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Introducing Gabriel Adam! 9lbs 10.9oz and 22 inches long at birth~
So we arrived at the hospital at 7:30am only to be skuttled away to the triage area because the ward was full. They started me on the pitocin, hooked us up to the heartbeat/contraction monitor, and blood pressure cuff of doom. Contractions were still pretty mild when we got our own room at 11 so the Dr. came in and broke my water shortly after we got settled. They started getting moderately painful around 1 so when offered an IV injection med to take the edge off, I said yes. It only seemed to make me uber woozy/sleepy.
From then until about 4, things are pretty blurry as contractions got so bad all I could do was hold on for dear life while screaming for all I was worth. Though along the way, I do remember Gabe getting his scalp lead and me an internal monitor for contractions. It started feeling like I was only getting a minute and a half between contractions to rest which were normally spent in tears so when they asked again if I wanted an epidural, I caved. I don't think I could have endured another internal exam without kicking the doctor in the face without it. (Though I noticed he started sitting on my foot during them so maybe it's not that uncommon..)
I spent the next couple hours taking naps and enjoying not feeling any contractions. Then, at about 6, they told us I was only 5cm dialated and a c-section was starting to look like a possibility. So I took another nap!
He came back at 7 and surprised everyone by saying I was complete~ So half an hour of pushing and a slight episiotomy after starting to tear, Gabriel was finally born at 7:35pm!
Things are going well so far~ We just got discharged last night and I'm winging it at home by my self! He had a doctor's appointment this morning for jaundice.. We'll have to put him under the phototheripy lights or whatever they're called and keep going to the doctor until it's gone.
My milk has yet to come in but we're doing our best to get the hang of this booby thing hehehehe~
Thank you, all, for your prayers as I know things were safely in God's hands through that long day.
Goodness! Took me all day to finish this post between doctor's visits and Tadpole!
So we arrived at the hospital at 7:30am only to be skuttled away to the triage area because the ward was full. They started me on the pitocin, hooked us up to the heartbeat/contraction monitor, and blood pressure cuff of doom. Contractions were still pretty mild when we got our own room at 11 so the Dr. came in and broke my water shortly after we got settled. They started getting moderately painful around 1 so when offered an IV injection med to take the edge off, I said yes. It only seemed to make me uber woozy/sleepy.
From then until about 4, things are pretty blurry as contractions got so bad all I could do was hold on for dear life while screaming for all I was worth. Though along the way, I do remember Gabe getting his scalp lead and me an internal monitor for contractions. It started feeling like I was only getting a minute and a half between contractions to rest which were normally spent in tears so when they asked again if I wanted an epidural, I caved. I don't think I could have endured another internal exam without kicking the doctor in the face without it. (Though I noticed he started sitting on my foot during them so maybe it's not that uncommon..)
I spent the next couple hours taking naps and enjoying not feeling any contractions. Then, at about 6, they told us I was only 5cm dialated and a c-section was starting to look like a possibility. So I took another nap!
He came back at 7 and surprised everyone by saying I was complete~ So half an hour of pushing and a slight episiotomy after starting to tear, Gabriel was finally born at 7:35pm!
Things are going well so far~ We just got discharged last night and I'm winging it at home by my self! He had a doctor's appointment this morning for jaundice.. We'll have to put him under the phototheripy lights or whatever they're called and keep going to the doctor until it's gone.
My milk has yet to come in but we're doing our best to get the hang of this booby thing hehehehe~
Thank you, all, for your prayers as I know things were safely in God's hands through that long day.
Goodness! Took me all day to finish this post between doctor's visits and Tadpole!
