Our Birth Story

Jessie*J · August 2011

All of this feels like a dream. I cannot believe after so many years of waiting I am staring into the eyes of my beautiful miracle. She is everything I imagined she would be. I am so very blessed and want to wish everyone who is waiting to be pregnant/waiting to meet their miracles the very best!

The short version of our birth:

After 8 hours of an induction - Mia decided to not drop down at all (later learned due to her size) and was beginning to not tolerate labor so we went straight to a c-section. She was born at 3:30 pm on 8/3/11. She weighed 9 lbs 6 oz and was 20.5 inches. I honestly did NOT believe my husband about her weight until I seen the pic of her getting weighed lol.

The Long version of our birth:

We got to the hospital a little after 5am and got checked in for our induction (due to GD and some BP issues). We were at 39wks 1day.

The nurses blew 2 of my veins just trying to get the IV going but luckily I didn't even feel it. Finally they decided to put the IV in the top of my hand and started me on some fluids.

Upon check I was 3cm dialated and 70% effaced (this surprised me seeing as my doc said I hadn't thinned at all 2 days before). Mia was still so high they could barely reach my cervix at all so each check was super uncomfortable.

Our birth photographer arrived and pitocin was started at 7:30am. At 8:30am my doc requested for our water to be broken. My nerves were so high from anxiety I almost asked to go home lol. I was scared it would be uncomfortable but I literally felt nothing except the water rushing out, hitting my foot, and going underneath me.

Contractions started getting to where I needed to focus and breath through them not long after - maybe 30 mins to an hour? Each time I was checked - I was showing dialation but baby was not coming down. My photographer kept up with most of our stats but I was basically showing 1cm an hour on average.

By noon it was getting super intense and the nurses couldn't believe how I wasn't getting anything for pain. I didn't want to slow progress with an epi and I didn't feel I needed anything in my IV at that point.

Shortly after we found that I was stalling with dialation. I was still at a 6-7 from the last check. Since I had not had sleep in about 27 hours (who can sleep before an induction?) the nurses asked if I would go ahead and get something in my IV. They felt my body was starting to tense up so much it was probably stalling my labor. I went ahead and then got so mad when terrible pain hit me only an hour later. It didn't help me with dialation and of course baby was affected by it too .... so there was really no point to have agreed to get it.

From that point and 2 hours past that it was INTENSE. They kept upping my pit and my contractions were at the peak for my body, yet they still were having breaks in when they were coming frequency wise. I would get going on 1 min apart and then they would stall and break to 2-3 mins and then start back in at 1 min apart. Still - the baby was not coming down.

By 230pm I was told I was only at 7-8cm (devestating news seeing as how much pain I was in). By this time in my older daughters labor it was time to push so to be stalled in the most intense contractions and see no progress caused me to literally rethink what I wanted to do.

There was nothing left on pain options except epi and I was so dazed with pain that I couldn't think straight on it. I knew I was pretty against getting it but I didn't know how much longer I could hold out with them constantly upping my pit and me barely making progress.

I didn't get a chance to make any decision on pain because my doc called and said my body was being pushed at the limits with the pit and was stalling out - meaning I would need a c-section.

I was actually more calm about the c-section that I thought I would have been. I knew I had given what I could with my body and Mia just wasn't cooperating so I trusted my doc's decision. They went to put in my foley cath (for the section) and about KILLED me. I screamed out in so much pain. The nurses decided with as much pain as I was having they should check me one last time before the surgery. Next thing I know i'm hearing: "hold on, she's at 9 and baby has come down."

My other nurse, who was the only one who had ever checked me during labor, decided to see if she felt the same. To my surprise she said "i'm seeing progress and i'm calling the doc to see if we can deliver vaginally".

My doc rushed over from her office and started checking me and was instantly aggravated. She informed the nurses she wasn't feeling me at a 9 at all and Mia was still very high for delivery. She decided to allow me to push and if I showed progress by bringing her down we could do vaginal. After around 5 pushes with her hand inside me ... Mia didn't budge and her heartrate showed some fluctuations telling us all that she would not be able to tolerate this much longer.

Off we went to the OR while i'm still having extreme contractions in the hallway. They decided a spinal was the better and quicker option and I was so relieved once they got it in! I was terrified of having something go wrong around my spine. They started my incision at 3:28pm and 2 mins later I heard the most beautiful cry.

After 5 years and 9 months of only dreaming of that moment, it happened. It was so surreal .... like an out of body experience. Tears were pouring out and I kept asking myself over and over if this was really me? DH was able to get a couple shots with our photographers camera since she couldn't be in the room with us.

Right when DH saw Mia he told me she looked big and then they held her over the curtain and she had HAIR!!! Dark hair!!! I was sooooo excited because I was really holding out for a baby that looked like my side of the family! (My older DD was bald and blonde like DH's side lol).

Dh asked the anesthesiologist if she had a guess on weight just by looking and she said "oh she's got to be over 8lbs". My mouth about dropped open. 8 lbs?! My older DD wasn't even 7lbs so I really didn't see this one weighing 8. DH walked out of the room to get some pics while they weighed her and when he came back in he said "Omg she was 9lbs 6oz!!!" I didn't believe him so he had to get the pic of them weighing her to prove it to me lol.

The rest of the c-section went fairly well. They had my BP drop pretty low due to the blood loss but luckily it went back up and the procedure was actually quicker than I imagined it would be. I'm not upset over it at all. I know it was the best and safest situation for our little one. She was so large that she couldn't make her way down! : )

CluckyEV · August 2011

Mia is adorable! You are such a trooper. Congrats on your new addition!

illinigal · August 2011

Congrats! Thanks for sharing your story and pics.

wordslikeswords · August 2011

Congratulations! She's adorable. It sounds like you went through quite a lot! You're very strong!

scooterq · August 2011

Wow, you really are a trooper. Congrats! Mia is beautiful!!

etoyama · August 2011

Congratulations!!! Mia is gorgeous! Glad everything turned out well in the end

lckcdc3 · August 2011

Oh my goodness those dimples are irrestestable! Congrats momma!

babylove0511 · August 2011

congrats! she is adorable!

Jessie*J · August 2011

Thank you all!! It's been amazing!

LCS040209 · August 2011

Mia and her dimples are too cute!! congrats, mama!

MrsVo · August 2011

Look at those dimples!! What a doll!! Congrats and I loved all the pics!

amers83010 · August 2011

Wow! What a story! So glad it all worked out in the end. And congrats on your beautiful baby girl!!!

Sunshine05 · August 2011

Love all the pics! Mia is adorable! Thanks for sharing your story here, I love reading these detailed birth stories. Glad everything worked out and you have your new little one to love on. Congratulations!

flycka · August 2011

Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing. I wish you a quick recovery. Such a sweetie, lovely dimples.

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