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May 2015 Moms
BrooksManor
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Brody is finally here.
BrooksManor
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Birth went the opposite direction I hoped. Feel guilty that I made a wrong decision somewhere. He measured a bit big especially his head weeks before I was due. They weren't concerned as it was my first baby, there always late. I've been having severe pelvic pain for weeks from the pressure of him laying on everything. Well we went in to be induced at 41.5. Broke my water..had traces of merconium but color was okay. Pitocin started kicking my butt about 4 hours in, I opted for pain relief. That only lasted for an hour before I was howling my head off. My husband was MIA getting food, by the time he got back I was getting an epidural. He was freaking out but I was comfortable for a couple hours and progression was happening fast. Epidural started to not be enough to combat the pain, but it was almost time to start pushing. Pushing was going well till I got to my pelvic bone. Pushed there for almost 2 hours with no change. The contractions were so terrible. The midwife went to get the doctor to see his opinion. With his head measuring big, there weren't any options for assistance. I could either try pushing for another hour with the pitocin amped up. I opted for a csection because I was violently shaking, kept falling to sleep and losing all the strength to hold anything. It took them almost an hour to get me ready for the operation. The contractions kept coming and I couldn't push, it hurt so so bad. They sent for meds to get me ready, no telling how much I was pumped with before I was numb. My husband was sitting in the corner about ready for an anxiety attack. We go into OR. All goes well, they start yelling merconium as there pushing him back up the birth canal. He gets sent to the NICU for fever and testing. H is on the verge of a panic attack. He tells me he heard the doctors say he was really close to coming out. I feel terrible. I feel like I sorta took the easy way out. Tells me i wasnt taking deep enough breaths while pushing...Now I'm miserable with a giant csection incision. Brody is healthy 8 lb 12o 21 inches long. His head doesn't seem that big but they said it was a bit bigger than normal.
Re: Brody is finally here.
He's out! He's healthy! You did it! Enjoy