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Anastasia's Birth Story

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in December 2016 Moms
The short of it: Ana.stasia Elena arrived 12/1 at 2:10 pm via planned induction after 30 minutes of pushing. 5lbs 15 oz - 19 3/4 in.

This will probably be very long because I love reading birth stories and couldn't wait to write my own.

Long version: we had a planned induction set for 8 pm on 12/1. You can imagine my surprise when the hospital calls the afternoon of 11/30 saying they are moving me up 24 hours and to be at the hospital in 5 hours. DH takes me out to dinner that evening because dammit I was going to have my quesadilla burger! We walk around Target for a bit to pass time and I'm already having fairly decent contractions. We get to the hospital and they get me all set up and start antibiotics for GBS+ and low dose pitocin. I don't feel much of anything and the ambien they give me knocks me out. Around midnight my MIL arrives having drove all the way from Michigan thinking she was going to miss the birth, I was only 2 cm dilated.

Next morning my mom arrived, they upped the pitocin and broke my water. DH likened it to being in a wave pool when the alarm goes off signaling the wave. There was apparently a lot of amniotic fluid, the dr had to change her scrubs afterwards. About a half hour later I was 5 cm dilated and every contraction was lowering baby's heart rate. I get my epidural which was so much less painful than I expected. That is such a weird experience not being able to move your legs. The nurses assured us that we still had 5-6 hours before we'd be fully dilated so I sent everyone off to have lunch. Well about 30 minutes later I'm feeling lots of pressure and the nurse says it's time! All of my family members had left their cellphones in the hospital room. Luckily they all come back about 15 minutes later and the pushing begins. After pushing about 15 minutes they stop me to get the dr, which is also weird not pushing when your body wants too. Pushing in general is an odd experience, it was made easier with the mirror though. Like each time I could see her head it gave me more incentive to keep going. Ana was born at 2:10 after maybe 30 minutes of pushing. We did skin to skin immediately and shortly after she was born the song Little Wonders by Rob Thomas came on and everything just seemed complete. DH was crying, our moms were crying, it was quite emotional.

Stitching up my 2nd degree took far longer than pushing out my tiny little princess. I'm still kinda wondering what's going on down there but I'm definitely not ready to look. Around 5 pm that night they got me up to use the restroom. They kicked everyone out of the room. While on the toilet I fainted and proceeded to violently throw up. DH came down the hallway to see 8 different medical staff rushing into our room and me sprawled out on the floor. I don't know exactly what all happened because DH refuses to relive the experience but apparently my hemoglobin was at a 6 when it should be at least an 11. I ended up getting 2 blood transfusions during the evening.

Other than that my birth experience experience is everything I could have wanted it to be. Ana is a champion at nursing and I feel so lucky to be her mama.




Me:27   H:30
Till death do us part: 7.2.2011
Trying to conceive since 01.2014
Low AFC and azoospermia
IVF #1 03.2016 - BFP 03.28.2016
Due: 12.05.2016

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