11pm Monday Nov 12... Had my show, got really excited. Felt a little crampy, but very dull with no come and go waves. Went to bed a little disappointed. Woke in the morning with no pain whatsoever and got very discouraged.
10 pm Tuesday night Nov 13, decided to go to bed early as my excitement the night before made me lose out on some sleep.
2 am Wednesday morning Nov 14: Woke up at first just felt a cramping constant backache. Decided to join my husband in the living room while I waited for the Tylenol I took to start working. After about five minutes I noticed the first contraction. It was definitely not a question of whether or not it was a contraction. Had another 8 minutes later, then another 7/8 minutes, then 12 minutes. Started my contraction app on my kindle.
3 am : Decided to call Mother in Law to come in as contractions were becoming more painful and had gotten closer together.
3:50 : Contractions get much more intense and start coming at 3 and 2 minute intervals (all lasting a bit over a minute). Beginning to write a bit during them.
Shortly after: Mother in Law arrives. We throw a few last minute things in the hospital bag and we are off to the hospital.
4 am-ish: Arrive at the hospital. Had 3 contractions in the car (and we dont live far away at ALL). DH drops me off at the ER. Receptionist calls up to L&D and the person who comes to get me tells me I am the third pregnant woman in labor to arrive within the last 15 minutes. I am given the second to last room available. Upon being checked (and re-checked) I am 9 cm dilated and very nearly ready to push. I am rather disappointed that I didnt get there early enough for an epidural because I REALLY wanted one this time!
4:30 ish: I want to push, but am told that I cant because the OB is still on her way to the hospital. Not pushing is murder and my back REALLY hurts!
Before 5: the OB arrives and everyone has marvels at how calm I was on arrival and when I talked to OB an hour earlier. Im in a lot of pain now, so I dont really care how wonderfully I labor.
5 am: as OB prepares to break my water they burst on her (rather comically I will think afterwards). I start pushing after this. Pushing is hell! I dont remember it being that hard with my first. I pull out my IV on accident and am pretty oblivious to the IV fluid and my blood squirting everywhere.
5:19 am: After what felt like FOREVER my daughter was born with the help of another episiotomy (boo) and small tear (all together a second degree laceration). She is beautiful and didnt have to be taken away from me like Michaela was. I was surprised to see that she had just a wee bit of blond hair. I was expecting a head FULL of dark hair like her sister.
Vanessa was born at 5:19 am just over 3 hours after I woke up in labor. She had been posterior and turned before she came out, had a nice big bruise on her nose from it too, poor thing! She weighed an even 8 pounds and was 19.5 inches long.
After she was born I had to give my consent to be treated (LOL) and also had to answer the formal question of whether or not I wanted my baby circumcised if it was a boy.
Found out that there were at least 2 other ladies having babies that night/morning who were due on Nov. 21st like me. Guess we all decided we would rather not be in the hospital on Thanksgiving! Definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year!
10 pm Tuesday night Nov 13, decided to go to bed early as my excitement the night before made me lose out on some sleep.
2 am Wednesday morning Nov 14: Woke up at first just felt a cramping constant backache. Decided to join my husband in the living room while I waited for the Tylenol I took to start working. After about five minutes I noticed the first contraction. It was definitely not a question of whether or not it was a contraction. Had another 8 minutes later, then another 7/8 minutes, then 12 minutes. Started my contraction app on my kindle.
3 am : Decided to call Mother in Law to come in as contractions were becoming more painful and had gotten closer together.
3:50 : Contractions get much more intense and start coming at 3 and 2 minute intervals (all lasting a bit over a minute). Beginning to write a bit during them.
Shortly after: Mother in Law arrives. We throw a few last minute things in the hospital bag and we are off to the hospital.
4 am-ish: Arrive at the hospital. Had 3 contractions in the car (and we dont live far away at ALL). DH drops me off at the ER. Receptionist calls up to L&D and the person who comes to get me tells me I am the third pregnant woman in labor to arrive within the last 15 minutes. I am given the second to last room available. Upon being checked (and re-checked) I am 9 cm dilated and very nearly ready to push. I am rather disappointed that I didnt get there early enough for an epidural because I REALLY wanted one this time!
4:30 ish: I want to push, but am told that I cant because the OB is still on her way to the hospital. Not pushing is murder and my back REALLY hurts!
Before 5: the OB arrives and everyone has marvels at how calm I was on arrival and when I talked to OB an hour earlier. Im in a lot of pain now, so I dont really care how wonderfully I labor.
5 am: as OB prepares to break my water they burst on her (rather comically I will think afterwards). I start pushing after this. Pushing is hell! I dont remember it being that hard with my first. I pull out my IV on accident and am pretty oblivious to the IV fluid and my blood squirting everywhere.
5:19 am: After what felt like FOREVER my daughter was born with the help of another episiotomy (boo) and small tear (all together a second degree laceration). She is beautiful and didnt have to be taken away from me like Michaela was. I was surprised to see that she had just a wee bit of blond hair. I was expecting a head FULL of dark hair like her sister.
Vanessa was born at 5:19 am just over 3 hours after I woke up in labor. She had been posterior and turned before she came out, had a nice big bruise on her nose from it too, poor thing! She weighed an even 8 pounds and was 19.5 inches long.
After she was born I had to give my consent to be treated (LOL) and also had to answer the formal question of whether or not I wanted my baby circumcised if it was a boy.
Found out that there were at least 2 other ladies having babies that night/morning who were due on Nov. 21st like me. Guess we all decided we would rather not be in the hospital on Thanksgiving! Definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year!
