Last preggos picture! (6:30 am)
Right after delivery
My biggest baby
Getting ready to leave the hospital
Had to see if he looked as cute as his brothers and daddy in a beanie! Yep sure does!
So this pregnancy was the first pregnancy that I was
scheduled to be induced. I have never been induced before and the only reason I was getting induced was because my wonderful doctor was going out of town and we didn't want to have another doctor deliver my baby. My induction day was 6 days early. The induction date was April 7th...if you have been keeping track or read my last birth story, you will notice that all my kids have been born with a 7 in their birth date. Child #1 June 7th, #2 Aug. 27th, #3 Sept. 17th. I did not plan that at all. They all came on their own...6 days, 4days and 7 days early. So when my doctor schedule the induction for the 7th, I had to giggle. But who knows, them babies come when they want.
On April 6th I had a Dr.s appt. and he checked my cervix and I was dilated to an almost 2 and was 80% effaced so he went ahead and stripped my membranes....I was prepared this time for the pain. (no screaming) When I had #3 he did the same thing and I had her that night, so I thought that I was going to have him on the 6th. But I wasn't having any regular contractions, ya they hurt but they were not regular at all so I didn't really think that he was coming on the 6th, he wanted to be like his siblings and have a 7 in his birth date. My mom drove up that night from St. George so she didn't get a call at 2 am and had to wake up and drive then. My niece was staying the night to be with the kids in the morning since we had to go to the hospital really early. So at 5 am I woke up and called the hospital to see what time to show up...did I get any sleep that night...no. I was nervous about being induced since I have never had to before. They told me to be there around 6:15 to 6:30. So I hopped in the shower and got ready to go.
We got to the hospital just before 6:30 and we sat around until 7:30 when they finally admitted me. When the nurse checked me I was almost a 3 not quite but almost. I told her that once I get to a 4 I move really fast. I don't think she really believed me. They started me on pitocin at 8am and she said that she would up the dose every 20 mins and check me every hour. At 9am my cervix hadn't really changed...(curse word). So they kept upping my pitocin and when they got to 12 the little mans heart rate would drop and so they dropped the pit back down to 8 so my contractions weren't coming so frequent.
10 am I was at a 3, 11 am I was barely over a 3. So I thought, "good hell this is going to be a long day and since I am here in the stinking hospital with crap on me and it is hard to walk around and with his heart rate dropping they want to keep me monitored, I am going to get my epidural so I can labor in comfort." So I asked for the epidural at 11 am and they came right away, which has never happened before either, I usually have to wait for 20 to 30 mins. Oh well, lets just do it. Not that the contractions weren't bearable, they were I could have gone alot longer without the epidural, but at the rate I was progressing, it was going to be a long day.
And with my history of pushing (3hours, 1.5 hours, 45 mins) who knows what was going to happen.
At 12 noon still the same barely over a 3. The nurse informed me that my doctor would be there within the hour to break my water (on his lunch break). Sweet lets get things moving!!!! So I am laying there on my right side chatting with my mom and my hubby and I can't really see the clock so I am not fully aware of the time, but I felt some leakage (sorry if TMI) but I did that with the others too, so not a concern. Then I started to feel the contractions a little more differently, so I turned to look at the clock and it said 12:50. I thought maybe I should call the nurse to come and check me, but I didn't since the hour was almost up anyways. 2 more contractions went by and they too felt more like something was happening, so at 1 pm I said to my mom and hubby that I think I need to call the nurse to come and check me, and at that same time the 2 nurses walked in because his heart rate dropped and they wanted to put oxygen on me, I told her to check me first since there were 2 nurses, she said she would but it still took her a min. But when she did she got the biggest shocked look on her face and kindof stuttered..."Oh um, you are complete, I better go call your doctor." Mind you I am in Provo and my Dr. is in Spanish Fork...10 miles away. If he hadn't left yet there was no way I was going to wait for him. But when the nurse walked out of the room he was walking down the hall, so she let him know that I was complete and ready, he changed his clothes and came in. While they were 'prepping' for the delivery, my water broke (compared to my other kids the gushing wasn't there, just a little pop of water) I told them that my water broke, the nurse didn't really believe since they didn't hear or see anything on the floor, but when my Dr. looked he assured her that it had. When they were ready with the prepping I started to push at 1:15 ish.
When I started pushing I didn't feel right, I had them turn off the epidural as soon as I was complete, so I knew that wasn't it because I was starting to feel the contractions. After about 4 contractions I knew what was wrong, I was still laying down, the nurse hadn't moved me up. So when they told me to push like I was having a bm, I couldn't because when I am having a bm, I am sitting not laying down. So I asked if I could sit up more, my Dr. said "yeah, put a pillow behind your back too." So I did and 3 contractions later he was born at 1:31 pm. And we found out where the rest of the water was...he was blocking it. After he was born the gush of water came and if you were standing any where near you got wet.
I hardly tore so the stitching was almost minimal. The epidural was almost gone and I felt great and the baby was fine and wanting to nurse already, so while they were cleaning him off I was nursing. It was amazing! My fastest and easiest delivery to date!!
After I got stitched up my Dr. finally admitted me to the hospital to have the baby. And was back to work by 2. In and out in 45 mins Nice that I accommodated him and his work schedule eh!
So if you have been keeping time. I went from 3 cm dilated to delivery in a hour and a half. Not bad if I say so myself! I was just so excited that I didn't have to push for forever.
Recovery has been great. I only needed Ibprophen in the hospital, healing has been wonderful, I have been up and doing things that I didn't with the others because of the stitches and swelling. I am feeling great and the baby is doing great. He is a champ eater and a champ sleeper. So far the kids have adjusted very well. The older boys are great with him and love holding him and helping get diapers and wipes. Our little girl (18 ms) loves him to death, loves holding him, she is really sweet with him...so far. We will see how long that lasts.
I am so greatful for this little man, he is such a sweet special spirit that I am so glad came to our family...even though I cried when we found out we were having another boy. I am so overcome with love for him that the reasons for not wanting another boy are null and void. He is just too wonderful!
(first broken arm in the family...she only had to wear it for 2.5 weeks)
