Your mum had already been having some practice contractions with you for several days, especially in the evenings and at night. That’s why she wasn’t one hundred percent sure whether your birth had actually started when she first contacted me.
I decided to go to Triemli Hospital already to prepare your birth room because I had the feeling that I would soon get another call from your parents telling me that they wanted to come to the hospital and that it wouldn’t be long until you were born.
And that’s exactly what happened. Your parents arrived at the hospital about 15 minutes after me. I could see that the contractions were already intense, and your mum got into the birthing tub quite soon after they arrived.
Your mum felt that something was pushing strongly downwards, but she didn’t yet have the sensation that she needed to push. It was your amniotic sac, which was still intact and was helping you to gently prepare your birth canal.
Your mum asked me when it would rupture, why it hadn’t happened yet, and what would happen afterwards. So I explained that I was pretty sure it would rupture soon and that the pressure would usually become more intense. I also told her that, at this stage, the birth would most likely happen quite quickly afterwards.
A few minutes after that conversation, your waters broke — and just one minute later, your head was born. Another minute later, your mum was able to help lift you out of the water and bring you onto her chest.
You were welcomed with so much love by your parents and enjoyed a long cuddle with your mum, first in the bath and later on the bed.
Welcome, not-so-little man! It was a pure joy to be your midwife and to see your mum give birth to you so calmly, with such wonderful support from your dad.
I wish that this pure love from your parents will accompany you throughout your whole life, and that you will be able to share this same love with the people around you.