Labor Story

So I am going to write the labor story. Please do not feel you have to read this, it is more for me to be able to remember what happened.(Although I am sure I will not forget)

Saturday March 7 I woke up and felt different. I knew I had a shower so I had to start feeling better so I tried to just relax. After the shower I relaxed some more but noticed how big my face had gotten. I was so swollen! That night we were suppose to go out with friends to our favorite restaurant but I started having really bad contractions and didn't feel like moving. I called the doctor and she said to just relax and start timing them. They were only coming every 20 minutes so I knew they weren't regular yet. Around 8:00 they started to die down and I only had about 1 every 40 minutes so I went to bed.

I woke up around 2:30 and I was wet. I went to the bathroom and couldn't decide if I had broken my water or not. I called the doctor and she said it could have been my water or it could have been just her pushing on my bladder. While I was on the phone with her I had a pretty heavy contraction and could not talk to her, I knew then that I was in labor. The doctor told me stay at home for about 45 minutes because I could not walk around at home. If they were regular then come to the hospital, if they died down then go back to sleep! Well I had pretty hard contractions for a good 45 minutes! Patrick was timing then and trying to help me calm down. He was also trying to get everything ready. We then decided to head to the hospital. We called my parents and called his parents and off we were went.

We got the hospital and we went to labor and delivery and they had to check everything before they could admit me. Well I do believe I had the SLOWEST nurse during this process. I told the nurse when we got there that Mary Alice was breech, but they didn't check her. The nurse finally found out that my water had broken and then tried to check me. She said she couldn't tell how far I was. By this time I was very ill, in pain, and wanted ice!

They finally moved me to another room and another nurse came in to check me and said I was 3 cm. I told that one as well that I thought she was still breech and would need a c-section but nothing happened! The first nurse then did an ultrasound and said that she was head down. We were both very happy about this! They gave me an iv and started some medicine.

My doctor then came and check me and told me that I was 6-7 cm. WOW.. I sure did dilate fast! She also said the head felt very squishy, so she did an ultrasound and of course she was still breech. The doctor then said we were going to have a c-section and within 5 minutes I had 8-9 people getting me ready for a c-section. I was also very scared but they helped calm me down.

From this point forward I don't really remember everything just seeing her for the first time and getting my spinal. Patrick came in all dressed nicely and we had a little girl in about 5 minutes! It is amazing how fast they can get a baby out of you!

So even though I had to endure labor pain and a c section recovery we have a beautiful little girl!