We got word that my grandpa not doing well, and possibly may not make it much longer. So on the 16th (which was my due date) I called my midwives and asked if I could be induced, I wanted to be able to go out to Utah if something did happen to grandpa. They said they were to busy that night but maybe on Sunday they could do it. So I waited and called back on Sunday. They told me they were to busy again but that they could schedule me for the next morning at 7:30am, and to call at 6:30 to make sure, since this was an elective induction. We slept at my parents so we wouldn't have to wake Leilani up so early, (she knew something was going on though cause she woke up around 5:45 and wouldn't go back to sleep) Well I woke up and showered at 5:30am. And made Dusty, Leilani and I some yummy breakfast sandwiches, Then called at 6:30 it was still a go!!! We left for the hospital and got stuck in traffic, so I called the hospital again to tell them we may be a little late.
Now for the birth story. We got there at around 7:50 got checked in, and waited for a nurse to come get us to take us to the labor and delivery room. The midwife came in and checked me to make sure that there was some progress and that this could in fact happen. Barely enough progress. So at around 10:30 or 11 I got my IV put in my hand (ouch), and little while after that my midwife came in to start the induction process. They start by placing a tiny little pill behind the cervix it will resolve and it softens the cervix getting it ready to dilate. (normally they do 3 rounds of that with 4 hours in between each round, and then start the pitocin). In my case, I got the first dose and my contractions started about a half hour later right on top of each other (OUCH again) after a couple hours of that Dusty asked if I wanted to labor in the tub for a little while. Yes I did!!! So we called the nurse in, told her. She took off the moniters and said I'll have to check him in an hour. Great, I couldn't imagine I'd be doing it without the epidural much longer anyway. So I labored in the amazing tub, with the jacuzzi jets and cool lights. About 40 minutes later my midwife had come in to check me and I said if I've made any progress I think I'm ready for the epidural. She and Dusty helped me get out of the tub and dry. Then she hooked me back up to the moniters, and checked me. I had finally made progress. I was now a loose 4. Yay I was 1 and 30% effaced when we started this. I said can I have the epidural now. She thought it was a little to early and suggested the IV narcotics, that was fine. I spent the next hour feeling like I was going to throw up and the room was spinning. Then there was pain again but not the contractions, it was all in my vagina,(sorry) oh my heck!!! So dusty called the nurse back in who called in the midwife and I was at 7. Can I have the epidural now??? (By then all the narcotics had worn off, and I was feeling the contractions again in my uterus as well as my vagina.) Yes. Lets get him in here!! At one point between them going to call the anesthesiologist and all of them coming back I looked back at the IV bags and said do I have to get all that before, dusty said I think so, I broke down and cried, good news though, I didn't. The nurse and anesthesiologist came in. This epidural was not as easy as the one with Leilani... But I was having contractions the whole time, it's so hard to sit still for them to poke your spine while your having such strong contractions. At one point my heart rate dropped, so they had to take a break. finally after being poked about 5 times he got it in the right spot. My contractions were gone. And once again all I could feel was the pain in my vagina. That stumped the anesthesiologist, he'd never seen it work everywhere but there. So he gave me an extra dose of anesthesia. My legs were completely numb the pain wasnt as bad so he felt ok about it. The midwife came in to check me again and I was a 10, Londyn's head was low. They were ready for me to push!!! I asked for the mirror, and my legs went up on the stirrups... That's not such a good position for me, I can't push the right way. But it was ok cause they had to flip Londyn, he was sunny side up... They got him flipped and his heart rate started to drop with every contraction. They called in the special doctors to monitor his heart rate. Then got a internal monitor on his head. My nurse noticed I was having a hard time pushing the right way so she put my feet on the stirrups, huge difference, pushed through 2 contractions and there was his head. (when the special doctors came in they said the cord was probably wrapped around him, and if this didn't happen fast I may need a c-section.) so I could see his head and I just kept pushing til he was all out. My midwife hurried and unwrapped the cord (around his neck twice) suctioned him a little heard a little cry and handed him to to pediatric people. They had to give him oxygen, he totally started crying and getting color, so they were able to put him on me for some skin to skin bonding. He was finally out after 6 or 7 hours of labor we're both ok.
I have loved this last week, with 2 kids. It's definitely harder with 2 but I wouldn't trade it for anything!!!
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