Owen Michael 's Birth Story

I was scheduled to be induced on 12/26/12, but on Christmas day, my body had some serious plans for me. I had been having stronger braxton hicks contractions all day and started timing them. The were pretty much all over the place so I just rested all day. We got home from celebrating Christmas with my family and I took a shower and laid down and that's when they started to get more painful. I was supposed to call the doctor when my contractions were 5 minutes apart, lasting 1 minute for 1 hour. Some of them were 15 minutes apart, others 7 minutes apart, but they were getting more and more painful. At 9pm, I decided to call the doctor and she said to head on over to L&D. By 9:30pm my contractions were 2 minutes apart and almost unbearable. Once in my room, the nurse checked me and said I was only 3cm dilated. I was in so much pain because he was facing the wrong way and with every contraction he was pushing on my back. She checked me a little later and I was a 5, then again a few minutes later and I was a 7. It was crazy fast and then when the doctor got there I was already a 9. I did get an epidural between 5cm and 7cm and then I was very calm. The doctor broke my water but couldn't tell if it was clear or not because I was losing a lot of blood. My blood pressure started out normal and then would go real high and then real low. Baby's heartrate was all over the place and was causing everyone concern. They were trying everything to try and regulate baby's heart rate but had no success. Although I was dilated to 9cm, I wasn't getting to 10cm fast enough to deliver vaginally and have a healthy baby. Because baby was in distress they rushed me to the operating room for an emergency c-section. It all felt so surreal and still does. It was all very traumatic and nothing I had planned for. Owen is doing great and I am trying to heal from the surgery. I will be in the hospital a couple more days and then we will go home on Saturday. Owen is the love of my life!

	Comment from Noelle8905 » Posted Dec. 14, 2012 6:46pm Thanks for the congrats!! After having Emily I can see how it's tough getting anything done let alone respond to people! I finally got my birth story put on here! So how are things going with you?? Your little one will be here before to long!! :-). I noticed a comment another person made and they said something about having their baby girl on the 6th of December and they named her Emily!! My boyfriend was right, now that we named her Emily...we are going to notice that name a lot more! But anyways, my little girl is starting to attack her little hands...time for a feeding!!!
	Comment from Dylsmommy » Posted Dec. 14, 2012 9:35am I am still working and probably will until the day, I saved up time, plus my maternity leave so I could have as much time at home with him as I can so I should have about 8 weeks, maternity leave cover 6 paid and then the rest is my vaca time and sick time. Its nots so bad because I work in an office with a very understanding boss! I am planning on having an epidural but ya know whats funny is last time I guess it didn't take? I felt everything, even them stitching me up? Is that normal? To be honest I am not really concerned about the pain, I know its horrible but I don't really care. Im really ready to not be pregnant. It may sound bad and all but I love my children more than anything but really dislike the pregnant stage, and with the labor process I just tell myself if you work hard at it, it'll all be over soon! hahahaha
	Comment from Quartz3 » Posted Dec. 13, 2012 5:14pm Hey, thanks for your comment! It really made me smile. :) I'm happy to be back, and I'm crossing my fingers things turn out fine this time. I see you'll be giving birth very soon, how exciting!
	Comment from Dylsmommy » Posted Dec. 13, 2012 2:32pm Yep we are literally stuck in the same place! You know whats even more weird for me is not only is this not my first but I have had surgery on my cervix when I was a teen that is supposed to make it incompetent (sp.) so its supposed to open sooner....um nooooo! lol Oh well what can I do, i am too chicken to try to get things started on their own! hahaha We are so ready for baby Kyle its not even funny! Everyone said oh you aren't going to make it to Christmas blah blah blah I just want to smack them now! (even my grandma lmao jk) Induction didn't go nearly as long for me as it did for you. I went in at 7:30am, dr. examined me and my water broke on her (talk about relief of pressure :p) then I sat, and sat, and sat....he was FINALLY born at 11:38pm! They say this is supposed to go faster this time but I am seriously not holding my breath for anything with this child! He is just like his father already....STUBBORN AND HARD HEADED!!
	Comment from Dylsmommy » Posted Dec. 13, 2012 1:49pm Don't you just want to scream? lol Sorry maybe thats just me. I saw my doctor too yesterday she told me I am 1.5cm dilated, still only 50% effaced and that he is in station -2 which I wasn't sure what that meant, googled it....he is still high! How the heck is he so high when he feels like he is going to fall out if I cough too hard? Hahaha We are going to discuss the time next Tues when I go in on the 18th...I know here its usually first thing in the morning so you have all day to progress and see what happens. Did that with my first. I just kinda feel broken....my body doesn't seem to want to do the labor process at all....I had to be forced into it last time and seems that will happen again :(
	Comment from Dylsmommy » Posted Dec. 13, 2012 1:19pm Well chickady it looks like I am going into be induced on the 27th! I show no progress and unless something drastically changes in the next 12-14 days we will be induced :( Not what I had hoped for but at least I can say 2 more weeks and I meet my lil man! Hope you are well....did you have any appointments this week yet?