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Longest birth story you will ever read
Sorry it's so long:?
At my OB appointment onMarch 5, 2009, I learned that I had the possible start of?preeclamsia with high blood pressure, elevated uric acidlevels and a problem with my liver from a blood test. My OB told me I had to beinduced the next morning and I was extremely upset for a few reasons. 1-Iwanted to go natural and I didn?t think it would be possible to do it drug freewith pitocin running through my veins since I didn?t have much faith in myself.2-Dr. Shin (the doctor who I only went to once since I didn?t care for her asmuch as my other OBs) was on call. Before I left my OB appointment, I had theOB strip my membranes hoping that would start something since I was 3cm dilatedand 90%? effaced. I was holdingonto a glimmer of hope I would go into labor on my own in less than 24 hoursbefore my induction.
At about 6pm on I started to have bad cramping and gaspains. I didn?t think anything of it other than I had to poop bad since Ididn?t think that?s what contractions would feel like. Boy was I wrong! Stephenand I went for a walk with the dogs and I had to stop a few times because thepain was pretty bad. When we got home, I had diarrhea and got in the shower. Istill had pretty bad pains and thought I was just going to have the runs allnight. I told Stephen to go to the grocery story without me since I was inpain. When he got back I was moaning pretty bad in pain and he asked, ?Are yousure you aren?t in labor??. I told him I just had really bad gas, but I wasn?tsure. I said there?s a slight possibility and if this is not labor, I don?twant to feel real labor! I got into the tub at home to try to relax myself butthe pains were coming every couple of minutes pretty intense and I was tryingto breathe (and yes scream) throughout them.
I called my doula in between contractions and asked her ifit was normal to be crampy, have gas, diarrhea and bad pains. She said, ?You?rein early labor! Congratulations!?. I told Stephen that she thought I was inearly labor and to try to lay down. Well there was no laying down because I wasin an extreme amount of pain every couple of minutes. Stephen asked if heshould be timing these and I said I didn?t know because I thought contractionswere supposed to make your stomach really tight and then soften and I wasn?tfeeling that?just really really really bad menstrual like cramp pain. Afterabout an hour of this, we decided to leave for the hospital at around 9:50pm.The car ride was terrible. It was a bit of a blur, but it was so painfulsitting up straight in a seatbelt. I told Stephen this better not be falselabor. When we were about to turn onto the street the hospital was on, my waterbroke. So I knew it was real. Stephen dropped me off in front at 10:20pm andparked the car since nobody was coming out to valet. I could barely speak tothe receptionist to tell her who I was and they hurried to get a wheelchair forme. When I got up to labor and deliver, the nurse checked me after mycontraction was over and said I was 8-9 cm already! My doula arrived rightbehind us and she helped me through contractions by pressing on my hips. Thishelped a little, but I was in so much pain and kept saying I wanted an epidural(which I really didn?t since I wanted to go natural). The OB arrived a littlelater since I was calling the wrong pager number and he found out to come tothe hospital from the nurses and he checked me and I was already 10cm. I pushedfor about 15 minutes, which was so incredibly painful, but I kept pushingknowing that if I pushed her out soon, the pain would be gone.? Dr. Hodges was getting his gloves onand had to hurry over to catch Brenna since he didn?t think I?d push her out sofast.
Brenna was born at 11:05pm weighing 5 lbs 15 oz, 18 ? incheslong and getting apgar scores of 8/9. I was able to breastfeed her a little bitafter she was born and I was sewn up since I ended up having a second degreetear.? She is perfect in every way!
I attribute the fast labor to exercising throughout mypregnancy and drinking red raspberry leaf tea during the last few weeks ofpregnancy to help tone my uterus. But who really knows. J
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Re: Longest birth story you will ever read
It's a long story, but a great one! I really don't know how you did it naturally, but good job! I am way too much of a weenie to do it!
Which hospital did you deliver at? And where do I find this raspberry leaf tea?
That is awesome! I love hearing those stories of women who weren't sure if they were in labor or not because they didn't feel the "typical" pains "most" people do, cuz I drive myself crazy comparing my pains to what I THINK they should be! lol Congrats, I am so so so glad you didn't have to be induced and went natural! Can't wait to see more pics, but her little screaming face in that one looks gorgeous
Fair Oaks and you can get the tea at Safeway or any vitamin store like Vitamin Shoppe or GNC.
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Good to know! Thanks and congrats again!
PS - I'll be at VHC, but hopefully not for another month or so...
Yay!!! I'm sooooo happy for you and your DH!!! You got the birth you wanted...and fast too! The eliptical is our friend. LOL Brenna is absolutely beautiful...look at that head full of hair! I can't wait to see more pics. I just can't tell you how happy I am that you got the birth you wanted and Brenna is so perfect! I hope you have a wonderful day enjoying your sweet baby girl! :-)
yay for you being to go all natural!
Congrats!!
congratulations!! i am so happy you didnt have to be induced!!!!
i think im gonna go get myself some red raspberry leaf tea
Deegirl! What a surprise! I had no clue you were even close to going...I must not have been paying attention.
Congrats on your beautiful girl!!
Great story! Congrats!
::running out to get red raspberry leaf tea::