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A.J. Sex: Born: 14 April, 2008 Age: 0 years & 146 days Birthday in: 219 days Starsign: Aries Development: See the 4 months page. Biggest achievement so far: Handsome little man!

Birth details

Type of delivery: Vaginal (with pain relief)
Duration of labor: 8.5 hours
Weight @ birth: 7 lbs. 9 oz.
Length @ birth: 20 inches

A.J.`s birthstory

It was Sunday night and I went to bed around midnight. I hadn't felt anything throughout the day except the usual complaints. I woke up to use the bathroom at 2am and my water broke all over the bathroom. I called my doctor and she told me to go to L&D. I was checked at 3:00 am and I was only 1cm. I got put on Pitocin at 4:30 am because I was only 1.5 cm. The contractions were getting really intense about 7:00 am and, I was checked but only 2.5. I wasn't able to get my epidural until at least 4cm so I was going through these horrid contractions. By 8am I was throwing up and thought that I was going to die because my contractions were coming every 3-4 minutes and there was 2-3 contractions back to back. I was checked again at 8:45am and was 5-6cm so they ordered my epidural. The anthologist arrived about 9:15 am (which seemed like eternity) and started the process. While waiting for the epidural I started to feel such an intense feeling that I needed to push. I kept telling my doctors that I had to push, it was the only way to relieve the contraction. The nurses kept telling me I was going to rupture my cervix if I pushed. I swear I tried not to push but it was uncontrollable and I really thought I was going to die when I got contractions during the epidural. It was 9:40am once my epidural was in, I was checked and I was complete 10cm! It was crazy. Right after I got the epidural I was in heaven, it was wonderful. To all those moms who deliver drug free I congratulate you because that was the hardest, worst pain in the world. After, I was so content from the epidural I looked forward to pushing. My MIL called my sisters and my husband to get to the hospital (we originally thought it was going to be a long day and there was no chance I would deliver before noon!) My sister, SIL, and husband walked in right as I started pushing at 10 am. I actually kicked my husband out of the room because I didn't want to gross him out. At 10:25 am somewhere between my 3rd set of 3 pushes and my 4th baby A.J. arrived screaming and happy! He is happy and healthy weighing 7lbs 9oz and measuring 20 inches long. We are trying nursing but he is finicky and we have had a ton of people stopping by the hospital. I can't wait to go home! I love him so much, he is so handsome.

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