Labour/Delivery Experiances
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PWCorgi
Priscilla Winifred Corgi
Mine was very wet and cold. I don't remember much though. 
Mine:
March 3rd, 2009. Aprox 11:00pm. We go Skidooing.
March 4th 2009 12:00am we get home.
2:00am I wake up because I think Katie is pinching my baldder again. I go to the bathroom and realize I am wet. I am horrified that I Pee'd myself. I pee a little and see a smear of red when I wipe. Freak out for a minute thinking Im misscarying. Realize, Oh, my water broke. A wave of calm.
2:05am Eric gets back from picking up the skidoo from a friend. I ask if he is going to be long. He asnwers why. I say because my water broke.
2:30am Call mom and dad to tell them.
Really miserable craby night nurse. She told me the lady in the room beside me had been there for 6hrs allready so I better not make any noise to disterb her.
6:00am AMAZING day nurse comes on shift. She is suposed to be in the ER but they are short staffed in Labour/Delivery since they have 2 lday's delivering. Its a small hospital.
8:00am My Dr shows up and says I can start pushing. Im not impressed I wanted a epidural.
8:42am Katie is born, drug free.
It actually was a plesant experiance.
My cousin 6 months before had 30+hrs of labour before a c-section
March 3rd, 2009. Aprox 11:00pm. We go Skidooing.
March 4th 2009 12:00am we get home.
2:00am I wake up because I think Katie is pinching my baldder again. I go to the bathroom and realize I am wet. I am horrified that I Pee'd myself. I pee a little and see a smear of red when I wipe. Freak out for a minute thinking Im misscarying. Realize, Oh, my water broke. A wave of calm.
2:05am Eric gets back from picking up the skidoo from a friend. I ask if he is going to be long. He asnwers why. I say because my water broke.
2:30am Call mom and dad to tell them.
Really miserable craby night nurse. She told me the lady in the room beside me had been there for 6hrs allready so I better not make any noise to disterb her.
6:00am AMAZING day nurse comes on shift. She is suposed to be in the ER but they are short staffed in Labour/Delivery since they have 2 lday's delivering. Its a small hospital.
8:00am My Dr shows up and says I can start pushing. Im not impressed I wanted a epidural.
8:42am Katie is born, drug free.
It actually was a plesant experiance.
My cousin 6 months before had 30+hrs of labour before a c-section
sparks19
I'd rather be at Disney
Mine was wonderful. I was induced at 10 am. started feeling contractions around 4. Had the epidural at 7:30 or 8 o clock.
we had wireless internet and a tv and we were the only ones in L&D so the nurses were with us the ENTIRE time so if I had a question or needed something I didn't have to wait or call anyone in.
the epidural was the best thing ever made. I could feel when I was having a contraction but no pain
so I was able to enjoy all those hours until Hannah finally made her appearance.
around midnight the epidural wore off as they had planned it to do. the pressure was pretty intense. the nurse held me off for a while because she said there was still a bit of a lip on my cervix. then finally I just couldn't help it anymore and told her I had to start pushing... she told me to give a "test push" then she told me OK that was good now you need to stop or this baby is going to come before the doc gets in here lol.
In comes the doctor... 18 minutes later Hannah was born
It was really a very pleasant and calm experience and I felt like my care was very personal.
we had wireless internet and a tv and we were the only ones in L&D so the nurses were with us the ENTIRE time so if I had a question or needed something I didn't have to wait or call anyone in.
the epidural was the best thing ever made. I could feel when I was having a contraction but no pain
so I was able to enjoy all those hours until Hannah finally made her appearance.around midnight the epidural wore off as they had planned it to do. the pressure was pretty intense. the nurse held me off for a while because she said there was still a bit of a lip on my cervix. then finally I just couldn't help it anymore and told her I had to start pushing... she told me to give a "test push" then she told me OK that was good now you need to stop or this baby is going to come before the doc gets in here lol.
In comes the doctor... 18 minutes later Hannah was born
It was really a very pleasant and calm experience and I felt like my care was very personal.
Puckstop31
Super-Genius
It was great!
Tanya could have moved things along a little faster, but I survived.
Until now I think.
Tanya could have moved things along a little faster, but I survived.
Until now I think.
darkchild16
We are Home.
Morgan:
Woke up at 9:20 right after Jeremy left for work to my water being broke. let the dogs out and everything like its all cool. Then tell my mom my water broke LOL.
Get to the hospital: 9:30-9:40 Jeremy meets us there. Sit in triage until 10:15 or so
Go to LD get situated with a AMAZING nurse. Get my stadol going, bring in the pitocin just in case
about 1 hr later when the contractions arent speeding up or gaining intensity add pitocin
run out of stadol around 11:30-12:00 told I cant have more he wont be in there much longer, 1 comes around no baby Im beyond worn out hes not in the canal yet or anything. Get the epi. Cuss out the anesthesioligist that i cant sit still or bend like that.
Got as new nurse that was just as amazing and had 4 kids one 15 mths old.
Fall asleep FINALLY THANK GOD!
Wake up about 2 hrs later, STILL not in the canal.
finally around 10 hes in the canal and looks like it shouldnt be long
Gets stuck, push for about 2 hours
tell everyone i cant do it anymore to just cut me open LOL but of course they cant.
so we wait, finally at some point hes unstuck and he starts presenting for 30-40 minutes by this time i have NO energy no strength no nothing, start fading in and out and he comes. I cant even remember him being born except feeling relief, seeing him and passing back out to the dr telling me i didnt tear or anything and hes perfect.
Doesnt arrive until 1:25- Total pushing time 2 hrs 56 minutes
Ended up still having to get stitches because I couldnt stop bleeding thanks to the anemia.
Born 8 lbs 13 oz 20 in. long. With a fractured clavicle since he didnt come how he was suppossed to and we are geussing fractured it on my pelvic bone.
Bev was pretty much the same just shorter labor and no epi.
3rd degree tear with her. And 2 minutes more pushing total pushing time 2 hrs 58.
NOW you can see why im not having anymore :rofl1:
Woke up at 9:20 right after Jeremy left for work to my water being broke. let the dogs out and everything like its all cool. Then tell my mom my water broke LOL.
Get to the hospital: 9:30-9:40 Jeremy meets us there. Sit in triage until 10:15 or so
Go to LD get situated with a AMAZING nurse. Get my stadol going, bring in the pitocin just in case
about 1 hr later when the contractions arent speeding up or gaining intensity add pitocin
run out of stadol around 11:30-12:00 told I cant have more he wont be in there much longer, 1 comes around no baby Im beyond worn out hes not in the canal yet or anything. Get the epi. Cuss out the anesthesioligist that i cant sit still or bend like that.
Got as new nurse that was just as amazing and had 4 kids one 15 mths old.
Fall asleep FINALLY THANK GOD!
Wake up about 2 hrs later, STILL not in the canal.
finally around 10 hes in the canal and looks like it shouldnt be long
Gets stuck, push for about 2 hours
tell everyone i cant do it anymore to just cut me open LOL but of course they cant.
so we wait, finally at some point hes unstuck and he starts presenting for 30-40 minutes by this time i have NO energy no strength no nothing, start fading in and out and he comes. I cant even remember him being born except feeling relief, seeing him and passing back out to the dr telling me i didnt tear or anything and hes perfect.
Doesnt arrive until 1:25- Total pushing time 2 hrs 56 minutes
Ended up still having to get stitches because I couldnt stop bleeding thanks to the anemia.
Born 8 lbs 13 oz 20 in. long. With a fractured clavicle since he didnt come how he was suppossed to and we are geussing fractured it on my pelvic bone.
Bev was pretty much the same just shorter labor and no epi.
3rd degree tear with her. And 2 minutes more pushing total pushing time 2 hrs 58.
NOW you can see why im not having anymore :rofl1:
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Mine was very wet and cold. I don't remember much though.
:rofl1::rofl1::rofl1: You are such a goof, LMAO!
I've been through it twice (three times if you count my own birth as Pdub so kindly pointed out, haha)
Both were pretty uneventful. Went 2 weeks past due the first time, was all set to be induced Monday morning (Labor day no less) and instead he decided to join us Saturday. 5 hours from onset of first pain until I was holding a slimy, slightly blue, covered in 'cottage cheese', cone headed baby boy, LOL He was 10 lbs and 22 inches long..........head was 14 and his shoulders were another 2 inches (16) which got him stuck after the head popped out! LOL
Second time around, he decided to come a week early. About 5 hours once again from the onset of first pain until he was in the world. I hyper ventilated a bit and got my face/head all tingly, but otherwise pretty uneventful again. He was 7 lbs, 14 oz and 20 inches long.....no cone head, and he wasn't blue at all.
Surprisingly, the bigger baby was a much easier job and helped with the pushing because he was pushing his own self........he never got still or quit moving around during labor, which I'm told isn't the 'norm'
EDIT TO ADD: I guess I should have mentioned both were completely without pain meds, no epidural or anything. I did have an episiotomy, so of course I got a shot of local anesthetic to cut and then sew up the 'affected area' LOL
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sparks19
I'd rather be at Disney
Oh right... Hannah was 8 lbs 4 oz and 21 inches long. born at 1:33 am
So if you count from right when I was induced it was about 15 hours but I didn't actually start feeling any contractions until 4 pm lol
So if you count from right when I was induced it was about 15 hours but I didn't actually start feeling any contractions until 4 pm lol
pitbullpony
BSL Can Be Beaten
Annoying and easy
Annoying -- Mitch (10) was delivered by a specialist ob-gyn who dealt with infertile couples; so was really strange for young fit me to arrive and get checked out by him surrounded by these older couples or people who were there with high risk pregnancies; but my general practitioner recommended him and that's where I went. Not a big deal; pretty typical pregnancy for tests and stuff, I was 1 week overdue; just before they would start to push for induction/C-section; when we had a doctor's app't scheduled.
Had Braxton-Hicks for 2 weeks prior; no change in their intensity.
Baby had turned and was head down; but hadn't dropped really; not noticeably to me or anyone else.
Morning of April 11, 2000, I woke up at 4:30, much more intense contractions; bout 20--40 minutes apart; no consistency, one would be 20, then 30, then 20, then 40; so no rush; but definitely contractions; and I was able to sleep between.
Got up at 7:30, normal day activities, phoned Dr.at 9:00 a.m., said having contractions; do I come early? Asks for time between, asks if I've passed the mucous plug (whaaaa
, don't think so), Dr. says; oh you'll know when you do. K.
So keeps going; contractions get more consistent, 20 minutes apart and stay that way for 3 - 4 hours. Go to bathroom and pass mucous plug :yikes: Yeah; no way in hell you'll miss that exiting your body! App't is for 2 p.m., have let my mom and John's mom know that today is the day. John's mom is over the moon, keeps phoning to find out how I'm doing. Phones John to tell him he should be home with me (I had told him stay at work until I need you; have phone with you at all times), he tells her he is awaiting my phone call, which isn't going to happen SINCE SHE IS ON THE PHONE WITH HIM, she gets hint and hangs up to wait until we tell her.
Around noon, I feel anxious, get John to hurry home. We leave at 1:30 for 1/2 hour drive; contractions hurt, lots of pressure, bout 15 minutes apart. We get to doctor's office, I walk in; as long as I stop and pant between contractions; we are still good. Dr. gets me in exam room, does an internal; says good job, you are 7 cm dilated; why don't I go across the road to the hospital and get myself admitted, sure; so walked across road, get admitted, am just changing into one of the johnny gowns when a nurse peeks her head in and says; are you Jennifer Sider; mmmmhmmmm, phones for you! Yup, my m-i-l had tracked us down, so she's marshalling the troops, gets her hubby in gear, gets her crazy aunt in gear, my mom is notified, etc.
I am ready in room, contractions are still going well, after an internal, nurse says; 8cm; cool still progressing; and then she asks if I want something for the "pain". Gotta tell you; there was no real "pain". Mostly pressure on my pelvic girdle. But like a stupid twit; I say sure; whatcha got? Nubain was readily accessible; it's a high end pain killer basically; so I got one. Jab in the thigh.
Stupid, stupid, stupid :wall:
After shot; couldn't get up, had to stay reclined in bed, baby monitor on; up until this time I was walking around. Once I lay down the contractions spaced out again; still strong; but not progressing. I was signed in at 4:30, 8 cm and didn't have Mitch until 9:40; with vacuum assistance; holy yeeeeouch!
Anyway; for his delivery felt rushed; like we had to do it then; really didn't appreciate the doctor telling me that we were having this baby now; because he was off duty in 20 minutes; yeah thanks Jackass.
And note to all future deliverers of children; if you ever read somewhere that delivering the head is the hard part; good luck on the shoulders if your kid is built like a football player. I was exhausted, Doctor says O.K.; head's almost here, push; *******; so I pushed, yeah felt the head come out; then I pause to rest; Dr. says NO - Push again; only one more time; I'm like what comes out now; he says; you have to push the shoulders out; I'm like; why; aren't they attached to the head.
Mitchell arrived 9:40; during a snow storm, April 11, 2000, 8 lbs. 12 oz.
Also due to suppressed respiration; he ended up in an incubator for a week; nothing wrong; just the Nubain doing it's wonderful job.
Will tell Avi's story later,
Jen
Annoying -- Mitch (10) was delivered by a specialist ob-gyn who dealt with infertile couples; so was really strange for young fit me to arrive and get checked out by him surrounded by these older couples or people who were there with high risk pregnancies; but my general practitioner recommended him and that's where I went. Not a big deal; pretty typical pregnancy for tests and stuff, I was 1 week overdue; just before they would start to push for induction/C-section; when we had a doctor's app't scheduled.
Had Braxton-Hicks for 2 weeks prior; no change in their intensity.
Baby had turned and was head down; but hadn't dropped really; not noticeably to me or anyone else.
Morning of April 11, 2000, I woke up at 4:30, much more intense contractions; bout 20--40 minutes apart; no consistency, one would be 20, then 30, then 20, then 40; so no rush; but definitely contractions; and I was able to sleep between.
Got up at 7:30, normal day activities, phoned Dr.at 9:00 a.m., said having contractions; do I come early? Asks for time between, asks if I've passed the mucous plug (whaaaa
, don't think so), Dr. says; oh you'll know when you do. K.So keeps going; contractions get more consistent, 20 minutes apart and stay that way for 3 - 4 hours. Go to bathroom and pass mucous plug :yikes: Yeah; no way in hell you'll miss that exiting your body! App't is for 2 p.m., have let my mom and John's mom know that today is the day. John's mom is over the moon, keeps phoning to find out how I'm doing. Phones John to tell him he should be home with me (I had told him stay at work until I need you; have phone with you at all times), he tells her he is awaiting my phone call, which isn't going to happen SINCE SHE IS ON THE PHONE WITH HIM, she gets hint and hangs up to wait until we tell her.
Around noon, I feel anxious, get John to hurry home. We leave at 1:30 for 1/2 hour drive; contractions hurt, lots of pressure, bout 15 minutes apart. We get to doctor's office, I walk in; as long as I stop and pant between contractions; we are still good. Dr. gets me in exam room, does an internal; says good job, you are 7 cm dilated; why don't I go across the road to the hospital and get myself admitted, sure; so walked across road, get admitted, am just changing into one of the johnny gowns when a nurse peeks her head in and says; are you Jennifer Sider; mmmmhmmmm, phones for you! Yup, my m-i-l had tracked us down, so she's marshalling the troops, gets her hubby in gear, gets her crazy aunt in gear, my mom is notified, etc.
I am ready in room, contractions are still going well, after an internal, nurse says; 8cm; cool still progressing; and then she asks if I want something for the "pain". Gotta tell you; there was no real "pain". Mostly pressure on my pelvic girdle. But like a stupid twit; I say sure; whatcha got? Nubain was readily accessible; it's a high end pain killer basically; so I got one. Jab in the thigh.
Stupid, stupid, stupid :wall:
After shot; couldn't get up, had to stay reclined in bed, baby monitor on; up until this time I was walking around. Once I lay down the contractions spaced out again; still strong; but not progressing. I was signed in at 4:30, 8 cm and didn't have Mitch until 9:40; with vacuum assistance; holy yeeeeouch!
Anyway; for his delivery felt rushed; like we had to do it then; really didn't appreciate the doctor telling me that we were having this baby now; because he was off duty in 20 minutes; yeah thanks Jackass.
And note to all future deliverers of children; if you ever read somewhere that delivering the head is the hard part; good luck on the shoulders if your kid is built like a football player. I was exhausted, Doctor says O.K.; head's almost here, push; *******; so I pushed, yeah felt the head come out; then I pause to rest; Dr. says NO - Push again; only one more time; I'm like what comes out now; he says; you have to push the shoulders out; I'm like; why; aren't they attached to the head.
Mitchell arrived 9:40; during a snow storm, April 11, 2000, 8 lbs. 12 oz.
Also due to suppressed respiration; he ended up in an incubator for a week; nothing wrong; just the Nubain doing it's wonderful job.
Will tell Avi's story later,
Jen
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I will tell my stories later when I have more time, but I have got to say that this is the funniest stuff I have heard in a long, long time!...........
Thanks for pawsitively making me smile....and spit diet coke all over my dad's laptop....on such a crappy day.
Thanks for pawsitively making me smile....and spit diet coke all over my dad's laptop....on such a crappy day.
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I made the mistake of telling my friend what I went through with my daughter not knowing she had just found out she was pg. I will never do that to anyone again. My son's delivery however was the exact opposite. It was like doing sit ups without moving, it didn't hurt, yes I got tired, but that was all. It was more like I was along for the ride and my body was doing it all alone. He was coming breech so the doctor had me get up on my hands and knees and then lower my head down to my hands with my naked behindy up in the air. Somehow he turned him. No one was prepared for how fast he shot out after that. I was so happy. From the first contraction I knew this was going to be different. I was one of the first to come back for a natural birth after a c-section. If I had really understood the risks (no one explained them to me and I didn't investigate) I might not have been so brave.
I didn't even know my daughter was alive 2 days after she was delivered. They didn't know I was awake, no one told me. When a nurse came in I asked what the baby had been. We didn't know the sex, I had never had a sonogram. She said "what do you mean was?" That was when I learned I had a live baby girl.
I didn't even know my daughter was alive 2 days after she was delivered. They didn't know I was awake, no one told me. When a nurse came in I asked what the baby had been. We didn't know the sex, I had never had a sonogram. She said "what do you mean was?" That was when I learned I had a live baby girl.
With Katie, since it was a small hospital a bunch of nurses came in after to see the new baby. They were all polite and asked first.
I kept getting asked if I had a section. I felt fine, tons of energy and within 30 min or less her head was normal looking. Her color, everything pointed towards a section. I was a bit sore but other than that I felt fine like nothing had happened.
I kept getting asked if I had a section. I felt fine, tons of energy and within 30 min or less her head was normal looking. Her color, everything pointed towards a section. I was a bit sore but other than that I felt fine like nothing had happened.
not something I normally share with those who have yet to do it..
Darien was large (could tell by ultra sounds) and I was overdue. So I go in for induction. They get the IV in no prob (my first IV) and away we go. 12 hours later and maybe 5 contractions they send me home. (I was so upset). They say give it a few more days and if you don't go we will manually induce.
A few days pass, no spontaneous birth process..
I go in and they put this catheter up in there and then inflate the part that is in my cervix (great times) Contractions start WHAM. Great, they send my home and say don't come back till you have passed the catheter. A few hours later catheter has left the building..
Contractions are painful, long and regular. Decide to go in. So in I go..
Contractions come every 4-5 min and last for at least a min. They suck. But at least the pain has the decency to go away and give you a break for a few. I didn't want an epidural. I tried the nubain (sp? its a narcotic) It made the ceiling pretty colours, it didn't make the pain less, but it made me care less about the pain. A shot lasts 4 hours. I had two... (they burn like no other going in..)
Through out this there was no yelling, cursing, or swearing off of conjugal relations.. Just an intense ow ow ow ow ow.. (I hate showing when things hurt lol)
After about 22 hours of fairly serious labour... oh wait I forgot to tell the IV story..
So they decide 16 hours into labour that I need an IV (Dr was annoyed as I should have had one put in when I arrived as I was considered a high risk delivery due to the over dueness) Sure so I am exhausted and dehydrated. They turned my hands into sprinklers and I cried. Digging for veins when contractions are happening shouldn't' be allowed... After not getting it they got an anaesthetist in and he froze my inner elbow and it went in there. Not a convenient place for an IV when you want to hold your baby.. but now I am getting ahead of myself.
So its 22 hours in. He is still wayyy up there. I am dilating a bit but there is no head in contact with the cervix. So they decide on a C section. Great. Then my body decides to go into transition (all contraction all the time) to make the little poo head come out. But he's not moving so all this is doing is making my world a world of OW!
Getting a spinal was the worst ever. I needed to sit up and lean forward to open the area between my vertebrae. Fantastic, my body is laying siege to a recalcitrant baby, I feel like only a by stander (but the one who gets to feel all the pain) and they want me to sit up and lean way forward so some guy can stick a needle in my back.. umm sure its not like it can get any worse right?
No I was wrong. My belly is huge, there is only so much forward I can stretch... So he misses. The pain was intense, the only yelling I did was then. Oh and again when he missed a second time. He said what hurt? I said MY.BACK.WHERE.YOU.PUT.THE.NEEDLE!! (in retrospect I should have said my left toe, he was very rude and not nice at all) Third time is a charm.
After that it was all good. Out he came, the pain was gone, the drugs were good. He was 9 pounds 4 ounces and huge (not fat). I had minimal pain afterwards and he was very healthy.
(but don't ask about incision infections and large breasts that refused to make milk...)
Darien was large (could tell by ultra sounds) and I was overdue. So I go in for induction. They get the IV in no prob (my first IV) and away we go. 12 hours later and maybe 5 contractions they send me home. (I was so upset). They say give it a few more days and if you don't go we will manually induce.
A few days pass, no spontaneous birth process..
I go in and they put this catheter up in there and then inflate the part that is in my cervix (great times) Contractions start WHAM. Great, they send my home and say don't come back till you have passed the catheter. A few hours later catheter has left the building..
Contractions are painful, long and regular. Decide to go in. So in I go..
Contractions come every 4-5 min and last for at least a min. They suck. But at least the pain has the decency to go away and give you a break for a few. I didn't want an epidural. I tried the nubain (sp? its a narcotic) It made the ceiling pretty colours, it didn't make the pain less, but it made me care less about the pain. A shot lasts 4 hours. I had two... (they burn like no other going in..)
Through out this there was no yelling, cursing, or swearing off of conjugal relations.. Just an intense ow ow ow ow ow.. (I hate showing when things hurt lol)
After about 22 hours of fairly serious labour... oh wait I forgot to tell the IV story..
So they decide 16 hours into labour that I need an IV (Dr was annoyed as I should have had one put in when I arrived as I was considered a high risk delivery due to the over dueness) Sure so I am exhausted and dehydrated. They turned my hands into sprinklers and I cried. Digging for veins when contractions are happening shouldn't' be allowed... After not getting it they got an anaesthetist in and he froze my inner elbow and it went in there. Not a convenient place for an IV when you want to hold your baby.. but now I am getting ahead of myself.
So its 22 hours in. He is still wayyy up there. I am dilating a bit but there is no head in contact with the cervix. So they decide on a C section. Great. Then my body decides to go into transition (all contraction all the time) to make the little poo head come out. But he's not moving so all this is doing is making my world a world of OW!
Getting a spinal was the worst ever. I needed to sit up and lean forward to open the area between my vertebrae. Fantastic, my body is laying siege to a recalcitrant baby, I feel like only a by stander (but the one who gets to feel all the pain) and they want me to sit up and lean way forward so some guy can stick a needle in my back.. umm sure its not like it can get any worse right?
No I was wrong. My belly is huge, there is only so much forward I can stretch... So he misses. The pain was intense, the only yelling I did was then. Oh and again when he missed a second time. He said what hurt? I said MY.BACK.WHERE.YOU.PUT.THE.NEEDLE!! (in retrospect I should have said my left toe, he was very rude and not nice at all) Third time is a charm.
After that it was all good. Out he came, the pain was gone, the drugs were good. He was 9 pounds 4 ounces and huge (not fat). I had minimal pain afterwards and he was very healthy.
(but don't ask about incision infections and large breasts that refused to make milk...)
my labor and delivery experience is a long one, so am going to condense it as much as possible.
water broke at 4:30am on Christmas morning 1989
invited mom, sister and brother over to have christmas BEFORE going to the hospital. They weren't thrilled about that idea because they were afraid I'd have the baby right then and there. And when they just half ripped off the wrapping paper and thanked me for their gift, I made them slow down and really take the time to actually look at their gift.
Got to the hospital and discovered the one doctor in the practice I couldn't stand was the one on call. I stuffed a towel between my legs and put my clothes back on and told the nurse I was leaving because I was not letting that Ahole of a doctor touch me. She told me I couldn't leave, and I politely told her to watch me...lol She managed to convince me into a compromise. She told me to labor in the labor room and take my chances that my labor would progress slow enough and that the Ahole doctor's call shift would end BEFORE delivery.
I was too chicken to get an epidural. I was afraid of needles, but did finally opt to have one shot of demerol because I was miserable. The demerol made me puke all over TJ. I remember him trying to get the barf out from the links of his watch band. (guess that breakfast tray really wasn't intended for me, he tried to tell me it was meant for him but I didn't listen..lol)
I developed a big red spot on my inner right leg that was hot and firm to the touch. They thought it was a blood clot. They did an ultrasound on it which was not a pleasant experience because i had the pain of the contractions and believe it or not.. that ultrasound hurt like heck because the area was so tender and they had to push that little wand down on it to see the image. They told me I was restricted to bed for the duration of my labor.
I didn't listen. As soon as they left the room I got up and started squatting on the floor and pushing. I remember my mom telling me I should get back in the bed and I was so not listening to anyone at that point. I just wanted it to all be over with. I was tired and sore and just wanted my baby..lol
I had the hiccups for 3/4 of my almost 19 hour labor. They started out as those little hiccups but soon developed into those awful ones that hurt. I was in tears half way through my labor and proceeded to cry the rest of the time until it was time to push.
I was stressed about whether one of the other doctors took call yet. Then in walked my favorite doctor of the group. My next focus was worrying whether I was gonna poop on the bed when I pushed.
When the doctor went to go do a pelvic on me to see whether i was ready to push... my bladder let loose and I peed all over him. I was mordified when I realized what had just happened. He assured me i wasn't the first person to do that and that i wouldn't be the last.
Arielle was born at 10:53pm, weighing in at 9 lbs and 7 1/2 oz. She was 19 1/2 inches long.
The funniest part I didn't discover until many years later. Tj disclosed that during my labor my biggest fear of pooping while pushing came true. Only I never knew it because he saw the little turd ball come out when the doctor's back was facing me and he snatched it up and stuffed it in his pocket...ewwwww :yikes:
And years after that, the turd ball inspired my co workers to come up with a little song that went something like: there's a turd in my pocket, like a picture in a locket... la, la, la. There was a whole verse, but that's all I could remember of it..lol.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I kept having this recurring dream through out my pregnancy. Back then, you only got an ultrasound in the beginning of your pregnancy unless u were having issues. So, needless to say... I didn't know the sex of my baby. But I kept having this dream that I had a baby girl and I named her pilgrim. I guess that came from the fact that I craved thanksgiving dinner my entire pregnancy..lol
water broke at 4:30am on Christmas morning 1989
invited mom, sister and brother over to have christmas BEFORE going to the hospital. They weren't thrilled about that idea because they were afraid I'd have the baby right then and there. And when they just half ripped off the wrapping paper and thanked me for their gift, I made them slow down and really take the time to actually look at their gift.
Got to the hospital and discovered the one doctor in the practice I couldn't stand was the one on call. I stuffed a towel between my legs and put my clothes back on and told the nurse I was leaving because I was not letting that Ahole of a doctor touch me. She told me I couldn't leave, and I politely told her to watch me...lol She managed to convince me into a compromise. She told me to labor in the labor room and take my chances that my labor would progress slow enough and that the Ahole doctor's call shift would end BEFORE delivery.
I was too chicken to get an epidural. I was afraid of needles, but did finally opt to have one shot of demerol because I was miserable. The demerol made me puke all over TJ. I remember him trying to get the barf out from the links of his watch band. (guess that breakfast tray really wasn't intended for me, he tried to tell me it was meant for him but I didn't listen..lol)
I developed a big red spot on my inner right leg that was hot and firm to the touch. They thought it was a blood clot. They did an ultrasound on it which was not a pleasant experience because i had the pain of the contractions and believe it or not.. that ultrasound hurt like heck because the area was so tender and they had to push that little wand down on it to see the image. They told me I was restricted to bed for the duration of my labor.
I didn't listen. As soon as they left the room I got up and started squatting on the floor and pushing. I remember my mom telling me I should get back in the bed and I was so not listening to anyone at that point. I just wanted it to all be over with. I was tired and sore and just wanted my baby..lol
I had the hiccups for 3/4 of my almost 19 hour labor. They started out as those little hiccups but soon developed into those awful ones that hurt. I was in tears half way through my labor and proceeded to cry the rest of the time until it was time to push.
I was stressed about whether one of the other doctors took call yet. Then in walked my favorite doctor of the group. My next focus was worrying whether I was gonna poop on the bed when I pushed.
When the doctor went to go do a pelvic on me to see whether i was ready to push... my bladder let loose and I peed all over him. I was mordified when I realized what had just happened. He assured me i wasn't the first person to do that and that i wouldn't be the last.
Arielle was born at 10:53pm, weighing in at 9 lbs and 7 1/2 oz. She was 19 1/2 inches long.
The funniest part I didn't discover until many years later. Tj disclosed that during my labor my biggest fear of pooping while pushing came true. Only I never knew it because he saw the little turd ball come out when the doctor's back was facing me and he snatched it up and stuffed it in his pocket...ewwwww :yikes:
And years after that, the turd ball inspired my co workers to come up with a little song that went something like: there's a turd in my pocket, like a picture in a locket... la, la, la. There was a whole verse, but that's all I could remember of it..lol.
Oh, and I forgot to mention that I kept having this recurring dream through out my pregnancy. Back then, you only got an ultrasound in the beginning of your pregnancy unless u were having issues. So, needless to say... I didn't know the sex of my baby. But I kept having this dream that I had a baby girl and I named her pilgrim. I guess that came from the fact that I craved thanksgiving dinner my entire pregnancy..lol
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My anesthesiologist was kind enough to give me a local before sticking me with the epidural needle lol so I felt a tiny pin prick and the REALLY cold antispetic stuff they put all over your back... I was shivering. Brian asked if I was shaking because I was cold or scared and I said "a little bit of both?!" and the nurse said don't worry... you'll feel nice and warm in just a second and she was right. it was like someone put me into a warm bath butt first lol. just this really warm sensation went down my back and into my legs. it was kind of neat feeling lol.
But I heard the MOST horrific and unbelieveable birth story. WAAAAAAAAAAAY worse than anyone could imagine lol and apparently the gyno (who has been a gyno for 25 years said he's never seen anything like it) but I probably shouldn't share it or no one will ever let their hubbies touch them ever again lol
But I heard the MOST horrific and unbelieveable birth story. WAAAAAAAAAAAY worse than anyone could imagine lol and apparently the gyno (who has been a gyno for 25 years said he's never seen anything like it) but I probably shouldn't share it or no one will ever let their hubbies touch them ever again lol
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