this is for the breastfeeding community
the story of anna~
anna was born april 26th 2003..... due: may 19th 2003
it was about 2am and i got up to go to the restroom.... i felt this tiny gush and i passed it off, i didnt hurt, it wasnt huge, it just this tiny gush.... as i got up to go to the bathroom tho more and more, i would feel this gush EVERY TIME i got up... i thought it strange and had just read about your water having a slow leak as aposed to just flat out breaking so, i was curious, but not enough to wake up, i still felt NOTHING and if i was in labor well, i would know right?
so about 7 am my husband and i woke up, he had just recieved a phone call that his friend was on his way... he was heading out for the entire day and we had to rent a pager from the hospital cause, where he was going cell phones wouldnt work.... i explained to him what had been happening and he wanted me to go to the hospital, i felt so fine that i encouraged him to go~ he refused, he didnt want to be stuck downtown in cobo while i was in labor (man, i was never so happy he was stubborn in all my life as it turns out). i called the hospital and they said to come in to be safe, so, we did.... we were CERTIAN we were comming home and even stopped and ate mcdonalds and took our time getting there, actually disappointed that we were probably going to waste our entire sat up at the hospital just for them to send us home....
we got there and they did this strip test to see if it was fluid, and IT WAS.... this was a cause for concern to them since, i had ingored the leaking water and it had been hours since it had broken (that i had noticed) this is where my panic set in that i wasnt ready for labor i still had WEEKS left, and i wanted to leave and come back when i was ready! NO SUCH LUCK....
they started me on pitocin since, obviously my contractions werent comming on there own... they started this at about 11am, by 1pm i still hadnt had a contraction, i was at the highest dose when my ob came in and finished breaking my water.... THIS IS WHEN THE PAIN HIT LIKE A BRICK WALL~ this combo is not a good one, and instead of having contractions every so many mintutes apart i had one HUGE contraction that NEVER eased up or went away, i even cried to the nurses that "im supposed to get a break here"
i finally asked for something to take the edge off, hmmf this only made me soo drunk feeling yet, i could feel EVERYTHIGN still, i wantd the epidural but since i couldnt actually SAY epidural only mouth it (due to the pain and drugs) they refused to give it to me until i was able to SPEAK and say it clearly... i tried, over and over again i tried to say it, finally the words came out in a whisper and it was in.... INSTANT RELIEF!..... that is....
... till she started crowning, at this point ill take the contractions cause, wow... i must have a low pain tolerance or something but i begged them to turn my epi up, they did it was like nothing....
finally at 7:15pm it was time to push...this is when the dr told the nurse in the most concerned voice "go ahead and make the call" WHAT? make what call, i started in panic mode... he explained that since i was so early that they needed some extra nurses and drs on hand and the anasti... ah epidural guy there too.... "just in case" the dr was there the entire time and told me if i kept pushing the way that i was, i would have her by 8pm, hmm at 8 i could have KICKED HIM IN HIS FACE! hee hee... she came not that much later, 8:15 they put her on my stomach and i can NEVER explain the feeling i had, i wanted to kiss her goop and all and i wanted her as close to me as she could be but, they had to rush her off to check her....
all the special drs and nurses were not needed cause, regardless of her earliness, she was a healthy 7lbs 14.5 oz and 20.5 inches tall, no breathing problems, no special nursery NOTHING! she was PERFECT! and still is mind you two years later!
i tore so i had to get stitches, so as the dr started to sew me up, a nurse ran in and said "dr mrs.... 's baby is here!" so he ran out of my room to deliver another baby.... an hour passes, im still in sturrups, havent held my baby and im in PAIN.... i was BEGGING for ANYONE to sew me up... they wouldnt of coarse and he finally did come back to finish me up....
the entire time i was up in stirrups anna was just laying all alone, i finally said, cant my husband hold her? they said "we thought you wanted to be the first" i insisted they let him cause, i would rather him get to hold her first then her lay there all alone and scared!
he was so proud as was i, our perfect little girl! :)