I went to my 38 week check up at 38.4 days on Friday. I was 1cm dilated. I mentioned to the dr that I was not feeling baby move much. They sent me to NST where they told me I wasn't feeling her because I was having contractions but I was not feeling them. They told me if they got worse to go to l&d.; I went home and walked around but was only feeling them occasionally. Saturday comes and I am feeling contractions but not painful or consistent enough. I bounced on my ball all day and went for several walks. I was just waiting for a sign that would tell me that I was in active labor. My contractions were 7 mins apart lasting for 45 seconds but they were not taking my breath away. I decided I would rather stay home and labor as long as I can rather than being in the hospital. I went to sleep. Sunday morning at 245am I felt a small gush. I thought omg this is my water but I also have to pee. Maybe I peed. I stood up and more water trickled down my leg. I woke up my husband omg my water broke. He said are you sure you're not peeing. I said I dont know hold on. Went to the bathroom and I was still holding on to my urine. After I peed I stood up and more came out. I got excited omg this is it. I showered and got our stuff ready. I wear a pad as I am still randomly leaking. We get there at 330am i'm 6cm dilated and my water def broke but my bag was as still budging, meaning I broke somewhere up high. My contractions were still 5 mins apart but not painful. They hook me up and I walk around the unit. After hours of laboring they check me at 6am and am still 6cm dilated. At 7am dr comes in and breaks the rest of my water. My contractions are getting stronger where I have to stop what I'm doing. At 9am nurse says were going to start pitocin since I'm still only 6cm. I say I want the epidural. They put the epidural and start the pitocin. I try different positions in bed to move baby down. They moved me maybe every hour. 2pm I'm 8cm dilated. More positions to move baby down now she is sunny side up so they try positions to flip her 5pm comes I'm 9.5 cm the dr comes in and flips her with his hands and at 530 they say I'm 10cm ready to push. They sit me up and something is wrong. They lay me back down put oxygen on me. A bunch of nurses come in and lay me on my left and my right. Baby is having decels meaning her cord is obstructed somewhere. I hear the nurse say baby is down 3.5 minutes. They rush me to OR. I start crying. this is not what I wanted. They're prepping me and I cant feel anything just tugging and pressure. I look for my husband and I don't see him. Finally he comes in and says baby is already out at 606pm. She starts to cry. Shes healthy. I cry and I notice my left arm is numb. I cant hold my baby for skin to skin so I touched her with my right and nurse helps me hold her. They closed me up and wheeled me to recovery where I had major chills and still struggled to hold baby as I am barely getting my feeling in my left back. Next morning they stood me up and I say back down crying in the worst pain. I got my pain meds. The next nurse got me up and I did ok. So happy to feel human again. My baby did so well at night. Today is her due date and 8days old. Most easy baby. Worth everything I went through.