The Delivery!

We went to the doctor late on Monday - the appointments were scheduled for 8:30 PM (ultrasound) and 8:45 PM appointment with the doctor. Well, we wound up closing the place. I think that we did not get seen until 10:30 PM. The ultrasound revealed that the baby was 9lb 1 oz. So, by the time we got to the doctor she had those results. She talked to us about not wanting me to go much longer and that they would call me in the morning to schedule an induction. Ok. She did an exam and found out that I was already 1.5cm. She swept my membranes. Almost immediately I started to feel crampy. She said that was normal and to be expected. We had to stop at CVS to pick up a prescription for another z-pack because she didn't like the way my sinuses or cough sounded. At CVS I still kept getting cramps. The were not constant. I looked at Joe and he said, "It's to be expected." So, around 11:30 PM we got home. I was still having pains. Then I decided to time them. By midnight I was having contractions every 3 to 4 minutes...we were still thinking it was because of her fiddling around in there. I called mom and dad. We decided to give it another hour. I could not get comfy. By 1 AM I told them to hit the road. I gave it a few more minutes then called the doctor. She told me to go on in but that it would be fine to wait until my parents got here. We got to the hospital around 3:00AM on May 3. I was feeling pains I never really felt with Jessie. These contractions were pretty unbearable. They checked me and I was a "good" 3cm and 50% effaced. They started the IV, got me a room, and settled me in. I didn't see a doctor until around 7:30/8:00 AM. They started an epidural but that was not working - come to find out that the entire labor with Jessie was with a mamlfunctioning/put in wrong epidural too! They re-did the epidural and upped the pitocin. I went from 5 to 10 cm in one hour!!! We were originally told it would be a centimeter per hour!! I again felt sometihng I did not feel with Jessie - the urge to push. 5 pushes later, she was here!

So, after only 12 hours at the hospital in labor, my beautiful baby girl was born. I think I look so much better than when Jessie was born after 36 hours of labor! Remember that??!?!? I know I won't forget either experience.