Stephers35
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I am very excited to write about my positive labor and delivery via induction! My doc gave me the option of being induced as I was 4cm dilated and she felt that the contractions I was having were actual contractions and not BH. She gave me a Bishop score of 9/10. On Friday, November 2 we went in for an induction at 7:30 AM.
IV was put in, forms were signed and I was all set. My doc came by to say hello and give me a run-down again of what was going to happen. She was having them start a very low dose of pitocin as she didnt think it would take much and then two hours later, they would break my water. Things dont always go as planned! The pitocin was started at 8:30 AM and by 9:00 I had a strong contraction. The next contraction was about five minutes later followed by an audible POP! My water broke on its own with the second contraction. Thats when things got very real!
Each contraction brought on such intense pain that I was actually trying to climb the walls. I had planned on an epidural and was not happy that I had to wait a bit. The nurse checked on my progress at 9:30 and I had went from a 4 to an 8 in a little over 30 minutes. She then had the epidural administered asap so that I could have it as she assumed things would then slow down. They didnt.
The epidural kicked in at about 10:00 and I could feel a lot of pressure and already felt like pushing. Nurse checked and I was 9cm. The nurse then said not to push as they were going to let the baby descend for a couple of hours to make the pushing easier. By 12:00 they verified that I was fully dilated and wanted me to start pushing. I couldnt feel much for the first 30 minutes, but as the epidural wore off, I could feel it all. After pushing for almost two hours, my doc said that the baby was doing really well and that we could get her out with one push if she did an episiotomy. That was all the threat that I needed and with the next push, Amara was here. I did have a 2nd degree tear, but the doc stitched it up fast and it hasnt been bad.
My favorite part of the entire experience was when she came out and my doc had to yell at me to look while she was laughing and holding up my girl by the ankle to show us the cord wrapped around her ankle three times!
IV was put in, forms were signed and I was all set. My doc came by to say hello and give me a run-down again of what was going to happen. She was having them start a very low dose of pitocin as she didnt think it would take much and then two hours later, they would break my water. Things dont always go as planned! The pitocin was started at 8:30 AM and by 9:00 I had a strong contraction. The next contraction was about five minutes later followed by an audible POP! My water broke on its own with the second contraction. Thats when things got very real!
Each contraction brought on such intense pain that I was actually trying to climb the walls. I had planned on an epidural and was not happy that I had to wait a bit. The nurse checked on my progress at 9:30 and I had went from a 4 to an 8 in a little over 30 minutes. She then had the epidural administered asap so that I could have it as she assumed things would then slow down. They didnt.
The epidural kicked in at about 10:00 and I could feel a lot of pressure and already felt like pushing. Nurse checked and I was 9cm. The nurse then said not to push as they were going to let the baby descend for a couple of hours to make the pushing easier. By 12:00 they verified that I was fully dilated and wanted me to start pushing. I couldnt feel much for the first 30 minutes, but as the epidural wore off, I could feel it all. After pushing for almost two hours, my doc said that the baby was doing really well and that we could get her out with one push if she did an episiotomy. That was all the threat that I needed and with the next push, Amara was here. I did have a 2nd degree tear, but the doc stitched it up fast and it hasnt been bad.
My favorite part of the entire experience was when she came out and my doc had to yell at me to look while she was laughing and holding up my girl by the ankle to show us the cord wrapped around her ankle three times!
lovely pics, congrats
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xxx
