Just wanted to share my labor and delivery story for anyone that’s interested😊

So woke up Monday morning at 5 am with contractions that were 10 mins apart, tbh I didn’t even know what a contraction felt like but I knew these were different. Every wave started at my back traveled towards my pelvic bone and radiated down my thighs. I timed them for 3 hours straight until I could go to my doctors office (I had a 40 week appointment anyways) as soon as I went in I was checked and was told I was 4-5 cm dilated and in labor so I was sent to labor and delivery. I waited a good 5 hours with contractions that were 3 mins apart before getting the epidural. I was 6-7 cm when I received it and a few hours later they broke my water, put me on a bit of pitocin to help things out and by 10:30 PM I started pushing. I pushed for an hour straight and baby Saif was finally born at 11:37 PM. Weighing 8 lbs 4 oz and 20 inches long I have 2nd degree tears and tears in my urethra, which means I have to be on a catheter for the next 24 hours😭 I’m in a lot of pain. Recovery so far has been very stressful and painful but it’s all worth it for my little man. ❤️