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Birth story very long version (Aturl)

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Well I woke up at about 8:30 Saturday morning from rolling over and feeling like I had possibly peed my pants just a little :( so I went to the bathroom to empty my bladder and low and behold even afterwards I continued to leak some fluids. I put a pad on and went to inform DH that I thought my water had broken. Of course his response was are you sure you didn't just pee your pants? Well he had me second guessing my self until just a few seconds later a big gush soaked my pad! Well called my OB's office and the nurse told me to go immediately to the hospital for baby to be monitored. It took quite a while for us to get our DD and older DS somewhere to go so it ended up being close to 11:30 by the time we got to L&D triage where they tested and sure enough I was leaking amniotic fluid and was dilated to a 3 50% thinned (a move up from the 2cm I had been for 3 weeks). This entire time I was not having contractions strangely enough. At about 1:30 they had me in a room and started a pitocin drip. Started contracting about every 4min but was not in serious pain. Soon found out my OB was not on call this weekend so I was going to have another OB in his practice whom I had never met deliver my baby... Umm ok?? He came in and met us at about 5 and checked me again I was now at 4cm 60% thinned. Progress and I was still not in much pain but they upped the pitocin. Ouch!! Finally by 6pm I was very uncomfortable! I was on the birthing ball some to help things go faster. I was starting to feel a lot of pressure so I had her check me at 6 and I was at 6cm and now at -1 station instead of -3. Things went crazy from there!! I tried standing while leaning on DH and was feeling like I needed to have a bm bad!! I had the nurse check me and I was at 7cm at this point I wanted rest so I laid down. I finally decided I couldn't take anymore and asked for an epidural. Well she hung me a bag of fluids and I was told I would have to finish that before I received the epidural. Ya right the pressure I started experiencing was unreal!! She checked me again and wouldn't even tell me how progressed I was. I knew then I was complete and my body was in fact going to push this baby out whether anyone was ready or not. The nurse had called the OB the first time I was at 7cm to have him come to deliver well he was still no where to be found!! The nurses all just stared at each other and one was asking for a table for baby and I was pushing that baby out!!! No one said not to, but no one said I could either I pushed like I was about to have the biggest poop ever and I didn't even care if I did in the process! I could def feel LO's head about to crown and no one knew what to do! So I pushed like no other and bam!!! There was my sweet boy's head and now the shoulders ouch!! He came out and he nurses just all kind of looked stunned. He was born at 8:18pm 8lb8oz 20 3/4in! The Dr finally made an appearance after we had delivered placenta and everything!! I can't believe how fast I went from 6 to pushing (approx 2hrs). I ended up with a med free birth even though I hadn't planned on it in the end and Nurse Cassie is who delivered my son!! Wow!! It was not the exact experience I expected to have, but it was pretty empowering to have let my body be in charge and deliver him how it felt it needed to. Ok sorry for typos, length, and absolutely no editing (I am mobile). Recovery has been mostly a breeze other than contracting while nursing, but he latched beautifully and continues to be a great little nurser!! Ok for the long read here are my AW pics!!!
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