I'm non certain why information technology takes me then long to write down something as important as the story of my child's nativity, but I did the same matter with Aurelia. I kept putting it off, and putting it off, until I somewhen had to have Ant help remind me of some of the effectively details. Luckily, this time I at least jotted downwardly a general outline of what happened while I was still in the hospital.

How could I perhaps forget you ask? Well to be honest, my memory is kinda broken. It's just an absolutely random jumble of events. I can vividly remember stupid things (like that fourth dimension every bit a kid when I used a little plastic meet-saw to squish bees), but and then important stuff (like about of my wedding mean solar day) draws a total blank! It sounds sad I know, only Ant ordinarily remembers all the special events and so forgets what I told him x minutes ago, so it works out. ; D

Anyway, for those of yous who might demand some back story…

My due engagement was April 13th.   Aurelia, my girl is two 1/ii.

Ant works virtually twoscore minutes away. (over an hour if there is traffic)

March 27th

half-dozen:30 a.m.
For some reason I'one thousand already awake and have the strangest urge to consume an apple. Over the by 3 days I've been telling Emmet that something feels like information technology is happening, but I don't think he really believes me. "You but desire something to be happening!" is what he says when I bring it up, simply I can't find words to explain myself so I shrug it off. This baby is gonna be late just like the terminal one. Anybody says so. So even though I truly do want him to stay dwelling house this morning and at least watch Reli while I'grand at the Dr., I tell him "No, become ahead. They're but gonna tell me zilch is happening, and there's no need to miss work just to hear that. I'll call you later."

11:00
Reli and I have been sitting in the waiting room at the doctor'due south office for over a one-half hour and she is starting to lose steam pretty quickly. I'g a bad Mom and never bear around snacks and entertainment for her, but for some reason I packed a special bag this morn. We've already burned through all the books and goldfish, and now she is losing interest with the white board besides. "Wanna count the stripes on the wall newspaper?"…(once again)

xi:20
Waiting some more in the exam room…Oh wait, it's Dr. Due south. Finally!

I try convincing her to let me schedule to be induced at 39 weeks because nosotros all know this is going to be one Big baby, but she says no. It doesn't piece of work that way, and we accept to look at to the lowest degree until 40…blah, blah, blah. I'yard pretty cranky most it because I REALLY don't want to stop up getting a C-section, only I give in when she says

"Let's just check and see what's going on."
"OK " (y'all totally just want me out of here)
……………….
"We are sending yous to have this baby."
"Ow, ow, Holy OW!…What practise yous mean?"
"Right at present. Become over to the hospital and get him out."
"Now?!" (great now she's mocking me!)
"Yeah, Correct now! You're at 8 cm already!!!"

………………………………Me in shock……………………………………….

"But I have Reli, and I have to call my hubby.
Shouldn't I get dwelling house and expect for contractions or something?"
"If y'all go domicile you'll have this infant in the car!
I'll call the hospital and tell them to look you lot. Become over there NOW!"

Of grade I left my cell phone at domicile this morning, so the nurses take to call Pismire for me. (Thank goodness I remembered his number!) But he never answers numbers that he doesn't know, and even though we call him twice he won't selection up. (Really?!?!) So I phone call my Gramma and tell her to keep calling Emmet'due south phone until he picks up and tell him to get to the hospital "Right Now! Like yesterday even!"

The nurses are a piddling worried virtually me and go on asking if I need help, or if I desire one of them to come with me. Merely the hospital is actually just across the parking lot. I think I'll manage. I haven't even felt a unmarried wrinkle however, so I'm however not convinced that I'm honestly in labor.

12:00
Reli and I arrive at the labor and delivery wing where the nurses can't believe that I'thousand at 8cm, but strolling in all calm with a toddler in tow. Seriously, my biggest concern was that I had to pee. They set Reli up in a chair with her toys while I go changed and hooked up to all the monitors. Then nurse Jane tells me that I am the reply to her prayers! Evidently it has been a slow morning and she was hoping that a woman would come in who was really far along so that she would get to see the infant delivered before going home for the day. Sweet! lol

12:xl
Ant shows upward and I send him home to get Reli the diapers that I forgot.
You're probably making the same "Are y'all kidding me?!" face up that he was making at the fourth dimension, merely we live 5 min. from the infirmary so information technology wasn't as big of a deal every bit it sounds.

While Emmet is gone I get an epidural. It'south not for hurting exactly but more than of a C-section "dorsum upward" program in example the baby is too large. When I had Reli I didn't desire an epidural. Then her caput got a piffling stuck, and there was lots of talk about the possibility of an emergency c-department. That changed my mind pretty quickly about the epidural.

For those of you who don't know…If an epidural isn't already in place when they transport yous for an emergency c-section you have to exist knocked out cold. Information technology needs to exist done then rapidly that they don't have time to wait around while the anesthesiologist sets everything upward. You go put under and miss the unabridged nativity.

1:00
Dr. F breaks my water, and it is merely similar in the movies. (At least that's what the student Dr. says.) My water broke on it's own when I had Reli, but information technology was nothing like this. This was more like popping a GIANT water balloon, and I say giant because I'yard absolutely positive that I could have filled a kiddie pool! The nurses are asking where I have been keeping information technology all, just my only thought is "Score! I just lost 90% of that infant weight!" lol

Unfortunately, there are no real contractions so they requite me a tiny bit of pitocin.

i:15
Ant and Reli return just equally the contractions start HARD. The meds are only only starting to make my toes fall asleep then I definitely feel everything and the nurses decide to get me another dose and make it piece of work faster. Reli comes over to the bed and looks a little worried about the whole ordeal, just smiles at the Dr. and goes dorsum to her volume when I tell her everything is ok.

1:45
The drugs have been adjusted, and I tin but feel hurting in one tiny spot. Dr. F comes in and says we're fix to get, so one of the nurses takes Reli down the hall to get some graham crackers.
Five pushes afterwards…

ii:06
We welcome little Corbin, all viii lbs. 6 oz. of him, into the world!

At 2+ weeks early on can yous imagine how big he would take been on his due date?!

The worst part of the whole day was really afterwards everything was over. They thought Corbin may take swallowed some meconium yuck, so we only got to visit with him for about a half hour earlier they whisked  him away to double check his animate. Ant and Reli went dwelling to have lunch and go any more than stuff we would need, and I was left to sit down in the delivery room lone waiting for the feeling to return to my lower half . A normal new Mom might accept this fourth dimension to nap, but I hadn't worked very hard and was totally wired. Definitely should take packed a book, because information technology ended upwardly being three hours before I was able to see my baby again!

My Dr. still doesn't believe me that I wasn't having any contractions earlier I arrived at the hospital, but I honestly never felt anything! I hateful do women who are in hurting really shampoo their carpets? (That's non a weird metaphor or anything, I was really shampooing the carpets.) No 1 truly knows how long I was in labor, but if y'all beginning timing from the first contraction I felt and so that would mean I was actively in labor for a whole 52 minutes. Don't hate me cuz I got lucky! ;D

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