*Birth Story*

I was scheduled to be induced at 6am on Oct 1st, I was up and getting ready when the hospital called at about 5:15am and told me that they had to bump me back because they had a lot of natural laboring patients come in, and explained to me that since mine was an elected procedure I was last on the totem pole. And that I needed to call back and check to see if they had an opening in a few hours. So I was upset, and since my Mom works there I had her call and talk to the nurse in charge and she said there was nothing she could do. So I called every hour on the hour and finally at 11 they told me to be there at 11:30. So when I got there they had to take blood and start my IV and all that jazz. My dr came in about 12:30 and checked me and I was 4 cm and about 60% effaced but my cervix was still high. She broke my water and then they started my pitocin about 1:00. I started moving quickly, and the pain got intense fast. But with my mother-in-laws help I was breathing thru them in the beginning. And then when I started feeling the intense pressure in my bottom I gave up and wanted the epidural, right then and there!! So my nurse checked me again and I was about 6cm and 100% effaced and the baby's head was low, but he was facing the wrong way. So the dr came in to give my my epi about 3:15 or so, and I was in Heaven instantly, allthough it had only taken the edge off of the pressure I was feeling. But I could not feel any contractions. I started feeling like I was going to vomit about 4:30, I was really getting sick to my stomach, even though I had only had ice chips since midnight, and my nurse came in and I was complete. She wanted to do some practice pushes, and I told her the same thing I told the nurse with my youngest daughter, I am a good pusher 2 pushes and my baby is out. So we did one little push and she told me to stop, which was really hard b/c I could feel his head down there and I wanted it out. She was hollering at the other nurses to get my dr there, I kept telling her, He is coming out, He is coming out. So my nurse got scrubbed up and all dressed and I was in the middle of my first push and my dr. came in and she got all cleaned up very quickly, and one and a half pushes later we met our son at 4:45. He weighed in at 6lbs 15oz and he was 19 3/4 in long.

I had my first daughter very young, I was only 16. She is my pride and joy. It was very hard having a baby so young, I lost alot of friends. But life went on and I had my family and the few true friends that stuck around. And I am a very lucky young lady because her Daddy was around,as a matter of fact we are still together. We had another daughter when I was 19, and her sister loves her more than anything in the world. We are now expecting our third child and we are thrilled to say that we are having our first son.

*7-15-07*

Well here I am 27 weeks pregnant. I am not that big, i have only gained 8 pounds, considering I was a little above average for my height when I got pregnant. I can not sleep. My son is a night owl like his Daddy. (My husband works nights) He keeps me up all night doing flips, so I am so tired the next day. Not to mention that I am still getting sick every now and then.

*July 22, 2207*

Well I went for my glucose test on Thursday, and my dr. called me Saturday morning with the bad news that the results were abnormal. She wanted me to go in first thing Monday morning but I have my ultrasound scheduled for Mon. morning, so that is way to long to fast. So I have to go in first thing Tuesday morning for the 3 hr. test.

*August 5,2007*

So I am 30 wks, I am exhausted all the time. I can sleep for 10 hrs a nite and I am still exhausted the next day. I am beginning to feel like this pregnancy will never end. Most of the time I start feeling really guilty because I am so tired all the time, I begin to ask myself if I am just being lazy, but I try everything for energy. My iron was a little low so I got some iron pills from my dr. I hope this will feeling will pass soon and I will start my nesting period soon...

*August 14,2007*

Well my energy has returned. I just cleaned my daughter's room from ceiling to floor, and I mean everything you can think of. I did some yard work yesterday. So I am feeling better, maybe it also has something to do with the fact that I am eating ALL the time!! I go to the dr. tomorrow so we will see how my weight gain goes.. wish me luck