Your labor beginning with your water breaking a week before your due date was not only a bit surprising for us, but also for your mom. She was treating a patient in her practice at the time and did not let on anything about your sign.
Shortly thereafter, the first gentle surges followed, and at noon, after her last appointment, she contacted me. We arranged to meet at your home in the evening. I was able to assess the situation, and since the surges were still irregular and short, I went home again and tried to sleep. Your dad kept calling with updates. Just after one in the morning, I was back with you, and I sent your dad to bed to rest. Your mom had an intense latent phase and breathed through your surges every 2–3 minutes all night, first in her own bathtub and then in the pool. She didn’t need much; she was very focused.
In the morning, the surges became more intense, and your cervix began to open for you. Your mom embraced surge after surge; your dad had gotten up again and was supporting her. When asked if she still felt confident about giving birth at home, she simply said, yes, yes, but it would be nice if it were over soon.
And then, in the afternoon at 3, your cervix was fully dilated, and I celebrated your mom for it. Unbelievable how wonderfully she was doing. But I was slowly getting tired and was glad your second midwife came to assist.
Your surges, which had been coming so long at short intervals, gradually became less frequent. Your uterus seemed to be getting tired after so much work. Despite using labor oil, upright positions, supported by your dad, and squats on the stall bars, your contraction pattern was no longer strong enough for the final phase of labor.
You were now pressing firmly into your mom’s pelvis, and your heart tones were always wonderful. Nevertheless, we then decided, as a final push, to transfer to the nearby Lachen Hospital. And with a little support, you were able to see the light of day in the evening.
A very warm welcome, little one.