The first 41 hours were the worst...our induction and PIPs!

andigurl · May 2011

This got a little long...but 48 hours and 11 minutes deserves more than one paragraph...although I don't blame you if you just skip to the pictures at the bottom.

Monday night we get to the hospital, doctor meets us and inserts Prepidil to start ripening the cervix at 7:30pm. I started at 1cm, 50% effaced. That "marinates" until 10pm and then a night nurse comes in a put in a Cervadil. She was new, and didn't leave the "tail" out for easy removal, she winds the tail around the suppository and stuffs the whole thing up into my cervix. This becomes an important note in about 12 hours. Night falls, we try to sleep. The back labor began that night. Contractions started and there was a constant pain in my back all night. 10am Tuesday morning the nurse comes to take the Cervadil out. Well the day nurse can't find it, because there is no tag, and my cervix is still so high. She finally literally dug it out of me with her fingers. After all of the medication that had been stuffed inside of me, everything was tender and sore to the max. I don't use this term lightly in any way, but I seriously felt like I was being raped. Her retrieval of the capsule ended with me in big elephant tears after literally screaming out in pain for what seemed like an eternity. I never expected anything could hurt so bad. And the worst was that after all of that pain, I had not dilated at all. She called the doc, he said he would be over at noon to insert another treatment of prepidil (only doctors can insert that med). Well noon comes he doesn't show up. One, two, three, four o clock he's still not there. I have not eaten, I am not a happy camper.

Five thirty Tuesday evening the doctor finally shows up to insert the prepidil. I hadn't eaten and was hurting, hungry and pissed the doc had forgotten us. After that second dose of prepidil, I was finally a two and then at 9ish they put in ANOTHER suppository of the cervadil for overnight. The back labor was getting terrible and FI was a champ rubbing my back, putting a hot compress on my back and putting pressure on it throughout the night. I was able to eat before they put in the cervadil, finally so I had a tiny bit of energy, but didn't get much if any sleep Tuesday night. They offered me some narcotics to help with the pain, but I wanted to try and stay med free until they allowed me to have the epi so I passed.

Wednesday morning comes, I'm still only a fvcking TWO!!!! When the day nurse took out the cervadil it wasn't as painful because the night nurse had left a tail to pull it out (at my request ), but when they checked me I swear it was just as painful as the day before. They tried propping my butt up on an upside down bedpan for a better angle, but it was excrutiating. I can't even describe the pain level. And then to boot, I was still only a TWO! So my doc came and inserted ANOTHER (the third) treatment of prepidil at about 8am. He had the nurses check me at 10 and I was finally a THREE! YIPPIE! He instructed them to break my water and start me on pitocin. Holy Hell. I don't know how many times I told my FI, I hope you are happy with one child because I don't think I can ever go through this again. Between all of the meds they had stuffed inside of my vagina, the lack of sleep and food and not making any progress I was just defeated. I think I even said at one point, if this doesn't get going, I hope they'll just cut me open. C-section was my worst nightmare, but it was better then where I had been the past 41 hours.

Okay - anyway, so after 41 hours of induction, my water was broken, pitocen was started. The epi doctor was in the OR so I had to hold out for an hour to get the epidural. When he finally showed up everything became right in my world. Instantly I was relieved of the pain and torture. I couldn't feel a thing below my boobs and was so happy. Family had arrived and were filtering through the room, which was fine with me by this point because I was happy. I had a bad case of the shakes from all of the rugs, but otherwise was good and happy. I asked the family to leave the room about 4 or 5pm so I could get a little rest before I started pushing, I was progessing pretty fast once the pit and epi started. I was a 10 by about 6:30 and started pushing at 6:40. They had to turn off the epi because I couldn't feel much to push, and turn off the pit because the baby's heart rate was dropping from it. Once I started pushing the contractions were only coming every 7-10 minutes so I wasn't getting much of a chance to push so they turned the pit back on to like a 4 then a 6 and baby was out at 7:41.

Hearing the excitement in Doug's voice when he said "It's A BOY!!!!" was MORE than worth the 9 month wait. I only had two first degree tears that were by the urethrea (?spelling) and they are healing quickly. I'm getting around well, went to see the pedi and to BRU yesterday and don't feel bad at all other than a little soreness. What a crazy and amazing experience. It's amazing how the pain and agony are such a distant memory already and it hasn't even been three whole days.

I love our little guy, and FI more than I ever thought possible. I can't imagine going through that experience with any other partner. Our little monkey is eating great from the boobs, sleeping a lot and generally just happy to be here. He slept from 12:30 to 6:30 (when I woke him up) this morning and 4.5 straight hours the night before. I've already dropped three very healthy deuces in two days and all is right in the world.

Okay that was the longest story ever - here is your reward....

Grayson James, born 5/25/11 at 7:41pm. 7lbs 8ozs 19.25 inches.

Right after birth

Next morning

Coming home Thursday night

Last night before bed

This morning, day 2.5 on Earth with my dog making sure everything is going okay...lol

heysupnatalie · May 2011

andigurl:
What a crazy and amazing experience. It's amazing how the pain and agony are such a distant memory already and it hasn't even been three whole days.

Everyone always says you'll forget the pain and yadayadayada, but I think they are right. I feel the same way as you. And it's amazing how much love you can have for such a little person. Congrats, he's beautiful. Sorry your labor was horrendous but look what you got out of it! Smile

nickelbabi · May 2011

He is adorable and you are such an amazing momma for going through all of that! Congrats!

Temp38995750004016 · May 2011

heysupnatalie:
andigurl:
What a crazy and amazing experience. It's amazing how the pain and agony are such a distant memory already and it hasn't even been three whole days.
Everyone always says you'll forget the pain and yadayadayada, but I think they are right. I feel the same way as you. And it's amazing how much love you can have for such a little person. Congrats, he's beautiful. Sorry your labor was horrendous but look what you got out of it!

I haven't forgotten mine!!!

Andi - he's gorgeous!! 48 hours were all worth it. = )

pandi02a · May 2011

Oh Andi, he's so cute! Congratulations. Sorry about the long labor and the stupid nurse. Aren't you so glad it's over. I keep telling MH that I don't ever want to do that again too. There's always adoption, right.

Congrats on your perfect little guy.

h2ojock13 · May 2011

Holy Long Labor!!! Congratulations and I'm glad its done for you and your LO is a cutie.

sparkymcgeee · May 2011

Wow! 41 hours is quite the feat. For some reason I always thought you would have a boy. So I'm really excited for you. Well I would have been excited either way but you know what I mean. He's going to be a charmer!