My journey has been bumpy but nothing like yours. My successful pregnncies have never been joyful or exciting - more like something to endure. With DD1 I never expected to not miscarry and then when that danger passed I was convinced she would be a sleeping baby. I was such a mess that during her extremely long birth by induction they wanted to sedate me. It took me a number of days after her birth to reconcile that she was here, she was alive and she was actually mine. I don't think there is such a thing a normal, and more that we each travel our own road the best way we possibly can.

All the very best for Monday. I wish you a beautiful birth.