jessijean birth story
Jan 3, 2018 7:29:35 GMT -6
Post by jessijean on Jan 3, 2018 7:29:35 GMT -6
Since I know some of you really enjoy reading details on birth stories I thought I'd share mine.
I was induced December 29 because of my high level of seizure med. I was 39 weeks exactly and my cervix looked "favorable" so we went for it.
When I was admitted they checked things out and I was 3cm and 80% effaced. I'm not sure what took so long but they finally started pitocin at 9:30. It started increasing my contractions but nothing I couldn't handle. About 11:30 I decided to get up and use the bathroom. As I was getting back into bed my water broke. I was really happy because I knew things would progress more quickly from there and my body was ready. Right after my water broke the nurse said she was going to order my epidural. I kind of questioned this because the contractions weren't horrible. By the time she got back in the room I could barely breathe through them.
By the time the anesthesiologist got to my room I was in severe pain... ahh contractions how I didn't miss you. Well... the epidural took much longer than expected and he ended up poking me three times. They had me hunched over a pillow for over a half hour and of course while having contractions I could barely breathe. Once he got it in place they "tested" the med and my blood pressure skyrocketed. They adjusted it another time, increased again. He explained what was happening and I was so afraid he was going to tell me he couldn't get it. But 3rd times a charm and I instantly felt relief. He said that I was a very patient patient (haha) and that most people wouldn't have sat through that. It wasn't pleasant but neither was the thought of a natural labor.
Things slowed down from there, contractions continued but I was so relaxed I almost took a nap. A bit later she checked my progress, only at 4 cm. The nurse decided we should let gravity help us and lowered my legs and put me in a frog leg position. I went from a 4 to a 9 in under an hour!!! She had me do a couple practice pushes to see it I could help it progress. Then she told me it was my choice but I technically could start pushing then it just will take longer and risk a cervical tear. Uhh...no thanks.
I'm not sure what time I started pushing but after two pushes she asked me to just labor down and not push. Uhhh lady...the urge to push is unbearable. So I did a couple light pushes and basically told her I could hold back any more. She went and got my doctor. With about 3 hard pushes, Kaleb was born. I was much more with it this time and was able to enjoy his first seconds in the world. He was born at 8lb 3oz and 20.5 in. We were able to bond and breastfeed without anyone else but DH for 2 full hours before they even came to weigh him.
Other than the epidural incident it was a very good experience. And because I'm too lazy to upload a picture myself, here is his hospital picture/announcement. brookingshealth.org/patients/meet-the-newborns/kaleb1/
I was induced December 29 because of my high level of seizure med. I was 39 weeks exactly and my cervix looked "favorable" so we went for it.
When I was admitted they checked things out and I was 3cm and 80% effaced. I'm not sure what took so long but they finally started pitocin at 9:30. It started increasing my contractions but nothing I couldn't handle. About 11:30 I decided to get up and use the bathroom. As I was getting back into bed my water broke. I was really happy because I knew things would progress more quickly from there and my body was ready. Right after my water broke the nurse said she was going to order my epidural. I kind of questioned this because the contractions weren't horrible. By the time she got back in the room I could barely breathe through them.
By the time the anesthesiologist got to my room I was in severe pain... ahh contractions how I didn't miss you. Well... the epidural took much longer than expected and he ended up poking me three times. They had me hunched over a pillow for over a half hour and of course while having contractions I could barely breathe. Once he got it in place they "tested" the med and my blood pressure skyrocketed. They adjusted it another time, increased again. He explained what was happening and I was so afraid he was going to tell me he couldn't get it. But 3rd times a charm and I instantly felt relief. He said that I was a very patient patient (haha) and that most people wouldn't have sat through that. It wasn't pleasant but neither was the thought of a natural labor.
Things slowed down from there, contractions continued but I was so relaxed I almost took a nap. A bit later she checked my progress, only at 4 cm. The nurse decided we should let gravity help us and lowered my legs and put me in a frog leg position. I went from a 4 to a 9 in under an hour!!! She had me do a couple practice pushes to see it I could help it progress. Then she told me it was my choice but I technically could start pushing then it just will take longer and risk a cervical tear. Uhh...no thanks.
I'm not sure what time I started pushing but after two pushes she asked me to just labor down and not push. Uhhh lady...the urge to push is unbearable. So I did a couple light pushes and basically told her I could hold back any more. She went and got my doctor. With about 3 hard pushes, Kaleb was born. I was much more with it this time and was able to enjoy his first seconds in the world. He was born at 8lb 3oz and 20.5 in. We were able to bond and breastfeed without anyone else but DH for 2 full hours before they even came to weigh him.
Other than the epidural incident it was a very good experience. And because I'm too lazy to upload a picture myself, here is his hospital picture/announcement. brookingshealth.org/patients/meet-the-newborns/kaleb1/
