Towards the end of the pregnancy, I was like sleeping two, three hours at a time anyways

because I would just be uncomfortable or my back would hurt or I have to get up to pee or I have to get back down to drink water.

Like there was always times I would be waking up.

So then I was like, oh, again, okay, whatever.

Go use the bathroom, lay back down.

But I couldn't go back to sleep and I was just like tossing and turning. And then I get the urge to use the bathroom again. And I was like, hmm, has it been like five minutes since I had to use the bathroom? I was like, no way. So I downloaded the app and I started like timing it. And I was like, yeah, I'm getting these like strong intense, like crayons to go use the

bathroom. So whatever, I used the bathroom again. I went in, I went in the bathroom probably like two or

three times. And then my husband wakes up and he's like, I think you're in labor. I was like, no,

I think it's just the tacos. I think it's the tacos. I don't think it's labor. Oh, got to use

the bathroom. I went back in.

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K.A. Her. And she says, first time mom here. I have learned so much during this pregnancy

listening to multiple podcasts. I came across this podcast going into my third trimester and it became

my favorite to listen to. It was both educational as well as positive and empowering. It just

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