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I never thought that labor would be such an amazing experience....I knew that it would be wonderful, yet painful (actually the most painful experience of my life--I have such a low pain tolerance!)--but nothing could have ever prepared me for what I was about to go through. My pregnancy seemed to last forever and it's funny, because I was sure our little girl, Anais, was going to arrive early. Boy did she prove me wrong! 10 days after my due date, my ob finally induced me. And I was just terrified. I guess it was because I had no idea what I was in for really--and I knew that my pain tolerance was just incredibly low... During my pregnancy, I thought that I had my entire birth all planned out. I decided I wanted to have a natural delivery and that I wanted it to be this way and that. That was a joke for me, b/c once it came near the actual due-date, our so called birth plan went out the door!!!! I knew that I would have to have an epidural and all the drugs they would give me! I remember getting up early that day--Monday, December 15th, 1997--@ like 4:00 am. I had to be at the hospital by 5:45 for my 6 am inducement. By 6:30 am I was all hooked up and my doctor started my Pitocin drip. She also broke my water for me first thing. Lucky for me that it didn't hurt at all really! LOL:) They had to give me a shot to settle my nerves down b/c my blood pressure kept going up. I was just so afraid that Ididn't know how to calm myself down. Luckily, Jenni, one of my best friends (and Anais's Godmother) came by and calmed me down. Meanwhile, my husband called one of my other friends who would be with me during the day and my Mother also showed up for awhile. The day started slow--it took quite awhile for me to feel much. As I talked to the nurses, they told me all of my options for pain relief and I decided to try Stadol first. It did help, but it wasn't long before I knew that I just had to have the epidural-and soon. It really hurt and it seemed to take forever to get the anestheseologist to administer the epidural. But he finally showed up and while the epidural wasn't comfortable, it felt wonderful soon and the pain was gone. For a few hours, I was painless and happy--and I even got some sleep. Although, by 5:00 or 6:00 that night, I needed the second dose of the epidural. When the anestheseologist came back and gave me more, it just wasn't taking well. So for the rest of the night, I was just a mess. I was crying, and just couldn't believe the pain--it was just overwhelming. I didn't know how to even handle it. At one point and time, I begged for a c-section, hoping that my ob would give it to me; but she refused and basically told me to get a grip (I was less than pleased with this). I even considered faking a heart attack (I have mitral valve prolapse and thought this was a conceivable option? What a nut! It's amazing what women in labor will do!) My husband, mom, and friends were trying so hard to help--they tried to get me to breathe, push, etc. At one point, I felt my hubby and mom were laughing at me and I actually kicked them out! They for some reason just made me so upset. My poor husband was trying so hard to help and he wouldn't leave. The poor guy, I ended up punching him b/c he wouldn't listen to me....(I did, however, make sure everyone was there when Anais was close to being born ) I was having a hard time getting the baby out b/c she was facing the wrong way and it made it more difficult for her to move through the birth canal. Luckily, with a few pushes, I got her turned around and she was ready to go. The problem was, I was not ready to push. I had no urges and just refused to do it. It hurt more for me to push than to just lay there--which was definately not a good thing. I couldn't even breathe it hurt so bad. I just couldn't concentrate. Luckily I suggested the forceps b/c I knew I just couldn't go any longer. It was around 11:00/11:30 pm and I had been there for 17 hours. I was at my limit....So by 11:45 my ob got the show on the road and was in her scrubs. With much pulling on her end and pushing on my end, our daughter arrived at 12:03 am on December 16th, 1997. Surprisingly enough, I wasn't really tired, just in pain. And I couldn't believe that I actually did it--that I gave birth to this incredible human being. I remember looking over at our new daughter while the nurses were doting on her (as well as my husband, mother, and 3 best-friends) and just crying b/c I loved her so much. It was by far the hardest day of my entire life, yet it was the most important day of my life. Despite all the pain and trauma my body went through, my life changed in only an instant and I met the love of my life.
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