Ryan went to work at 7 am, because I was not having birthing waves yet, and he wanted to get everything done that he could before taking baby leave. I tried to rest, and continued to listen to Hypnobabies tracks.
In the early morning of July 18th, I woke up to a trickle, and when I got out of bed I felt a gush! PROM! I ran to the bathroom and then came back in the bedroom to wake up Ryan and tell him, "Something that wasn't supposed to happen, just happened!" It was 2:30 am. I called the midwife, our doula, and my mom to tell them the news. They all said, try to get some more rest. Needless to say, we didn't get anymore sleep that night. I began listening to my Hypnobabies tracks immediately, but the anticipation of baby coming had me too excited and I just couldn't get back to sleep.
Ryan went to work at 7 am, because I was not having birthing waves yet, and he wanted to get everything done that he could before taking baby leave. I tried to rest, and continued to listen to Hypnobabies tracks.
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I woke up around 1 am to a pretty strong birthing wave & realized I had been having them in my dreams. I timed them for an hour & found they were 5-7 minutes apart, lasting 1-1.5 minutes each. I woke Kurt to give him a heads up & he started trying to get a hold of his employees to have the early morning class covered. Around 3:30 am the waves slowed down a bit so I was able to get about another hour of sleep. Kurt hadn’t heard back from his guys yet, so he got up with his 5 am alarm to go to work. The waves had started to pick back up again in intensity & spacing between, so I took a shower & started preparing to have our baby!
Th, March 29, 41 weeks and 3 days pregnant
My morning began with an exciting sign of impending birthing time, the release of my mucous plug! Being so pregnant and having experienced light practice waves for a while by then, this sign brought much hope and relief that I might meet this baby soon. I showered and went to an early morning chiropractor appointment, complete with acupuncture. It was my first experience with the later and I must say I didn’t care for it. But if it helped get things moving that’s fine too. Scroll all the way down to the bottom of the birth story for a gorgeous video of this birth! |
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