Post by annapunkalunka on Aug 28, 2016 18:53:27 GMT -5
I had a weird feeling all day Saturday that he was ready to come. I even took a nap, which I never do, but I wanted to be ready, just in case. Between 8 and 9pm I pooped 3 times. The same thing happened at the beginning of my birth with C. I said to DH before bed "we'll see how this goes".
Well I started contracting at 1130. I dozed on and off. Then around 230 the contractions were super frequent so I went downstairs to time them. They were every 2-3 mins lasting 30 seconds. So I got DH up, called my mom to come over to be with C and called the hospital letting them know we were coming.
When we got to the hospital I was 7cm. That made me happy. I got in the shower and labored there for a couple of hours. When I was checked again I was at 8. The contractions were more painful now. My midwife was convinced it would be so fast, so I put off getting the epidural to see if I'd progress on my own, but I got stuck at 8cm. I asked for the epidural at that point. They had to try 3 times to get my IV. While I'm contracting every 1.5 mins. It was miserable. Then it seemed like the anesthesiologist took foreverrrrrrr... He probably didn't.
After that heavenly epi they left us for an hour to sleep. I was so hungry I couldn't sleep. But it was nice to relax and not be in pain. My midwife came back and asked me to just try pushing, just to see. I pushed once and she said "wahhh wait!" So at that point they got everything set up for a baby. 6 pushes through 2 contractions and he was out!! Along with SO much fluid. Like I can't explain to you how much. It splashed everywhere. The nurse and midwife jumped. I laughed and then started peeing and couldn't stop. It was beautiful. Lol.
I got a 1st degree tear and 2 stitches (in the same spot that I tore with C). I hate the reallly heavy bleeding right now. But my pain is ok. Much crampier this time than I was with C.
E isn't latching well, so nursing it frustrating, but I'm hoping we get the hang of each other soon.
So... After that lovely story, I present to you:
Eve.rett Cur.tis
8lbs 7oz
21"
8/28 at 1138am
Well I started contracting at 1130. I dozed on and off. Then around 230 the contractions were super frequent so I went downstairs to time them. They were every 2-3 mins lasting 30 seconds. So I got DH up, called my mom to come over to be with C and called the hospital letting them know we were coming.
When we got to the hospital I was 7cm. That made me happy. I got in the shower and labored there for a couple of hours. When I was checked again I was at 8. The contractions were more painful now. My midwife was convinced it would be so fast, so I put off getting the epidural to see if I'd progress on my own, but I got stuck at 8cm. I asked for the epidural at that point. They had to try 3 times to get my IV. While I'm contracting every 1.5 mins. It was miserable. Then it seemed like the anesthesiologist took foreverrrrrrr... He probably didn't.
After that heavenly epi they left us for an hour to sleep. I was so hungry I couldn't sleep. But it was nice to relax and not be in pain. My midwife came back and asked me to just try pushing, just to see. I pushed once and she said "wahhh wait!" So at that point they got everything set up for a baby. 6 pushes through 2 contractions and he was out!! Along with SO much fluid. Like I can't explain to you how much. It splashed everywhere. The nurse and midwife jumped. I laughed and then started peeing and couldn't stop. It was beautiful. Lol.
I got a 1st degree tear and 2 stitches (in the same spot that I tore with C). I hate the reallly heavy bleeding right now. But my pain is ok. Much crampier this time than I was with C.
E isn't latching well, so nursing it frustrating, but I'm hoping we get the hang of each other soon.
So... After that lovely story, I present to you:
Eve.rett Cur.tis
8lbs 7oz
21"
8/28 at 1138am
