• Momming

    Birth Story – Mila

    Our daughter took her sweet time getting here. In the weeks leading up to her due date, she was comfortably settled inside me and my body seemed none the wiser that she would soon need to come out. I had very few Braxton Hicks or contractions and I felt relatively normal except for my limited lung capacity. I tried every trick in the book during my last week – eating pineapple, bouncing on an exercise ball, and even awkward pregnancy sex (sorry mom and dad!). The contractions didn’t come. Luckily, during my 39th week, my doctor scheduled an induction date. He’s been an OBGYN for many years and explained that…