Well what can I say we don't always know what life will bring us until it happens. I was feeling pretty decent after being put on bedrest but it was short lived. I was put on bedrest Tues and had a baby Wed. When we went in to be monitored on Wed night they tested my urine again and the protien was 5x the normal so they told us at midnight we weren't going anywhere and they were inducing me. We were in the triage room at this point and settling in for the night the medicine they gave me takes 12 hours to work so we tried to get sleep as the blood pressure machine was going off every 15 minutes and nurses watching the baby on the monitor at the nurses station. I think that was the hardest part just waiting for time to pass by. The hospital was busy and they didn't want to give us a bigger room incase more moms in labor came in. The room felt smaller by the hour and poor Tim had to sleep in this little chair all night.The next day after the 12 hour wait we found out that I had done nothing in the last 12 hours I hadn't dilated even to 1. At that point I was feeling worse and contractions had slowly started, Tim was feeling the affects of the unknown and felt like he had the flu. Claire was doing great she looked perfect on the monitor. The next step was a pretty easy the doctor called and said C-section now or wait 12 more hours which nothing would probably happen and I would end up with a C-section anyway. Of course we went with the C-section that night.
It's funny that even though I work in surgery and see this stuff everyday I was still really nervous. Everyone was so wonderful it really worked out perfect. My family was able to come before we went in for the C-section so we could update them on everything.
It was especially great because Tim could wear this great outfit and be in the delivery with me. He video taped the whole thing and could take pictures and even got the chance to cut the cord when she was out. It was such a cool experience. There is nothing like hearing the sound of your own baby cry.
It's funny that even though I work in surgery and see this stuff everyday I was still really nervous. Everyone was so wonderful it really worked out perfect. My family was able to come before we went in for the C-section so we could update them on everything.
It was especially great because Tim could wear this great outfit and be in the delivery with me. He video taped the whole thing and could take pictures and even got the chance to cut the cord when she was out. It was such a cool experience. There is nothing like hearing the sound of your own baby cry.
1 comment:
congrats you guys, she is beautiful! your delivery sounds exactly like what happend with my first. did you have toxemia(spelling)?
Post a Comment