Claire was born on Tuesday, but her birth story started on Sunday. I woke up with spotting, and some Googling revealed it was probably my bloody show (which I never had with Henry). I always thought a “bloody show†was a one-time, dramatic thing, but mine was slow and light and lasted until Monday afternoon [...]
Birth Story
Missed Part I? Here it is! Where did we leave off? Oh yes. My water had broken, I had been contracting for seven hours, and I truly believed I’d be holding my baby soon. That’s when things started to get intense. Truthfully, the beginning of labor isn’t so bad. Contractions aren’t long and are [...]
This is the story of how Henry was born… We have a mattress topper that I lovingly refer to as “the cloud.†The cloud is a memory foam topper and is, quite possibly, the most amazing possession that I own. I can’t sleep well without it. Throughout my third trimester, I became obsessed with the [...]