Read Part 1 back here. Almost as soon as Dr. F walked in and checked me, he calmly told me I could push anytime and meet my baby. Say what? I confirmed with him that I wasn’t even dilated to 10 yet, but he maintained that I was just a couple good pushes away from having a baby. He and […]
Category: Birth Stories
Welcoming Lauren to the World (Birth Story)
This is the story of our fifth child’s unmedicated, unbelievably beautiful birth. It does involve blood, sweat, tears and some other bodily fluids so if that’s not your jam feel free to skip this post! I was asked several times during this pregnancy whether my babies tend to come early or late. I always responded that I’m only punctual when […]
Josie’s Birth Story – Every Labor is Different
Read Before Labor Began back here. Tuesday, October 6th – Josie’s Birthday In the wee hours of Tuesday morning I was lying in bed with major contractions ~15 minutes apart while everyone else slumbered peacefully. I had a 7 am induction scheduled and a friend coming over to watch my children at 6:30 am. I really wasn’t sure what to […]