Hey ladies, just thought I'd let you know that I'm in labor. I'm having contractions every 10 minutes and they are lasting almost a minute each. They've been like that for almost an hour now. I called my mom and her and my dad are coming to get me to take me to the hospital. Talk to everyone later.
UPDATE:
I had my baby Friday November 20, 2009 @ 4:38pm. His name is Matthew Clay Nachtweih, he weighed 8 pounds, 10 ounces and was 21 inches long. Both of us are doing great, we got home this morning.
Sara
Why are you going to the hospital so early?
Throughout the world, there exists a group of women who feel mightily drawn to giving care to women in childbirth. At the same time maternal and independent, responsive to a mother's needs, yet accepting full responsibility as her attendant; such women are natural midwives. Without the presence and acceptance of the midwife, obstetrics becomes aggressive, technical, and inhuman.
Professor G.J. Kloosterman, Chief of OB/GYN, Univ. of
congrats mommy... praying for a fast and healthy birth!
Quoting SaraMommy:
I'm 1 cm dilated and having contractions every 10 minutes. I'm going because I'm in labor.
Quoting Cynthje:
Why are you going to the hospital so early?
Unless your water broke, they're gonna send you home. They won't keep you unless you're 4 cm and your contractions are 5-7 minutes apart. And even then, if your water hasn't broken, they might send you home.
You are in early labor, and it could take many many hours, there is really no need to go in until the contractions are 5 minutes apart, lasting 1 minute for at least an hour. Good luck!
Quoting SaraMommy:I'm 1 cm dilated and having contractions every 10 minutes. I'm going because I'm in labor.
Quoting Cynthje:
Why are you going to the hospital so early?
Throughout the world, there exists a group of women who feel mightily drawn to giving care to women in childbirth. At the same time maternal and independent, responsive to a mother's needs, yet accepting full responsibility as her attendant; such women are natural midwives. Without the presence and acceptance of the midwife, obstetrics becomes aggressive, technical, and inhuman.
Professor G.J. Kloosterman, Chief of OB/GYN, Univ. of
I want one more!!!
- SaraMommy
on Nov. 20, 2009 at 11:08 AM