Started to have contractions that evening before and when I went to the hospital that next day in the evening I was 3 centimeters dilated got all the way up to 10 centimeters dilated was pushing wonderfully did get the epidural at 7 centimeters dilated and baby's heart rate started being elevated when in for emergency c section baby was born healthy and then had some trouble breathing the next day went to the ICU that afternoon did spinal taps for meningitis came back negative blood cultures came back negative white blood cell count was 0 when should I see you that afternoon did spinal tap for meningitis came back negative blood cultures came back negative why blood cell count was 0 but was starting on antibiotics anyway stay for 7 days until antibiotics was done today is January 11th and get to bring my beautiful baby boy home tomorrow it was all worth it