Amy Perry

She'd say, OK, it's 11 minutes away. And I said, OK, great. We'll start counting them down. That's like in my mind, we have a contraction every like five minutes. So I was saying things like that's two contractions. We can do that. Right. That's two contractions till the till the Uber gets here. You know, I know it's going to take you some time to.

She'd say, OK, it's 11 minutes away. And I said, OK, great. We'll start counting them down. That's like in my mind, we have a contraction every like five minutes. So I was saying things like that's two contractions. We can do that. Right. That's two contractions till the till the Uber gets here. You know, I know it's going to take you some time to.

I know you think you can get to the door in 10 minutes, but like you're in labor. This is going to take you time. Let's start getting our shoes on. Let's start getting the things we need. Let's make sure our stuff's at the door. We'll stop for contractions. But that 10 minutes would go by and there'd still be nobody. And she'd go, oh, he's still now he's 12 minutes away.

I know you think you can get to the door in 10 minutes, but like you're in labor. This is going to take you time. Let's start getting our shoes on. Let's start getting the things we need. Let's make sure our stuff's at the door. We'll stop for contractions. But that 10 minutes would go by and there'd still be nobody. And she'd go, oh, he's still now he's 12 minutes away.

Okay, well, maybe he's picking somebody up on the way. Like, I don't know. I'm not there. I can't see your phone. And I'm like, okay, did you do everything right? Yes. Another 10 minutes goes by. Once we get it 30 minutes, she tells me that she forgot to hit the confirm ride button. And so that's why the time had been dancing. And so she said, yep, it's for sure hit now.

Okay, well, maybe he's picking somebody up on the way. Like, I don't know. I'm not there. I can't see your phone. And I'm like, okay, did you do everything right? Yes. Another 10 minutes goes by. Once we get it 30 minutes, she tells me that she forgot to hit the confirm ride button. And so that's why the time had been dancing. And so she said, yep, it's for sure hit now.

He's definitely on his way. I have a time he's going to be here. And I am honestly like freaking out at this point, like contractions are strong. And in my head, I'm picturing her having a stillborn baby in the doorway of her house when an Uber driver pulls up. And I, I'm losing it. So I ask if I can call an ambulance for her. And she said no. I don't know her address at this point either.

He's definitely on his way. I have a time he's going to be here. And I am honestly like freaking out at this point, like contractions are strong. And in my head, I'm picturing her having a stillborn baby in the doorway of her house when an Uber driver pulls up. And I, I'm losing it. So I ask if I can call an ambulance for her. And she said no. I don't know her address at this point either.

So even if I was to call 911, I don't have an address to send the ambulance.

So even if I was to call 911, I don't have an address to send the ambulance.

So she gets in the Uber. I hear a car accelerating and decelerating. She's speaking to somebody else in the car. I can't hear them because I'm just in her earbuds. But she's speaking as if there's somebody else in the car. And we're even making jokes about how this will be the story of his Uber career.

So she gets in the Uber. I hear a car accelerating and decelerating. She's speaking to somebody else in the car. I can't hear them because I'm just in her earbuds. But she's speaking as if there's somebody else in the car. And we're even making jokes about how this will be the story of his Uber career.

So we get to the hospital. I hear... You know, you hear when people are walking through different environments. So I could hear, you know, it sounded like a lobby. I could hear what sounded like more enclosed space, like an elevator. We did a contraction in the lobby. She was working her way up. She was excited that there was nobody in the elevator.

So we get to the hospital. I hear... You know, you hear when people are walking through different environments. So I could hear, you know, it sounded like a lobby. I could hear what sounded like more enclosed space, like an elevator. We did a contraction in the lobby. She was working her way up. She was excited that there was nobody in the elevator.

And when she got to labor and delivery, she told me she was going to hang up so that she could deal with that. And she was going right in.

And when she got to labor and delivery, she told me she was going to hang up so that she could deal with that. And she was going right in.

But oddly, Caitlin is being sent home. They wouldn't admit her until she was five centimeters, which sounds weird to me, but I'm not there. And that she was being sent home with the promise of Pitocin the next morning.

But oddly, Caitlin is being sent home. They wouldn't admit her until she was five centimeters, which sounds weird to me, but I'm not there. And that she was being sent home with the promise of Pitocin the next morning.

The next day, I spent the entire Saturday alone at my house on the phone with her, continuing this labor. We started our conversation with me saying, okay, like, when are you going in for this Pitocin? Like, when's your appointment? And she told me 2 o'clock in the afternoon, which I right away was a little red flagged on because she had told me Pitocin in the morning. And like, a 2 p.m.

The next day, I spent the entire Saturday alone at my house on the phone with her, continuing this labor. We started our conversation with me saying, okay, like, when are you going in for this Pitocin? Like, when's your appointment? And she told me 2 o'clock in the afternoon, which I right away was a little red flagged on because she had told me Pitocin in the morning. And like, a 2 p.m.