A Birth Story - Part 2

Thursday, Feb. 5th - 4pm

At home

Me: I need to finish cleaning my parents are landing at 5pm. I need to find out if they are renting a car.

Neil: How are you feeling?

Me: I'm ok, just really crampy still. I'm going to take a shower and lay in bed for a while.

1 hour later

Neil: Your parents just called they landed. Hopefully they won't run into traffic - they said they're renting a car.

Me: Ooooooh kaaaay. Oh my god, I need to get up and walk around. I'm hurting.

Neil: I think we should time your Braxton-Hicks contractions.

Me: Oooooh kaaaay, I'm having one now.

1 hour later

Neil: They seem to be consistent - 5 minutes apart and lasting 30 seconds.

Marisa: There's no way I'm in labor though, Dr. T just said I was still at 1.5 cm! Plus, it doesn't hurt that much, just uncomfortable. I don't want to go to the hospital until I'm screaming in pain because laboring in the hospital DOES NOT appeal to me.

Door Knock
Mom and Dad arrive!
Eat dinner - Tuna melt (one of my weird cravings that night)
Mom and Dad are tired and go to bed

1 hour later
In bed

Neil: (with laptop working)

Me: I think we need to time the contractions again, because they seem to be pretty consistent still. Oh and don't let me forget to call labor and delivery at 6am tomorrow. Ugh, I really do not want to be induced. C-Section is something I want to avoid at all costs unless there is a serious issue and the baby is in danger.

Neil: I know sweetie. Everything will go great. I promise. Let me get my phone out to time the contractions.

1 hour later

Neil: Huh. They're still 5 minutes apart and 30 seconds long, exactly! Are you in pain?

Me: No, that's what's weird. It just feels very uncomfortable. Ugh, I want to sleep, but I can't.

12:34am

POP!

Me: HOLY SHIT! NEIL! HELP ME UP!

Neil: What?! What's wrong?!

Me: I DON"T KNOW! I JUST NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM!

Bathroom

Me: OMG, I'm having another contraction, OH MY GAWWWWD, I'm gushing!

Neil: ARE YOU OK?!

Me: HOLY CRAP MY WATER JUST BROKE. YOU DIDN'T HEAR IT POP!? I FELT IT AND I HEARD A POP!

Neil: NO, I DIDN'T HEAR IT! We need to grab the bag!

I knock on the guest bedroom door.

ME: MOM DAD MY WATER BROKE! I THINK WE NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL NOOOOOW!