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Birth story.. finally my turn!! 💕

Taylor. • Sat, Feb 24

I downloaded this app the day I found out I was pregnant. From the beginning I’ve read every other persons birth story anxiously waiting for mine since June!!

My due date was 2/18. I have had a spectacular pregnancy, I always joked that my baby boy was going to make up for it on the outside. I worked up until 38 weeks as a waitress and with a few scares (overly cautious doctor I’d say), I have a healthy baby boy!

The last three weeks of my pregnancy were filled with 2 appointments a week, ultrasounds and non stress tests once a week. I suddenly had high blood pressure and headaches, but no protein in my urine, so my doctor wanted to let baby bake a bit longer, especially because he was on the smaller side.

On Tuesday February 13, I went to my appointment in the morning for another NST. My blood pressure was still in a high range. My doctor told us he’s schedule an induction for us that weekend.

As we were walking out, my doctor said never mind and that the hospital was expecting us there at 6pm!! 🤪 TALK ABOUT SHOCK.

Since day one I’ve dreamed of having my Valentine’s Day baby and I always posted that.

My boyfriend and I showed up at 6pm, I got hooked up and ready! I was only 1cm when arriving and 0% effaced. They put in Cervidil at 7pm. I couldn’t sleep because I was so excited and anxious, so they gave me a shot to sleep at 2am. At 7am, the Cervidil was taken out and I was still 1cm, but now 50% effaced. I showered and ate!

At 9am I was started on pitocin slowly going up to 20mL an hour. I started having dull contractions but they felt more like light period cramps. At 1pm I was checked and I was still 1cm and 50% effaced. My doctor happened to be on for 5 hours so he suggested up my pitocin to 30mL an hour (which they weren’t comfortable with), c-section, or go home and see if I go into labor myself and if not come back in a day to try being induced again...I said I wasn’t going home. He decided to up my pitocin and instantly I started getting real contractions!! He checked me at the end of his shift at 2pm and I was still 1cm but I was now 100% effaced so he was happy with it and told the nurse to continue with the pitocin!

I was able to breathe through my contractions, which weren’t what I was expecting them to feel like at all. They were bearable. At 6pm I was checked again and I was 6cm!! I was asked if I wanted an epidural (my goal was 5cm before getting one) and I said yes. They asked if I would wait until 7pm for one so I could progress a bit further, I said yes... fifteen minutes later I was begging for it 😂

The doctor who administers epidurals was in the OR so I had to wait. I kept asking my nurse every 5 minutes where he was. She finally said they called somebody in because “everyone in labor right now wants one”... but she assured me I was first, thank goodness 😅 at 7:30 I finally received the epidural and it was HEAVENLY LET ME TELL YOU 🙌🏼

At 8:30pm, the doctor broke my water. A nurse checked me right after and said I was still 6cm and definitely was not getting my Valentine’s Day baby 🙄 then my other nurse said “let me check her to make sure our 6cm are the same”... when the second nurse checked me she said “I don’t feel any cervix, I think she’s fully dilated”, then the doctor checked me and said yup you’re 10cm... I was shocked because it was SO FAST.

My nurse started getting the room prepped for pushing! At 9pm we started practice pushes. My epidural was so good I couldn’t feel a thing but my nurse and boyfriend were assuring me I was doing it right 😂 after some practice pushes, the nurse gave me a peanut ball to help baby move down a bit further on his own.

I started getting dull pressure which I was told to push on. It definitely helped being able to feel a little bit of pressure to know those were my contractions. At 10:15 we started pushing!! I wanted my V Day baby!! I didn’t feel a thing. My doctor went back and forth about stitching my 1st degree tear but finally he decided to do so. I swear I didn’t break a sweat or scream during my whole labor and delivery, it was AMAZING!!

At 10:42pm on Valentine’s Day my handsome boy Colton was born!! He’s such a love, I’m obsessed 😍