I figured this would be an EXCELLENT way to open a new blog. My last one is no longer allowing me to add photos, so as M and I start this new chapter in our lives with a new little baby, we'll start a new blog.
And what better story than the story or little A.M's birth. I have to be honest, this one, even though it's my 3rd child, still got my nerves in a bit of a bunch. BUT here's my reason why. I was induced instead of coming into the hospital in labor. It was a whole new experience to drive to the hospital feeling no pain. They called us around 6:45am and told us they had our room available and to come in as soon as we could. Once there, we signed all our lovely papers and got settled. According to my nurse, I was in the Timpanogos Suite, named for the awesome view of the Timp mountain. I have to be honest that the view meant little to me when it came down to pushing time.
Around 7:30am they started me on pitocin, which encourages labor, and things got under way. For those of you who actually know what I'm talking about, I came in dilated to a 3. My body was just really not interested in going into labor on it's own this time around. I made it to 40.0 weeks and can't say I was too happy about it.
After the pit was started my nurse would come in and check on me every 1/2 hour to every hour and each time she would ask me if I wanted my epidural. I appreciated her concern for my pain, but I have to admit, her persistence was a little annoying. After about the 4th time of having her come in and ask, I finally agreed to get it even though I really wasn't in enough pain to justify receiving my epidural. I think she was worried I would go fast since I told her with my second child I was in labor at the hospital for about 5-6 hours before E was born. I think that would put epidural placement, by a guy from India, around 10.
Since I wasn't in as much pain as I usually am while getting stabbed in the back with a giant needle, this one hurt a lot more than the others. But it was worth it! And he did an awesome job. I could actually still move my legs around after he numbed me up. The only place I really couldn't feel at all was my pelvis.
Anyway, after I was sufficiently numbed up, I tried to rest. They had to put me on oxygen a couple times since little bugger's heart rate was dropping, making my intention to rest fairly difficult. Over the next few hours I was rolled back and forth a few times to help with his heart rate as well.
Around 1pm, my nurse checked me and told me I was dilated to a 10 and ready to push. By this time, I was doing my usual dilated to a 10 routine. My whole body shaking. I was having trouble talking. And this time around I was actually feeling some pain on my left side every time I contracted. We waited for the doc. And waited. And waited some more. The nurse came in and told me that he wasn't coming because he had to rush to a surgery, so another doc was on his way. I knew both docs, so I was glad to have either one deliver for me.
Doc arrived and about 10 minutes later, at 1:35, my perfect little angel arrived. He did however have the umbilical cord wrapped so tight around his neck that I had to have an episiotomy. A.M came out blue. Plus I had a partial abruption. Basically meaning the placenta peels off the wall of the uterus before the baby is born and the baby can bleed out. Kinda freaked me out when he told me that. As a result, A.M swallowed some blood before he was delivered and had some trouble breathing.
He weighed in at 8lbs even, 20inches long, apgars were 8,9--pretty good considering he was having trouble breathing. I got to hold him before they took him to the NICU.
Daddy went with A.M. and made sure he was ok. He was only in the NICU for an hour and then he was brought back to us.
And what better story than the story or little A.M's birth. I have to be honest, this one, even though it's my 3rd child, still got my nerves in a bit of a bunch. BUT here's my reason why. I was induced instead of coming into the hospital in labor. It was a whole new experience to drive to the hospital feeling no pain. They called us around 6:45am and told us they had our room available and to come in as soon as we could. Once there, we signed all our lovely papers and got settled. According to my nurse, I was in the Timpanogos Suite, named for the awesome view of the Timp mountain. I have to be honest that the view meant little to me when it came down to pushing time.
After the pit was started my nurse would come in and check on me every 1/2 hour to every hour and each time she would ask me if I wanted my epidural. I appreciated her concern for my pain, but I have to admit, her persistence was a little annoying. After about the 4th time of having her come in and ask, I finally agreed to get it even though I really wasn't in enough pain to justify receiving my epidural. I think she was worried I would go fast since I told her with my second child I was in labor at the hospital for about 5-6 hours before E was born. I think that would put epidural placement, by a guy from India, around 10.
Since I wasn't in as much pain as I usually am while getting stabbed in the back with a giant needle, this one hurt a lot more than the others. But it was worth it! And he did an awesome job. I could actually still move my legs around after he numbed me up. The only place I really couldn't feel at all was my pelvis.
Anyway, after I was sufficiently numbed up, I tried to rest. They had to put me on oxygen a couple times since little bugger's heart rate was dropping, making my intention to rest fairly difficult. Over the next few hours I was rolled back and forth a few times to help with his heart rate as well.
Around 1pm, my nurse checked me and told me I was dilated to a 10 and ready to push. By this time, I was doing my usual dilated to a 10 routine. My whole body shaking. I was having trouble talking. And this time around I was actually feeling some pain on my left side every time I contracted. We waited for the doc. And waited. And waited some more. The nurse came in and told me that he wasn't coming because he had to rush to a surgery, so another doc was on his way. I knew both docs, so I was glad to have either one deliver for me.
Doc arrived and about 10 minutes later, at 1:35, my perfect little angel arrived. He did however have the umbilical cord wrapped so tight around his neck that I had to have an episiotomy. A.M came out blue. Plus I had a partial abruption. Basically meaning the placenta peels off the wall of the uterus before the baby is born and the baby can bleed out. Kinda freaked me out when he told me that. As a result, A.M swallowed some blood before he was delivered and had some trouble breathing.
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| Just after he was born. Waiting for them to clean him up a bit. |
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| saying goodbye to him before he went off to the NICU |
What an amazing experience with was for our family again. I loved every minute of it, once I knew everything was ok of course. I mean, look at the little angel I get to have in my life now!!
Am I lucky or what?
He is such a gorgeous baby! You make some pretty cute kids. I'm so happy that both you and the baby are doing well. You are a lucky mamma!
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