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.😂😅
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 O’clock 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. That’s 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.😅
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 didn’t call.🙈
At 1:06 my water broke and I was sooo excited!!! I knew then it was the real deal but it still didn’t 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.🤣
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!😆
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 didn’t 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.😂
I was leaned over the couch and she just barely felt and told me that my baby’s head was right there and to just follow my body’s lead. I was so thrilled and pushing felt like a relief to have something to do.
The only part I didn’t like about pushing was the babies head crowning I wanted that to be over.😬
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. 😍
I was able to reach down and feel as the baby was coming out and then I actually got to catch my own baby!😍😍
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.💗