My Birth Story - FINALLY!!!!
First of all, THANK YOU to all of you that have supported me not only during this pregnancy, but through my miscarriage and when I was carrying Bailey. I don'tknow what I wouold have done without you all!!
Beth - thank you for being my angel - you ROCK!!! It is your turn soon!
So - here it goes..... :)
I had my 38 1/2 week Dr. Appt on Wednesday morning. I had been contracting on and off all morning - went in, got checked was about 4 cm but still 50% effaced - Bella still had not dropped. So, went about my day - called my Dr. left a message and asked to have an induction scheduled for the next week. Went grocery shopping, took a 2 mile walk with Russ and Bailey.
At about 8:30 pm talked to my 3 stalkers - my mom, my sister, and my best friend. Got *****y with all 3 because I am not a fortune teller and can not tell them when I am having this baby!
At 9:30 I sat down to eat my spicy mongolian beef - into the 2nd bite had a contraction. Hhhhhmmm - this is good stuff!!!
Called my mom at 10:15 pm and told her to come down to the house, walked around my house for the next hour while I waited for her to get there - wanted to make sure they didn't go away!
Got to the hospital around 11:45 pm. They hooked me up,checked me (4 cm) but couldn't get my contractions on the monitor because I was having back labor. HORRIBLE BACK LABOR!!! The nurses could but their hands on my lower back and feel the contractions, but nothing on the monitor. So the nurse comes in and tells me that the Doc on call is going to send me home with meds. I am thinking to myself - no freaking way - I will have this kid on the freeway! So the nurse decides to check me one more time - I am now a 6, she calls the Dr. they decide to keep me! This is at about 1:30 am.
The next few hours were HELL! I was having hard contractions, but not dilating any more - I was completely effaced, but other than than nadda! At 5 am I was still a 6 and couldn't take it anymore - I got the epi and felt so much better! My Dr came in at 7:45 am and broke my water - at about 8:30 I felt alot of pressure - like I needed to push - the nurse came in and checked me - I was ready to go!!! She called my Dr (who was in the starbucks drive through! LOL!) and started getting everything ready.
My Dr. shows up - I pushed 3 times and Miss Isabella came into the world!!! NO STICHES!!! Yea!
She is perfect - I couldn't ask for more! She is almost identical to Bailey - seriously they look like twins! They put her on me and I thought to myself - I had this baby 2 years ago! LOL!
She was 6 lbs 10 oz, 18.5 inches long - she got 9's on her apgars! :)
I don't feel like I have had a baby - other than the fact that my butt and thighs are HUGE - didn't realize that is where all those damn strawberry newtons were going! I was in a 12/14 when I got preggo - today I squeezed into an 18. Ugh. My lower legs, feet, and ankles are very, very swollen right now. I hope that goes away soon. As soon as it does - back on a diet for me!!! :)
Here is a link to a pic of Bella - I can't never figure out how to post them in here!!!
i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc232/cayannepepper23/DSC_0971.j pg
Beth - thank you for being my angel - you ROCK!!! It is your turn soon!
So - here it goes..... :)
I had my 38 1/2 week Dr. Appt on Wednesday morning. I had been contracting on and off all morning - went in, got checked was about 4 cm but still 50% effaced - Bella still had not dropped. So, went about my day - called my Dr. left a message and asked to have an induction scheduled for the next week. Went grocery shopping, took a 2 mile walk with Russ and Bailey.
At about 8:30 pm talked to my 3 stalkers - my mom, my sister, and my best friend. Got *****y with all 3 because I am not a fortune teller and can not tell them when I am having this baby!
At 9:30 I sat down to eat my spicy mongolian beef - into the 2nd bite had a contraction. Hhhhhmmm - this is good stuff!!!
Called my mom at 10:15 pm and told her to come down to the house, walked around my house for the next hour while I waited for her to get there - wanted to make sure they didn't go away!
Got to the hospital around 11:45 pm. They hooked me up,checked me (4 cm) but couldn't get my contractions on the monitor because I was having back labor. HORRIBLE BACK LABOR!!! The nurses could but their hands on my lower back and feel the contractions, but nothing on the monitor. So the nurse comes in and tells me that the Doc on call is going to send me home with meds. I am thinking to myself - no freaking way - I will have this kid on the freeway! So the nurse decides to check me one more time - I am now a 6, she calls the Dr. they decide to keep me! This is at about 1:30 am.
The next few hours were HELL! I was having hard contractions, but not dilating any more - I was completely effaced, but other than than nadda! At 5 am I was still a 6 and couldn't take it anymore - I got the epi and felt so much better! My Dr came in at 7:45 am and broke my water - at about 8:30 I felt alot of pressure - like I needed to push - the nurse came in and checked me - I was ready to go!!! She called my Dr (who was in the starbucks drive through! LOL!) and started getting everything ready.
My Dr. shows up - I pushed 3 times and Miss Isabella came into the world!!! NO STICHES!!! Yea!
She is perfect - I couldn't ask for more! She is almost identical to Bailey - seriously they look like twins! They put her on me and I thought to myself - I had this baby 2 years ago! LOL!
She was 6 lbs 10 oz, 18.5 inches long - she got 9's on her apgars! :)
I don't feel like I have had a baby - other than the fact that my butt and thighs are HUGE - didn't realize that is where all those damn strawberry newtons were going! I was in a 12/14 when I got preggo - today I squeezed into an 18. Ugh. My lower legs, feet, and ankles are very, very swollen right now. I hope that goes away soon. As soon as it does - back on a diet for me!!! :)
Here is a link to a pic of Bella - I can't never figure out how to post them in here!!!
i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc232/cayannepepper23/DSC_0971.j pg
Dawn Momma to:
Bailey Rachelle Renee 8/21/07, Baby #2 in heaven 4/12/08,
Isabella Ava Rose 6 18/09, Carter Kenneth 7/14/10
Bailey Rachelle Renee 8/21/07, Baby #2 in heaven 4/12/08,
Isabella Ava Rose 6 18/09, Carter Kenneth 7/14/10
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