Mom: Amélie T. Like every night for the past month, I was still having intermittent contractions. But this night was the one! When I woke up because of a contraction, I felt a big splash. It wasn’t pee, but the breaking of my water. Since it was 4 a.m., I didn’t call my midwife immediately. […]
Maman: Julie P. One Saturday around 9 p.m., I had light cramps like during my periods, I was happy! The waves (contractions) began. I was no longer comfortable sitting on the ball, so I watched TV standing up, moving and repeating to myself “I’m savoring the moment and letting go” “I’m moving with and for […]
Charlotte Émélie Lemay-Maurice’s birth story Momma: Katherine Lemay The day prior to her arrival I was an emotional mess. I was crying thinking how long it would take to meet my daughter, and catastrophizing that at this rate I would never meet her. The week prior I had told my husband that I thought I […]
