My sweet little TJ decided to come on his due date

My water broke at a friends house the night before my due date. We got to the hospital at midnight but no contractions. We slept and woke up around 7 with no contractions still. Since my water broke and I was GBS positive and had a high risk for infection the longer baby stayed in with no fluid. So the doctors pushed pitocin. I finally gave in and decided to do it but I told them to use them smallest dose they possibly could. Luckily by 8 contractions started and were regular.
I was at 3 cm when contractions started. I casually labored around the hospital and in my room for a few hours and the contractions were getting around 1.5-3 minutes apart with some pain. I decided to get in the labor tub at around 12:30. The contractions got more intense during the hour in the tub and I started feeling pressure, thinking the baby was getting close. They checked me and I was at a 4! I was so confused! I labored a little longer and decided to get out of the tub because it was getting too intense and I wanted to go back to my room in case the baby was coming. They checked me in the room at 1:30 and I was at 6 cm. I swear that baby was coming NOW and I could not believe I was at a 6. The contractions were almost constant and unbearable. I swear I couldn't do it! But in 30 minutes I went from a 6 to a 10 and I was pushing whether they wanted me to or not. 1 and a 1/2 pushes later and out comes my babe. I went from a 4 to a 10 in an hour and a half!!! It was like an entire labor of pain in such a short amount of time. It was crazy and I can't believe I did it unmedicated. But he is here and he is so perfect. I love having three boys!!!!

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