I like reading these and now I can contribute my own!

On Monday (40+4 weeks) I had a midwife appointment at 11 am. I was dilated to a 2, 85% effaced, babies head was very high up. I had a membrane sweep done. At 1 pm I had my first contraction, I timed them at 5 minutes apart.

At 4 pm I called L&D because I had started having bright red bleeding along with the contractions. I was then dilated to a 3 with contractions at 3 minutes apart. They sent me home.

At 9 pm I went back to the hospital, dilated to a 4 with contractions 2 1/2 minutes apart, they tried to send me home but I put my foot down because I knew my body was doing something. My goal was all natural but I caved in at about 12 am and had a dose of morphine. I was crying and screaming at this point. It honestly didn't help the pain, just made me sleepy.

At 1 am I got up to go to the bathroom and my water broke on the bed and all over the floor. They checked me, I was at an 8. Contractions immediately got much more intense and I begged for an epidural but there wasn't time.

I got checked again, at a 9, and got an undescribable urge to push. So I did, and out of me came the most primal guttural noise I've ever heard. I pushed about 5 times and at 2:42 am my 9 lb 1 oz, 21 in long son was born. I had a 2nd degree tear that required one stitch.

It is true that once you see that baby, you forget the pain. I can't even describe the fullness in my heart.

Happy Birthday baby Luca ❤