#laborday When I woke up on August 1st the day before my due date I just knew it was the day I was gonna have my baby! I had been having weird butt pains all through the night that I just chalked up to being constipation cramps. But when I actually woke up I knew it wasn't that and it was contractions.. They persisted all morning and at about 8 or 9am I called my mom and told her that i felt it was the day i was going to have him.. She literally rushed right over lol We waited until about 2 or so to actually go to the hospital though because at that point they were coming 4 minutes apart and hurting. Once we got to the hospital i was checked and still only at 3 cm 80% effaced *the same as 2 weeks before* which was frustrating because they told me to go home. On the way home though my contractions got unbearable but I insisted that my mom just take me home because I didn't wanna go through whole process again just to be sent home.. The closer I go to my house the more they hurt and the closer they got, almost like they weren't stopping. After I FINALLY got home I literally couldn't take the pain so we headed right back to the hospital. Not even a hr had passed and I was the at 5cm 100% effaced and I was begging for an epidural !!! 😭 30 more minutes go by and I'm 6cm dilated and all set up and ready for the drugs lol I was terrified but I knew that personally I couldn't handle the pain. Once it was in it was almost immediately that I felt relief I was smiling and able to talk again.. which felt nice because I was cussing EVERYONE out who was around. Fast forward another 30min-1hr and I was at 7 cm and that's when I got my water broken which have me soooooo much relief. The epidural helped but I was still feeling pain/pressure so it help alot! After that it didn't take long at all maybe an hr and a half to reach 10cm and to start pushing. I was soooo determined to meet him I got him out in 17 minutes! Luis Eduardo Baldenegro was born at 10:49pm, he weighed 7 lbs 9 oz and was 20 inches long. A month has passed and I still can't believe I get to hold him In my arms everyday. Everything was well worth it ! .😩😍 💕