I had a baby at home!! (A little long birth story)

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I kept coming on here to keep looking up “way to induce labor” to see what worked for you other ladies. Safe to say NOTHING I tried work! So I gave up and at 40 weeks and 4 days I sat at home all day CRYING feeling absolutely defeated ! (With my son I had him on my due date so I wasn’t planning on going past my due date) My mom took my son for the whole day which was great! Well he came back and the tantrums just hit him I was sad & exhausted! I gave him a bath and noticed my 1st contraction ! I got excited but due to ALOT of false labor I didn’t play into it! Well the contractions kept coming they got stronger too! Finally at 1am my midwife came over and .. I looked like a liar my contractions started fading they were still coming but not as close and not as long! I was almost embarrassed! They checked me and I was 3cm and -1 estation! They told me to try to get some sleep but my body still has a lot of work to do they had me take a magnesium pill for the pain for when the contraction did come bc it was painful and if it wasn’t helping my body do any work they didn’t want me to keep feeling that pain! Well it was a rough night ! They left and contractions picked up AGAIN! I took a bath at 4am with my 2 year old that had woke up at this point so I let him join me! Finally at 5am he fell asleep and I tried to ! I kept waking up from the contractions but would fall asleep in between them! I woke up around 8am and labored at home snacking in between (hubby made a cheese and veggie platter 😋) going between my birth ball and my shower to labor in my baby was posterior so the midwife said to try and lay on the couch and get LOTA of pillows to elevate my legs and try to get as much rest as possible! That was honestly the most comfortable I felt that ENTIRE time! And it was beneficial for flipping my baby! My contractions went from being 2-5 mins apart to 12 mins apart but when they came they hit STRONG and lasted longer than any other contractions! Finally they picked back up but they were different after quiet a few close contraxtions I told my midwifes I’m nervous I need to push I was getting grunty just trying to breathe through my contractions and felt sooo much pressure with each one! We decided it was time for them to come back over! They checked me and I was a 7! Thank The lord! 🙌🏻 I got in my labor pool and things picked up quick! The midwifes came over at 5 and after intense labor my baby girl was born at 6:52pm! She came out in about 2 mins with probably 3-4 real good pushes ! I was shocked and in so much disbelief that my body allowed me to do it myself and with any medication for pain! 🙌🏻😍🥰 I felt like a warrior! I had my baby girl in her room too which was so cool! I had her at 40+5 she was 6lbs 20.5” long and super pink and healthy! 😍 but my baby girl miss Mila Rose 🌹

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