Markita

I have no idea why she would even say something like that because my mom was asleep. She had been up for as long as I have been up. She had been there with me the whole time. So she was asleep half of the time. And then Malik's father, you know, he was right there with me. He would kind of doze off sometimes. And my best friend and my doula, Malik,

I have no idea why she would even say something like that because my mom was asleep. She had been up for as long as I have been up. She had been there with me the whole time. So she was asleep half of the time. And then Malik's father, you know, he was right there with me. He would kind of doze off sometimes. And my best friend and my doula, Malik,

I have no idea why she would even say something like that because my mom was asleep. She had been up for as long as I have been up. She had been there with me the whole time. So she was asleep half of the time. And then Malik's father, you know, he was right there with me. He would kind of doze off sometimes. And my best friend and my doula, Malik,

They were helping me, but none of them were in the way of things. They weren't loud. They weren't doing anything crazy in the room. Looking back on it, I was like, why does she even do that? I didn't ask her to do that. She had me doing these exercises with the ball on the bed. I do remember that was causing excruciating pain on my right side.

They were helping me, but none of them were in the way of things. They weren't loud. They weren't doing anything crazy in the room. Looking back on it, I was like, why does she even do that? I didn't ask her to do that. She had me doing these exercises with the ball on the bed. I do remember that was causing excruciating pain on my right side.

They were helping me, but none of them were in the way of things. They weren't loud. They weren't doing anything crazy in the room. Looking back on it, I was like, why does she even do that? I didn't ask her to do that. She had me doing these exercises with the ball on the bed. I do remember that was causing excruciating pain on my right side.

And I kept telling her that, but she was like, you need to keep pushing because I needed to open up more on my right side. After I do the exercises, at some point, my family comes back in.

And I kept telling her that, but she was like, you need to keep pushing because I needed to open up more on my right side. After I do the exercises, at some point, my family comes back in.

And I kept telling her that, but she was like, you need to keep pushing because I needed to open up more on my right side. After I do the exercises, at some point, my family comes back in.

I don't think they were trying to alert me. I know my mom was trying to respect my decision because she was very iffy about me choosing to do the natural way. So I think they were just trying to respect the decision. They were trusting her professionalism and trusting her quote unquote medical background of being a midwife. I was trusting her.

I don't think they were trying to alert me. I know my mom was trying to respect my decision because she was very iffy about me choosing to do the natural way. So I think they were just trying to respect the decision. They were trusting her professionalism and trusting her quote unquote medical background of being a midwife. I was trusting her.

I don't think they were trying to alert me. I know my mom was trying to respect my decision because she was very iffy about me choosing to do the natural way. So I think they were just trying to respect the decision. They were trusting her professionalism and trusting her quote unquote medical background of being a midwife. I was trusting her.

I started looking back and replaying things as my family was telling me stuff. In the moment, I just wasn't really paying attention to anything outside of what was going on. I was literally exhausted. I didn't start pushing until Monday morning. So now at this point, this is like Monday going past noon. This is between the hours of like one and three now.

I started looking back and replaying things as my family was telling me stuff. In the moment, I just wasn't really paying attention to anything outside of what was going on. I was literally exhausted. I didn't start pushing until Monday morning. So now at this point, this is like Monday going past noon. This is between the hours of like one and three now.

I started looking back and replaying things as my family was telling me stuff. In the moment, I just wasn't really paying attention to anything outside of what was going on. I was literally exhausted. I didn't start pushing until Monday morning. So now at this point, this is like Monday going past noon. This is between the hours of like one and three now.

She did check and she did say I was dilated to a 10. I still don't know when my water broke. My contractions though, at this point, they were from like four minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, two minutes. Like they were just all over the place. Some of them would last really long and really strong. Some of them would just come for a short period of time, but they were not normal at all.

She did check and she did say I was dilated to a 10. I still don't know when my water broke. My contractions though, at this point, they were from like four minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, two minutes. Like they were just all over the place. Some of them would last really long and really strong. Some of them would just come for a short period of time, but they were not normal at all.

She did check and she did say I was dilated to a 10. I still don't know when my water broke. My contractions though, at this point, they were from like four minutes, 10 minutes, 15 minutes, two minutes. Like they were just all over the place. Some of them would last really long and really strong. Some of them would just come for a short period of time, but they were not normal at all.

Whenever I was pushing, I was literally grunting because I felt like he was there, but he wasn't coming. Jennifer came in around eight and then probably around 10 or so. There was another lady that came in who was the birth assistant that I had paid the money for. She was coming in whenever I was having contractions every now and then to listen to the heart rate with the little Doppler.

Whenever I was pushing, I was literally grunting because I felt like he was there, but he wasn't coming. Jennifer came in around eight and then probably around 10 or so. There was another lady that came in who was the birth assistant that I had paid the money for. She was coming in whenever I was having contractions every now and then to listen to the heart rate with the little Doppler.