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New Member of the Family

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First off, my pregnancy was very hard. I had gestational diabetes and high blood pressure and constant headaches along with being sick the first few months. I never gained one pound thankfully I only lost weight. I was admitted to the hospital at 16 weeks with pyelonephritis, and again at 35 weeks because my blood pressure was super high. I had my 26th birthday hoping that I'd have Oswin on my birthday. That didn't happen... So I started having minor contractions on my birthday and they got more regular and closer by the next day, admittedly I wasn't due till September 9th and my induction date was set for September 2nd. I went to dinner with my in laws for my birthday and was having contractions that were about 3-4 minutes apart and 30-40 seconds long. I went to the bathroom and rejoiced thinking I'd be going into labor soon as I had lost a small piece if my mucus plug. But nothing. The next day I was still determined to have Oswin. So I went for a walk w