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So, and I was like, oh, okay, makes sense that we should probably call the hospital now. And she heard me in the background screaming. And she was like, yeah, it does sound like it's time to come in. And I was like, oh, great. Like, I thought I was going to be here for another few hours. So he quickly kind of packed the car.

And so I was like, I don't know how I'm going to get into the car because this is,

we'll get into the car, but also like have this experience in the car. Like I'm so just in the groove of what I'm doing.

And so stood up, had kind of a contraction leaning on him and thought this is going to be like 10 contractions just to get to the front door

leaning on you and felt, I reached down and felt my baby's head.

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Welcome back to the podcast this week. I have another birth story for you guys. We have another My Essential Birth Mama, Carlin, and she's here with us to tell her, us all about her story.

And with that, Carlin, will you say hi to everybody and tell us a little bit about you and your family?

Sounds good. Hi, everyone. I'm Carlin. I am Canadian, but I'm currently living in Australia.

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