Numbers’ Birth Story

Numbers’ due date was July 12. At my 38 weeks appointment, I was dilated at 2.5 cm. Throughout that week I was feeling nervous thinking it would happen soon and at my last appointment on July 9, I was dilated at 3 cm.

Black Widow premiered that night and we figured we should watch it before baby comes. Halfway thru the movie, I started to have contractions. The contractions were sporadic and still manageable. I told Aaron we can wait until the movie ended. However, I couldn’t wait for the post-credits scene. We already had our car packed and got to Kaiser Baldwin at 12:30 am.

They kept me at triage since my contractions weren’t consistent and they were about to send me home. But I felt like I was dying (a familiar feeling with Ark’s birth) and was relieved when they said I reached 5 cm at 2:35 am, which meant I could go in the labor room. I kept feeling the urge to poop while my contractions were getting more intense. Before I could get the epidural (the one thing I told them I wanted for this labor and delivery), they had to give me a COVID test and put in an IV. But at the same time I threw up and still felt the need to poop and was still waiting for my epidural.

It was now 3 am and I told the nurse “I pooped! I’m sorry!”. She looked and said there’s nothing. Then I said “Something’s happening!” so she looked again and put her hand to the baby’s head then called for a midwife. The midwife quickly arrived, I pushed, and Numbers was here within a minute! Aaron said “She’s here.” It was not poop, it was Numbers.