Jocelyn Marie was born August 10th at 5:35pm (on her due date!)

highlights of the birth story…

I woke up around 5am with some bloody show and a little crampy, but not really convinced that this was it. Went back to bed until 7 or so, and got up to consult with dh to see if he should go into work or not. We’d no sooner decided that he should go ahead and go, when I stood up and my water broke. Oops, guess he should stay.

Contractions started picking up and eventually seemed to settle into a pattern. I kept leaking fluid all throughout the morning. Around 10:30am we talked to the midwife and decided to go in to the birth center and get checked. I was getting frustrated because the only position that was semi comfortable was walking… and I was getting pretty tired of constantly standing up.

At the same time, I thought we were probably going too soon. But I was a stretchy 4cm and already well thinned out, so we decided to stay put. Our lovely midwife got me settled on a birth ball with dh supporting me from a rocking chair seated behind me. I hung out there until 2:30pm or so and then headed for the tub.

Oh my. The tub was such a wonderful relief. Contractions were pretty much on top of each other and I’d been throwing up off and on all day, so I wasn’t feeling good… but the tub definitely made things better. I started pushing around 4:30 and by 5:35 she was here!

The whole experience was more intense and surreal that I ever imagined — and more wonderful, too. We couldn’t be happier. Jocelyn weighed 9lbs. 2.8oz. and 21 in. long. She’s so beautiful! I had a small tear and ended up with a few stitches, but I feel really great so far. We were all home safe and sound by 11pm.

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