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Labor Journey....heere I go!
So like I said I'm planning to live-post the experience for my high school friends' sake, and I told anyone who was interested that I would do it here too....so I guess now's the best time to start!!! I guess I'll have to use comments to update...hadn't quite figured that one out yet and now I'm too confuzzled to think, lol.
Came to the hospital last night at about 4PM...already 5CM dilated and completely effaced...having sporadic contractions, a couple REALLY bad ones last night...mostly suffering from hormonal migraines.
7/14/2010 - Wednesday
4:45AM: Woke up with a bad case of anxiety and the shakes...had to pee somethin' awful, lol. Quite nauseous...definitely feeling the earliest stages of labor creep up on me right now. (TMI alert:) Lots of mucus in the toilet paper.... I'm not cold at all, in fact the room is quite toasty, but I can't quit shaking. Discovered that my anxiety about IVs is a little ridiculous...need to get over that whole "air in the tube" thing. (I freak out when there's even 1 little bubble, even though it would take lengths of tubing full of air to cause a problem). Gonna ask for one last thing for my headache before they start the pitocin drip within the next few hours...hoping to snatch a little more sleep before the big contractions start, but as anxious as I'm feeling I'm not counting on it! Will update when something changes...wish me luck, ladies.
Came to the hospital last night at about 4PM...already 5CM dilated and completely effaced...having sporadic contractions, a couple REALLY bad ones last night...mostly suffering from hormonal migraines.
7/14/2010 - Wednesday
4:45AM: Woke up with a bad case of anxiety and the shakes...had to pee somethin' awful, lol. Quite nauseous...definitely feeling the earliest stages of labor creep up on me right now. (TMI alert:) Lots of mucus in the toilet paper.... I'm not cold at all, in fact the room is quite toasty, but I can't quit shaking. Discovered that my anxiety about IVs is a little ridiculous...need to get over that whole "air in the tube" thing. (I freak out when there's even 1 little bubble, even though it would take lengths of tubing full of air to cause a problem). Gonna ask for one last thing for my headache before they start the pitocin drip within the next few hours...hoping to snatch a little more sleep before the big contractions start, but as anxious as I'm feeling I'm not counting on it! Will update when something changes...wish me luck, ladies.
I was induced for heart and neurological complications..I did get a migraine shortly after birth but my neurologist told me it would happen. My heart feels better already my chest feels a LOT less pressure. I'm gonna post pics as soon as my husband gets back upstairs with the card reader...LOL
YAY! Congrats!! i cant wait to see him! he was just a couple ounces smaller than Matt...cute :) Im glad u had a wonderful birth experience this time and no scares like with Kahlan! i cant wait to see pictures of Kahlan and Grey together! Im so excited for you and your family Ashelen....you did it!! Update me soon :) !!
wow you did a great job!!!!!im so happy for you...give grey kisses from all of your medhelp friends
Awhhhh yay....
Was you induced? Or did you go into labour?
YAY!
Congrats, Cant wait to see pictures, Awhh yay :)
x
Was you induced? Or did you go into labour?
YAY!
Congrats, Cant wait to see pictures, Awhh yay :)
x
Grey Joseph was born at 1:55PM by completely uncomplicated vaginal delivery after 6 minutes of pushing (3 sets of pushes, lol). The doctor had to cut a tiny episiotomy in the scar tissue from Kahlan's birth but it took like 2 stitches to close and I can't even feel it. He was only 7lbs 10oz (perfect, but WAY smaller than that crazy MFM said he would be LOL) and 20 inches long. He's latched on and is breast-feeding like a pro. I couldn't be happier...absolutely on cloud nine.
I went into the pushing with a lot of apprehension..around 1:45PM my mother-in-law (who was my OB nurse :) ) said OK it's time to push...I looked at the monitor and I was like..uh..are you sure? I feel no urge. And she pointed out how he was having mirror contraction/heartrates on the monitor and I know what that means, and right after she said that all of his weight dropped into my hips and I felt the urge. They tilted the bed so that gravity could aid the pushing and it was absolutely pain-free. I was having back-labor up until then, but once they shifted the angle of the bed it was like sitting on air lol. I did 3 sets of pushes and joked with the doctor the whole time about how big the baby would be and how easy of a time I was having pushing...I was in a wonderful mood. He came out blue as a smurf, but he received a 9/9 on his APGAR and had no breathing problems or feeding problems despite the medication I had to take during pregnancy.
He is beautiful and has a full head of curly/wavy dark hair, he looks exactly like his sister.
Like I said I am absolutely on cloud 9 and so happy to be holding my little one...I'll be posting pics in a little bit. I'm so glad I could share my story with you guys, I'm just sorry it was so short ;).
Thank you all for the love and the prayers, I'm doing wonderfully and feel like I could get up and jog right now and all of the pressure is off of my chest and my heartrate is back to normal, as is my blood pressure.
I went into the pushing with a lot of apprehension..around 1:45PM my mother-in-law (who was my OB nurse :) ) said OK it's time to push...I looked at the monitor and I was like..uh..are you sure? I feel no urge. And she pointed out how he was having mirror contraction/heartrates on the monitor and I know what that means, and right after she said that all of his weight dropped into my hips and I felt the urge. They tilted the bed so that gravity could aid the pushing and it was absolutely pain-free. I was having back-labor up until then, but once they shifted the angle of the bed it was like sitting on air lol. I did 3 sets of pushes and joked with the doctor the whole time about how big the baby would be and how easy of a time I was having pushing...I was in a wonderful mood. He came out blue as a smurf, but he received a 9/9 on his APGAR and had no breathing problems or feeding problems despite the medication I had to take during pregnancy.
He is beautiful and has a full head of curly/wavy dark hair, he looks exactly like his sister.
Like I said I am absolutely on cloud 9 and so happy to be holding my little one...I'll be posting pics in a little bit. I'm so glad I could share my story with you guys, I'm just sorry it was so short ;).
Thank you all for the love and the prayers, I'm doing wonderfully and feel like I could get up and jog right now and all of the pressure is off of my chest and my heartrate is back to normal, as is my blood pressure.
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