Birth story-long oneI lost my mucus plug on Thursday afternoon and then had some BH contractions tha...

Birth story-long one

I lost my mucus plug on Thursday afternoon and then had some BH contractions that afternoon that came and went. At around 8pm they became regular about 5 min apart. I called the hospital at 9.30pm and they told me to wait until they are 3-4min apart and lasting more than 40sec. At 10.40 they were as they had instructed and I called again but they said since it was a short period since I started to labor and it's my first baby, the first stage might take long and to take some painkillers and try to rest and labor at home more. The whole night I wasn't able to sleep a wink and at 4.30a.m my husband woke up and when I called again they asked me to come in. We got to the hospital at 5 a.m and when they checked me I was already at 5cm. They got me to a room and I started using the yoga ball and walking. The midwife checked Me again at 9 a.m and I was 7cm dilated. At this point I asked to go into the tub as I wanted to have a water birth. At 11.30 when the contractions got worse I was checked again and I was at 8cm. I was feeling really confident about going natural but all that changed when the pain went from 10-100 in 2 hours and I was still at 8cm. At 1 pm I asked for the epidural and as I was getting it the contractions just kept getting intense. I was able to sleep until 2.30 then when I woke up and she checked I was already at 10 and ready to push. I pushed for almost 2hrs with no progress and they called the doctor to assist. She was born at 5.10 pm Friday May 4th (Star wars day) and I got some stitches where I tore. It was exhausting and painful but all worth it.