8:00am - My water broke, I went to tell Scott who was still laying in bed, and said, "umm...I think something just happened?!" His face went blank, and we both sort of freaked out for a second! I called my doctor's office and they told me to go straight to the hospital. So, we both showered, grabbed out bags and hopped in the car.
10am - 8:00pm - We checked in to Labor and Delivery and things started moving right along. I had been cramping since the day before, but needless to say, at this point, cramping was picking up intensely. The hospital closely monitored my blood pressure and temperature due to my preeclampsia. I got I got an epidural to help with the pain (honestly, the epidural wasn't as bad as I feared it would be). During this time I just continued to dialate and contract until they told me it was time to push!
8:pm -10:15pm - I was pushing at regular intervals (every 1-2 minutes during this time). Doctor finally told me that my heart rate was going up and that I was getting a fever--all signs of infection, and that these things would pass to baby. He told me that he was going to have to use forecepts, start me on antibiotics and call the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to come get the baby right after the was born. The next big push he pulled her out and then it was done! I only got to see her for a second before she was taken away to the NICU unit, but then I finally got to see her again about 3am (5 hours later). Scott was the best birthing coach ever and was right there every step of the way--even cutting the cord at the end.
It was a wild ride! All-in-all labor was about 14 hours or so. Then, baby was back and forth between our room and the NICU unit during our hospital stay (as we both stayed on antibiotics to fight our infections). But, all-in-all, everything worked out amazingly well. We just got home today and little miss Lauren is a happy, healthy baby girl. We couldn't be happier! Thanks to everyone for their love and support.
Note: We will continue to use this blog to chart all the fun things of Lauren's life. So, keep on reading!
2 comments:
I love how you make sound as it was all so easy! I'm prod of you Christy Lynn!!!
opps...proud!
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