Post by rebeccabunch on Feb 1, 2018 12:59:38 GMT -6
I’m going to try to be concise but that won’t work 🤞
TLDR, Baby Bunch was born last Th at 39w4d. Don’t wait to long to get to the hospital. Subsequent labors can be very different.
Middle of the night Wednesday into Thursday I woke up at 1 am very uncomfortable. Super strong BH-y/real contractions were coming every so often and I couldn’t sleep. Things seemed to pick up, I started timing and called my DR when they were coming every 5 mins for an hour. Since this would be my second VBAC and I progressed steadily from 0-10 last time with no delays she advised I come in.
Got in at 7. Contractions had slowed and I felt a bit foolish being there. I was only 3 cms and 80% effaced but they gave me a room and told me to walk for 2 hours. Within that time, contractions would pick up then slow. I was still 3 when I was checked at 10am. Dr stripped my membranes, told me to go home and that she knew I’d be back with 12 hours. I was so defeated but in hindsight it was good I went because they did my blood draw, got me in the computer, I signed everything etc.
At home my contractions were every 7-10. I showered, ate, worked etc. around 2 I became very tired from not sleeping. I’d lay down in between contractions and doze off. I woke up at 3 after a 30 minute snooze and was so upset that I didn’t contract for a whole 30 minutes. I thought labor had stopped. Boy was I wrong!
Right after that my contractions picked up in frequency and intensity. I was crying and in more pain than any point in my previous 2 labors. H wanted us to go in but it hadn’t been an hour of 3-5 mins and I didn’t want to get sent home again. He finally convinced me it was time.
We got back to the hospital at 4. In our room around 4:15 (same room and nurses as the morning!) and I was freaking out. I was in so much pain. I was 6-7 w buldging waters. I immediately got my fluids and laying there through those contractions was the worst pain of my life. I was like a cave woman screaming and I had bite on something. I hate feeling out of control and I felt possessed!
At 4:45 the anesthesiologist came in. The nurse didn’t want to check me bc she thought I’d be complete and my OB wasn’t there yet. They advised me not to get the epidural, it was too late. I was demanding they give it to me bc I pushed for 3 hours w DS2. H was like for the love of god give her the drugs. They agreed and as soon as I sat for it my body started to push. I could hardly stop. They told me they needed to stop and I was like GIVE IT TO ME in exorcist voice.
As soon as he was done I flipped over and started to push. My dr wasn’t there. And the nurse looked at the anesthesiologist and told him to come below. The waters were intact and coming out with the head. My dr ran in and I don’t even know if she gloved (ew!) she was like baby’s coming! She broke my water and she was here in one push. I was screaming like in the movies. I kept saying why could I feel that!! It was the worst pain of my life. If I wasn’t done having kids already, this would’ve done it! She was born not even an hour after we got to the hospital.
H almost passed out and they took him to another room. He kept saying I wasn’t ready. I thought we had hours! I was in shock and didn’t even process she was born. I only had a second degree tear but the epi still hasn’t set it so I felt the stitches but that was nothing compared to the labor and birth!
I’m still salty about the whole thing and major UO preferred my properly medicated 3 hour pushing w DS2 but all’s well the ends well. Thank goodness she was only 6 lbs 8 oz! I don’t know how you intentionally unmedicated moms do it.
PDQ Scarlett Elizabeth born 5:09pm
TLDR, Baby Bunch was born last Th at 39w4d. Don’t wait to long to get to the hospital. Subsequent labors can be very different.
Middle of the night Wednesday into Thursday I woke up at 1 am very uncomfortable. Super strong BH-y/real contractions were coming every so often and I couldn’t sleep. Things seemed to pick up, I started timing and called my DR when they were coming every 5 mins for an hour. Since this would be my second VBAC and I progressed steadily from 0-10 last time with no delays she advised I come in.
Got in at 7. Contractions had slowed and I felt a bit foolish being there. I was only 3 cms and 80% effaced but they gave me a room and told me to walk for 2 hours. Within that time, contractions would pick up then slow. I was still 3 when I was checked at 10am. Dr stripped my membranes, told me to go home and that she knew I’d be back with 12 hours. I was so defeated but in hindsight it was good I went because they did my blood draw, got me in the computer, I signed everything etc.
At home my contractions were every 7-10. I showered, ate, worked etc. around 2 I became very tired from not sleeping. I’d lay down in between contractions and doze off. I woke up at 3 after a 30 minute snooze and was so upset that I didn’t contract for a whole 30 minutes. I thought labor had stopped. Boy was I wrong!
Right after that my contractions picked up in frequency and intensity. I was crying and in more pain than any point in my previous 2 labors. H wanted us to go in but it hadn’t been an hour of 3-5 mins and I didn’t want to get sent home again. He finally convinced me it was time.
We got back to the hospital at 4. In our room around 4:15 (same room and nurses as the morning!) and I was freaking out. I was in so much pain. I was 6-7 w buldging waters. I immediately got my fluids and laying there through those contractions was the worst pain of my life. I was like a cave woman screaming and I had bite on something. I hate feeling out of control and I felt possessed!
At 4:45 the anesthesiologist came in. The nurse didn’t want to check me bc she thought I’d be complete and my OB wasn’t there yet. They advised me not to get the epidural, it was too late. I was demanding they give it to me bc I pushed for 3 hours w DS2. H was like for the love of god give her the drugs. They agreed and as soon as I sat for it my body started to push. I could hardly stop. They told me they needed to stop and I was like GIVE IT TO ME in exorcist voice.
As soon as he was done I flipped over and started to push. My dr wasn’t there. And the nurse looked at the anesthesiologist and told him to come below. The waters were intact and coming out with the head. My dr ran in and I don’t even know if she gloved (ew!) she was like baby’s coming! She broke my water and she was here in one push. I was screaming like in the movies. I kept saying why could I feel that!! It was the worst pain of my life. If I wasn’t done having kids already, this would’ve done it! She was born not even an hour after we got to the hospital.
H almost passed out and they took him to another room. He kept saying I wasn’t ready. I thought we had hours! I was in shock and didn’t even process she was born. I only had a second degree tear but the epi still hasn’t set it so I felt the stitches but that was nothing compared to the labor and birth!
I’m still salty about the whole thing and major UO preferred my properly medicated 3 hour pushing w DS2 but all’s well the ends well. Thank goodness she was only 6 lbs 8 oz! I don’t know how you intentionally unmedicated moms do it.
PDQ Scarlett Elizabeth born 5:09pm
