Post by sunfrogger on Feb 28, 2018 23:59:43 GMT -6
I don't have any super great pictures so I'll add those later. You'll see why in a sec.
(TWs - delivery complications)
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Oli.via M.ae was born on 2/28/18 at 7:45 pm via vaginal delivery. She is 22" long and she was 8# 10 Oz (smaller than DD1 weight wise but just as long!!!).
I had to be induced for being overdue. I checked in to the hospital Tues night. Had low dose Pitocin until a Foley Wed morning, labored on Pit for a while and called for an epi at 4/90%/-1. 10 min after the Epi was in, my water broke on its own which I was really excited about. The Foley was not nearly as bad this time but i did ask for a pain med on advance which helped a LOT.
When I hit transition I got the shakes and my Epi severely wore off below my uterus. I had a thick lip left but O really wanted to come out and was dropping faster than I was dilating. I got to a point where I had no epidural at all left despite hitting the button multiple times.
Finally the Dr came in and I was 9 with a lip. She tried to hold it out of the way during a contraction and found it would move when I pushed (involuntary).
I did 3 sets of 3 actual pushes? Because my contractions were everywhere and on top of each other due to the Pit... And basically no pain meds. She was out in maybe 5min? She tried to sneak her hand out with her head. Two pushes for her head, one for her body.
I had second degree tears so they stitched those up... With no Epi.
(TW - delivery complications)
Then they delivered my placenta (with no Epi) and I started to hemmorage. There were a million pieces stuck in my uterus of membrane, etc and finally they sent me to the OR for a D&E only after trying a million times with a cutterage to scrape it all out. With no pain meds.
I was able to do my skin time with O and then sent away to the OR where I was literally terrified. Cody stayed with O. I was given meds for my anxiety and Lidocaine thru my Epi line. I heard from the nurses that I lost about 1L of blood, but did not require a transfusion. I did sleep a little through the procedure but I woke up super alert, albeit with low BP and the shakes.
This was without a doubt the most terrifying experience of my life. I did say with E I wanted to try med free.... But not like this!
(End TW)
So, I finally got to the recovery room around 1145. O did latch on right away for me after delivery but she didn't get enough because I was in a bad position to nurse. She was fed while I was down in the OR and I made it my priority when I got back to bring her to my chest for snuggles and nurse. She is swallowing at my breast already which makes me super happy
We'll see DD1 tomorrow because... Tonight was a mess. But she's here and healthy, and I'm here and healthy (now). I'm panicking because I keep feeling liquid from my uterus and I'm terrified that I could still be hemmoraging. That's all I've got for now.
(TWs - delivery complications)
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Oli.via M.ae was born on 2/28/18 at 7:45 pm via vaginal delivery. She is 22" long and she was 8# 10 Oz (smaller than DD1 weight wise but just as long!!!).
I had to be induced for being overdue. I checked in to the hospital Tues night. Had low dose Pitocin until a Foley Wed morning, labored on Pit for a while and called for an epi at 4/90%/-1. 10 min after the Epi was in, my water broke on its own which I was really excited about. The Foley was not nearly as bad this time but i did ask for a pain med on advance which helped a LOT.
When I hit transition I got the shakes and my Epi severely wore off below my uterus. I had a thick lip left but O really wanted to come out and was dropping faster than I was dilating. I got to a point where I had no epidural at all left despite hitting the button multiple times.
Finally the Dr came in and I was 9 with a lip. She tried to hold it out of the way during a contraction and found it would move when I pushed (involuntary).
I did 3 sets of 3 actual pushes? Because my contractions were everywhere and on top of each other due to the Pit... And basically no pain meds. She was out in maybe 5min? She tried to sneak her hand out with her head. Two pushes for her head, one for her body.
I had second degree tears so they stitched those up... With no Epi.
(TW - delivery complications)
Then they delivered my placenta (with no Epi) and I started to hemmorage. There were a million pieces stuck in my uterus of membrane, etc and finally they sent me to the OR for a D&E only after trying a million times with a cutterage to scrape it all out. With no pain meds.
I was able to do my skin time with O and then sent away to the OR where I was literally terrified. Cody stayed with O. I was given meds for my anxiety and Lidocaine thru my Epi line. I heard from the nurses that I lost about 1L of blood, but did not require a transfusion. I did sleep a little through the procedure but I woke up super alert, albeit with low BP and the shakes.
This was without a doubt the most terrifying experience of my life. I did say with E I wanted to try med free.... But not like this!
(End TW)
So, I finally got to the recovery room around 1145. O did latch on right away for me after delivery but she didn't get enough because I was in a bad position to nurse. She was fed while I was down in the OR and I made it my priority when I got back to bring her to my chest for snuggles and nurse. She is swallowing at my breast already which makes me super happy
We'll see DD1 tomorrow because... Tonight was a mess. But she's here and healthy, and I'm here and healthy (now). I'm panicking because I keep feeling liquid from my uterus and I'm terrified that I could still be hemmoraging. That's all I've got for now.
