It all started at my best friends weddings. We had joked that I was going to go into labor during the wedding which did not happen but when I was at the reception I started to get contractions that were uncomfortable 5 minutes apart. I was thinking no way this could actually happen.๐๐
We left the wedding early and went home.
I started cleaning the house in case I was actually going into labor. I cleaned the house until midnight getting contractions as close to 2-3 minutes apart but it was sporadic and not super strong. I finally decided to go to bed and just try to sleep. I finally managed to go to sleep and when I woke up they were gone like nothing ever happened.
A week later I had an appointment with my midwife and i told her I had experienced prodromal labor but it went away and I had no labor signs since then. No mucus plug nothing lol.
The next day I had an extremely busy schedule and was gone all day. That evening around 8 Oโclock I started having contractions and they started at 5 minutes apart and very uncomfortable.
I was just thinking another night of prodromal labor lol. I was in complete denial.
I put my toddler to sleep and it was so hard just laying in bed waiting for him to fall asleep.
At 10 pm I went to the bathroom and had my bloody show and was dripping blood. Thatโs when I told my husband that I was in labor. But that it could still be a long time before baby was born.
I got up and started cleaning the house and told my husband if he wanted any sleep tonight he better go to bed in case this is real even though I was still halfway in denial.
I cleaned the house mopping all the floors and doing laundry and random stuff I thought HAD to be done till 1 am.๐
I knew my midwives were 2 hours away and I was supposed to call them when contractions were around 4 minutes apart. So I started timing them around midnight and they were 2-3 minutes apart. I remember thinking oh they are way too close to not be crazy strong so that means this is just prodromal so I just dismissed it and didnโt call.๐
At 1:06 my water broke and I was sooo excited!!! I knew then it was the real deal but it still didnโt feel that strong. My sister called me and I was laughing and talking on the phone while she kept trying to convince me to call the midwives and I kept saying I was still in early labor.๐คฃ
I called my doula and told her I would want her soon but I was still doing ok so no rush.
About 1:30 all of the sudden things shifted and it got real FAST. I got in the shower and yelled at my husband to get up and help me.
He jumped up and saw that he needed to call the midwife ASAP!๐
He called her and she asked to talk to me and I said one or 2 words and had a contraction and threw the phone on speaker on the floor and she didnโt even wait for the contraction to finish and said she was on her way!
I was tired of the shower and hot so I got out and my doula arrived shortly after and started doing hip squeezes for me which was the BEST!
The first midwife got there about 3:15 and then my midwife arrived around 3:46.
I was feeling like I was pushing during contractions but I thought it was impossible since I had only felt like I had been in active labor for a couple of hours.
I had convinced myself I was going to have a long labor lol.
I was afraid I was going to swell my cervix up pushing too early so I asked my midwife to check me.
I told her NOT to tell me if I was only 3 centimeters dilated.๐
I was leaned over the couch and she just barely felt and told me that my babyโs head was right there and to just follow my bodyโs lead. I was so thrilled and pushing felt like a relief to have something to do.
The only part I didnโt like about pushing was the babies head crowning I wanted that to be over.๐ฌ
Once I felt the babies head though I was sooooo happy! I knew my dream was coming true and I was going to have this baby at home. ๐
I was able to reach down and feel as the baby was coming out and then I actually got to catch my own baby!๐๐
She was born at 4:06 am.
8pounds 10ounces.
I was sooo excited and I am still thankful everyday I was able to have the home birth of my dreams with roots and wings midwifery.๐