Freija's Birth Story
June 15 th about 2am… A little back story first…our baby girl was due on June 10 th and we had been anxiously anticipating her arrival since about the middle of May when I started having pretty regular “Braxton hicks” contractions. Sometimes they would start in the middle of the night and be consistent enough to compel me to page my midwives; “page us again if your water breaks, you have bloody show or the contractions get stronger” they would say each time with the utmost patience and care. Other times, the contractions would happen in the middle of the day, one time strong enough for me to leave work immediately and drive home. This continued and was quite frustrating. I was doing my best to enjoy pregnancy knowing it was my last, but the constant “is this it?” was trying for me and for Norm. I knew she would come when she was ready so once I hit my due date and beyond I just figured well, let’s get on with life and let the little lady come in...