I started to have contractions 6-8 minutes apart on Monday. They persisted through the night. We went into the hospital at 7am on Tuesday but they sent us home because my cervix was closed and my contractions were 10-15 minutes apart. I went walked, bounced on the birthing ball, took a shower and started making dinner. Magically I started having contractions 2-3 minutes apart and they were intense. I gave birth at 12:01am after 15 minutes of pushing. I did it without any pain medication. It was so painful but I did it! Good luck to all you women still waiting to give birth.