My water broke the night of my due date. I suspected that it was happening around 11:15pm, but was sure around 12:15am so we jumped in the car and headed to the hospital. We arrived around 1:00am and there were a line of cars! I guess they are busy around the holidays. We signed in and waited for a room.
Once we were admitted they decided to give me cytotec to induce labor. I got a few hours of sleep and awoke to contractions. I tolerated them until about 3cm and then decided to get the epidural. This is also when they started me on pitocin. They are not sure what caused it, but the baby's heartbeat dropped and they tried flipping me over and moving my belly, but it wasn't working. The nurse called the Dr. and before I knew it 5 people burst in the room, put an oxygen mask on me and finally they got her heartbeat back up. It was a 4 or 5 minute contraction that was squeezing her and once they reversed the pitocin she was fine.
The Dr. for the next shift came in and said I was progressing slowly and that we had two options. We could try the pitocin again and hope that heartbeat does not drop like it did before or we could have a c-section. We wanted to avoid a c-section at all cost so we decided to see how she reacted to upping the pitocin. Thank goodness her heartbeat was fine and I progressed quickly. Our midwife said we could have her around 10pm or 3am in the morning! Well of course I wanted to have her sooner than later and also I wanted a Christmas Eve baby:)
Last they checked I was 5cm and when they checked me again at 8pm I was 10!! We were so excited because I progressed much more quickly than they anticipated. I started pushing around 9:20 and had her at 10:19! It was a long labor, but my sweet husband kept me in good spirits by giving me a gift every so often to open - what a great idea! Thanks sweetheart!! It was an amazing experience and we are so glad she is here!!!
Once we were admitted they decided to give me cytotec to induce labor. I got a few hours of sleep and awoke to contractions. I tolerated them until about 3cm and then decided to get the epidural. This is also when they started me on pitocin. They are not sure what caused it, but the baby's heartbeat dropped and they tried flipping me over and moving my belly, but it wasn't working. The nurse called the Dr. and before I knew it 5 people burst in the room, put an oxygen mask on me and finally they got her heartbeat back up. It was a 4 or 5 minute contraction that was squeezing her and once they reversed the pitocin she was fine.
The Dr. for the next shift came in and said I was progressing slowly and that we had two options. We could try the pitocin again and hope that heartbeat does not drop like it did before or we could have a c-section. We wanted to avoid a c-section at all cost so we decided to see how she reacted to upping the pitocin. Thank goodness her heartbeat was fine and I progressed quickly. Our midwife said we could have her around 10pm or 3am in the morning! Well of course I wanted to have her sooner than later and also I wanted a Christmas Eve baby:)
Last they checked I was 5cm and when they checked me again at 8pm I was 10!! We were so excited because I progressed much more quickly than they anticipated. I started pushing around 9:20 and had her at 10:19! It was a long labor, but my sweet husband kept me in good spirits by giving me a gift every so often to open - what a great idea! Thanks sweetheart!! It was an amazing experience and we are so glad she is here!!!
I'm so happy for you! Thank goodness you didn't opt for the c-section and she came on her own. She is gorgeous! Enjoy every minute, they grow so stinkin' fast!
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