Here is my birth story, as I remember it, all drugged up!!
Due Date: 2/13/09
Arrival Date: 2/12/09
Weight: 6 lbs, 12 oz (my smallest of the three!)
Height: 20in
Name: Isabelle
Story or Info: I was scheduled to be induced on 2/12/09. We arrived at the hospital at 10am and got taken to our room. Pitocin was started at about 11am and I was still 2cm. My Doctor came and broke my water at about 1pm... still at 2cm. Eventually I got to 3cm and got my epidural. The next time my Doctor checked me I was still at 3cm; however, just an hour and a half later I was at 6! It took me an hour to get from 6 to 7 and then my pain returned. Soon after they reloaded my epi, the nurse checked me and I was still at 7cm. My pain did not subside after about 15 minutes so my Doctor came in to check on me. She checked my cervix and I was at 9.5! It took me 15 minutes to go from 7-9.5. Game on! My doctor got ready and brought the table in. I pushed through only 2 contractions and Isabelle made her appearance about 5-8 minutes after I started pushing! My Doctor and Nurse were AWESOME. I was able to hold her on my chest for about 10 minutes before they cleaned her and weighed her. When Jeremy walked away from the "weigh station" and said "She is 6 lbs, 12 oz" I was in disbelief! She was SO tiny! After they cleaned her up, we were able to get a lot of time with her to ourselves before they took her to the nursery. Due to the fast delivery, her face was slightly bruised; however, that went away about 24 hours later.
She is absolutely perfect and we are doing great! We got released from the hospital on 2/14/09, Valentine's Day! Her brother and sister (as well as Daddy and I) are so much in love!
Arrival Date: 2/12/09
Weight: 6 lbs, 12 oz (my smallest of the three!)
Height: 20in
Name: Isabelle
Story or Info: I was scheduled to be induced on 2/12/09. We arrived at the hospital at 10am and got taken to our room. Pitocin was started at about 11am and I was still 2cm. My Doctor came and broke my water at about 1pm... still at 2cm. Eventually I got to 3cm and got my epidural. The next time my Doctor checked me I was still at 3cm; however, just an hour and a half later I was at 6! It took me an hour to get from 6 to 7 and then my pain returned. Soon after they reloaded my epi, the nurse checked me and I was still at 7cm. My pain did not subside after about 15 minutes so my Doctor came in to check on me. She checked my cervix and I was at 9.5! It took me 15 minutes to go from 7-9.5. Game on! My doctor got ready and brought the table in. I pushed through only 2 contractions and Isabelle made her appearance about 5-8 minutes after I started pushing! My Doctor and Nurse were AWESOME. I was able to hold her on my chest for about 10 minutes before they cleaned her and weighed her. When Jeremy walked away from the "weigh station" and said "She is 6 lbs, 12 oz" I was in disbelief! She was SO tiny! After they cleaned her up, we were able to get a lot of time with her to ourselves before they took her to the nursery. Due to the fast delivery, her face was slightly bruised; however, that went away about 24 hours later.
She is absolutely perfect and we are doing great! We got released from the hospital on 2/14/09, Valentine's Day! Her brother and sister (as well as Daddy and I) are so much in love!
