Well, that hurt.
3:45 pm
I had an exam by an OB doc and she said that there was a pouch of fluid in the amniotic sac that was cushioning all the contractions. So, she went in and popped the bag and a bunch of fluid came gushing out (yes, sorry, TMI again). Once that was done, all hell broke loose. I was suddently in active labor and the pain went from 1/10 to 8/10.
4:15 pm
I got moved from our antepartum room to a Labor & Delivery Room where I spent the next hour and a half enduring the craziest pain ever. I think at that point it was likely too late to get an epidural. It felt like more pain than I remembered with KK. Curses you, Pitocin!!!!! (shaking fist in the air)
5:30 pm
I finally got to push and it was the most excrutiating 10 minutes of my life.
5:40 pm
I delivered a baby boy that weighed in at 8 lbs 12 oz!!!! His head measured 13.5 cm! Full dilation is 10! On top of that, he had his hand on his cheek – JUST LIKE KK DID, which made it even harder to push out! What a punk.
We donated our healthy placenta to research and I had a small Grade II tear that was sewn up lickety split. Peanut took a little while to get a good cry out but he was healthy with good Apgar scores.
Our Not-So-Little Peanut was finally born today and he’s got two dimples and a voracious appetite.
Michelle
Saturday, August 1, 2015Congratulations!
Kel
Saturday, August 1, 2015Congratulations! 🙂
Joy
Sunday, August 2, 2015Ring of fire, nope I couldn’t do it without epidural. You are tough?great job sis!