Kristen

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.

They went from three minutes apart, one minute long to once every five minutes, once every 10 minutes, once every three minutes. It was just very sporadic. We wait a little longer. I noticed that my son isn't moving as much. I tell my doula this and she said, I think you should give your midwives a call. Somewhere between 11 and noon, I give Jennifer a call.

They went from three minutes apart, one minute long to once every five minutes, once every 10 minutes, once every three minutes. It was just very sporadic. We wait a little longer. I noticed that my son isn't moving as much. I tell my doula this and she said, I think you should give your midwives a call. Somewhere between 11 and noon, I give Jennifer a call.

They went from three minutes apart, one minute long to once every five minutes, once every 10 minutes, once every three minutes. It was just very sporadic. We wait a little longer. I noticed that my son isn't moving as much. I tell my doula this and she said, I think you should give your midwives a call. Somewhere between 11 and noon, I give Jennifer a call.

I tell her, hey, my contractions have been stalled for a couple hours, and I'm noticing that my son isn't moving as much as he was. And she goes, huh, okay. Well, why don't you come in around 4 p.m., four hours after I called her? We say, okay. I look back at this now and think, wow, how crazy that I didn't see that as a red flag and that I waited that long really to go in.

I tell her, hey, my contractions have been stalled for a couple hours, and I'm noticing that my son isn't moving as much as he was. And she goes, huh, okay. Well, why don't you come in around 4 p.m., four hours after I called her? We say, okay. I look back at this now and think, wow, how crazy that I didn't see that as a red flag and that I waited that long really to go in.

I tell her, hey, my contractions have been stalled for a couple hours, and I'm noticing that my son isn't moving as much as he was. And she goes, huh, okay. Well, why don't you come in around 4 p.m., four hours after I called her? We say, okay. I look back at this now and think, wow, how crazy that I didn't see that as a red flag and that I waited that long really to go in.

I wish at the time that I'd just gone to the hospital and said, you know what, my labor's not going normally anymore. And this I think would go to show like how trusting I was in my providers. And how long has it been since your water broke? Water broke at 1 a.m. So 4 p.m. We're looking at 15 hours.

I wish at the time that I'd just gone to the hospital and said, you know what, my labor's not going normally anymore. And this I think would go to show like how trusting I was in my providers. And how long has it been since your water broke? Water broke at 1 a.m. So 4 p.m. We're looking at 15 hours.

I wish at the time that I'd just gone to the hospital and said, you know what, my labor's not going normally anymore. And this I think would go to show like how trusting I was in my providers. And how long has it been since your water broke? Water broke at 1 a.m. So 4 p.m. We're looking at 15 hours.

Me, my doula and my husband are in the room with Jennifer. And she grabs a limited ultrasound. And then she was having a lot of trouble with the device. So she brought Elizabeth in. And Elizabeth uses this limited ultrasound to confirm that my son is still transverse breech. So he's laying across side to side in my belly instead of up and down. So he said, you know what?

Me, my doula and my husband are in the room with Jennifer. And she grabs a limited ultrasound. And then she was having a lot of trouble with the device. So she brought Elizabeth in. And Elizabeth uses this limited ultrasound to confirm that my son is still transverse breech. So he's laying across side to side in my belly instead of up and down. So he said, you know what?

Me, my doula and my husband are in the room with Jennifer. And she grabs a limited ultrasound. And then she was having a lot of trouble with the device. So she brought Elizabeth in. And Elizabeth uses this limited ultrasound to confirm that my son is still transverse breech. So he's laying across side to side in my belly instead of up and down. So he said, you know what?

We're sorry, but you're going to have to have a C-section because he's transverse and he's not compatible with vaginal delivery. I was pretty optimistic. I was disappointed a little bit, but I was like, I got to labor for this long. Things just didn't work out this way. And there was no tears or anything like that.

We're sorry, but you're going to have to have a C-section because he's transverse and he's not compatible with vaginal delivery. I was pretty optimistic. I was disappointed a little bit, but I was like, I got to labor for this long. Things just didn't work out this way. And there was no tears or anything like that.

We're sorry, but you're going to have to have a C-section because he's transverse and he's not compatible with vaginal delivery. I was pretty optimistic. I was disappointed a little bit, but I was like, I got to labor for this long. Things just didn't work out this way. And there was no tears or anything like that.

I was just like, we're going to have to go get a C-section and we're going to meet our son. I was nervous about the C-section part because anybody's nervous to go under the knife. But I asked her, I said, do I need a cervical exam? And Jennifer looks at me and she goes, no, you don't need a cervical exam. You're getting a C-section. So it doesn't matter. So she doesn't do a cervical check.

I was just like, we're going to have to go get a C-section and we're going to meet our son. I was nervous about the C-section part because anybody's nervous to go under the knife. But I asked her, I said, do I need a cervical exam? And Jennifer looks at me and she goes, no, you don't need a cervical exam. You're getting a C-section. So it doesn't matter. So she doesn't do a cervical check.

I was just like, we're going to have to go get a C-section and we're going to meet our son. I was nervous about the C-section part because anybody's nervous to go under the knife. But I asked her, I said, do I need a cervical exam? And Jennifer looks at me and she goes, no, you don't need a cervical exam. You're getting a C-section. So it doesn't matter. So she doesn't do a cervical check.

They refer me over to OBGYN Dr. Deborah Fuller. She works in her own private practice right across the street from Baylor. So we drive over there. We are dealing with the front desk. I had left all of my effects at home, all of my personal stuff. I left my phone. I left my wallet, my purse.