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Hunter Logan Sex: boy Born: 08 August, 2008 Age: 0 years & 59 days Birthday in: 306 days Starsign: Leo Development: See the 1 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: August 14, 2008
Type of delivery: Cesarean section
Duration of labor: 24 hours
Weight @ birth: 8lb 5oz
Length @ birth: 19.5 inches

Hunter-Logan`s birthstory

We arrived at the hospital at 5:30 am on Thursday for our induction. They didn`t end up taking us back to a room until about 6 am, at which point they just told me to come alone and left my hubby in the waiting room. Haha. He was like `why won`t they let me come?` It was just to get me all set up and hooked up on everything, and then they let him come back. They started the pitocin drip at about 7:30 am, but I had been having contractions already and didn`t realize it. The pitocin just speeded them up and made them get stronger. So, at my appointment on Tuesday, I had been dilated to 2cm. On Thursday, after more than 5 hours on the pitocin drip, I hadn`t dilated any more. The doctor then decided to break my water at about 1pm. She told me that should get things `moving along` better. Ha! Little did she know that it wouldn`t make much difference. By 7:30pm, I had lasted all day without an epidural. The contractions were beginning to become unbearable so I eventually asked for my epi. They said it would take about an hour from the time of asking, so they offered me Stadol in my IV to help with the pain until then. I had no idea what I was getting myself into by taking that medication! It made me violently ill and I was throwing up every 3-5 minutes. I got hot, cold, sweaty, nauseated, and dizzy all at the same time. NOT a pleasant feeling. I would have rather dealt with the contractions until the eip came along. So the lady came in to do my epidural a little after 8pm. The pain subsided and I was able to relax a little bit, except for the fact that I was still sick from the Stadol. I told my husband to NEVER let me take that again, no matter how much pain I was in. Geez. It was awful. Anyhow, labor proceeded to continue and by midnight, I was only dilated to 3cm. The doctor wanted to give me a little longer to see if I could deliver naturally. She didn`t want to give up hope too soon. So, she checked back about 3am and I was at 4cm. Still hope for a natural delivery. She said she would give me another couple of hours. She came back in at about 6am to check, and I was still at 4cm. So, she decided that after 24 hours of labor with strong, frequent contractions, it was obvious that this little guy didn`t want to come out on his own. She began to think he might be bigger than estimated and he might not be able to fit through my pelvis. She also said that maybe my body just didn`t wnat to have a baby. Haha. Too bad my body didn`t cooperate, because it was going to happen one way or another! So, at 6am, she decided to do a c-section. She was in the middle of delivering another baby at that time, so she said we would be next. I was on the operating table 45 minutes later and was being cut open within about an hour. The first cut was made at 7:08am and my precious son was born at 7:20am. He was screaming his little lungs out and actually peed as she took him out of me. Haha. I`ve never felt anything more beautiful in my life than to see and hear my son for the first time. It was so emotional. I immediately fell in love with him and my heart was overflowing with joy. I couldn`t contain myself on the table and I started crying. Now I did forget to mention that I was still feeling sick from the Stadol the night before. Haha. I ended up throwing up on the operating table while I was still numb and strapped down, which was interesting to say the least. I got sick at least 3 more times between the OR and the mommy-baby suite, but it is definitely true what they say.....it is ALL worth it! My son is beautiful and I couldn`t be happier. I am sore but recovering nicely. We got home a little over 2 hours ago. He is scheduled to see the pediatrician on Wednesday morning for his post-hospital follow-up. I look at him and still can`t believe that my husband and I made him. This little, beautiful, perfect person. Life is good :)

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