I woke up from contractions.. My contractions started out lasting 45 seconds and 4-5 minute intervals. I knew I wasn’t dilated so I called my doctor and she said to come in whenever I feel ready and the need to. Welll 12 hours went by and the contractions were the same as they started. They were mild to intense so I handled it as long as I could. All of a sudden it seemed like the contractions wouldn’t stop. No matter what I did. I was moaning and screaming for Atleast 30 minutes while my boyfriend went and packed everything in the car. I get to the hospital and they check my cervix, I’m only 1.5cm!!! 2 hours go by and the contractions are definitely getting stronger. I wasn’t timing them so I have no idea how far apart they were. I didn’t want to deal with the pain anymore (it was very intense. Strong contractions for over 15 hours is nuts) so I asked for an epidural. They checked my cervix and I was only 3 cm! They said they couldn’t give it to me yet. One hour went by and it was getting increasingly hard, I was screaming barely getting any breaks and now had the urge to push and it fricking hurt, a lot. They couldn’t understand how I was in so much pain and honestly it’s such a blur. But I went on two hours constantly trying not to push, while screaming and not being able to move much because everytime I stood up it fucking hurt. Well my water broke and they decided to call up the Epidural person to try to start getting me an epidural. Well 20 minutes later they showed up. I’m in the same condition. The doctor came to check me and what do ya know, I’m 10 cm and baby is right there. No time for the epidural now. So they scrambled very fast while I now knowing I was 10 cm. I wasn’t able to not push anymore. It hurt too much to not push. I can’t even describe it, it’s like it felt better to push even though I wasn’t trying to, I pushed. When everything was set up and finally ready baby came out within a minute. I pushed twice and she shot right out. I’m amazed I was able to go through everything with no drugs at all. I didn’t think I could do it but I didn’t have a choice either at that point. Birth went nothing like how I thought it would.