My birth story was nothing I imagined or near my birth plan, but my son is safe and healthy and so a...
My birth story was nothing I imagined or near my birth plan, but my son is safe and healthy and so am I. I went in the hospital Friday at 8 am to start the induction process. My son was predicted to be around 9.3 lbs so my doctor wanted me to have a c section, but this being my first child, I wanted to at least try to have him vagianlly.
I went in not being dialated at all. My cervix was thin but it wasn't open. Around 9:45 am they gave me some itty bitty pill to start the process of opening my cervix. After 2 more following doses I was finally 2cm. I surely felt accomplished! Now came the pitocin (after some short walking around and a soak in the tub).
Saturday was more pitocin but no real progress so they did the ballon method to try to manually stretch open my cervix. HORRIBLE!! The pain from that ballon was just wrong. Thankfully the ballon came out maybe a hour or two after it was inserted. After that ordeal I was an 4/5cm and in active labor. The contractions got REAL. NOW my plan was to have an entire natural birth but after having been induced, that kinda went out of the door.
That evening my contractions were about 1-2 mins apart and when I had gotten checked I still hadn't dialated anymore! I said screw everything and give me the dang epidural. Once I got that I attempted to get some sleep. Seemed like I hadn't slept in days. Come Sunday morning I was back in pain because for some reason the epi didn't take to my left side. I got checked and was still at 4/5 cm so at that point I tried everything and my body was exhausted and in pain. My doctor and I both agreed on a c section, mainly because I somehow had a fever and didn't wanna risk infection for me or my price.
Sunday afternoon I was being taken into the OR. Since the epi only had taken to one side, they had to do a spinal on me. I felt like I couldn't breath at all! Worse feeling ever. They put me to sleep so I missed everything. My son was taken to the nicu Because the putting me to sleep affected his breathing.
Hours later, he is fine and healthy! I'm in recovery. Can't see him until tomorrow because I have to wait 24 hours after fever just in case.
So he's healthy. I'm healthy. Not my birth plan ah all but worth every moment.
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