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kalani lee Sex: boy Born: 13 September, 2009 Age: 2 years & 155 days Birthday in: 210 days Starsign: Virgo Development: See the 29 months page. Biggest achievement so far: -

Birth details

Original due date: september 23, 2009
Type of delivery: Cesarean section
Duration of labor: 24 hours
Weight @ birth: 8lbs. 4oz.
Length @ birth: 20 inches

kalani-lee`s birthstory

well on september 11th (friday) i called the dr.s office that morning to see if they could fit me in to see my dr because i didn`t feel comfortable waiting until the 18th to be checked,they put me in. the dr. checked me and i was dialated 2cm 80% effaced, and he spoke these words to me, `you might just have this baby this weekend.` i held on to those word but tried not to get my hopes up high, so i went on with my day as normal and that friday nite at about 12 midnight i started having the most horrible cramps in the world. i went to the bathroom and i had lots of bleeding. i yelled for my mom, who is here helping with the baby, and we left the house at 1:22 a.m. saturday morning. got to the hospital, still dialated 2cm, contractions 5 min. apart. 4 hours later they put me in my room and hooked me up to the pitocin at about 8 a.m. OH BOY! pitocin is a killer, those contractions were outrageous, i never would had thought it would make them so intense to where you want to pull out your hair so they put me on staydol and wow i was in loopy land. my two sisters came to see me and as the contractions were rolling in, i grabbed their hands and darn near broke them everytime. as time went on i would dialate gradually but not much and the contractions were getting worse, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, everyone just knew that i was about to deliver, well they aren`t psychics >beleive me<.time still goes on and on and on and the midwife finally get there, what time i don`t know but when she check me i`m 6cm. ok i`m feeling positive and by 8`oclock i`m at 7cm now, feeling more positive contractions has been steady for hours like 1-2 min apart. at this point i am tired and want to give up but that`s impossible. i was checked like every 30 min seem like and every single time i heard 7cm, 7cm,7cm, i started to cry because i was stuck, i wondered what i was doing wrong, i called on God so much i know He was tired of me, lol jp. the final two hours of my 24 hour labor they repositioned me alot, i had to go on the oxygen because the baby wasn`t getting enough, and they gave me more staydol and needless to say i was still miserable. the midwife brought up the epidural and i cringed because it was two things i didn`t want, a ceserean and an epidural,but things changed. they called my dr in and told him i have to have the surgery because i was at 7cm fo 4-5 hours, so they took me off the pitocin and i felt sooo much better as far as pain but i was still under the influence of the staydol. my dr finally get there, check me and he tell i`m still at 7cm and the baby is too big for a vaginal delivery. at this time it is something after 12a.m. they prep me for the OR, take me down, give me the epidural, and they put me under heavy and i was gone. i didn`t feel anything, hear anything and before you know it i hear my baby cry, then i hear my mom cry, then i hear the dr try to call me back but i couldn`t respond. i didn`t get to see my son when they took him out but when i finally returned to my room at 3:15a.m. they brought my baby in and i could not beleive i was carrying around an almost 9 pounder. he was so adorable and i was so releived that he was healthy, had all his ligaments, could breathe on his own, and was finally here. YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT A BLESSING A CHILD IS UNTIL YOU HAVE ONE. babies cry, they poop and pee, some stay up all night, but the key to caring for a child is PATIENCE. i just want to tell all mothers to protect your babies, don`t let anything or anyone hurt them because that is the gift that is so valuable and it was given to you to be responsible for :0)

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