Well, 9 months have passed and I gave birth to a baby boy. Michael Thomas High, 7 lbs 2 oz, 20 1/2" long. Yes, it was my first child and it was something that I don't plan on doing again.
I went in to get induced because it seems he was refusing to come out. I got setup and dressed and got into the bed after the weighing, IV setup and everything. So I laid there, waiting while people were in and out visiting. It's hard to be modest when you are sitting there nekkid under a thin ass sheet. A few people stayed with me all day besides my hubby. My g'ma and mom which was surprising.
About 10:00 am, they decided to break my water. I had 23% fluid in my tummy, so I had more then most. So, he stayed lively due to all the room he had to float around in. When he broke my water, it was A LOT. I did not realize how much comes out when it breaks so I knew NOW what would have expected when and if it happened naturally. Needless to say I'm kind of glad it didn't happen on it own because I would have ruined my floor, bed, car seat, where ever it may have happened.
They then fitted me with the IV pack to help induce the labor about 11:00am. I laid there, waiting.....waiting......I started having pains but not very bad and often.
There was discussion of the epi. I wanted to wait until I needed it, right at the last point. Well, they needed to do a C-section for someone at 2:00pm so I had to make a big decision to do it before then or I had to wait a few hours. Not knowing what to expect, I said let's do it and about 1:30pm he came in and gave me the epi. It took a while b/c he kept hitting a nerve, but he did it and I started to feel numb. Well, apparently, there was a 'hot spot' in the top thigh of my right leg so I felt every labor pain there for several hours. He came in after the C-section and gave me more epi. juice, didn't work, and then gave me a strong 'narcotic' hoping it would work.....it didn't work. Around 700 pm or 7:30 pm, he decided to give me another epi. That one worked, yet they decided to try to start pushing at 8:00pm. I pushed yet he didn't want to get past my pelvic bone, so pushing didn't help too much.
The epi quit working, but he didn't want me numb so I knew when to push. Needless to ay for 2 hours, I pushed and felt the pain as I had all day. I was tired but managed to push him out with the help of the vacuum. In the process, he 'lacerted' me and I needed stitches and now my private area isn't pretty anymore....lmao
It's completely worth it looking at my son, but once is enough. I have my son and my step daughter so I'm happy.
