Marcus at 40 weeks
Vashti at 40 WeeksAt the Doctor's (1:00 pm):
I had a Doctor appointment on Wednesday and Marcus surprised me by getting off work early to go with me. I am glad he did because I would have been pretty stressed out if I was by myself. My blood pressure was high when they first checked (146/118) and we had even got there early and I had been sitting down in the lobby for 1/2 an hour first. They checked it again at the end of the appointment and it had gone up even more. No dialation whatsoever.
Dr K "So how do you feel about having your baby today?"
Me "Well if that is what you think - I'm not crazy about being induced."
Dr K "Maybe I should have phrased that differently, you don't have a choice your BP is too high"
Me "Oh! Well today it is then"
Run home, get the bags and last minute things tied up. Olivia was with Kaitlyn and ended up staying there the first night (THANK YOU SO MUCH!). I ate dinner at Kaitlyn's before heading in, just in case they weren't going to feed me at the hospital.
At the hospital (5:00 pm):
I am not crazy about being induced. I felt like I had a really successful labor/delivery (no pain meds) with Olivia and I like being able to have most of the contractions at my own home. They give me cervadil at 6:00 and am told it should take 12 hours for it to make me all "loosey goosey" (not a clinical term) and at 6:00 am if nothing was moving yet they would break my water and start pitocin.
Getting the cervadil was NOT FUN. I don't think it helped that the nurse administering it was a prison torturer in a past life.
Getting the cervadil was NOT FUN. I don't think it helped that the nurse administering it was a prison torturer in a past life.
1:00 am
Contractions start and they are pretty intense. We play some phase 10, but only get through the first three phases before I can't concentrate anymore.
3:00 am
I am dying.
The contractions are right on top of each other and are making me want to crawl out of my skin. They take out the cervadil and check me. I went from nothing to 6 cm in less than two hours.
I am tired and exhausted.
"GIVE ME THE EPIDURAL... NOW"
I knew with how tired I was already that I wouldn't have enough energy left to push. I am still thinking at this point that it is hours before I even get to the pushing stage. They get started with the IV of saline and give me some phentanol to help with the pain. Dr K gets there and calls for the anesthesiologist and I have a couple of more contractions. Then I feel I start feeling pressure like I need to push. I inform everyone of this and then I get on the bed and my water breaks.
Dr K "Oh wow, you are at a 10 and this baby is coming now."
Mad dash ensues as no one is prepared for this.
"Wait a second, wait a second!" as Dr and nurses rush around.
"Wait a second, wait a second!" as Dr and nurses rush around.
WAIT?!? Are they kidding me?
I literally rip the glasses off my face and chuck them to side bed and 5 min later Bianca enters the world! Poor anesthesiologist got out of bed for nothing!
We almost named Olivia "Bianca" and so it was our first choice for the new addition. It totally fits her and her little personality. Irene is after my Mom, Irene being her middle name.
Olivia spent the first day/night playing at Kaitlyn's house (she totally rocks and is super mom with already having her OWN two kids to worry about). Then she has been staying with my parents and having the time of her life. She just came back tonight and it was so nice to have the down time and also know that while she was over there she was thriving. It is nice to have all of us under one roof again. I am loving how more laid back I feel and it is much easier the second time around!
7 comments:
Good story! The surprise-coming-fast baby is the best kind... as long as you're at the hospital :)
LOVE the Marcus at 40 weeks pic :)
Congratulations! How fun to have two little girls. She's so tiny! Your blog always cracks me up, you are hilarious!
Bianca is so beautiful. Congratulations Vashti and Marc! So glad the birth went well, even if it was a bit intense.
Had to chuckle at the induction story. I totally concur that inductions SUCK. My labor with Zane was long and slow and fabulous. With Madison they were peeling me off the ceiling trying to focus and breath through the tough spots. First painful contraction to birth was less than four hours. I too went to the doctor a few days before my due date with really high blood pressure and was told no passing go, no $200 you are going straight to the hospital.
So I started induction early in the morning and nothing. By 1 pm the drip was on its highest dosage and the nurse said "well lets just change out the bag, sometimes you get a bad batch."
So the new bag begins, on the highest level drip no less and I was immediately in overdrive. No lead up or nothing.
After nearly three hours I was like "bring on the drugs" and they said no because I was only at four centimeters and they didn't want to slow down the labor.
Needless to say, Madison was born about 50 minutes later, onto the bed. No doctor, the nurses were flying around like crazy and there was no stopping that freight train. The doctor waltzed in an hour later, reeking of cigarettes and said, "Well I guess you don't need the epidural any more."
I could have killed him. In hindsight I wish I'd said, "Thanks for showing up and I'm glad you were able to take time for a smoke break." I've had the same gynocologist for both kids and he wasn't the on call doc for either birth. Sheesh.
Great story! Way to go. The second is way more relaxing, I would agree. Hope things continue to go well. Take care.
that was funny, probably not to you but still a great story:) hope you are home and happy, will have to call and come by sometime to visit her, one night when Peter can watch my little guy. so glad I got to talk to you in the hospital, I am feeling a little (big little there) at ease hearing some of these second baby stories I think I just might be able to handle it:)
OH man. I know exactly how you feel. I had to do the exact same thing! cervadyl (however you spell it) and the pit...and 24 hrs+ later she came. you are amazing you lasted that long with no epidural! I am so happy you feel so good, Bianca is beautiful, and its so refreshing to hear about the laid back-ness. glad to see everything is going to awesome! cant wait to see more pictures!
So happy for you two!
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