
Description of Labor: -Labor begins upon the ending of a very peculiar dream Friday morning at 7 am, when I was met with a contraction that left a resonation with my cervix. -Contractions come throughout the day, ranging anywhere from 50 minutes apart to 20 and 30 minutes apart. -Call my husband, who is at work to inform him that I suspect labor has begun. Continue running the day as usual, cooking, cleaning, and directing the children, while smiling and tuning into each contraction. -Husband arrives home around 7 pm After meal and clean up, sons inflate pool around 10 pm Contractions are ranging anywhere from 10 to 15 minutes apart. -After my youngest two children are asleep, I head upstairs to our bedroom (temporarily turned birthing room), where I begin to arrange the room cozily, and set out my herbs, incense, ocean sounds (nature sounds I listened to), and immediate baby prep. -I continue breathing and relaxing with contractions as they come. -At around 3 am, I begin to visualize myself giving birth, but immediately become disturbed by some plans that had been made surrounding the birth event. -At this point, labor stalls completely. -After I try walking, changing different positions, and a shower to get contractions to restart, I listen to my heart which is telling me to go to sleep. I go to bed and sleep soundly till about 8 am -At 8 am I am met with 3 very strong contractions that come two or three minutes apart. I get up expecting that birth will be soon. -I don <b>...</b>
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