XP from PGAL: Elana Judith is here!

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Short Version:  Elana Judith was born on 8/10/12 (her due date) weighing 6lbs even and 18 3/4 inches long.

Long Version:

Migraines have plagued me this entire pregnancy.  I was hospitalized for two days at 16 weeks due to dehydration and intractible migraine.  I had seen a MFM and a neurologist.  They put me on a blood pressure medication and pain medication which I took throughout my entire pregnancy as needed. The past few weeks they had gotten a lot worse.  I was being prescribed vicodin and phenergan to deal with the pain.

Thursday 8/9 I went to my OB appt.  I was not dilated or effaced so he gave me two options... either start the induction that night, or stay on vicodin for another 3 days in the hope my cervix would ripen and induce on Monday.  He warned me that I was at increased risk for c-section.  We decided to induce Thursday anyway.. I was not comfortable taking pain medication any longer.

We arrived at the hospital at 3:30, cervadil was placed at 4.  By 6pm I was starting to feel cramping/contractions... I also had a migraine, shocking I know. I slept for about an hour that night and woke up still not dilated by 50% effaced.

I showered and managed to accidentally remove my heplock which bled everywhere.  They put another line in and started pitocin at 6am.  By 9 I was gagging from pain during each contraction.  I was only 1/2 cm dilated, they gave me morphine.

At noon I was 1cm dilated and still in incredible pain.  The Dr. decided to give me the epidural then.  I practically proposed to the anesthesiologist.  I felt wonderful after that.  My in-laws arrived at 2 and I could actually talk.  At 2:45 the Dr. checked me and stretched me to 4cm stating I had some scar tissue on my cervix (most likely from the two surgeries in the past year) he broke up.  At 3:15pm I felt pain on my right hip.. I thought the epi wasnt working so we called anesthesia.  The anesthesiologist made them check me, I went from 4cm  to 10cm in 30 minutes!  I pushed for 20 minutes and Elana made her debut! I tore a little bit and have some stitches, but we are doing great! 

Feeding wise we are struggling a bit.  She was doing well breast feeding until yesterday, now she has decided to latch but not suck.  I have been pumping ever 3-4 hours and giving her breastmilk via bottle. My milk is starting to come in.  She is doing well with that and pees and poops like a champ.  I wasn't expecting her to be so little, otherwise I think I wouldn't be so rushed to pump and feed her.