XP: Birth Story (long)

[daisy24342]

DS is sleeping away in his vibrating chair so I finally have some time to type this all out!


After finding out I was still 4cm, 90% effaced at my dr appointment at 39 weeks, we decided to have a plan. Dr planned for me to come in on my due date the following week to have my water broken, and see what would happen with that. Our biggest worry was making sure I had the antibiotics for Group B Strep in four hours before that happened.


The early morning of the induction, nurse calls to tell me not to come in, that they got SLAMMED the night before and there aren't any beds available. I was super disappointed, and we just kinda hung out all day waiting for the call. Finally at 2:30pm, got the call and we went in.

Once I got there, they were SUPER efficient. Got hooked up to ivs, changed, into our L&D room. Nurses were awesome. Started antibiotics around 4ish, so we hung around, going back and forth between being monitored in bed, and walking around the unit. At 8, I was 5cms, and they decided to break my water. WOW.....talk about a flood. I was not prepared for the amount of fluid. I sat there awhile leaking, and getting up to use the bathroom was tricky (had to hold a towel in between my legs from flooding the floor). Totally gross.

An hourish later, was checked and there was no real progress. Dr came in to talk about Pitocin. Decided to give that a try. Got my epidural around midnight, and pitocin started shortly after. Epidural was great, except it really went down my legs. I didn't really like not being able to feel my legs. I especially had dead leg on the left....I couldn't even help the nurses move me around. Granted Id rather feel dead leg than the pain of pitocin contractions, but it was hard to get used to. DH, my mom and I got some sleep between 2-3.

At 3:30, was checked and was at 8, 100%! At 4:30 was complete! That pitocin really did work for me. Started pushing at 4:50. Dr and nurse kept saying, "he is right there, you will only push for 10,15" THat was enouraging, except I felt like i sucked at pushing since i couldn't feel a thing! I almost asked for epi to be turned off. But they kept saying I was doing it right. His head came out about 2 inches and stayed there for 45 minutes! Part of his large head was stuck under my pubic bone. Dr and nurse kept remarking on all his hair, so they washed it several times between contractions, and made mohawks out of it. It was weird at first but gave me a laugh.

Finally he made his way at 6:05, and he came out screaming I have never felt that kind of relief before. Instead of that flood of emotion and love when he was placed on my chest, I thought "oh thank god thats over". He was 8 lbs 6 oz, and 21 inches with a large noggen.

Recovery was tricky. Epi took a while to wear off, and when they wanted me to get up to take a shower before moving me to postpartum, I almost fainted. Felt really weak, light headed, low BP, had thrown up, etc. So i got a sponge bath instead. I really wasn't sore in the stitches area (I had a 2nd degree internal tear). But my tailbone felt broken! It hurt to lay down, sit, stand, you name it. I asked for lots of drugs in the days that followed.

Staff was wonderful, but after having slept 2 hours in 48 hours, I was anxious to get out of hospital and home to sleep a little. The constant flow of people in and out of the room was enough to make my DH crazy. He can sleep anywhere (he has slept through earthquakes on deployment) but I on the other hand am not able to do that. Lack od sleep made me hallucinate, and when pedi came into talk about baby's care/hip issues....I was so not absorbing any of it. Lots of crying later.

First few nights at home were rough, but we are settling in a bit now. Waiting on a referral to see a specialist for hip dysplasia (he may have to wear a harness....more crying). But I cannot complain, he is a healthy, relatively happy little man who was well worth the wait. 


Congrats to making it this far!!!!



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[G22]

Congrats on being the first TTTCer to have a baby! So glad to hear you little boy is doing well!

[daisy24342]

Oct 9, 2013 12:41:25 GMT -5 G22 said:

Congrats on being the first TTTCer to have a baby! So glad to hear you little boy is doing well!

Thank you!!!

[kershnic]

Congratulations!!!

[mae141]

Congrats! I'm so happy our 3T grads are starting to have babies now!

[changedname]

Oct 10, 2013 6:03:23 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Congrats! I'm so happy our 3T grads are starting to have babies now!

I know, it is crazy! Congrats on your little boy Daisy!

mae141 - how far along are you? I haven't seen you for a while.

[Cheesecake]

Congrats again!!

Sent from my Xperia Z, please don't mind typos!

[FastHands]

Yaaaaay congrats! Ditto the loving of the TTTC *BABIES*! EE!

[dana2006]

So happy for you and your family! LOL at the mohawk!

[mae141]

Oct 10, 2013 7:47:30 GMT -5 changedname said:

Oct 10, 2013 6:03:23 GMT -5 mae141 said:

Congrats! I'm so happy our 3T grads are starting to have babies now!

I know, it is crazy! Congrats on your little boy Daisy!

mae141 - how far along are you? I haven't seen you for a while.

30 weeks! It's so crazy! I'm pretty much tired all the time, and haven't been around here much since school started because I'm trying to get ready to be out for a few months.