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After a couple of days of light bleeding, irregular contractions and an icky cervical check...I got woken up by contractions that were steadily 15 minutes apart. I called my midwife and she told me to head in to the hospital once they were 6 mins apart and that she'd inform both the hospital and doctor to expect me. The rest of the day went like this
8:30 am we arrive at the hospital where I'm checked and admitted. Once I'm given a shave and enema (lovely lol) I'm taken to the labor ward and hooked up to IV's to keep me hydrated and another to help speed up my contractions. Baby's heartbeat is steady and I keep focusing on that to take my mind off the contractions that are painful but bearable
12:30 I think I was around 4 cm dilated at that time and the contractions are very close together and getting more painful but I'm still trying to breathe and keep my cool. That's when the baby's heart rate dropped suddenly and I look at my midwife with tears starting to well in my eyes. She's very calm and tells me that nothing is wrong, but suddenly there are lots of people in the room who are all pretending to be there for random reasons (just to check, questions about medical history etc) and I'm flipped to my side with oxygen. At this point my husband had stepped out to talk to our families and friends and the poor thing came back to find me with oxygen and crying...baby's heart beat went back to normal after a minute but I'm stressed and worried about my little girl.
1:30 pm I'm given my first epidural. Anesthesiologist and midwife tell me that it's not going to hurt and all I will feel is pressure, but I find it unbearable and am in hysterics
I keep telling them that it hurts and something isn't right, but they think I'm just scared and hold me down while it's done.
4:00 pm my waters are broken and I'm in intense pain as the epi has done nothing for me. Anesthesiologist does a "test" and is surprised that after all the medicine she's given me I can still feel cold on my feet and legs. Doctor does another cervical check and while everything seems to be going well he is concerned about the baby because she hasn't moved down at all. She appears to be stuck in the same position and they can't tell if she's wrapped in her cord or if she's just to big to come down! He's very calm but informs me that if she's still like that in an hour we'll be going for a section because he's worried about my stress levels and the fact that by this time baby's heart rate has dropped twice and has taken a couple of minutes to come back. I start stressing even more because by this point we know that the epi hasn't worked even though they keep pushing medicine into me and I've been given enough to have a section! The only effect it had on me was to give me the shakes but did nothing for the pain. I'm worried about having to be put to sleep and missing the birth of my daughter.
5:00 pm the anesthesiologist comes back and says we need to do the epi again. I'm too worried about my baby and too worn out to care about the pain but thankfully she gets it right this time and the epi is uncomfortable but painless! She pushes more medicine in and thank God it's worked! I'm completely numb from the waist down and I'm finally without that terrible pain. Doctor comes in for a final cervical check and says that there is no change in baby's progress and that he doesn't feel comfortable to just "wait and see". He's an extremely calm person and I was a bit disturbed by how worried he seemed. He pulled my husband outside and told him that we have two healthy people in there...I want them to both stay healthy so I'm suggesting a section but it's up to you! Tom comes back in and we agree that we need to do what's best for the baby. He starts to cry because he's not allowed in surgery and he doesn't want to leave me.
Anesthesiologist comes back for a last test and I can feel absolutely nothing so they wheel me out to see my family and friends who have been waiting outside all day before taking me to surgery. I'm so drained and worried about my little girl that I can't stop crying, but I try to be calm because I don't want everyone worrying about me! I say goodbye to everyone and kiss my husband and am taken into surgery where I ask for something to calm me. I'm given something that makes me completely calm but I'm still alert and just keep staring at the lights above me where I can sort of see what the doctors are doing behind the curtain in front of me. My midwife is holding my hand the whole time and I can see her smiling behind her mask she looks at me and....5:49 pm baby Irene Maria is born screaming her little lungs out at 3.030 kg and 50 cm long!! She's wrapped in her cord twice in a weird x shape and there was no way she would have been able to come out on her own! I'm so thankful that my doctors instincts were right and she was born healthy!
She was placed on my chest for a while for some kisses and cuddles and was then taken outside to meet her father while I was being stitched up. My poor husband was white as a sheet when they took me outside to once again see him and my family. I can't imagine what it was like for him to have to see me go through all that pain and then have to wait outside with everyone else while our little girl was born. He was relieved to see the baby so quickly, but was worried sick until the doctor came out to tell him I was fine and all stitched up and on my way out in a few minutes.
We're absolutely in love with her and can't believe how blessed we are. I had a hard time coping with how everything went, but I'm just thankful and happy that we're both healthy
Tired but happy
https://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q71/1395812_10152003171634312_2144886865_n.jpg
Looks just like her father! 
https://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/563610_10152003173499312_2040188872_n.jpg
8:30 am we arrive at the hospital where I'm checked and admitted. Once I'm given a shave and enema (lovely lol) I'm taken to the labor ward and hooked up to IV's to keep me hydrated and another to help speed up my contractions. Baby's heartbeat is steady and I keep focusing on that to take my mind off the contractions that are painful but bearable
12:30 I think I was around 4 cm dilated at that time and the contractions are very close together and getting more painful but I'm still trying to breathe and keep my cool. That's when the baby's heart rate dropped suddenly and I look at my midwife with tears starting to well in my eyes. She's very calm and tells me that nothing is wrong, but suddenly there are lots of people in the room who are all pretending to be there for random reasons (just to check, questions about medical history etc) and I'm flipped to my side with oxygen. At this point my husband had stepped out to talk to our families and friends and the poor thing came back to find me with oxygen and crying...baby's heart beat went back to normal after a minute but I'm stressed and worried about my little girl.
1:30 pm I'm given my first epidural. Anesthesiologist and midwife tell me that it's not going to hurt and all I will feel is pressure, but I find it unbearable and am in hysterics
I keep telling them that it hurts and something isn't right, but they think I'm just scared and hold me down while it's done. 4:00 pm my waters are broken and I'm in intense pain as the epi has done nothing for me. Anesthesiologist does a "test" and is surprised that after all the medicine she's given me I can still feel cold on my feet and legs. Doctor does another cervical check and while everything seems to be going well he is concerned about the baby because she hasn't moved down at all. She appears to be stuck in the same position and they can't tell if she's wrapped in her cord or if she's just to big to come down! He's very calm but informs me that if she's still like that in an hour we'll be going for a section because he's worried about my stress levels and the fact that by this time baby's heart rate has dropped twice and has taken a couple of minutes to come back. I start stressing even more because by this point we know that the epi hasn't worked even though they keep pushing medicine into me and I've been given enough to have a section! The only effect it had on me was to give me the shakes but did nothing for the pain. I'm worried about having to be put to sleep and missing the birth of my daughter.
5:00 pm the anesthesiologist comes back and says we need to do the epi again. I'm too worried about my baby and too worn out to care about the pain but thankfully she gets it right this time and the epi is uncomfortable but painless! She pushes more medicine in and thank God it's worked! I'm completely numb from the waist down and I'm finally without that terrible pain. Doctor comes in for a final cervical check and says that there is no change in baby's progress and that he doesn't feel comfortable to just "wait and see". He's an extremely calm person and I was a bit disturbed by how worried he seemed. He pulled my husband outside and told him that we have two healthy people in there...I want them to both stay healthy so I'm suggesting a section but it's up to you! Tom comes back in and we agree that we need to do what's best for the baby. He starts to cry because he's not allowed in surgery and he doesn't want to leave me.
Anesthesiologist comes back for a last test and I can feel absolutely nothing so they wheel me out to see my family and friends who have been waiting outside all day before taking me to surgery. I'm so drained and worried about my little girl that I can't stop crying, but I try to be calm because I don't want everyone worrying about me! I say goodbye to everyone and kiss my husband and am taken into surgery where I ask for something to calm me. I'm given something that makes me completely calm but I'm still alert and just keep staring at the lights above me where I can sort of see what the doctors are doing behind the curtain in front of me. My midwife is holding my hand the whole time and I can see her smiling behind her mask she looks at me and....5:49 pm baby Irene Maria is born screaming her little lungs out at 3.030 kg and 50 cm long!! She's wrapped in her cord twice in a weird x shape and there was no way she would have been able to come out on her own! I'm so thankful that my doctors instincts were right and she was born healthy!
She was placed on my chest for a while for some kisses and cuddles and was then taken outside to meet her father while I was being stitched up. My poor husband was white as a sheet when they took me outside to once again see him and my family. I can't imagine what it was like for him to have to see me go through all that pain and then have to wait outside with everyone else while our little girl was born. He was relieved to see the baby so quickly, but was worried sick until the doctor came out to tell him I was fine and all stitched up and on my way out in a few minutes.
We're absolutely in love with her and can't believe how blessed we are. I had a hard time coping with how everything went, but I'm just thankful and happy that we're both healthy
Tired but happy
https://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-frc3/q71/1395812_10152003171634312_2144886865_n.jpg
Looks just like her father!
https://sphotos-f.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash3/563610_10152003173499312_2040188872_n.jpg
it sucks because it's scary to be in there without your husband, and your husband is terrified waiting outside not knowing what's going on! Especially in an unplanned section! 
