11 February 2013  Margaret's Birth Story (I'm Back!)  Well,
hello there! It has been far too long since I've posted here.
I've been woefully neglectful of this blog for a while now, so I
figured why not revive it, starting with my most recent birth
story? Exciting, right?  The same disclaimer I placed before
Dominic's birth story applies here. If you're squeamish or don't
want to read about my girl parts doing anything, let alone
pushing a baby out, you should probably stop reading. If those
things don't bother you, continue on, soldier.  I had been
having irregular contractions on and off for a few weeks. Every
night around suppertime I played the immortal game of "Is it, or
isn't it?" So on the day of my 40 week prenatal appointment I
was burning with curiosity to see if I had made any progress.
When the midwife checked me, she excitedly informed me that I
was a "good" 4cm and 80% effaced. At my 39 week appointment I
was 2cm and 75% effaced, so in a week I was able to make a good
2cm progress! I still didn'