June 15, 2015
weighed: 9 pounds
length: 21 3/4 inches
time: 1:59 PM
At my last appt Dr Beck scheduled me a induction for 3 days past my due date (Monday June 15 at 5 am.) if I hadnt had him by then. He was almost positive I would though so I really did not think of it even being a possibility till the day of my due date came annnnnd still no baby was here:( that was the longest week of my life. Every single day I thought for sure " this is the day!!" once I hit my due date I seriously thought I was gonna be pregnant forever. I didnt even wake up thinking today was the day! I hurt and was so uncomfortable and I just wanted my baby so bad! The anticipation was KILLING me. So sure enough sunday arrived and tomorrow was the day of my induction. I had mixed fillings about it, I really did not want to be induced but at the same time I knew my doctor knew what he was doing and if this was the next step I was willing to do it. Plus that meant no more waiting and I knew there was gonna be an ending and I was gonna get to have my baby! So earlier in the week I was on Facebook and was reading lots of comments on a group I am a part of that Banner Gateways labor and delivery was SWAMPED, which means if you are on the induction list you get pushed back because the laboring moms get first come. So I was SO worried I wasnt even gonna be able to get in monday morning. Well turns out Sunday night I had just gotten out of the shower, ready to crawl into bed to get a good nights sleep for the hopefully big day tomorrow until I got a phone call from banner gateway around 830 PM. I was freaking out that they were calling to say my induction was pushed back BUT instead she asked if I wanted to come in right then and have him because they were super slow that night. I looked at austin and couldnt even speak! It took my so off gaurd, (I was already SO nervous to go in in the morning). I told her I would call her back after I talked to my husband. I told austin and he literally JUMPED out of bed and was like singing songs running around the house cause he was SO excited. I on the other hand was trying to hold in the tears while getting ready and trying not to puke. I had never been so nervous in my entire life. So we got all the bags ready, got our selves ready, said a little prayer and left for the hospital. We arrived at the hospital, got checked in and got in our room which holy cow takes FOREVER. Im talking like 2 and a half hours! The nurse finally came and got us and started the IV which I was most nervous about haha yes, the IV (Little did I know I had much more to be nervous about;). she tried in 3 different veins and blew all 3. WHOHOO . great start. So the manager came in and popped it in with no problem. You could say my wrists were just a little sore after that..
So they started the pitocin at 12:30 AM and me and austin just kinda hung out all night waiting for contractions to really start. For a while I just layed in bed then I got up and sat on a exercise ball and leaned on the bed while we watch the monitor that was showing my contractions. It was a very long night... at about 6 am they called dr beck and told him iI hadnt really progressed so he said he would come break my water at 7 30. I was feeling some contractions at this point but nothing to where I was crying or couldnt talk through them. I kept wanting to get the epideral because everyone said that on pitocin your contractions can come on really hard and fast but the nurse didnt want me to get it cause I wasnt in enough pain, Well when they said dr beck was on his way I said I wanted the epideral now (really because I didnt want to feel him breaking my water.. ) haha
So he came in right away and started my epideral, which I could barely feel! Around 7:30 AM dr beck came and broke my water.
About an hour after my epideral I noticed that my left leg was no longer numb and then I noticed that down there wasnt numb either. I got kinda scared so we had the nurse call in the anesthesiologist so I could ask him about it. He then explained that with an epideral its just kinda luck to get it in totally right. And that sometimes it just doesnt destribute evenly throughout the body. Then said we had a few options, first option is to give me another medication through the epierdal that might take the edge off and numb those other areas, then if that doesnt work he can adjust the epierdal and then if that doesnt work he can re do it. So he first put that medication into the epierdal and right away I could feel my leg go numb and down there go numb and I seriously felt amazing I couldnt feel a thing. I was so relieved. until about 20 min later and it totally wore off again. So we called him in, (at this point I was getting closer to pushing) so he had me lean to the side and he adjusted it. That didnt work. Then he put more of that same medication in that numbed it all. That worked and I felt great again. until 20 min later when it completely wore off. Not only did it wear off of my leg and down there but it wore off of my back too. And at this point I felt so much pressure down there and I needed to push. So we called the nurse in and I started pushing (12 PM). She had my mom on one of my legs and austin on the other (and my dad was behind holding my head.. poor guy) It was so much pressure everywhere that I could not hold still. I was in so much pain and so uncomfortable. We tried having me push in different positions and nothing was working. The back labor was getting out of hand. So the nurse called in the anesthesiologist and he gave me more of that medication that had worked before (I had been pushing for about an hour) he apologized to austin again and just explained why it wasnt working and that an epierdal isnt a perfect science. You could tell he felt super bad. After he put in that medication again it worked for about 15 min then wore off. Dr beck came in to check and see how far along I was and pushed with me a few times then walked out. That was So discouraging cause I knew I must not of been close at all. They just had me keep pushing and I seriously did not think I could go any longer I kept telling austin "I cant do it, I cant do it". But of course he kept saying encouraging things to me and telling me how good I was doing and that I COULD do it. And my sweet mother was helping me breath through it all. (which I think really helped). I was just so scared casue in my head I was thinking this cant be happening, I am not prepared for a birth like this!!! FINALLY Dr beck showed up again and I knew it must be go time. He had me push a few times and then I could tell he was kinda getting worried, He started really trying to stretch me out down there and his arms were like shaking while he was doing it, and if you dont know him.. hes a bIg guy so that should tell you something. When he was doing that I just lost it, I had ZERO energy left in me and the pain was unbearable. He looked at me and said you have to make this push really count.(Krews head was stuck and had been in my canal for a really long time) and then all I remember is seeing back and hearing austin and my mom cheering me on as an echo. I had blacked out for a little so they put some oxygn on me and I pushed a few more times and BAM he was out. And the tears poured, I could not believe it was really over! Dr beck had austin cut the cord (whohoo) and then cleaned him off,(he was extremely bloody from how bad my tear was) and then handed him to me. I was super super out of it because of just pushing for that long and the fact that we hadnt slept in 36 hours but the second he layed him on me it made it all worth it. I had a sweet baby boy that was healthy and so perfect. He didnt cry and he grabbed on to my finger and just started at me. Looking back that was one of the hardest thing I have EVER done but I would do it all over again for my sweet little guy. Anything to bring him here! He is such a good baby and we are so inlove with him. Its so fun seeing austin with him too, Krew is a lucky guy to have him as his dad!
Heres a few pics of the delivery and a few when we got home:)
