My last doctor visit, Friday Sept. 21st, I was at 36 weeks and 6 days of my 40 week pregnancy. I was at 3 and 80%, for those that don't know what that means, baby is ready to come when mom is at a 10 and 100%. Because of the size of my belly, and continuation of dialation each visit, both my doctor and I guessed she would come this week and we were right :) Now did I know she would come so fast, NO!!!
I was having Braxton Hicks here and there, nothing painful at all, and none that made me feel like labor was coming on. Each night I would go to bed, wishing it was the night. The night to head to the hospital, get a catheter so I could sit for hours and not pee 100 times. The night to have an epidural put in me for who knows how many hours while we wait for dilation and the time to push. The night to be like, the night I had Beth. But each day came and went and I would get more anxious waiting for my princess's arrival. Tuesday night I was tired, body and mind. Tired of wondering when! So I took a Tylonal PM and headed to bed at 8:30. I got up a couple times in the night to use the restroom, felt like a walking zombie, but never in any kind of pain or contractions. Excuse the TMI(to much information) but at 6:20ish I got up to have a bowel movement, I had been constipated all week, and it was getting uncomfortable. But after sitting there for a few minutes tired, I went back to bed. But by 6:30, I felt like it was more contraction then constipation, so I started keeping tract of when they would come. I figured I was to keep tract for an hour and if they were 5 min apart head to the hospital. They weren't painful, so I got up took a shower, relaxed the best I could in the tub. Got dressed and tried to lay back down, but that's when the pain really kicked in so by 7:30 and an hour of counting contractions(which, oops, I wasn't paying attention that they were coming every 2-5 min.), I told Scott it was time to get the girls up and go, which took 15 min, didn't know I should have moved faster! I got them to my friend across the street, my life saver, cause I am certain I couldn't have gotten them to anyone else in time. Headed to the hospital, trying to make phone calls and text, my sister and mom who I wanted in attendance and of course the hospital to let them know I was on my way. "hi this is Katie Wiser, I should be there in 10 min, I don't think my water has broke yet, but I am READY!! for an epidural" lol. I started shaking like crazy and the contractions were getting painful, wasn't until I got to the hospital that I realized I was in transition. Scott dropped me off at the front door about 8am. Went to park the car and a guy saw me, gave me a wheel chair, walked off and said good luck. I sat for a moment, but it was to painful to wait for Scott so I walked to the elevator, paused for a contractions. Got to elevator, trying to breath through it, get off elevator, pause for contraction, walk into labor and delivery, they start getting my info, telling me it will only take a second and here I am thinking, put me in a room now! "I really feel like I need to poo, I don't think I can hold it" alright I wasn't in my right mind, of course I am going to say something like that. They finally walk me into a room and here I am undressing not knowing what is going on, telling them, I think I am pushing and I'm trying not to. "oh, honey just hold it in, don't push" as I'm undressing and another nurse trying to button a gown on me, and all I wanted was to lye down and die. I pushed some, I wasn't going to let them tell me no, it hurt! eventually they said okay, go ahead, we now how to deliver a baby. So I pushed a few times but nothing to forceful just to relieve pain and pressure. My doc was not given enough time to arrive so they had to find the on call doctor. They were having a hard time getting one in short notice that they eventual told front desk, to just grab the next doctor they see, lol. Doc came right in time cause there was no stopping me from pushing, he had to do some clipping to help her out, but after 3 or 4 good pushes the worst pain I had ever felt, she was out! Sweet relief! I didn't even feel him cutting me my mind was so gone I was ready to black out, but I knew I had to breath and PUSH! She arrived at 8:23 am. Gave the nurse a fun 20 min of their day :) I am now part of an elite group "stop and drop" lol.. If I was guaranteed a 2 hour labor, all of a sudden, no time to prep, bam here's your baby, I would have all my kids natural. But I don't think I could labor and push for hours on end natural.
I am grateful that my sweet little girl, although head down, was position wrong and that is what saved us from having her in the car. I am grateful to have a wonderful helpful friend across the street that open her door the moment we knocked so I could get to the hospital, there is no way we would have made it if we had to take them to a family member. I am grateful for all the hospital staff that knows how to jump and act quickly in an emergency. I am grateful for the on call doctor that treated me with gentleness and kindness having been pulled from the hall way and tossed right at me. I am grateful for my darling husband who was at my side holding my hand and gave me a quick blessing when I asked. I am grateful the Lord helped all of us get through an experience we never once imagine could ever happen to us! I am mostly grateful for my eternal family and the sweet girls I have been blessed with!!! This is going to be a fun journey, keeping Ellie from picking her sister up when ever she wants, keeping Beth from poking at her, or taking her binkie, and me trying to balance life with 3 girls under 4. I am excited and thrilled for my journey and I have a wonderful man to walk this path down with!!!
naner, naner, mommy, I was in a hurry, forget the drugs!
This is what sweet relief looks like after having a baby :)
My girls! Each have a look of their own, but for sure sisters!
Beth could care less about baby. She wanted mommy and french fries
1 comment:
Katie, I am so impressed that you have already updated your blog with the whole story and pictures! You and your little one look great. I agree with you on the natural birth thing, if they come quick no epidural is fine. Take care! ~Maria Mears Olson
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