My 40w4d January Baby

Mrs.MauiBride24 · February 2012

I'll eventually write out a longer natural birth story, but for now the short story:

Woke up Saturday morning thinking my water broke. Called on-call MD but took our time going in (since I wanted a natural birth). Labor never started, all the tests at the hospital were inconclusive (some were positive, some negative) but we decided it was best to induce.

Cytotec induction started at 5 pm with the first 25 mcg dose, contractions just felt like Braxton Hicks, 1 cm dilated. 8:30 pm, second 25 mcg dose, still 1 cm, contractions still felt like BH, but quickly picked up. By about 11:30, I was 6 cm and in it. Didn't need any additional Cytotec.

The MD and staff were great at working with me and my requests for a natural birth despite my "prolonged rupture of membranes." I had a Hep Lock IV, was on the monitors for 1 hour, off the monitors for 2 hours and did not receive an epidural.

Doula arrived around midnight. I labored in the bed (during the monitoring), toilet and shower. Pushed for about 2 hours and out came my BIG baby boy!

9# 3 oz. and 20.5"

1/29/12 @ 40w4d, 3:42 AM

I still can't believe I did it.

We're both happy and healthy at home now. Nursing is going great and we're learning the ropes of having a newborn!

Hang in there overdue Mamas - you're so close!