Jenn83 Birth Story
Jul 18, 2016 12:23:08 GMT -5
Post by jenn83 on Jul 18, 2016 12:23:08 GMT -5
I have a few free minutes so want to try to write this all down while I have the time to do so.
We were scheduled for induction the morning of July 8th - 39w1d. We decided on induction due to my history with hypertension and both DH and I are comfortable with induction as we were induced with DS. We arrived at the hospital at 4 a.m. that Friday morning. Surprisingly we slept pretty good considering we had to get up at 2:30 a.m. We were checked in very quickly but found out that my OB had forgotten to put in the orders for my pitocin the day before. We took care of paperwork and the nurse checked me and I was still at 3 cm and 80% effaced (similar to my last appointment the week before). However, I was having some very weak contractions per the monitor - I honestly didn't really feel them. Right about that time my OB called with the orders and they started pitocin at 5:30 a.m. at a very low dose to be increased every 15 minutes. Contractions were still very weak at this point.
At 6:55 a.m., my OB came in and broke my water. Holy moly, I forgot how much gushes out and continues to gush long after! I held off on an epidural for another hour when the contractions became more intense. I got my epidural around 8:30 and was checked at 4 cm and fully effaced. Since we had been up for so long, H and I decided to take a nap. At around 10:00 I awoke with sharp pains on the left side of my vagina/pelvic area. I also noticed that I could move my left leg freely while my right leg was dead. I freaked out a little bit because I thought that my epidural was wearing off. I called the nurse, but she was with her other patient administering an epidural. The sharp pain ended up being contractions so I breathed through them as best as I could with H's help. After what seemed like forever (it wasn't), my nurse came in and wanted to check me. As soon as the covers were pulled back she noticed a bloody show and that I was fully dilated and ready to go.
The room started moving. Everyone in and out and getting everything ready. The nurse wanted to do some "practice pushes" before calling the OB which I was fine with. She explained that with each contraction we were going to push 3 sets of 10 each contraction. The next contraction, I started pushing. She counted to 7 and told me to stop. No need for practice pushes, this little girl was coming and she called the OB who promptly ran over from the practice. Four pushes later (less than 10 minutes), Harper Kennedi was born at 11:15 a.m. and was a chunky thing at 8lbs 3oz and 20.5". She is perfection and we are so in love!
It was a very fast delivery but a very positive one. Both times I have not gone in with any sort of birth plan since I know my anxiety would take over if it didn't go exactly as planned. It has worked well both times for me as I just roll with whatever comes our way. Thank you everyone for your support!!
We were scheduled for induction the morning of July 8th - 39w1d. We decided on induction due to my history with hypertension and both DH and I are comfortable with induction as we were induced with DS. We arrived at the hospital at 4 a.m. that Friday morning. Surprisingly we slept pretty good considering we had to get up at 2:30 a.m. We were checked in very quickly but found out that my OB had forgotten to put in the orders for my pitocin the day before. We took care of paperwork and the nurse checked me and I was still at 3 cm and 80% effaced (similar to my last appointment the week before). However, I was having some very weak contractions per the monitor - I honestly didn't really feel them. Right about that time my OB called with the orders and they started pitocin at 5:30 a.m. at a very low dose to be increased every 15 minutes. Contractions were still very weak at this point.
At 6:55 a.m., my OB came in and broke my water. Holy moly, I forgot how much gushes out and continues to gush long after! I held off on an epidural for another hour when the contractions became more intense. I got my epidural around 8:30 and was checked at 4 cm and fully effaced. Since we had been up for so long, H and I decided to take a nap. At around 10:00 I awoke with sharp pains on the left side of my vagina/pelvic area. I also noticed that I could move my left leg freely while my right leg was dead. I freaked out a little bit because I thought that my epidural was wearing off. I called the nurse, but she was with her other patient administering an epidural. The sharp pain ended up being contractions so I breathed through them as best as I could with H's help. After what seemed like forever (it wasn't), my nurse came in and wanted to check me. As soon as the covers were pulled back she noticed a bloody show and that I was fully dilated and ready to go.
The room started moving. Everyone in and out and getting everything ready. The nurse wanted to do some "practice pushes" before calling the OB which I was fine with. She explained that with each contraction we were going to push 3 sets of 10 each contraction. The next contraction, I started pushing. She counted to 7 and told me to stop. No need for practice pushes, this little girl was coming and she called the OB who promptly ran over from the practice. Four pushes later (less than 10 minutes), Harper Kennedi was born at 11:15 a.m. and was a chunky thing at 8lbs 3oz and 20.5". She is perfection and we are so in love!
It was a very fast delivery but a very positive one. Both times I have not gone in with any sort of birth plan since I know my anxiety would take over if it didn't go exactly as planned. It has worked well both times for me as I just roll with whatever comes our way. Thank you everyone for your support!!
Congratulations on your little girl, I love her name!
