After 2 miscarriages and much sadness and uncertainty and being pregnant 3 times in one year, on May 25 at 9 p.m. the contractions of our son’s delivery began. Since this was the first experience for me, I thought; oh this is doable. Not knowing that labor would take 30 hours from start to finish. After 6 hours of waiting, the dilation had not changed much; I went from 3 centimeters to 4 centimeters. I kept my spirits up and after no change we decided to break the waters. In the afternoon, the contractions became more intense and I had mega pain in my back. From showering and mostly standing, the pain eased slightly. Besides the fact that the midwife helped me tremendously with the contractions and my husband did his best to assist me, I saw it as less and less positive to be able to give birth at home. In the afternoon on May 26, we discussed the options I had regarding the pain. I decided to be patient until I could give birth naturally and at home. The thing that kept me going was the peace I experienced inside; that I was allowed to trust the midwife. I extremely enjoyed the fact that she stayed at our house non-stop during the day and evening.