These are the exact words I said when giving birth to my son. I truly believed that the contractions I was experiencing had already defeated me. I was so ready to give up just about the time my son was ready to make his appearance.

So before I get ahead of myself let me give you a little back story about how I got to this point. Months before my son was born I had been on the fence about having a home birth again. The birth of my daughter was so lovely due to being only less than 8 hours of active labor. The contractions were steady and nothing too extreme. I also had two midwives and was taken care of in such a lovely manner that, when I reflect back, overall it was a wonderful experience. While on my journey through 3 trimesters, I began to wonder...