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Abigail Rose and her birth story (PIP)

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I posted back on Wednesday that my water broke at 6am as I got out of my car at work. After I got back home, contractions started up and were 5 mins apart for an hour, but they weren't painful so I didn't figure it was necessary to go in. DH called my OB, updated her and she suggested I go in to get checked out.

We got to the hospital around 9am, were admitted immediately, and just hung out for a little while. I was still only 1cm at that point (same as my week 36-38 appts), so they started me on pitocin at 12:30pm. I labored with those contractions for almost three hours and since I was only 3cm, I decided on the epidural and received it shortly before 3:30pm.

I was laboring just fine until around 5pm when I could feel contractions like crazy. Around 5:30 the OB checked me and said I was at almost 10cm and should be ready to push in less than 30 mins. (Yes, I dilated SEVEN centimeters in two hours.) 

OB got some last minute prep work done, came back around 6:15pm and I started pushing. Abigail Rose arrived at 6:51pm weighing 5lbs 13oz and was 19 inches long. 

She is great at sleeping, but BFing had been... difficult. She's had trouble latching on (I guess I have fairly flat nipples), but now I am using a nipple shield and it's making a huge difference. HUGE. We are absolutely in love with her and can't believe she surprised us early. 

Now for the pics!!

Her first day :) 

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Heading home with our little bundle of joy

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DD 1.18.2012
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