Post by kristenkay on Jul 10, 2015 16:52:36 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for the congrats in the other thread! Here's baby G's birth story 
So 06/21 (Father's Day) morning I woke up at 6:00AM feeling really crampy. I had been 3CM dilated on Friday and I'd been losing my mucus plug but now it was heavy and I felt sure I was going to go into labor that day! I made H breakfast, gave him his gift, and we went for a long walk. In the afternoon I was certain I was starting to have contractions, but they were really far apart and more uncomfortable than painful. I took a warm bath. We relaxed. We went for another walk. Early evening came and my mom and sister stopped by to bring a Father's Day gift to my H. I went for a long walk with them and we started timing my contractions. Some felt more intense than others and they were about 10 minutes apart. We decided to order pizza for dinner. My mom and sister went home after pizza. A little while later my H found something on craigslist that we've been looking for for my sister's wedding so we picked them up and went to get it, and finally my contractions were starting to feel more intense and getting closer. We dropped my mom and sister back off and went home. By 9:45PM my contractions were about 6 minutes apart and 30 seconds long. By 12:00PM they were about 4 minutes apart and lasting for a minute so we called into L&D and they told us to come in (at last!).
When we got to the hospital just before 1:00AM I was only 4CM dilated, contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart and starting to get really painful :-( but they were admitting me and had me walk around for an hour to try and get things to progress more. Walking around was awful. I couldn't do a full hour and when we got to my L&D room I started throwing up. I was crying and decided that I definitely needed to get an epidural (I had hoped to do it without, but at this point felt like I was going to die and needed it to stop!). The next few hours were a blur of crying, throwing up, and awful contractions and finally the Midwife came back in to check on me before 6:00AM. She had gotten called into the OR so didn't get to check on me as soon as she planned. By that time I was 6CM and they got me ready for my epidural and my H called my mom and sister to tell update them and let them know they could come whenever (they had wanted to come sooner but we told them to try and get some sleep and wait until I was progressing more). I received my epidural at 6:30, it wasn't fun trying to sit in position and stay still through my contractions but I started feeling better almost immediately. They also gave me Zofran to help with the vomiting. Soon after, my mom and sister arrived and I was so happy to see them!
I was definitely out of it and napped off and on. And then all of the sudden my H leaves the room and walks back in with his mom... We had told his parents that we'd keep them updated and they could come to the hospital after the baby was born, so seeing her walk into my L&D room was a major WTF moment. Apparently she was just so excited she couldn't wait and decided to just head on over. My H took her to the cafeteria and I don't really know what he said to her but he came back without her. She was waiting in the waiting room. I really did not want her in my L&D room, but at that point I felt like it was rude not to let her in. So my mom and sister and H said they'd make sure she left the room for cervical checks and before pushing. H brought her back in and she stayed for just a bit and then said she was going to go shopping across the street. A while later she called H and said she was heading to his sister's house to help watch her kids. It was all really weird, but I was happy that she left without us having to ask her to!
By like 1:00 (maybe?) the midwife came in to do another check and contractions had really slowed and I had barely progressed. So we decided to see if pitocin would help. By 2ish I was 10CM and they had me labor down for an hour. After the hour I had a fever and they put me on antibiotics. By 3:25 I started pushing! After a few rounds of pushing they told me to cough twice and then out she came at 3:58! She had swallowed a lot of amniotic fluid and wasn't really crying so they cleared her throat to get her crying, cleaned her up and brought her to me for skin-to-skin! Baby G.ianna All.egra was 7lbs 13oz and 20.5" long and we fell in love with her instantly!
Here's a sneak peek we received from our newborn photoshoot!
So 06/21 (Father's Day) morning I woke up at 6:00AM feeling really crampy. I had been 3CM dilated on Friday and I'd been losing my mucus plug but now it was heavy and I felt sure I was going to go into labor that day! I made H breakfast, gave him his gift, and we went for a long walk. In the afternoon I was certain I was starting to have contractions, but they were really far apart and more uncomfortable than painful. I took a warm bath. We relaxed. We went for another walk. Early evening came and my mom and sister stopped by to bring a Father's Day gift to my H. I went for a long walk with them and we started timing my contractions. Some felt more intense than others and they were about 10 minutes apart. We decided to order pizza for dinner. My mom and sister went home after pizza. A little while later my H found something on craigslist that we've been looking for for my sister's wedding so we picked them up and went to get it, and finally my contractions were starting to feel more intense and getting closer. We dropped my mom and sister back off and went home. By 9:45PM my contractions were about 6 minutes apart and 30 seconds long. By 12:00PM they were about 4 minutes apart and lasting for a minute so we called into L&D and they told us to come in (at last!).
When we got to the hospital just before 1:00AM I was only 4CM dilated, contractions were about 2-3 minutes apart and starting to get really painful :-( but they were admitting me and had me walk around for an hour to try and get things to progress more. Walking around was awful. I couldn't do a full hour and when we got to my L&D room I started throwing up. I was crying and decided that I definitely needed to get an epidural (I had hoped to do it without, but at this point felt like I was going to die and needed it to stop!). The next few hours were a blur of crying, throwing up, and awful contractions and finally the Midwife came back in to check on me before 6:00AM. She had gotten called into the OR so didn't get to check on me as soon as she planned. By that time I was 6CM and they got me ready for my epidural and my H called my mom and sister to tell update them and let them know they could come whenever (they had wanted to come sooner but we told them to try and get some sleep and wait until I was progressing more). I received my epidural at 6:30, it wasn't fun trying to sit in position and stay still through my contractions but I started feeling better almost immediately. They also gave me Zofran to help with the vomiting. Soon after, my mom and sister arrived and I was so happy to see them!
I was definitely out of it and napped off and on. And then all of the sudden my H leaves the room and walks back in with his mom... We had told his parents that we'd keep them updated and they could come to the hospital after the baby was born, so seeing her walk into my L&D room was a major WTF moment. Apparently she was just so excited she couldn't wait and decided to just head on over. My H took her to the cafeteria and I don't really know what he said to her but he came back without her. She was waiting in the waiting room. I really did not want her in my L&D room, but at that point I felt like it was rude not to let her in. So my mom and sister and H said they'd make sure she left the room for cervical checks and before pushing. H brought her back in and she stayed for just a bit and then said she was going to go shopping across the street. A while later she called H and said she was heading to his sister's house to help watch her kids. It was all really weird, but I was happy that she left without us having to ask her to!
By like 1:00 (maybe?) the midwife came in to do another check and contractions had really slowed and I had barely progressed. So we decided to see if pitocin would help. By 2ish I was 10CM and they had me labor down for an hour. After the hour I had a fever and they put me on antibiotics. By 3:25 I started pushing! After a few rounds of pushing they told me to cough twice and then out she came at 3:58! She had swallowed a lot of amniotic fluid and wasn't really crying so they cleared her throat to get her crying, cleaned her up and brought her to me for skin-to-skin! Baby G.ianna All.egra was 7lbs 13oz and 20.5" long and we fell in love with her instantly!
Here's a sneak peek we received from our newborn photoshoot!
