My appointment Wednesday 7/3 (my due date) went well, I was 1cm and 90% effaced, which is where I expected to be, but it’s not where I wanted to be. I was having pretty consistent contractions, but it wasn’t enough to keep me at my appointment to have her. I got home around 11:30, went to lunch, got home around 12:30 and they kept getting stronger and stronger, and still were consistent. I felt like we SHOULD go (since the hospital was 45 minutes away) but not that we HAD TO. We ended up getting to L&D around 5, to be told I was still 1 and 90%, but I told them I wasn’t leaving the hospital empty handed lol. So they admitted me and got us set up in the delivery room. My plan was to have the baby with no medication (nothing against it, just wanted to do it natural!) but once I hit 6cm, I couldn’t handle it anymore (literally was SCREAMING with each contraction lol) and I got the epidural. After that, it was a breeze and the last couple hours flew by before I pushing around 4:10am, and Charlotte was here about a half hour later! 

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It was definitely a life-changing experience and I loved every minute of it. I’m in awe over it, I’m super proud of my body, and how amazing it handled everything and how smooth it all went. We are so in love with her ❤️