Personal Narrative: The Day I Gave Birth To My Baby

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My life took a turn the day I gave birth to my son. I was scared, nervous, and excited at the same time. The day started with me having contractions at 4 in the morning. I thought I was just having cramps and maybe it wasn’t time yet. I just hit my 38 week mark today and the baby isn’t coming yet. The contractions kept coming every 30 minutes. I try to sleep through it, but it was too painful so I couldn’t sleep. At 11 o’clock I had an appointment for a check-up. I finally left the house at 10 o’clock to go to my appointment. When I got to the clinic, my doctor decided to check my cervix to see how far I’m dilated. My doctor told me that I was 4 centimeter dilated already and I should head to the hospital. I went home first, to go pack my bag

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