Birth story

Angelica

I’ve been on this app throughout my entire pregnancy and I loved reading people’s birth stories and I was so excited to share mine on here! And I finally get to!!

So on November 27th, I had my 40 week appointment. They did the membrane sweep and told me that I’d probably have some cramping for the rest of the day. The cramping went on throughout the day like they said but at 3 am on the 28th, we realized they weren’t cramps anymore and I was having contractions 2-3 minutes apart! That morning the contractions started getting a little stronger but nothing too intense. My mom and boyfriend insisted that I go to the hospital because of how close they were, but I was determined to have my thanksgiving dinner before I went to the hospital lol. Eventually my mom convinced me to go, so at 9 am we headed to the hospital.

I was so determined to have a natural birth. I wanted to know that my body could do it. But 16 hours later when they checked me again, I was barely at a 5. my body was exhausted. I couldn’t walk anymore and I was incredibly shaky and my body just couldn’t relax. I decided to get an epidural. It took another 8 hours to get to 10 😅 I only pushed for 15 minutes. No tearing. No excessive bleeding. No complications. My baby boy was finally here.

My pregnancy was emotionally rough. I had so many issues with my baby daddy. But my delivery was perfect. I was disappointed in myself for not being able to do it naturally in the beginning. But once I saw my baby boy, I knew I did what was best for me and him.

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