re admitted by 10pm, by which point the
contractions were getting pretty intense. Two hours later I was still 2cm dilated and
in a ton of pain. I was originally going to have a natural birth, but with 8cm to go and the very, very strong contractions brought about by my water breaking, I decided to get the epidural. It was a good choice! Two hours later I was 10cm dilated and ready to push. I was amazed at how quickly it progressed!