The Labor Day holiday presents a fitting day to discuss labor — the birthing kind! Here are my answers to the Labor Day meme. You can play along with Rocks In My Dryer too, but be sure to leave a comment here with your link (or just your answers if you don’t have a blog) so I know to go read your answers!
How long were your labors?
Kid #1, 22 hours.
Kid #2, 5 hours.
Kid #3, 11 hours.
See a pattern there? Nope, me neither.
How did you know you were in labor?
Kid #1, contractions that woke me up at …read more

On Wednesday July 16 I was 38 weeks and 1 day into the pregnancy. The midwife had just finished her pre-birth home visit at 3:15 that afternoon. At 4 p.m. I was resting in bed and reading stories to my girls. Over the next hour I had some contractions, but no more and no stronger than I’d been having over the previous several days, so I didn’t pay much attention. Until I felt a little “pffzt” in my belly and I wondered whether that could possibly be my water breaking.

Nicole Marie White
7 pounds, 2 ounces
19.5 inches
Born Thursday, July 17, 2008
at 2:51 a.m.
At home, in the water.
Our first nursing session lasted a blissful hour. I am happy and feeling well! More details later!