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My water broke!

December 14, 2008 by Jessica

Yup, after all of my moaning and cranking, it is finally time! My water broke around 6:00 am this morning while I was trying to sleep. I’d been having some back contractions again that were keeping me awake, and I couldn’t sleep last night. I woke Elliot up around 3:00 am to keep me company (poor guy). I let him go back to sleep about 1 hour later, and then at 6:00 am I felt this huge gush. At first I thought I wet the bed, then I realized my water broke. I yelped and hollered my water broke and Elliot bolted awake. He grabbed me a towel (thank goodness I put that pee pad under my side of the bed!) and I went and got in the shower. He called the midwife, then stripped the bed and put the sheets in the washing machine. The midwife said we could take our time getting to the hospital. Apparently, things can slow down a bit the few hours after your water breaks. She said we can hang out here as long as we want, or head straight to the hospital. My contractions are picking up a bit now, so we will probably head to the hospital shortly. She is there finishing up a delivery. I’m so excited this is happening today – this is my “favorite” of the 3 midwives, so I’m very happy she will be the one attending the delivery.

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"I was exhausted and out of ideas when I consulted with Jessica.  She gave me all the tools I needed to help my children sleep better. Thank you, Jessica, for making our home a happier one!"

-Kari

Mom to 2 year old quadruplets
Eat-Sleep-Love | Maryland DC & Virginia Sleep Coach, Baby Planner, Maternity & Child Consultant

"I was exhausted and out of ideas when I consulted with Jessica.  She gave me all the tools I needed to help my children sleep better. Thank you, Jessica, for making our home a happier one!"

-Kari

Mom to 2 year old quadruplets
Eat-Sleep-Love | Maryland DC & Virginia Sleep Coach, Baby Planner, Maternity & Child Consultant
"Our son did not know how to fall asleep on his own, sleep through the night or stay in bed past 5:00am. Jessica was there every step of the way, offering advice, suggestions and support. Her step by step plan made for easy transitions and successful milestones. We cannot thank her enough for all her work and support!"
T. and S.

Parents to 2.5 year old boy

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