I was induced at 37 weeks and 1 day because I have type 1 diabetes and our babies typically end up being a little larger than life! My induction was scheduled for February 16th at 4pm. Boy, when I got there, I was terrified, like, oh crap, this is really going to happen. That night they inserted the foley balloon and the next morning, February 17th, I was ready for pitocin and for my water to be broken. Fast forward to that night, I was 10cm and ready to push. I pushed and pushed and pushed for an hour straight only for the doctor to come in and tell me “she just isn’t going to fit through your pelvis, we need to go over your options”. At this point, I was exhausted and scared knowing he meant I was going to have to have a C-section. After he went over the precautions and warnings of having a C-section he left the room to prep and I broke down in tears. I told my husband I felt like a failure and that I was scared. I begged him to not let me die, he told me God is watching over us and I’ve never seen my husband with such emotion and terror in his face. They hand him the scrubs to wear and they wheel me off to do this thing. I feel my lower half go numb, my husband comes in, I’m retching anything I’ve ever eaten in my life and I just feel this incredible amount of pressure. I could hardly remember anything else other than when they pulled her out and all I could say was “is she okay?” They hand her to my husband and he just starts crying. She was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen and she was so quiet. They sew me up and wheel me back to my room with our baby. We thanked God for letting both of us live and I felt a huge sense of relief that it was all over.

Emmeline Ophelia was born at February 18th at 12:40am weighing 8lbs and 3oz. She’s the most beautiful thing I have ever seen and I can’t thank God enough for this opportunity to carry her and gave her to me to love. She is an incredible baby and this whole experience made me fall even more in love with my husband and with life.