There was another one… definitely a contraction! I stayed there for a few more, concentrating on letting go and relaxing, and eventually needed to move. I got up and went to my bathroom. I was feeling the intensity of the contractions now, and while they were much stronger, they didn’t hurt so much as they [...]

Sure enough, two days before my due date, I woke up with contractions at about 4 am. I didn’t want to wake my husband, so I sat in the recliner and timed them for a couple hours. By 7 am I was pretty sure this was the real thing. We decided to head to an [...]

This time, I knew I wanted a different birth experience, and did a lot of research on my birthing options. I finally settled on a group of nurse midwives who practiced under a doctor and could deliver babies in the hospital. Since I didn’t know I could get pregnant yet, I had no idea when [...]