I have yet to share her delivery story due to not being able to find the time. Kraig keeps reminding me that I do need to write it down so that we can remember it all. So, here it is...
On Wednesday the 26th of October, 6 days before my due date, I had a drs apt and I had been stuck at a 1.5 for about 4 weeks and was only about 50% effaced. They asked me if I wanted to be induced. Of course I said YES! I was so over being pregnant. So I was scheduled to go in that Friday morning. We got checked into the hospital and all set up in our room and it was about 10am. Dr came in a checked me and started me on some meds to help soften me. I started to have some light contractions. 4 hrs later they checked me again and I still was not dilating and softening. They gave me another round of the same meds and I had to wait to 4 hrs again. I was checked after another 4 hrs and I had only progressed to a 2 maybe 2.5. They could not start me on the pitocin yet because I was starting to contract on my own and they didn't like how close together they were. So, instead they broke my water and quickly after that I started to have some hard contractions. A hour and a half later the contractions were getting too much for me and I needed the epidural. While getting the epidural I started to shake uncontrollably due to pain and the hormones. The dr was happy bc it seemed that I was going into labor now on my own and so they wanted to hold off on the pitocin yet again. I was checked a couple hours later and I had only progressed to a 3! Dr. decided it was time for the pitocin. At about 8 am I was in a lot of pain and if felt like my epidural was wearing off. They came in and gave me some other meds through my epidural to help me with the pain. It seemed to work for about a hour and then I was in pain again and I couldn't take it! I was shaking uncontrollably again as well. They checked me and I was only at a 4 and by this time it was around 1pm. I ended up having to have my epidural redone because it was not working and I was feeling all of my labor! I was still shaking at this point as well and could not gain control of my body. The pitocin was making me look like a 500lb woman from the waist down. It finally got to a point where I was just not progressing fast enough and my body was wearing out! Also, baby girl's heart rate was beginning to elevate. So, they told me that I had to have a C-Section. I was relieved to finally be done but also extremely scared. I really didn't want a C-Section but knew I had to have one. My wonderful husband and his brother gave me a much needed blessing and I was then taken into surgery. After 31 hrs of labor Sydney was finally born! I am so grateful for my husband and his mother!! There is no way I could of gone through any of my labor with out them!
Kraig preping for my C-Section
My extremely swollen feet!
I was NOT very happy by this point and did not want my picture taken and Kraig still took one last preggo pic of me right before my C-Section
Welcome to the world Sydney... Me meeting her for the first time. Even though I don't remember this due to all to the meds I was on.
First Family Photo!
