We were twelve days short of the baby’s due date, and from everything I had read about new moms usually going overdue, I was resigned to telling everyone I was sure the baby would be late. So when I awoke at 1:30 a.m. on Saturday, February 5, to regular contractions, I was positive it had to be a false alarm. I turned on my hypnobirthing cd and tried to go back to sleep. Even after a few hours when I woke Tony and told him it might be the day, I didn’t believe it. At around 5:30, I lost my mucous plug and began to feel that perhaps I would have a baby that day.… Read more