Mother of Two
My due date was April 16th. The Dr had me scheduled to be induced on my due date. She says that I have "big babies" and she didn't want me to risk having complications. On the 14th, I started having stronger contractions in the afternoon. I timed them and kept track. They were about every 10 minutes. Then my sister-in-law came over with her baby. We talked and played. I was distracted and didn’t think about the contractions as much. After she left, Josh came home and we ate a late dinner. Around 8pm, a really strong contraction hit. The next one was about 6 minutes later and it was so strong that it scared me. I walked into the kitchen and told Josh, “we’re having a baby TONIGHT!” We packed up our stuff, dropped Adriaan off next door, and drove to the hospital. I wasn’t completely convinced that I was in labor. I was worried that they would turn me away and send me back home. So, I kept praying t...