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Lexi's Birth Story (long, PsIP)

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At 5am on April 2nd (at 38 weeks pregnant), I woke up with the sensation of needing to pee. I got up and noticed that my water had broken after I used the bathroom and realized that there was still fluid coming out after I finished going. I called the Dr and was a little bummed that they wouldn't let me labor at home for awhile since I was GBS positive. I was having (what I thought were) Braxton Hicks contractions but nothing that I hadn't already been having. I took my time getting ready since I knew it was going to be a long haul.
We left for the hospital and I noticed the contractions were 4 minutes apart. They didn't hurt though, just felt uncomfortable. I had DH stop by Mcdonalds so I could get some breakfast before heading to the hospital.
Once we arrived at the hospital, I was checked in triage and admitted when the nurse noticed the leaking fluid. I was 3 cm dilated, 0 to +1 station, and 80% effaced. My contractions were every 4 minutes still and the nurse was surprised that they weren't hurting.
About 2 hours later, the contractions were still coming but were spacing out. They decided to start pitocin, which made me really nervous. The pain was still very minimal (about 1-2/10 on the pain scale) and I feared what the pitocin would do. I also didn't wanted the risks associated with pit....though I wanted to meet my babySmile

Around 1pm, they checked me and I was 4-5 cm's dilated. They continued to increase the pitocin and the contractions were getting stronger and more painful. They were about a 4-5/10 on the pain scale but I still wasn't very uncomfortable. I used the birthing ball and walked around the room to help move things along. Throughout the day, I found that it was actually helpful to talk or text on my phone during the contractions. I know this sounds strange, but it really helped take my mind off the contractions. 
At about 7pm, I was 5-6cm dilated and they turned off the pit. I was thankful for this and remember thinking that I might need an epidural if they went up much more. Around this time I got a new nurse who was awesome and really encouraging.
At 10pm, I was 6-7cm, +1 station, 90% effaced. I was still able to talk through contractions and started considering a med-free birth. 
At about midnight I was 7-8cm and +2 station. I was starting to get exhausted because I had only gotten 2 hours of sleep the night my water broke. Soon after being checked, I started getting the shakes.

Sometime after 12:30am, I started having low back pressure during contractions. Within a couple contractions, the back pain was horrible. Up until this point I had only experienced pain in my abdomen during contractions and I was surprised at how suddenly the back pain started.  I could handle the contractions in general, but the back labor was miserable and I decided that I wanted an epidural. I got the epidural at 9cm's dilated. (I had a contraction and my LO was having hiccups right as the Dr was putting in the epi...OMG, that was interesting). They put some oxygen on me for about 45 minutes after the epi, as LO's heart rate was abnormal during contractions for a bit.

About 1 1/2 hrs after the epi, I was complete and ready to start pushing. I pushed twice and they saw the baby's hair. They called the doctor (who was at home about 10 minutes away). Once the OB got there, I had about 5-6 more contractions and my LO was born.

At 3:38am, 23 hours after my water broke and labor started, Alexis Faith entered the world. They placed her on my chest, cleaned her, and did the newborn assessment while laying there on my chest. She was 7 lbs 4 oz, 20.5 inches long. Apgars of 8 and 9.  She was put to the breast almost immediately.
I had a 2nd degree tear but the birth was otherwise normal. All in all, I'm pretty happen with the way that labor and delivery went. I wouldn't have changed anything, not even getting the epi at 9cm's.

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