Love this!!!

I remember feeling super anxious and rushed with my first two births. Like I was taking a major exam and about to hit the deadline. I had nurses and doctors hovering around me, giving me no space to do what I needed to do. Family waiting and checking in every few minutes. The anxiety of all of that was worse for me than the pain of the natural deliveries. The OB with my second even laughed that I was a “watched pot” and my contractions went from every 2-3 minutes to every 8-10 minutes when people were hovering. Yet they still didn’t give me any space 😂. I felt like they were all just waiting for me to fail so they could intervene. Some people like the constant care and attention but I have never been that person. I just need to be given time.

This time, I’m birthing at a birth center with midwife support. My water will be allowed to break on its own so there will be no “countdown” to infection. None of my family or friends will know I’m in labor until after he’s born. I WILL have my space and time this delivery, given all goes smoothly, obviously.

My birth center shared this and I love it and know I’m at the right place.