On June 8th I woke up at 4am feeling a little wet so i thought my water had broken but being a FTM i wasnt sure. I waited a few hours & began timing my contractions which were 8 minutes apart at about 6pm. So i called my midwife & she told me to come to the hospital. My mom brought me in & i sat in triage where they checked me & tested to see if my waters had broken. The triage nurse thought that maybe i peed myself. An hour later the test results came back positive for amniotic fluid & i was admitted. I was put on the monitor & pitocin to get my contractions regular & they were still pretty mild for the remainder of the night. My midwife came to see me at about 8am June 9th to check me & i was still at a 3. She broke my water & that's when ALL HELL BROKE LOOSE!  Not only did that hurt like hell but my contractions started getting intense & damn near unbearable. My fiance was upset seeing me in so much pain. I took those contractions for 2 hours before getting an IV drug to relax me. It took the edge off but i could feel that pain still. The drug wore off after 2 hours where i was begging for an epidural at this point. I got my epidural & it was heaven. My nurse talked me through it & they let me know everything that was happening & what I would feel. Once it kicked in i was able to sleep & my labor went like a breeze. My nurse came to check me at 12pm i was at a 6. She had me do a few practice pushes & when my baby's head came through my cervix i was at a 9. When 1:50 came around it was time to push. I pushed for an hour & my baby girl was in the world! It was the most exhausting thing i have ever done in my life but i'd do it all again for my angel.