Sorry its been so long between posts, it's hard to get time to pop on. Maera is sleeping right now so I wanted to take advantage to write a little about my labour experience... so here it goes...
7:15am on Oct 29th my water broke and I lost my entire plug. I ran to the tub as it was running down my leg. Noone told me that when you lose you water that sometimes it can go all day because the babies head moves in and out of the way... and I was losing my water all day. I had to use puppy pee pads to help soak the water up so I could walk around the house. lol I had mild contractions for the first part of the morning, they were varying from 8-10 minutes apart. The midwife came and examined me and said she'd come back and check later in the day. Well my contractions stopped at around 5:30pm, she came back at aroun 9 pm. She then gave us the option of going to the hospital that night or first thing in the morning the next day, we opted to go right away as I wanted to make sure the baby was safe as my water had broken way earlier that day and they say there's a 24 hour window after that happens.
So we got to the hospital and they started the oxytocin, my contractions started becoming more freaquent and intense as time went on. I was only 2-3 cm dilated at around 3am. I was so bummed. More time passed and they checked again and I was 5-6cm. After 27 hours the midwife said I should take an epidural because I had been up for that many hours and it would help relax my body. Baby was facing sideways as well so that's another reason it was taking so long. I agreed to the epidural, but while we were waiting I had to have a bm, the nurse freaked because she didn't want me to give birth in the toilet, the midwife said let her go, so I did. (the nurses at in labour and delivery were annoying with the heart monitor and attitudes, its like they don't think women know anything.) I had a bm, went back to bed... then I had to toss my cookies, and I did. Well after that and waiting for almost 2 hours for the anesthesiologist, during which time the contractions became VERY intense and close together. Then I started to feel the ned to push... the anesthesiologist
finally came in and started the epidural, and as I sat there I had to push the baby , she was coming NOW. (What an intense feeling, the need to push.) The midwife kept telling me to breath through it, lol I was still pushing, I couldn't help it. So they finally finished giving me the epidural, got me back into the bed and I was actually giving birth. The baby was crowning, I was 8-9 when they started the epidural, the checked and I was 10, but not fully effaced so they completed that and literally within 3 contractions I had pushed her out. The midwife doesn't consider I used any medications because the baby was here befor the epidural even had a chance to kick in.
lol, I remember the anesthesiologist asking me, how's the pain... can you still feel it? YES I can! I'm giving birth you idiot LOL. Its all good though, cause I wanted to feel the pain.. and it was worth it! I have never felt such a good severe pain in my life!
I only had 1 stitch, she was born safe and sound at 11:57 am on oct 30th.
My life now adays is so full of love for her, she is truly a blessing and I can't imagine life without her now.
She rolled over for the first time at 11 days old from tummy to back, I have it on video(ppl say we're in trouble if she's rolling over that quick hehe). I LOVE breast feeding, I wouldn't have it any other way. Thankfully the PCOS hasn't inhibited my ability to produce milk as there was some fear there may have been issues. My time breastfeeding her is MY time with her, its such an intimate bonding experience.
I love my life, and I can't express how much I love my daughter...
TTYL
XOXO
