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Mallory Kaye Sex: girl Born: 07 March, 2008 Age: 0 years & 141 days Birthday in: 224 days Starsign: Pisces Development: See the 4 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Type of delivery: Vaginal (without pain relief)
Duration of labor: 7.5 hours
Weight @ birth: 6lbs 10oz
Length @ birth: 20in

Mallory-Kaye`s birthstory

March 6th

7:45pm- The contractions begin. Just the preterm contractions that usually start at this time and end around 1am.

March 7th

1am- Contractions 4-5 minutes apart, 1 minute each, can`t sleep at all, just walking around hoping they go away so I can get some sleep.

7am- Contractions slowed to about 4 an hour. Called the doctor and they told me to come and get checked out.

12pm- We arrived at the doctor and they hooked me up to the monitors. I was 3.5cm and 100% effaced. They sent me home to rest, then start walking, and told me I would have the baby probably Sunday or Monday.

1pm- I tried to sleep but the contractions were becoming more frequent and I couldn`t sleep through them.

3pm-I convinced my husband we should go to the store so I could walk around, in hopes it would relieve/slow down the contractions. While in the store, the contractions were about 3-5 minutes apart, but the pain was taking my breath away and I had to stand over the cart (got lots of wierd stares). We hurried up and checked out so we could go home. Every bounce the car made intensified the contractions. We called the doctor and she said to come into the hospital.

5pm- We quickly packed the hospital bag and headed to the hospital. The pain was still strong and I knew this was it. Of all the contractions, these weren`t stopping and more painful than any preterm contraction I had ever had.

5:30pm- We checked into the hospital. They put me in the triage unit thinking I wasn`t ready and began to check me. The nurse in training checked me and said that I was 3cm dilated. I knew that wasn`t right because we just came from the doctor`s office at noon who said I was 3.5cm. So the real nurse checked me and said `oh no, she is 5cm, let`s get her into a delivery room.`

6-8pm- I got into the bathtub, threw up a couple times because of the pain. Did some birthing ball squats through the contractions. The breathing was really helpful when I could tink to do it. A couple of times my hands and feet were tingling and they said it was because I was hyperventalating.

8pm- They checked my cervix and woo hoo- 8cm dilated. Except now the pain was so intense that I couldn`t think about breathing. Luckily my doula and husband were so suppportive and really worked to keep me calm.

9:45pm- They checked me and I was 9.5cm dilated. There was just one little peice that wouldn`t go away. So they broke my water. Flood gates everywhere! They helped me stand up to try and get gravity to get that last 1/2 cm to go away. That contraction gave me the urge to push so bad that I couldn`t help it. I pushed standing up and I thought the baby was going to fall on the floor! Little did I know I still had plenty of pushing to get her out.

10-10:39pm- This is where I was really glad I didn`t get the epidural (although from 8-10 cm I was definitely considering it). I could feel exactly when I need to push and I think it really helped her come up quickly. I only had to push through about 6 contractions.

When she arrived they could barely set her on my belly because the cord was so short. She swallowed so much fluid they had to take her right after they cut the cord. She was on oxygen for 3 hours and then they let her come feed and cleaned her off. Everything else was fine and she is beautiful, happy, and healthy. Overall things went really smoothly. I only needed three stiches, and they were all internal.

Don`t be afraid to voice your opinion to the nurses. Be proactive for what you want. Sometimes they just get into a routine and don`t think twice about what might help you progress and what is best for you. I hope all of your births go well. It will all be worth it when you get to hold your little bundle of joy!

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