Finley Grace birthstory
Finley Grace... She truly is God's grace on me. During the third trimester while I was pregnant with her we realized she was measuring a bit small. We began the non-stress tests to be sure she was doing well in utero. As time went on doing two tests a week, she was doing great. I on the other hand, was experiencing stress from those non-stress tests. My blood pressure tends to rise each pregnancy, but this was higher than my midwife liked. She did some bloodwork, coming back normal one week, and the following week sent me to the hospital for induction. The "i" word... I had always experience a natural birth. Laboring at home until I couldn't any longer and THEN heading to the hospital. You can read my previous birth stories, Haven's here or Taytum's here . This was going to be a VERY different experience. The midwife on call came in and informed that I was not dilated or effaced really at all. I had the choice of taking a pill, inserting a pill or using a bal...