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My son’s recent birth was in a Costa Rican public hospital, a far cry from my daughter’s natural home birth. I still can’t believe I gave birth in a third world country, especially under free public care, but thankfully Elijah Josias’ birth went smoothly, despite my frustration with a handful of routine hospital procedures. I wrote this post as I remembered it, in notes form. It just made more sense to me. I certainly wasn’t thinking in flowing, gorgeous prose as I labored. Here goes…
Contractions begin Sunday night 2 nights before Elijah’s arrival; cramping pain that occasionally wakes me up.
Contractions Sun. night from 4am kept me awake. Get on all 4s in bed and sway side to side to get through. Stay in bed and try to…
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