It has taken me a long time to figure out how I would actually like to begin writing this.
I have decided a couple of things.
1. I am going to write in two parts.
2. I am going to do an intro to explain how I will be writing those two parts.
This here post is the intro, note the title.
If you have not been following my blog (or have been but may not remember all of the details), here are some helpful notes that will aid you in a better understanding of the next two posts in this “series”. Knowing this info will make it easier for me to write without having to over explain everything and give you a better understanding of where I was mentally and physically without having to re-read my other posts.
1. I was 11 days overdue.
2. I had been having Braxton Hicks Contractions since I was 24 weeks along and started with real contractions the Monday after my due date. I was due on August 10 (a Saturday).
3. I was aiming for a VBAC delivery (Vaginal Birth After C-Section). I did not want to be induced which would put me at a higher risk for another Cesarian. I had my membranes stripped twice and tried every safe suggestion and old wives tale imaginable that would help induce labor naturally.
4. From the Monday the “real contractions” started, I had contractions every afternoon/evening and then they would go away at night when I went to bed. So, maybe they didn’t stop but I couldn’t feel them at night. I think they stopped, but I guess I couldn’t be too sure.
5. Part I will start the day I actually went into labor.
I think this is all you really need to know to be prepared. I hope to have Part I out next week as long as my children cooperate and take naps when they are supposed to.
Oh also, Anytime during the story you see something between brackets ( [ ] ), that will signify something that I was thinking. This will eliminate all of the ” and then I thought” or “I thought to myself” or “I was thinking”. Easier to write, easier to read. I like to write as if I am actually watching a TV show. Know what I mean?
Okay. Well, Talk to ya later! =)
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