Birth Story
Toby's birth started at 4am on Saturday, August 2nd when we think that my water broke. Contractions didn't start so we decided I would rest until a decent hour. Around 8am we were pretty sure that my water had broken so we met the midwife, Karla at Labor of Love. Long story short, we tried for the next 20 hours and a change of the midwives (to the wonderful Michelle) to try to get contractions started. This 20 hours included a trip to the chiropractor, walking, walking, walking, squatting . . . you name it, we tried it. Then I got the warning that I would have to transfer if things weren't showing progress. I came in at 1cm, progressed to 3cm by the evening. Dustin & Holli ( our patient doula ) were such amazing supporters for me throughout this process. Always offering a new way to get things going or offering a back rub, food, a hand hold or hug when contractions actually did get going. They were both so comforting to me as a very type A personality who di...