Another quick delivery:)

courtfsu · June 2012

Although not as quick as my first (DS born an hour after arriving at the hospital) our little girl made her appearance June 6th at 12:54 am.

The short version: After dinner with my IL's we decided to go get ice cream. While there, I started having some contractions. I was under doctor's orders to go straight to the hospital if I started having contractions of any kind. So I went home, took a shower and the contractions kept coming so we went to the hospital. I felt silly because I was sure it was false labor because my contractions were 8-12 min apart. In triage they found that they were actually only 3 min apart and I was 6 cm dilated and 80 percent. When my doctor got there, my BP started spiking and when it got to 183/103 he said "We need to get this baby out now. I'm breaking your water." I was also put on a magnesium drip which was not fun. But it was a great labor and I wasn't in any pain until I got to 8-9 cm (no epidural). I got pretty vocal at that point telling people to be quiet during my contractions and demanding the fetal monitor be removed (no dice). I pushed for 20 minutes and she was here. If I hadn't delivered quickly I would have had to have an emergency c-section, so even though I didn't want an IV, I was very happy with the way my labor went.

Avery Lynn 7lb 4 oz and 20 inches.

Thank you ladies for your support and advice over the last 38 weeks. For all those doubting themselves and fearing labor, you can do it. I am still so amazed at what our bodies are designed to do. It is an amazing journey.