Monika is 11!
That's ridiculous! (It's not even funny!) *wink*
Eleven years and one day ago at 5AM my water broke. No contractions but my midwife insisted I go to the birthing center. I spent the next 17 hours on my feet, walking up and down stairs, and all around the building to try to get labor started. By this time I was finally thoroughly exhausted, so it was decided I should have some pitocin, which started things going.
My sister and my older daughter (then 3) were with me, and at about midnight, contractions quite strong, she called my partner at work, and told him he should probably head over if he wanted to be around when the baby showed up. Events as I recall them over the next two hours are unclear. I know that Bear was there, my midwife and a nurse were there. At some point, it was decided 3 pediatricians needed to be there immediately at birth, and I know my sister and daughter left the room. I was in some dark primal place in my mind for much of the time until I was dragged back to reality by people yelling at me to PUSH!!
Not long after, a girl, no crying. The doctors didn't want her to take a breath until they made sure she wasn't going to aspirate any amniotic fluid that might have contained meconium. Those moments dragged on. No worries, though, as I was shortly handed a huge! baby, who promptly evacuated her bowels all over me!
Eleven years and one day ago at 5AM my water broke. No contractions but my midwife insisted I go to the birthing center. I spent the next 17 hours on my feet, walking up and down stairs, and all around the building to try to get labor started. By this time I was finally thoroughly exhausted, so it was decided I should have some pitocin, which started things going.
My sister and my older daughter (then 3) were with me, and at about midnight, contractions quite strong, she called my partner at work, and told him he should probably head over if he wanted to be around when the baby showed up. Events as I recall them over the next two hours are unclear. I know that Bear was there, my midwife and a nurse were there. At some point, it was decided 3 pediatricians needed to be there immediately at birth, and I know my sister and daughter left the room. I was in some dark primal place in my mind for much of the time until I was dragged back to reality by people yelling at me to PUSH!!
Not long after, a girl, no crying. The doctors didn't want her to take a breath until they made sure she wasn't going to aspirate any amniotic fluid that might have contained meconium. Those moments dragged on. No worries, though, as I was shortly handed a huge! baby, who promptly evacuated her bowels all over me!