Tuesday September 4, the day after labor day I go in for my weekly OB appointment. My mom came with me just because we were so close to the end. The Dr checked me and I was 3 cm dilated and something like 80-95% effaced. I was good to go. Granted I had been dilating a cm a week since we started internals.
My due date was September 10, so I asked my OB when we would start taking about inducing labor. I just needed to know the last possible day that I would be pregnant. As long as I had a D-day I figured I could survive. OB proceeds to tell me she can induce me September 11 if I want. No I don't want!!! I don't want my baby to be born on the saddest day of the year by choice!! If it comes naturally that day so be it, but I am not choosing that day as my childs birthday.
Then, she checks with another OB in the practice and they are willing to induce me on September 12. I said okay lets do it, hoping I would go naturally before that, but at least knowing that was the last day I would be pregnant.
I am then hooked up to have a NST (non stress test). I'm so glad my mom is with me at this point because now I have someone to talk to during the test. After the test is done the nurse comes in and says my OB will induce me tomorrow if I want. TOMORROW!!!! I don't know if I want to have my baby tomorrow!!! I want to get the baby out of me, but I don't know if I want a baby tomorrow!!! (Still don't know what the test told them that made them want to induce me the next day. I think I was probably having mild contractions)
Of course I call Mr.Bin right away and he says the same thing. TOMORROW!!!! Then he tells me it's my choice if I want to wait until September 12 or have a baby tomorrow September 5. Thanks a lot. Your such a help.
Ideally Mr. Bin wants the whole rushing to the hospital scenario to play out. I however do not. The hospital is an hour away. What if we don't make it in time? What if I'm at work and Mr. Bin doesn't get there in time? My mom had fast labors and that worried me.
So, the nurse puts us on the schedule for tomorrow, September 5, with instructions to call if we decide not to go through with it.
Mom and I get and the car and start discussing all the pros and cons. The only con for me was missing the whole 'Honey it's time' moment. The pros were biggies, like knowing we'd make it to the hospital, knowing Mr. Bin would be there, I wouldn't be pregnant anymore, etc.
After letting everything sink in I decided to go for it. Lets have the baby tomorrow!!! We made plans to leave early and go to IHOP for breakfast with Mom and Dad. I knew I wasn't going to be able to eat all day so I decided to at least have my 'last meal'.
At IHOP I remember the waitress asking when I was due and telling her today!! I'm having my baby today!!! As soon as I leave here!!! How exciting!! That was that and we left and got to the hospital at 8 am.
We checked in and did all the usual stuff changed into a gown, gave my medical history, got my IV put in and blood drawn. That was it we were having a baby!
Fast forward to lunch time and Mr. Bin and Dad were hungry. Things were still fairly slow at this point so they leave and go to Lone Star to eat. Mr. Bin had this Lone Star thing planned fairly early on in the pregnancy. Something about while your in labor your dad and I will need to eat so we'll go to Lone Star since it's by the hospital. Yeah, so's McDonalds and Burger King, but whatever.
Anyway, while the boys are gone I start feeling pretty intense contractions and the OB decides to break my water. Before they break my water I get my epidural. I am so glad I did. I felt all of about 4 hard contractions, but they came on quick. By the time the anesthesiologist got there I couldn't talk through the contractions. I got my epidural and they broke my water all while Mr. Biin was gone. He missed some of the 'milestones' of labor, but he was full and happy.
I think at this point I am at about 6 cm. So, now that I am happy and comfy we just settle in and start watching TV. Sometime around 4 or so people start arriving at the hospital. Kim and Kris got out of school early so they bring Grandma Jane down to partake in the festivities. Mr. Bin's parents make it too. Jade and Alisia come sometime around 5:30 or so.
I think at about 4:30 I started to feel pressure and told my nurse. She said my OB was just going in to do a twin c-section. So what does my nurse do? She turns down my pitocin to slow my contractions down. Nobody even checks to see how far dilated I am!
Fast forward to 6:00 pm and my OB is back and checks me. I am 10 cm dilated. No kidding!! I probably have been for and hour. Time to start pushing. They get the room set up and all my visitors leave the room.
My mom and MIL stay by my head and my dad is in the room also, but over by the door where he can see what's going on, but not down south. I believe they had just the curtain drawn and the door open so my family waiting outside could hear what was going on.
I think Sports Center was on TV and I told someone to change the channel so my baby wasn't born while watching Sports Center. Mr. Bin changed the channel and we ended up watching The Simpsons (his favorite show). Whatever it's better than Sports Center.
I start pushing, but my contractions are so spaced out (due to turning down the pitocin at 4:30) that I would push a little watch TV a little. My OB decided to go eat supper. What! I'm having a baby and your going to go eat after already putting me off for C-section. GRRR!!! She ended up knowing what she was talking about since she made it back in plenty of time.
My nurse had me push while having contractions and relax when I wasn't. This was going fine. Then she said the baby wasn't staying down between contractions and was sliding back up. It just can't be easy can it. She also informs us that he is coming out facing my leg instead of facing the floor. Thus I am trying to push out the largest part of his head at the worst possible angle. Anyway, OB comes back and I remember King of the Hill coming on. I don't particularly like this show, but remember watching it some. A few more pushes and K1 is here at 6:36 pm
My OB was shocked at how big he was 9lbs, 2.8oz, and 22 inches long. Ummm...I told you I was incredibly uncomfortable, hence the induction.
They put him on my chest and let Mr. Bin cut the cord. Then took him over to weigh him, take his measurements, and clean him up some. By now the curtain has been pushed back so all my family in the hall can see him. What an awesome experience for them. Grandma Jane talked about it for weeks. She couldn't believe they got to be such a part of his birth.
No comments:
Post a Comment