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10-11-2008 - Birth Story

My mood while writing this blog: In Love

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Birth details

Original due date: Nov 3, 2008
Type of delivery: Vaginal (with pain relief)
Duration of labor: 36hrs
Weight @ birth: 9 lbs 2 ounces
Length @ birth: 21 1/2 inches

Julianna-Mya-Bush`s birthstory

Wednesday night: We got to the hospital to be induced with cervidal to efface and dilate my cervix because I was overdue and only a fingertip dilated.

Thursday 8am: Doc checked me and I was only 25% effaced and 1 cm dilated, she suggested we do a 2 day induction and began Pitocin. I had contractions all day and night.

Thursday night: Doc checked me and I was STILL 1 cm dilated and now about 50% effaced. Had pitocin all night long. My left side of my body began to swell sometime through the night.

Friday 9am: Doc checked me and I was 50% effaced and 2 cm dilated (not much improvement), she broke my water and turned up the pitocin again. I was checked throughout the day as the contractions got worse, but I still wasn`t dilating and got to about 75% effaced. My body was NOT working with me. I got an epidural sometime in the afternoon. This worked for about an hour but never took away the pain on my left side and made me much more swollen on my right side. I got a few boluscs(sp) of the epidural pain meds put in my back to help try to get the left side numb. I was hurting so bad and so tired I begged my doc to give me a c-section to just get this over with as my body was still not cooperating. She agreed and said I had to wait about 1 1/2 hours because there was someone in there right now who was having complications and they turned off the pitocin. I waited and at about 6ish I felt as if I had to use the bathroom. The doc checked me and I was 9cm and completely effaced. I started pushing soon after that only to find out that Julianna`s head was faced up and to the side making it very hard for her to fit through my pelvis. A vacuum was used to try to pull her in the right direction but they wasn`t helping. The doc said we might have to do a c-section because she wasn`t going to fit.....then all of a sudden Julianna got herself together and turned her head in the right direction and she was born at 8:40pm on Friday night. She weighs in at a whopping 9lbs 2 ounces and 21.5 inches long! Thankfully I didn`t tear and didn`t need an epistomity (sp?). No one could believe I could carry such a large baby because of my short stature of only 5 foot.

We stayed in the hospital until Sunday afternoon and we have been doing good ever since.

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2 Comments on Birth Story


kiersy2001 - Wednesday, 12 Nov
Congrats!!!! Can't wait for pics of the baby. Sometimes all it takes is the C section word and a stubborn baby will get the hint, see how smart she is already to help mommy out like that! Glad everyone is feeling good and way impressed with the mommy for being able to carry that big baby!!

Emilie - Monday, 10 Nov
jeeeeez what a story!! congrats and well done !! XX