Big News!

[Guest guest]

Well, big new here............I'm no longer pregnant!

It has been a long week for this family. Last Thurs. night I was

just sure that this might be the night. I had been crampy and

fairly sickly all day. and I decided that we should head

into town and stay the night in case I decided to go as quickly as I

did with Sam. So my SIL came over and stayed with the kids and we

headed into town. First stop, the hospital to see if anything had

changed from earlier that morning at my Dr. appt. Nothing had

changed, but I still wanted to stay the night. Spent the whole

night having contractions every 10 or so minutes. I would get ready

to call the parents (and Berkeley), but then things would

space out just a bit and I would forget about that thought, then

things would pick back up. Needless to say, I didn't call until

Fri. morning, and just gave them a quick update- basically I knew

NOTHING!!! I called my Dr. office and was told to come back in and

they would see if things had changed over the night. So the parents

decided to head down and not take any chances of things happening

and them not being around. We all went to the Dr. and nothing had

changed (and while I was very disappointed, I was a little relived

since my Dr. wasn't in town). I felt guilty about calling and

having the parents change their plans, but also felt good about

having them there " JUST IN CASE " ! The office told me not to go home

since my last baby went so quickly (and I'm already at 3cm and 70%

effaced). So I was stuck in Pueblo. The long wait began!

came home and played the stay at home daddy. He got a stomach bug

and was sick all night long on Sat. night and then spent the next

day feeling horrible. I was of course not able to go help (can you

imagine being sick and being in labor all day????). So was a

trooper and stuck it out (with a little help from his parents). Sam

ended up getting sick Sun. night with the same thing and I really

felt bad for (and Sam- maybe me a little too)!

had to skip work on Mon. so he could care for Sam. I had stayed

with my brother and SIL in town until she got sick Sat. night. Then

I was homeless and moved into the hotel with Berkeley and Chris.

Some people thought we were crazy- sharing the same room, but I

found it to be very nice to spend some extra time with them!

So a few days pass and we have a Dr. appt on Tues. morning. I was

happy my Dr. was back in town. We went in hoping that he would

consider inducing since all of us had changed our lives for the last

several days. They were needing to get back to their house and get

things settled (after having just had remodeling done). They had

several deliveries made to their home, and they were anxious to get

things put in there place before a visit from Berkeley's mom. I

had not spent more than thirty minutes with my childrent since

Thurs. night. So we had the plan of pushing the issue for

induction! My Dr. came in and checked me and we found that the baby

had flipped- he had been head down for weeks, but over the night had

decided to change his location! My Dr. moved us into another

room to check the exact position of baby. Sure enough, head was

up. We were faced now with a situation we had hoped to never face-

possible C- sec. We all talked and decided that later that day we

would try to " flip " the baby and IF it worked we would induce- if

not wait and face a possible C-sec. Hours seemed to take days as we

all anxiously waited for 5:00pm to get there so we could head to the

hospital. All of us, nervous and excited about what might happen

later that night. I made phone calls and had a friend explain how

they would turn the baby. I had heard that it could be quiet

painful, but we had everything going for us as far as " right "

conditions for turning the baby. I wasn't nervous or worried about

things, just anxious to find out what might happen later that day.

The procedure was ready to begin at 6:00pm. They started an IV on

me. Gave me a shot of a drug that would relax the muscles so that I

wouldn't fight the Dr. (the side effect of the drug was a rapid

heartbeat and muscle twitches). I can proudly report that my Dr.

was able to " flip " the baby and I was induced. He said it was the

easiest version he had ever done. AND it didn't hurt me at all- it

was more like a stomach massage! I was excited and a little worried

about the baby possibly flipping back around- so I held him in place

until things stared to move a bit! I was lucky that I was

starting to have contractions on my own and didn't need to have

pitocin. After getting up to use the bathroom and then walking the

halls, my labor completely stalled out (not unlike every other labor

I've had). So we started the pitocin. My Dr. had no one else

in the hospital, so he came in and just hung out and talked with us

for an hour or so. Time went pretty quickly and I'm not sure what

time exactly they started the pitocin, but it seemed to take awhile

for things to get going. I was hoping that I would have the baby

that night since it was Sam's 2nd birthday! From what I remember, I

believe that around 11:30 or so I was finally starting to have

contractions that were strong enough to make me stop smiling and

talking throughout them. When my contractions were starting to

hurt, my Dr. check and I was 6cm. I decided that I couldn't make it

without something......we did IV meds at that point. They only gave

me half a dose to see how that would help. After a contraction or

two I decided it wasn't taking the edge off of the pain. I

mentioned to I didn't think I could go without the epidural.

Being an almost expert (after 4 pregnancies and births) he states

I'm hitting transtion (dang........he was right)! My Dr. checked me

again and I was 6.5 cm without a contraction and a good 7 with one.

I wasn't thrilled with that answer and asked for the other half of

my IV meds. Within about 2 contractions I was needing to push and

it was time!!!! My Dr. was ready and things were happening fast.

It was amazing.........nothing like my last hospital exeriences. It

wasn't that controlled situation where they stop things.....tell you

how to push.......count to 10........then start again. There was

little talking.......it was all about what I wanted to do. I was in

control. I remember saying how great I was doing. I

remember my Dr. saying I was doing well. Within just a couple

contractions was born at 12:06. was born on

Berkeley's dads birthday. It took about 30-35 minutes for him to

come once I started having contractions with the pitocin. I felt

the effects of the drugs..........after he was born. I was fairly

spacy!

cut the cord. The baby was just about to be placed on my

stomach (as is normal) and I pointed out that Berkeley needed to

have him first! and I faded into the background and had the

most unusal experience of watching an amazing thing unfold before

us..........a couple became a family. I was touched to see Berkeley

and hold their son for the first time. You could see the love

in their eyes. I felt nothing but joy for them! They both came

over and thanked both us for what we had done. They showed us the

baby and then went over to the warmer for the regular baby work-up.

He was given apgar scores of 9 & 9! He was 7lbs 6ozs and 18 1/2

inches long. He is a very cute baby!

Now how am I doing? First let me say that I felt amazed to be a

part of watching and Berkeley spend time with their son. We

shared the same room. I got to see them interact with and it

took me back to when Kayla was born. They were learning how to be

parents just like and I did almost 6yrs ago. What a sweet

experience!

I feel tired at this point! I must admit that a water birth is much

easier on the body! I've felt a little more emotional today

than I have been lately. I don't regret doing this. I don't wish

could come home with me! I just cry a little more than normal

at this point! has been incredible throughout this whole

thing! He is treating me like a queen. He hugs me and tells me

what a great thing I did. He hasn't once said I was crazy! I'm

happy to be home and with my kids! After all, I now have a 2yr old

to keep me busy!

I'll post some pics in my photo section!