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My Birth Story-A Natural Birth Experience

I believe every woman's story of how they became a mom is worth telling.  I also think it's important that we get to tell our stories because we can learn from each other.  Our stories are what make us mom's and mom's need to stick together and support one another.  I am simply telling mine in hopes that it might make a difference. July 11th, 2015 5:00am I woke up feeling consistent contractions 5 minutes apart.  I thought maybe this was it, but I wasn't sure.  I didn't want to wake up my husband until I knew for sure that I was in labor.  A visit to the bathroom revealed what my handbook called "bloody show" a sure sign that I had entered "real labor".  I also had a significant bowel movement which seemed to be my body making room and preparing itself for labor.  Just another sign that my body really does know what to do naturally.  Then I decided to wake up Joshua and said, "I think I'm in labor".  We hadn't even star...