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MY BIRTH STORY

well I woke up at 4:30am on Sat Jan 5. Contractions were strong but about 10 min apart. I waited it out until 6am when they were 5 min apart and called the hospital when I was instructed to come in. We got to the hospital around 7:30 am and contractions started slowing down to 8 min again. Doc came in to check and asked if I wanted to go home for the day or have my water broke. Since I was already 2 weeks over and tired of waiting I decided to have him break my water. Well right away the contractons were back to back, and I couldn't believe how strong they were. We were then taken to our birthing room were the contractions continued to progress and I was pretty sick, throwing up constantly. After 4hours the nurse decided I could have an epidural and called the doc. Well it wasnt long after that when I began to get real cold and couldnt stop shaking. My temp started to rise and the pressure below was almost unbarable. Well within an hour I was semi-unconsious coming in and out of it. I have no recollection of the remainder of the day but do know I was in labour for a total of 19 hours. At 9pm the doc came in and informed Jeremy they were doing an emergency C section due to the fact my fever had reached 104 degrees and was not going down with antibiotics and the baby's heartrate was over 200. At 9:31 our baby was born perfectly healthy besides a slight fever that went away with in 2 hours.

We have been home now for 2 weeks and things are stressful and we are both SO tired but she is definately worth it.

Hi all!

Here is a little bit about me.

I am 28 and Jeremy (dad to be) is 26. We are both single children and would like to have large families.

This is our first child, and is due around December 23, 2007...

We have found out the sex and we are having a girl!

And I must add We are both super excited, already counting down the weeks...lol

Pregnancy Survey
About You
Name?:	Kara
Age?:	28
Height?:	5'4
Pre-pregnancy weight?:	205lbs
About The Father
Name?:	Jeremy
Age?:	26
Height?:	6"
Are you still together?:	Yes
About Your Pregnancy
Is this your first pregnancy?:	Yes
When did you find out you were pregnant?:	April
Was it planned?:	No
What was your first reaction?:	Oh my God!!!
Who was with you when you found out?:	Jeremy
Who was the first person you told?:	my friend Krista
How did your parents react?:	Very Supportive and excited to be grandparents
How far along are you?:	23 weeks, 1day
What was your first symptom?:	Missed period
What is your due date?:	December 23rd
Do you know the sex of the baby?:	yep
If so, what is it?:	Girl!
Have you picked out names?:	Yes
If so, what are they?:	Shyanne or Sydney
How much weight have you gained?:	4lbs
Do you have stretch marks?:	a little
Have you felt the baby move?:	all the time
Have you heard the heartbeat?:	Yep
About the birth
Will you keep the baby?:	No questions about it... YES!!!
Home or hospital birth?:	Hospital
Natural or medicated birth?:	Medicated (yes I admit it I am a whimp)
Who will be in the delivery room with you?:	Jeremy
Will you breastfeed?:	Yes
Do you think you'll need a c-section?:	I think so but not so far
Will you cry when you hold the baby for the first time?:	Most definitely
What's the first thing you might say to him/her?:	hello
Would you let someone videotape the birth?:	Nope
Are you excited about the birth, or scared?:	Both