During one of our casual phone talks, he randomly expressed his desire for his future wife to have a natural birth, involving a squatting position. Naturally, I playfully challenged his perspective, asserting that his wife would make her own choices regarding childbirth because it ultimately pertained to her body and her experience. Little did I know that I would soon become the very wife he was referring to. Life has a funny way of surprising us, doesn't it?

I was truly startled by what happened next. I made the mistake of thinking that delivering the baby would be easier this time around since it was my second child. However, I was wrong.