Okay so I know I had a baby 10 days ago but I want to feel like myself again. I can't seem to get it together. I am tired and feel blah. Even though I only have 5 pounds to lose I still feel fat. My face is broken out like the good old days when I was a teenager. A new pimple is appearing everyday. I want to wake up soon and be able to feel well again. I think it is partly due to the fact that I have been stuck in this apartment for almost 2 weeks and I have only ventured outside a handful of times.
On the plus side. Elizabeth and Sarah have been champs through all of this. Sarah is a good baby and Elizabeth has been doing a pretty good job of entertaining herself.I hope they will continue to be understanding and I can be a good mom again soon.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Sarah's Birth Story
I think this is going to be a long post. Anyways....
Cory and I were supposed to be at the hospital at 6 AM on Wednesday morning to have the external aversion done. We get there and get settled and the doctor comes in and does a quick ultrasound to check the position of the baby. She was like this is a big baby but we will see what we can do. She lubes up my stomach and another nurse gets on the other side and then the doctor starts to grab the the head and the baby's bottom by pushing on the top of my stomach. She pushed and pushed. I must say that it hurt really bad. Then she checks to see the position. The baby wasn't in the head down position yet. Then she tries again. Only this time she starts pushing even harder. I thought I was going to die. It was the most painful thing I think I had experienced thus far. I was about ready to scream and tell the doctor to stop and then when I had had enough they were like "we are finished". They had successfully turned the baby. Since the baby was in an unstable position they said that I was going to be induced for sure that day.
They started me on something to soften my cervix. It worked wonders and I started to have contractions every 2-3 minutes without any Pitocin.I had to wait for 6 hours before they could start that so Cory and I walked around the hospital. At 2 they started the Pitocin. I was dilated to a 2. The contractions started hurting really really badly. They gave me a shot of staydal to take the edge off. It really didn't seem to do a whole lot for the pain. Then at 4:30 I was dying from pain. I was like " I am ready for the epidural". I was at a 3 so they called the anesthesiologist. He was there by 5 and so they attempted to do the epidural. Let me just tell you that after the third attempt the anesthesiologist was like I am not going to keep poking you. I guess that I have a really narrow space in my spine and the fact that I was having horrific contractions was not helping. SO I was then informed that I would not be getting an epidural. At that point I lost it. I had a breakdown. My midwife came in and was like "You need to get it together". I wanted to kick her in the face. SO they gave me another dose of staydal. It did nothing but make me crazy out of my mind. Then a few minutes later my water broke. I was so out of it with pain and thought that I had peed. I kept apologizing to the nurse. I think she was really annoyed with me at this point. At seven I got a new nurse that was really nice. I suggested to her that maybe they could get another anesthesiologist to try again. SO the nurse and the midwife called in a favor and they agreed to try one more time. The anesthesiologist took forever to get there and by the time he got there it was after 9 PM. He comes in with attitude and says "I am giving this one shot". The whole time he was placing the epidural I was praying. He actually got it in. It was amazing. I finally had relief. I really really do not understand how people go through labor without an epidural. Anyways, I was able to relax and at 11:30 PM the midwife comes in to check me and I am at 9 CM. She then says the babies head and body were really high and they had to prop my uterus up with pillows. At 1 AM I start to feel pressure and they came in and I was ready to push. 45 minutes later we had a sweet new baby. The mid wife was shocked that Sarah was so large. Se told me that they would not have flipped the baby if they had known how large she was. I am glad they did though. After all the drama and all I must say that it was worth it. SO that is the story of how Sarah was born.
Cory and I were supposed to be at the hospital at 6 AM on Wednesday morning to have the external aversion done. We get there and get settled and the doctor comes in and does a quick ultrasound to check the position of the baby. She was like this is a big baby but we will see what we can do. She lubes up my stomach and another nurse gets on the other side and then the doctor starts to grab the the head and the baby's bottom by pushing on the top of my stomach. She pushed and pushed. I must say that it hurt really bad. Then she checks to see the position. The baby wasn't in the head down position yet. Then she tries again. Only this time she starts pushing even harder. I thought I was going to die. It was the most painful thing I think I had experienced thus far. I was about ready to scream and tell the doctor to stop and then when I had had enough they were like "we are finished". They had successfully turned the baby. Since the baby was in an unstable position they said that I was going to be induced for sure that day.
They started me on something to soften my cervix. It worked wonders and I started to have contractions every 2-3 minutes without any Pitocin.I had to wait for 6 hours before they could start that so Cory and I walked around the hospital. At 2 they started the Pitocin. I was dilated to a 2. The contractions started hurting really really badly. They gave me a shot of staydal to take the edge off. It really didn't seem to do a whole lot for the pain. Then at 4:30 I was dying from pain. I was like " I am ready for the epidural". I was at a 3 so they called the anesthesiologist. He was there by 5 and so they attempted to do the epidural. Let me just tell you that after the third attempt the anesthesiologist was like I am not going to keep poking you. I guess that I have a really narrow space in my spine and the fact that I was having horrific contractions was not helping. SO I was then informed that I would not be getting an epidural. At that point I lost it. I had a breakdown. My midwife came in and was like "You need to get it together". I wanted to kick her in the face. SO they gave me another dose of staydal. It did nothing but make me crazy out of my mind. Then a few minutes later my water broke. I was so out of it with pain and thought that I had peed. I kept apologizing to the nurse. I think she was really annoyed with me at this point. At seven I got a new nurse that was really nice. I suggested to her that maybe they could get another anesthesiologist to try again. SO the nurse and the midwife called in a favor and they agreed to try one more time. The anesthesiologist took forever to get there and by the time he got there it was after 9 PM. He comes in with attitude and says "I am giving this one shot". The whole time he was placing the epidural I was praying. He actually got it in. It was amazing. I finally had relief. I really really do not understand how people go through labor without an epidural. Anyways, I was able to relax and at 11:30 PM the midwife comes in to check me and I am at 9 CM. She then says the babies head and body were really high and they had to prop my uterus up with pillows. At 1 AM I start to feel pressure and they came in and I was ready to push. 45 minutes later we had a sweet new baby. The mid wife was shocked that Sarah was so large. Se told me that they would not have flipped the baby if they had known how large she was. I am glad they did though. After all the drama and all I must say that it was worth it. SO that is the story of how Sarah was born.
Introducing Miss Sarah Abigail
She is finally here. All 9lbs 12oz of her. I had a feeling all along that she was going to be a healthy kid. She came at 1:45AM on June 17th. We are so glad to have 2 sweet girls in our family.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Wednesday is the DAY
So Wednesday is hopefully going to be a great day for us. I am super nervous about how things are going to go down though. The baby was transverse and then it went into the right position and now she is back in the transverse position. It is very frustrating. I have come to terms with a possible C-Section. SO that is not what I am concerned about. I am just scared about the external version.
Cory and I are supposed to be at the hospital at 6AM on Wednesday. The doctor then has to do an ultrasound to see the babies position. Then if they think it is going to work they give me some medicine to relax my uterus. After that the doctor puts a ton of Lubrication on my stomach and then tries to turn the baby.
I am hoping that it will be a success. They will induce me on the spot if it works.
My poor niece Emma is upset that this kid could be born on her birthday. I feel bad but I really want a healthy kid and not to be pregnant any longer. I will let everyone know how it goes. Wish us luck!
Cory and I are supposed to be at the hospital at 6AM on Wednesday. The doctor then has to do an ultrasound to see the babies position. Then if they think it is going to work they give me some medicine to relax my uterus. After that the doctor puts a ton of Lubrication on my stomach and then tries to turn the baby.
I am hoping that it will be a success. They will induce me on the spot if it works.
My poor niece Emma is upset that this kid could be born on her birthday. I feel bad but I really want a healthy kid and not to be pregnant any longer. I will let everyone know how it goes. Wish us luck!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Things are Looking UP
I had my 37 week doctors appointment today. The baby has been transverse since 34 weeks. SO they sent me for an ultrasound. Well today when I went they said that the baby has decided to move down to the head down position. I am very excited about this. I hope this little girl continues to cooperate and stays down there. I am hoping that this pregnancy continues to go well and that she will be here sooner than later. My blood pressure has been fairly low this time around and I have gained about 30 pounds. I keep telling Cory that I don't know what it feels like to be pregnant this long. I had Elizabeth at 37 weeks. I feel huge and uncomfortable. I am fine with having this child in me for a few more weeks as long as she stays where she is supposed to be.
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