You never know when the baby is going to come and for us, little Daniel came 2 weeks before his due date which was awesome! I was just very ready to get him out. To tell you guys the truth, after 9 months of being so uncomfortable I wasn't even worried about the pain. I just wanted to get it over with!! I have a feeling that is how most women feel.
What I love about home births is that the midwife comes to you. No having to guess whether your really in labor or not. I tend to have a lot of Braxton hicks contractions and they are pretty painful sometimes so I usually find myself double guessing myself on whether it is true labor or not. When I had Aidan, I was having pretty regular contractions and I went to the doctor's office and he checked me. I was already at 4 cm so he told me to head to the hospital and to tell them I was there to stay. After being checked in and all IVed up an everything. I was told I wasn't in labor and that I could either go home or get induced. So I went home since I didn't want to get induced. A few months later, I got a bill for over $1,000 that the insurance didn't cover because it wasn't actual labor that I went to the hospital for. This was very disappointing. So I love that the midwives come to you during a home birth. Whether your in real labor or not, you call and they come to your home to check on your progress.
I had an appointment with the midwife on Tuesday the 30th and at this point I was only 1 cm dilated and the baby was still high. So I wasn't really expecting the baby so soon. Nevertheless, I started to feel contractions Saturday evening. They were coming pretty regular at first but they weren't that painful yet. They felt manageable and I was even doing chores that evening during them. I thought about calling the midwife at one point to give her a heads up but they started fading away after a while so I kinda just forgot about it and went to bed. A few hours later though maybe around 1 am I started to feel more contractions. They were pretty mild again at first but then they started to come in more strong. I decided to call the midwife at about 3 am when I felt like something was really happening.
I usually go in the tub right when I start to feel contractions. I feel like warm water really helps me with the pain. |
Anywho, so the midwives came around 4 am. They came in and began to set everything up. They usually give you a list of things you need before the birth and they come with a lot of different equipment including oxygen and a lot of other stuff you find at hospitals in case of emergencies. They started setting everything up and then they helped me to the bed. Once I was in the bed they checked me and I was already at 9.5cm! At this point they told me I could start pushing! I was really surprised but of course in excruciating pain. I started pushing right away and while pushing my water broke and the baby was out in like 20 minutes.
So that is pretty much it. We feel extremely blessed that everything went well and we are very happy to have little Danny with us. He is a very good baby so far. Very calm, barely cries and super adorable.
Daniel Spencer Styles was born at 5:10 am And weighed 7 lbs 8 oz and was 19.5 inch at birth! |
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