My due date was 12th of February. I tried everything to help my little boy come out even castor oil however it didn't work. I had my 39 week appointment on the 10th, I asked my midwife to do a sweep to help things going I was only 1 cm then, however she said my baby's head was quite low. So I decided to walk home, and I made 'cumin tea' which is supposed to bring on labour and then headed to my sisters as she had stairs I thought it would all help along (it for sure did). By the end of the day I was exhausted, I made the tea again & I also had sex twice. I couldn't sleep waiting for contractions to kick in and they for sure did at 2.44am i started feeling the need to poop but nothing came out then I started getting pains, I started timing them and I thought they were quite close together however they weren't painful at all so I kept timing them and then thought it wasn't real labour so I went to sleep. I woke up at 9am and the contractions were still there not painful at all but close together I decided to drink the tea again I kept feeling the urge to poop, the tea for sure made contractions get stronger but I kept walking and doing things to help along. By 3 pm i had to kinda stop thru them, I got my bf to rub my back and had a hot shower which helped. At 4pm they got very painful and I told my bf we were going hospital I stood up and I felt a gush it was my waters!! I was excited this baby was coming. We got to the hospital at 4.10pm went to the birth center they checked me and I was only at 2cm my contractions were very close and painful I was screaming. My baby had a high blood pressure so I had to be monitored I was moved to a ward where I started crying and begging for pain relief they took long! I wanted an epidural so bad but I had to wait to be a 4. I kept having the urge to poop it was very bad. She gave me some tablets for pain relief which did not help, I was dehydrated so my baby's heart rate was still up and it wasn't coming down however I was in too much pain to drink anything. Few hours later I was checked again by this point I was crying and screaming and beggin for the epidural. I was at a 3 so they moved me to labour ward where they gave me gas and air and it did help I was calmer not crying or screaming but still I had the urge to push. I laboures in there with the help of my mum my bf and my mother In law I was drugged up and hungry😂😂😂 by 8 I had my epidural boy I was a total different person everything was calmer I was happppy however I still had an urge to push. the anesthesist told them to check me as I was pushing I was at a 7cm they said they would check me again in four hours and at 10 pm I felt the real urge to push I couldn't hold it I was crying I was at a 9cm my midwife got ready to deliver my baby and at 10.38 I had my baby boy in my arms. He passed meconium while he was coming out but he was all healthy.  I was sooooo shocked i couldn't believe I did it. I didn't tear no stitches my midwife was so proud of me and helpful I'll always remember her she even washed me cos I couldn't stand for myself.