On the night of Sunday March 13th just before bed I discovered I had lost my mucus plug. It kind of alarmed me but I was pretty sure it was no biggie...not like your water breaking or anything so I just went to bed. In the night I woke up to having some pretty strong contractions but I could still breath through them pretty easily. They lasted for about an hour or so and then I was able to fall back asleep. The next day I looked online, called some people, and spoke with my doctor to see what they thought about me loosing my plug. Most everything I read online said it could be anything from a day or two up to two weeks. My doctor told me I could still go 5 weeks without it so not to worry.
All day Monday I felt pretty tired but I just tried not to think about it. I was so tired though that I told e I needed a nap and he just watched TV while I slept on my recliner. My mom told me I was in labor and my friend told me that I should pack a bag for the hospital but I just didn't want to anticipate it happening and then have to wait for 5 more weeks so I didn't follow her advice :)
That night I went to a "Bachelor Final Rose" watch party at a friends house and had a great time. It was so fun, good company, amazing food, and it kept my mind off of things. I came home and went to bed only to be woken up again with labor pains around 4:30 AM-the morning of Tuesday March 15th. I tried to breath through them but they were getting stronger and stronger and closer and closer apart. So I woke Case up to help me keep track of them. He timed them- coming 5 mins apart. After it had been over an hour of this I looked at Case and said I think I should take a shower and pack a bag. He looked at me and said "really?" I was so surprised by how calm he was and that he really did not think it was happening(so not like him). After I got showered and Case packed our bag it was about 7:30AM and the contractions were still 5 mins apart. So Case called my doctor and she told us to go to the clinic and have someone check me(not happy about that....I'm pretty sure she didn't believe me). We packed e's bag and took him to a friends house and headed to the clinic. Once I arrived the doctor on call was so surprised my doctor had told me to go there...he said "you are in labor and you need to get to the hospital quickly. Don't pass go...go straight there!" I asked him if they needed to try and stop my labor since I was only 36 weeks and he said there was no stopping it at this point. (My due date was April 10th and I was expecting April 17th since e was 6 days late)
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| ready or not...here she comes! |
I was at a 3 when he checked me and when I arrived at the hospital around 9:30 I was at a 4. I labored for a couple more hours and when checked again I was still at a 4. What the heck...those contractions were crazy strong and I'm only at a 4?? It was then I decided to get an epidural. Best decision! I was in labor for 5 more hours and our totally healthy baby girl was finally born at 5:21pm weighing in at 5lbs 12 oz and 19inches long. Labor was half the time of Eli, she was almost 3 lbs smaller, I wasn't totally exhausted when she came out, and no broken tailbone...all good news! :). The coolest part was Casey got to deliver her! The Dr stood next to him of course but he did the actual delivery! It was amazing and unforgettable.
The first thing I heard was her tiny little voice when she made a "crying" sound. It brought instant tears to my eyes and I felt the most amazing sensation go thru my entire body. She had the sweetest cry I have ever heard! I could feel her sweet, soft, spirit so strongly in that very instant!! Miraculous. And even more miraculous is that she was totally healthy and had no complications due to an early birth. In fact, the Dr told us it was a miracle she was born early because her cord wasn't attached very strongly and it could have come off pretty easily. I guess my body knew she needed to get out of there and into our arms!! Love. Her.
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| Not a doll...this is our real baby girl...crazy huh?! |
2 comments:
Loved reading your story!
Awww, it almost brought tears to my eyes. I'm really happy for you guys.
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