(This is a continuation of my previous posts from years ago. In essence, it’s parts 3 & 4 of my first two posts. You can find part 1 here and part 2 here.) Ah, I found myself pregnant with baby number 2 in the winter of 2016. He wasn’t exactly planned, but that didn’t seem to bother my husband. I,…
Category: Labor/Delivery
A Tale of Two Deliveries (Part 2/4)
(This post is part of a series of my birth stories. Click here for the first one.) I got changed into a gown; another laborious process in active labor, and the nurse attempted to check me. Let me explain something: I had never been vaginally checked for dilation/effacement before this point. My midwives believed in being less invasive, and I…
A Tale of Two Deliveries (Part 1/4)
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. The date was Monday, September 15, and I thought I was going to die. Maybe not die, but…something REALLY terrifying was about to happen. I was in active labor with my first son. I had no idea what to expect, outside of ALL of the YOUTUBE videos I…