I went into labor the day prior, at 12:30 in the morning. Around 3:00 we decided to head to the hospital. I got checked and was only dilated to a 1, so they gave me some pain meds and sent me home. A few hours later, Lee had to go to work, so he dropped me off at my parents house, in case I needed them to take me back to the hospital. I labored there until Lee got off work. I tracked my contractions and we decided to head back to the hospital around 3:00. My contractions were getting pretty intense on our way to the hospital. I was definitely ready for an epidural at this point. Once I got the epidural, it was smooth sailing from there. I was able to sleep through the night, except when the nurses came in to check on my progress. At 6:00 they came in and told me it was time to start pushing. I had pushed for 3 1/2 hours before Laynie came. It got to the point where the Dr. Actually had the OR on stand by because she wasn't coming. The Dr. Had tried the forceps which didn't work, so then they tried the vacuum. It popped off her head once, and they could only try a couple more times before they do a
C-Section. I really didn't want to go down that road so I pushed as hard as I could and she was born. The second she came out I broke into tears. I couldn't believe she was here!
They took her to clean her up, and she wasn't crying. They had to suction her mouth and nose, like normal. They told me she was breathing even though she wasn't crying. I couldn't wait to have her in my arms. Once they gave her to me, she settled on my chest and just laid there, still no crying. I was holding her so tight, crying tears of joy.
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| This picture was taken just moments after she was born. She didn't even cry! |
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| She had a big bruise from the vaccuum and a small cut from the forceps on her head. |
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