My pregnancy lasted a whopping 40 weeks and 2 days before I was induced. It was a very very long 2 days. Being educated on the statisticts of being able to have a natural childbirth vs a c-section with an induction gave us no worries that as long as everything went on healthily, we could do it naturally. So we went for it! And of course, I was very happy to be able to get ready before I went in. I would have bad dreams about being all tore back with my broken water dried skin and stinky breath in the middle of the night, gross... but you know it happens.
Made with Love Tank; Forever 21 last year (similar)
...... Yeah, the Hubs was pretty happy too. ((what a beef cake ))
When we got to the hospital it didnt take us very long to get all checked in and in our room. They hooked Me and belly up to some monitors and watched the activity for about an hour, there apparently was activity going on and I didn't even know it! Then finally around 2 hours later (this would make it noon time) the nurse came in and started the induction process with the first pill insertion. Thats all I needed! No second round insertion or no pitocin. Just lots of walking and ball bouncing and patients! Zach was just as antsy as I was to get the show on the road. He found many ways to keep himself occupied, mini workouts included (and all I could think was, gross! Your hands are touching the floor! He is a paramedic, he felt at home while we were there, some days he's there more then he is home!..drove me crazy, he didn't care.
Everything was pretty smooth sailing, and i started to feel a little bit more uncomfortable as the time went on, but nothing I couldn't handle. Finally around 7 p.m. and only dilated to a 2 :( My Doctor had made a stop in to check my progress. And during this "check" she accidentally broke my water. So quick recap, only at a 2 managing everything just fine, to my water being broken. In a mater of three minutes I went from this...
To this...no one touch me, no one talk to me, as a matter of fact... no one even look at me! It took till 1:30 a.m. until I was able to get an epidural. What a brutal 30 seconds I had..every 2 minutes! I got an intrathecal epidural. That is a 4-6 hour numbing shot. It works just as a regular epidural, but its not a drip, it was a one time shot that is so instantly awesome and amazing...find more information about the differences here.
4:18 a.m. August 27th 2012, Stella Nicole Pinol was born a healthy 19 3/4 inches and 7 lb 2 oz.
Our first family photo
A proud Daddy holding his baby girl for the first time (after a very long skin to skin hour that only mommy was allowed)
And we have not stopped staring at her since, we are so blessed and lucky to have her in our lives, she is amazing.
I wish I would have started my blog sooner, too! I'm going to go back and dedicate a post to my pregnancy and Austin's birth... good idea :)
ReplyDeleteYes! So sad! I wish I at least took month by month pictures!!!! Gr!
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