25-6-2008 - Birth Details

My mood while writing this blog: Excited

Birth details

Type of delivery: Cesarean section
Duration of labor: almost non-existant
Weight @ birth: 6 lb 14.1 oz
Length @ birth: 21 1/4 inches

Trystian-Haru`s birthstory

I went in for my 37 week check up and all was well. The doc wanted me to come back for an ultrasound to check fluid levels next week... I went in for the fluid level check and was told that my induction is set and I go in on Tuesday next week. This freaked me out a bit because I didnt want to be induced at all. I wanted a natural birth. Well on Saturday I went to the BX and Commisary and my husband and I were trying to bring on labor by walking a lot!!! Sat night we had just gotten a cinnabon for a snack and I was feeling kinda wet that my pants were wet enough to leave moisture on the seat. I thought maybe my water had broken. We headed home to try to get a hold of the parents of the boy we were watching and no luck. I called the OB ward and told them my leakage of fluid and NO contractions. They said to come in anyways. We went in and because no children are allowed in the delivery rooms or in the ward anyways, Tony had to go sit out in the waiting room with the little boy. I was hooked up to the NST and they did a sample test for the fluid. Turns out not to be my water. They turn on the NST and as we are sitting there I`m watching the `contractions` on screen but dont feel a thing. Every once in a while a cramp will coincide with the contraction on screen, but that`s it. These are little contractions and every time one of them happens, Trystian`s (our baby)`s heart dips down in the 30`s... This was scary! They had me moving all which way to try to ease the situation. No luck, each contraction equals a distressed baby. The doctor came in and told me that my chances of having a natural vaginal birth are slim to none. That the best thing they could do is start me on pitocin and break my water and hope that they dont have to do an emergency C-section which is what it probably would end up being. The other option is to just have a c-section. The doctor suggested c-section but gave me the choice because she knew I really wanted a natural birth.

After all the signing of papers and briefings of what was going to happen, they wheeled me to the OR. In the mean time, my husband Tony had gotten a hold of the parents and they came and picked up their son. Tony got scrubs on and met me in the OR after my spinal had been administered. I felt lots of pressure and some nausea and such... but at 2113 we heard this beautiful scream of Trystian beeing born! Tony got pics and got nauseated himself and then once I was stapeled together to the delivery recovery room. I didnt get to see Trystian because the nurses were running in and out and I kept asking. My friend Lori was there visiting at that point and she went over and took the side off the warmer so that I could see Trystian. I held him about 2 hours after he was born. I tried to nurse but Trystian was more interested in `biteing` my nipples than actually sucking. :) lol. We tried and tried, and once we got a good latch I felt very happy. The nurses kept him in the warmer and I had to call to hold him for a while because they say he wasnt keeping his temperature yet. He was and is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen! I love him to death!!!