: About Me

Supportive, gentle hands rubbed my aching back. The pain lessened to a tolerable numbness. My husband smiled down at me as the contractions faded. I smiled back at him, appreciating his support. I knew he was feeling helpless. He wanted to do something but wasn't sure what. I looked over towards Nancy as the next contraction took my breathe away. She grabbed my hands and encouraged me to squeeze back as the peak of the contraction controlled my body. I knew for several years that I wanted to try to have this baby "naturally." I already had my induction type of experience. I had an epidural...