After have scary blood pressure readings my doctor sent me in to be induced at 37 weeks 3 days.

When I arrived my blood pressure was 190/107!

I had to be put on on an iv of magnesium to prevent seizures.

I had to get a cervical cerclage placed at 18 weeks due to an incompetent cervix and history of pre term loss along with weekly progesterone injections. I had the stitch removed at 36 weeks.

After arriving at triage, they found I was already 4 cm dilated 80% effaced suprisingly.

I was started on pitocin around 10 pm...I wanted to do this labor drug Free... But damn those pitocin contractions were something else completely! I finally caved and about 4 am, tired and desperate for relief I got iv of pain meds....but once those wore off it was 100 times stronger so around 730 am I caved once again and got an epidural and that's when everything went wrong.... My blood pressure drastically plummeted...80/40 I was barely breathing and my baby's heart rate was barely there... The called an ob alarm, and nurses where swarming in my room, oxygen mask, more injections to boost my blood pressure more iv...I finally stabilized and so did my son.

I stayed 10 cm dilated for hours! But he was stuck and wouldn't drop, and with the epidural is halted my progress....and I thought some of my water leaked but wasn't sure.

330 pm...after pushing for an hour, no sleep 7 am the day before, no food, and completely exhausted...I asked to take a break.. And, lucky me! My epidural wore off 😢 and I was done!

I switched positions, and there it was. That pop and gush I was hearing about when your way we breaks...definitely a weird experience.

And then it really happened, my baby found the sweet spot to move down thru, and he wanted to come right now...it was the Mose intense pain I've ever experienced iny entire life.

And to top it all off, I told my boyfriend to go get good for himself cuz he was starving...and where was he when I called??? Stuck.. In the Carls Jr drive thru!

My on was there and it was time to push.

But I was completely spent from going on 18 hours of labor...I could barely hold my legs up...and pushing my hardest wasn't hard enough... And his heart rate was dropping again...and I was crashing as well.

My boyfriend runs in & gave me so much encouragement and adrenaline it was crazy...he knocked out IVs,blood and medication flying everything....

And he said "baby, I see his head. I can see his hair...push your son out. Give it everything you got!"

Two more pushes, and my son was out.

And he was placed on my chest and I lost everything...every single emotion I've ever felt came rushing out.

I fought so hard for this baby to make it to term....I was originally told I'd be lucky to make it to 29 weeks...then it was 32 weeks and hes finally here...so surreal.

Joseph Isaiah foreman 6lbs 12 oz 6/24/16

I've never been more in love with anything in this world, my heart is overflowing.

So blessed and grateful I have my baby with me today. Safe and healthy