Sorry I haven't been very active in this group. It's so hard to keep up with all of the posts! I thought I would give an update since I was added to the first page back when we all got our BFP's
Would like to try and keep up with this thread now that many of our babies are here and we will have so many questions, concerns, and like to keep up with updates with all of Scarlett's birth buddies! If anyone has started a facebook group, if it is ok, I would love to join... SO much easier to keep up with than on here. I'm on other birth groups on Facebook from my other daughters births, so I can only hope to join one for my last little one.
anyone can add me if you'd like
https://www.facebook.com/katie.boesch
So anywho, here is the birth story from what I can remember. Once they come Into the world it all becomes foggy.
Monday I went in to my 39+6 doctors appointment. To be informed I would be induced that night due to medical concerns and the only opening they had for the week. Was shocked, swallowed my fear and headed in at 6:30 p.m.
Got there, with my two girls and husband. They had hoped to be there for the birth, but they didn't give my first dose of cervadil until 9 p.m. By 8 p.m. it was past my girls bed time, so I told them to get home and get some rest. I would call when things moved closer to delivery time.
30 minutes after receiving cervadil, babies heart rate kept rising, so they put me on oxygen and had me lay on my side, which helped. By 10:30 the contractions were getting a bit uncomfortable.
By 11 p.m. I had dilated to 4 cms and informed them ahead of time I would be needing an epidural... Sorry I'm big wuss... I tried going up medicated with my first and that was pure torture to me lol... So I knew my pain tolerance wouldn't be able to handle it. Last time it took 10 hours for them to get the anesthesiologist... Wasn't risking that again.
By 1 a.m., after they gave me a liter of water, gave me the epidural. By this time contractions were coming hard. It was so difficult sitting through the contractions as he prepped the needle and insertion site. I jumped the first time he put it, because my waters were breaking as I sat there waiting for the epi, I wasn't paying attention. He got mad of course... And had to reinsert. Glad I didn't paralyze myself.
The epi wasn't working at first... It took a good 30 minutes for it to start working. By then I was a 6-7 cm dilated. Once it started working they let me rest for a good hour and a half. By 3 am I was an 8 cm and my OB was called, came in and said I was ready to push.
By now me epidural was working too well... I couldn't feel a thing, didn't know if I was even pushing or not.baby wasn't budging. After 30 minutes they realized baby was sunny side up. They left the room and the nurse worked with me to turn her. After some work baby turned. Once my OB came back in it only took two pushes and little Scarlett arrived at 4:32 am, weighing 7 lbs 14.8 oz on October 14 2014.
Here is a pic!
I know I added a few people about a week ago from emails they sent me that never accepted the invitation. Just looked through my messages and I know that I definitely invited you to the group newlywed! when I tried to add you again a minute ago it says "the person you are trying to invite was already invited to the group"
I felt awful that I couldn't make my baby boy feel better
