The substitute teacher’s shift was over. She was taken over by Nicolette! I spent 7 hours rocking the bed in my own bubble, trying to suppress the pain. At one point I could no longer stand and lay down on the bed. From then on, everything moved very quickly. I was very well guided and supported by my husband. I tried to stay in my own bubble and puff gently. When the contractions became more intense, I would lose rhythm and my husband would make sure I got back into my bubble. Trying to stay calm and breathe well was incredibly nice for me. I didn’t panic as a result and I didn’t have to cry. That only takes energy! Pretty soon I was at 9 centimeters of dilation and soon after at 10 centimeters. It’s very strange, but at one point I felt push contractions coming on. Personally, I really liked that because at least then you can do something. Ordinary contractions can only be caught purely. I was allowed to push and at first it seemed to go well, but soon they found out that the baby’s heart rate went down during the contractions. Now 1x was no big deal, but this happened more often. As a precaution, the ambulance was called and they were at the bedside pretty soon, to take me if necessary. I wanted so badly to give birth at home, so they put a cut and I worked really hard by pushing really hard. This worked well, as within 7 contractions our little miracle was born. Then it turned out that the umbilical cord was around her neck 2x and therefore the heart rate went down. This was quickly loosened and soon our little miracle was on my chest. (06-09-2020, 08:54 a.m. and 3520 grams and 52 cm)