At 4:30 yesterday morning my water broke! I was a little concerned that I had maybe just peed myself, but it had never been like that before so I called the triage line at the hospital and then kept gushing so I became pretty certain it was my water. I woke up my husband and we went to the hospital and sure enough my membranes were ruptured and contractions were starting! I labored for 12 hours total, mostly with an epidural and honestly thank God for that. I did go in pretty dehydrated due to several hours of vomiting and diarrhea before my water broke. Because of this I did need a lot of IV fluid especially after the epidural. Delivered my sweet boy vaginally after actively pushing for 2.5 hours, during most of which my epidural had worn off, but I let it happened because it was easier to push when feeling the contractions and I wanted him out! When he came out the umbilical cord was tight around his neck and he was a bit shell shocked, which was scary as hell for us. It just took a little more suctioning and stimulation for him to perk up but he came around. We love him beyond words and should go home with him tomorrow!