July 26, 2018

My Birth Story 1.0 – Maya Sophia Van Dam

*This is my birth story from when I delivered Maya last year (Feb 28 2017). I have not edited or changed it in any way. I wanted to read it again before I give birth to baby Nugget and, when reading it, thought others may enjoy reading it as well. I hope you do xxx “You will see your baby within the next 30 minutes.” Those are the words I remember hearing at one of the most testing times of the whole 19 hours. My midwife was right. About 3 pushes later, this wriggly, vulnerable miracle was born. Back it up 1 day and 19 or so hours… At just over 38 weeks and feeling no signs…