Time goes by so fast. This we all know. But let me tell you... my 3rd pregnancy was a contradiction to everything I knew up to that point. I felt like it would never end. The sickness... the discomfort... oh man, I was watching the clock. My babies, I have no doubt, were in a hurry to have their little sister or brother out as well. For all they know aliens invaded mommies body and the day that baby was born I was set free... :)
Let me clarify what else I meant by everything being a contradiction... It was my 3rd pregnancy and yet the 1st time I got so unbelievably sick and uncomfortable, so exhausted I could barely stand and for the 1st time I tested positive for GBS or Group B Strep. And if that weren't enough I also had horrible reoccurring yeast infections. I. WAS. A. MESS. When I tested positive for GBS my midwife and I discussed what I would need to do to take care of myself so it wouldn't be an issue and so I wouldn't have to be hooked up to an IV during my labor/birth. Annoying and a total pain? YES. Simple fix? Yes. Just another "something" to overcome and say goodbye to when my baby was in my arms.
We, and I say we because in my house we all felt the affects of my pregnancy, were nearing the end and it was time to get everything in order. I reserved and picked up my birth tub and birthing kit, my husband and I went to our birthing classes and I got a handle on all my "issues". I started getting my nightly contractions that happened a couple weeks before my son was born and every night I went to bed I would think and wonder... is it going to be tonight? And then I would wake up (several times throughout the night) and my son would be climbing all over me and... nothing.
The week of my due date I started feeling my nightly contractions more and more and swore a few times I was in labor. But then they would slow down or stop completely and I felt all bummed. boo. So one night I was getting ready for bed and when I went to the bathroom I saw something that is not normal, but definitely... a sign. I feel like I've already given you all way TMI so I'll spare you the details now. Suffice it to say... this was it.
