7th January 2007

Your mother decided to go for induction on Monday and I was thinking to myself that she will probably go into spontaneous labor prior to that.

Around 1.30am, your daddy calls me to inform me that your mother is in labor and that surges started since midnight. They were not sure if they should go to the hospital soon or not, so I said I will get ready and call him after my shower. He said no need to rush.

03:24:59 sms from your Daddy

Ok. Surges 4 mins apart. Getting more intense. Call me when you are here so that I can open the door.

3.50am

I arrived at your parent's place, found your mother in a reclining position on the bed and breathing through a surge. I could tell that it was intense yet she remained beautifully relaxed.

I was relaxed even in the hospital (before things got too intense).  Richard took a video of it for proof. :)

"that was a really painful one", she said.

She said that this was the only position that she felt comfortable. Your daddy shared that she spent a few hours doing abdominal lifting and that could have helped start labor. She said that when she stands its much harder to get a nice long breath. Surges were frequent, 3-4 minutes and she focused on her breath and remained completely relaxed. We talked about when to go to hospital and I said that there is still time to stay home as I am looking for other signs ie. bowel movement feelings, more show etc.. if she wants to stay as long as possible at home or she could move on to the hospital to settle in. Your daddy seemed to prefer to stay home first. Your daddy then said to wait till daylight before moving on and I said who knows, might be before that :) asked him to catch a snooze.

4.16am

You are moving around actively and your mother said that she did not know what you were trying to do. Kicking on right anterior bottom.

4.26am

She said that surges are much closer together. She was wondering if she should start moving to the hospital because she is unsure if she is able to walk later but I said she was ok, we can move down slowly. She reports constant pain whenever she moves as well as feeling queasy.

4.40am

She went to the toilet and reported a lot of discomfort and that it takes effort even to pee.

4.49am

She had a very "bad" surge and took some time for her to get back to slow breathing. I suggested to her to moan on her out breath if it helps instead of holding it back.

4.55am

She decides to go to the hospital for fear of being unable to move so I said that could be a good idea. I woke your daddy up and we are getting ready to go.