The Birth of Mila

Ok. I finally had my sweet little girl!! I was just feeling like it was hopeless Saturday, the 6th, when I decided to make myself forget by making tons of plans for Sunday.

Well, that seems to have been the trick for me. At about 3am my water broke. I called the delivery ward and they said to try to get some sleep since I wasnt having regular contractions and the water was clear. About 10 minutes later, I see some green in the water, call back, and they need me in to make sure baby is ok. Im still not thinking "its happenning".

As we get ready to go, I start having horrible menstrual type pains, but figure it cant be real contractions so dont get too hopped up. Over the next 20 minutes, driving to the hospital, these "not real" contractions become very painful and regular. Is this it??

It is it!!

We get to the hospital at about 4:15, get checked and am back down from a 4 to a 3. So disappointing. I try to walk through the pains but it is becoming very difficult. We finally get a room about 5:30. I am re-checked and am at a 5. We wait a while for the bath I requested and the midwife comes back and I realize a bath aint gonna happen!

At that time I am re-checked and am at a 7, but while being checked I have a contraction and go to an 8. This is about 7 am. I go to pee just in case, and while in there have pushing urges. Scary! I tell the midwife that I need to push and she says Im not ready. I tell her to please check me again. She does and I am SO ready. I cant control the pushing.

I start feeling wild. Picture the Exorcist. Levitations and heads spinning. I wanted an epidural but there was just no way. So I start the real pushing and after I think 6 contractions she has her head half out. I gotta tell you, ladies, this is the most horrendous thing you will ever feel! The midwife is holding me open so I can keep pushing. I finally get to the next contraction and push her all the way out. It was so hideously painful...

But oh my goodness. To look down and see my beautiful, well ok slimy, baby girl. Its the most amazing thing I have ever seen. Or felt. Or smelled, but thats another tale.

On October 7th at 8:01 am, I saw my baby girl for the first time. She is in perfect health. Weighed in at 8.5 lbs and is 20.5 inches long. She has wavy dark hair like her daddy. She has a beautiful scream, that we hear often as my milk isnt in yet, and loves to be snuggled super close.

The miracle that is Mila Belle Petersson has finally shown herself, and it is truly amazing!

So happy to no longer feel forever pregnant!!
Thanks for reading my super long birth story.