Post by littlesthobo on Jul 28, 2016 16:27:19 GMT -5
I should type this up while my only charge is a sleepy newborn!
The quick: 7 hours of labour and baby L was born July 28 at 8:12am, 8 lbs 9oz, 22.5 inches. Got the J16 fast labour juju and only pushed 20 mins!
The longer: I went to bed about midnight but had trouble falling asleep, when contractions started just before 1am and came on fast. I woke DH up at 2am when I realized it was most likely the real deal. We called my Dad to watch DS, he arrived at 2:30 and we arrived at the hospital by 3am.
My first check showed I was dilated 6 cm and they admitted me. I asked for the epidural right away because contractions were so intense. It took awhile to get the epi but by 6am I was set and was able to snooze for an hour.
I woke to my water breaking around 7am and when the nurse checked, I was almost fully dilated with "just a rim". We decided to wait until I had the urge to push, and she checked me again at 7:50am and I was ready to go. I wasn't feeling the urge but my nurse convinced me to try, and on the second push I could feel him right there.
20 mins later baby L was here! My OB barely made it in time! The cord was around his neck twice, but they unwrapped it no problem. I tore in the same place where I had the episiotomy with DS1 and got two stitches.
DS1 met him today and was super excited!
Here's my little guy:
The quick: 7 hours of labour and baby L was born July 28 at 8:12am, 8 lbs 9oz, 22.5 inches. Got the J16 fast labour juju and only pushed 20 mins!
The longer: I went to bed about midnight but had trouble falling asleep, when contractions started just before 1am and came on fast. I woke DH up at 2am when I realized it was most likely the real deal. We called my Dad to watch DS, he arrived at 2:30 and we arrived at the hospital by 3am.
My first check showed I was dilated 6 cm and they admitted me. I asked for the epidural right away because contractions were so intense. It took awhile to get the epi but by 6am I was set and was able to snooze for an hour.
I woke to my water breaking around 7am and when the nurse checked, I was almost fully dilated with "just a rim". We decided to wait until I had the urge to push, and she checked me again at 7:50am and I was ready to go. I wasn't feeling the urge but my nurse convinced me to try, and on the second push I could feel him right there.
20 mins later baby L was here! My OB barely made it in time! The cord was around his neck twice, but they unwrapped it no problem. I tore in the same place where I had the episiotomy with DS1 and got two stitches.
DS1 met him today and was super excited!
Here's my little guy:
