Kristen

No ultrasound was done to confirm that my son had flipped over at 36 weeks. And this is important to note because of how my labor and delivery will go. I think everything is well, all is good. At that time, I still felt like I was in good care. I was still feeling confident in my team. My mom was reassured that I was very, very close to Baylor, a hospital that she revered and knew was top notch.

No ultrasound was done to confirm that my son had flipped over at 36 weeks. And this is important to note because of how my labor and delivery will go. I think everything is well, all is good. At that time, I still felt like I was in good care. I was still feeling confident in my team. My mom was reassured that I was very, very close to Baylor, a hospital that she revered and knew was top notch.

No ultrasound was done to confirm that my son had flipped over at 36 weeks. And this is important to note because of how my labor and delivery will go. I think everything is well, all is good. At that time, I still felt like I was in good care. I was still feeling confident in my team. My mom was reassured that I was very, very close to Baylor, a hospital that she revered and knew was top notch.

So at 39 weeks and five days, February 1st of 2022, my water breaks at 1 a.m. contractions ensue probably about an hour later. So I call the on-call line for the midwives and the on-call midwife at the time was Mariah, the CNM. And I tell them I'm going into labor. I monitor my contractions. I'm told to rest up as much as I can, eat, drink, and just wait it out.

So at 39 weeks and five days, February 1st of 2022, my water breaks at 1 a.m. contractions ensue probably about an hour later. So I call the on-call line for the midwives and the on-call midwife at the time was Mariah, the CNM. And I tell them I'm going into labor. I monitor my contractions. I'm told to rest up as much as I can, eat, drink, and just wait it out.

So at 39 weeks and five days, February 1st of 2022, my water breaks at 1 a.m. contractions ensue probably about an hour later. So I call the on-call line for the midwives and the on-call midwife at the time was Mariah, the CNM. And I tell them I'm going into labor. I monitor my contractions. I'm told to rest up as much as I can, eat, drink, and just wait it out.

The contractions, they start and they kind of peak and then they dissipate. They come in these like waves where they get the most intense at the top and then they kind of go back out. That's how mine felt anyway. I have a contraction monitor and I am recording my contractions. Probably about four hours in to my labor, I start feeling like my contractions are consistent with active labor.

The contractions, they start and they kind of peak and then they dissipate. They come in these like waves where they get the most intense at the top and then they kind of go back out. That's how mine felt anyway. I have a contraction monitor and I am recording my contractions. Probably about four hours in to my labor, I start feeling like my contractions are consistent with active labor.

The contractions, they start and they kind of peak and then they dissipate. They come in these like waves where they get the most intense at the top and then they kind of go back out. That's how mine felt anyway. I have a contraction monitor and I am recording my contractions. Probably about four hours in to my labor, I start feeling like my contractions are consistent with active labor.

They're one minute long and three minutes apart consistently on the dot back to back to back. That's when I call them. I say, hey, I think I'm in active labor. The reason why active labor is so important is because origins will not take you in until you are at least three to four centimeters dilated and in active labor. This is the second time I'm speaking to Mariah.

They're one minute long and three minutes apart consistently on the dot back to back to back. That's when I call them. I say, hey, I think I'm in active labor. The reason why active labor is so important is because origins will not take you in until you are at least three to four centimeters dilated and in active labor. This is the second time I'm speaking to Mariah.

They're one minute long and three minutes apart consistently on the dot back to back to back. That's when I call them. I say, hey, I think I'm in active labor. The reason why active labor is so important is because origins will not take you in until you are at least three to four centimeters dilated and in active labor. This is the second time I'm speaking to Mariah.

Mariah says, you're a first time mom and you don't sound like you're in active labor. So I was told to take a cup of Benadryl and sleep it off. 8 a.m. rolls around and Jennifer Crawford is the midwife on call now. She calls me and said, let's get this baby out.

Mariah says, you're a first time mom and you don't sound like you're in active labor. So I was told to take a cup of Benadryl and sleep it off. 8 a.m. rolls around and Jennifer Crawford is the midwife on call now. She calls me and said, let's get this baby out.

Mariah says, you're a first time mom and you don't sound like you're in active labor. So I was told to take a cup of Benadryl and sleep it off. 8 a.m. rolls around and Jennifer Crawford is the midwife on call now. She calls me and said, let's get this baby out.

She said, I want you to perform a mile circuit, which is a series of different exercises that they want you to do, different positionings to kind of get things moving around.

She said, I want you to perform a mile circuit, which is a series of different exercises that they want you to do, different positionings to kind of get things moving around.

She said, I want you to perform a mile circuit, which is a series of different exercises that they want you to do, different positionings to kind of get things moving around.

It never even dawned on me that Jennifer was a student midwife. At this point, I do what Jennifer tells me to do. I'm at home. My doula comes. I love my doula. She's fantastic. She's hanging out with me. At about 10 a.m., I noticed my contractions stall. They were no longer peaking. I was getting these crampy feelings and then they started to become inconsistent.

It never even dawned on me that Jennifer was a student midwife. At this point, I do what Jennifer tells me to do. I'm at home. My doula comes. I love my doula. She's fantastic. She's hanging out with me. At about 10 a.m., I noticed my contractions stall. They were no longer peaking. I was getting these crampy feelings and then they started to become inconsistent.