Laboring two ways!

I was going to have a natural birth, no drugs no epidural no nothin'. But when on my due date I was only 1 cm dilated, the word induction was thrown in. They scheduled me to be induced 3/14. My due date was 3/6 so we thought for sure I'd be ready but I wasn't! 3/14 ended up a huge blizzard in the north east so naturally its the day I HAD to go to L&D at 7 pm, just as the storm was winding down. We got there safely for 6:30 and waited to be admitted. I was checked, still 1 cm, maybe 2 at best so they gave me cervidil which is just this medicated string stuck up by your cervix and it's supposed to ripen it. 12 hours later around 9 am they check me and it hasn't done much so they take it out and tell me they're going to start a cook bulb induction and omg that hurt SO bad. Basically it's two water balloons blown up inside of your cervix on either side. They put it in deflated and then inflate it with water. The most they'll put in is 80 mL so they pumped mine up to 60 and let it go. Wow...it threw me into labor and I labored for 4 hours with the bulb in me, I'm talking contractions 45-50 seconds long 2 minutes apart very intense. So you would think i was getting ready to give birth but guess who was still 4/5 cm and hardly effaced?? Me. The pain was so intense so I took an epidural and then they start the pitocin. Before bed, they check me. I'm 9 cm and 80%! The following morning, they check me again. 8 hours later I am STILL at 9 and 80% so they say what I fear the most: time for a c section. Someone comes in and reads me the risks..blood clots, hysterectomy, DEATH. I am full blown panicking and they shut off my epidural. I'm so scared and just in tears as my husband tries to console me and it feels like nothing is working. An hour later I'm in the OR getting a spinal epidural or something stuck in my spine...and I'm calm. I'm just calm, it's all coming together and I'll get to see my baby girl! My husband comes into the room all scrubbed up and he brings me even more peace. I feel nothing but pressure as the doctors work on me, although I can't stop shivering which I guess is a side effect of the spinal. My husband is talking to me when I hear the doctors getting excited and this little tiny face pops over the curtain and looks us right in the eyes!! We both begin crying and she does too as she's whisked away to be cleaned up. My daughter is here and omg she's adorable and of course looks just like daddy 😂. All of the experience melts away  when I see her face. She is everything we wanted and more ❤. Ladies, no matter the experience, in my humble opinion it is truly the outcome that matters most and I promise you will forget all obstacles that stood in your way when you see your little ones face! Thanks for letting me share!