doula that I wanted pain meds and they reminded me to stick to my birth plan. At the time I was irritated but now I'm glad I had an unmedicated birth. I labored in the shower of my hospital room and my husband rubbed my lower back through the contractions. The water was amazing and I felt very supported. When it came time to push my nurses took me to the OR so I could birth her and have the nicu there just in case. I labored on the bed on my hands and knees and pushed for 20 minutes. I was so focused that it only felt like 5 minutes. Piper was born at 2:16 pm. She was 4 lb 14 oz and was 19in long. I was only able to hold her for two minutes before the nurses took Piper to assess her. While they did that I birthed the placenta and I got a stitch. We're still in the nicu because she has jaundice and apnea, but she's really doing well! Please continue to pray for us! I didn't have the home water birth I planned but, I did what was best for my daughter.