the story!!!!!
its true what they say!!!!!!! second is a piece a cake
saturday. cramps - mild - all morning - but nothing new there. lost some mucus plug, walked the dogs and SPRINTED up the hill a few times, i told ds and the baby - TODAY IS THE DAY AND THATS IT! i mean it! i was so determined! (or maybe the hormones were already in gear who knows)
then we - dh, me, ds, parents--all spent the afternoon walking around a gorgeous park and stuff. saw a swan and a peacock. some on and off mild cramps, a few every hour. timed them for fun, call the midwife who is like - no you probably are not close you sound too calm......wait til they are for an hour, blah blah, but they kept getting stronger! but i was SO RELIEVED not to have an induction this time (i was scheduled for one in 5 days) i was giddy------like, my body works!!!!!!! yeah!! fun!
everything--clouds, sky, trees.........looked alice in wonderland vivid--technicolor--surreal.....dh mentioned my pupils were super dilated! i was tripping!
then me and dh went home for an hour to, uh, freshen up (ok, for me to spend a good hour on the, uh, toilet, totally cleaned out, didnt need castor oil after all!) while mom and dad had a napping ds in their car.
i was fascinated and excited--this was it - i was gonna get my natural birth after all!
dh drove to the hospital, me laying the back seat, and singing along like an idiiot to - yes, old rolling stones. singing is the key though! see below
i got to the hospital around -- 5 pm? and felt stupid like - they are gonna send me home, i know it, and guess what -- i was already at 6! it was no worse than a bad period, i swear ladies. i just kept thinking - so not a big deal - just a cervix opening up, whatevs!! NOT scary! i managed to really convince myself. the mind! the mind! the super freaky mind! ha. contractions were such a breeze. swear it to you. swear!!
got in the room and it went super super well, i was rocking out to some good music (nick cave was so perfect, and rufus wainright, oh, and breeders, and some tenacious D for which i was all apologizing for but laughing to) and kind of actually having fun - just me, dh, the midwife, verrry melllow,,,,,,,,SINGING thru contractions totally helped! keeping a loose jaw!! worked!!
that was thanks to the ina mae books, so so helped.
leaned on dh thru contrax which seemed intense but short in duration.
and its so true about feeling relaxed and mellow between contractions, wow!! like..............stoned out and happy. peace peace peace.
SO DIFFERENT THAN INDUCTION!!!!!!! so so so so different.
AND.....
baby was out by 9! all natural?? me?? i did it????!!!! wow! i never ever dreamed i could. mdc -- and the ina mae books -- is how it happened.
the only freaky part was the actual pushing which was um, well - not a feeling i was, uh, relishing.....?? uh, rather, um, huh. it was quite mega weird and probably not the most comfortable point of life. of course it went quick and no tears but also quite frightening. i know i have zero right to complain, zero zero, i just, well, think i preferred the contractions? ha ha. the pressure, the crazy terror, the point of no return feeling.........the pooping out a big sharp rock feeling......i cant stop reliving that. ugh. why? why did it freak me out sooo much? not sure.
i think i wore out my vocal cords during that part. i hope i didnt scar the baby for life shrieking at her to get ouuuuuuuuut....
i did also tell the baby to keep her hands at her sides like a luge rider and it worked
but when she's out - zip! the greatest feeling of all time. and there she is! (ps water broke during pushing, prolly why conttractions were not so bad, cushioned)
then we nursed for an hour, (hello, second baby, aw yeah, feelin like such a pro, ha) even before they weighed her...........just totally chilled out....i felt great! like instantly back to normal!
then i walked to the nursery with dh and a very odd nurse. i was all - AW YEAH, chek me outttt, walking! forget the wheelchair suckas! (ha ha ha) (i guess i was happy i made it thru a natural birth compared to my first crazy medical one) (of course i didnt realize this place is the SIZE OF O HARE AIRPORT but oh well)
the sad thing is how stunned the staff was to see NORMAL BIRTH. sigh. no tubes no iv pole no monitors no pit no epi no arom no infection.........(like my 1st) ..............so amazing.
i woke up that morning with a goal, thinking - i want to watch the Sat. Night Live premiere with the new girl, and i did it i just needed a fun goal i think? actually for the past 3 weeks i have had that vision in my mind. and............
SURREAL ANYONE!? power of the mind!
so --
no name yet
dimple chin
fuzzy brownie/reddie hair
8 lbs 3 oz
long skinny lady fingers and nails
nursing like a champeeen
looking so much like her big bro every second
9/9 apgars! oh yes! felt proud!
very red! not at all "fully baked" and mature looking like her 42 week newborn bro.
getting checked outta here after 24 hours we hope! so unlike my first 5 day ultra hellishness w/ds......................celebration time
love y'all
its true what they say!!!!!!! second is a piece a cake
saturday. cramps - mild - all morning - but nothing new there. lost some mucus plug, walked the dogs and SPRINTED up the hill a few times, i told ds and the baby - TODAY IS THE DAY AND THATS IT! i mean it! i was so determined! (or maybe the hormones were already in gear who knows)
then we - dh, me, ds, parents--all spent the afternoon walking around a gorgeous park and stuff. saw a swan and a peacock. some on and off mild cramps, a few every hour. timed them for fun, call the midwife who is like - no you probably are not close you sound too calm......wait til they are for an hour, blah blah, but they kept getting stronger! but i was SO RELIEVED not to have an induction this time (i was scheduled for one in 5 days) i was giddy------like, my body works!!!!!!! yeah!! fun!
everything--clouds, sky, trees.........looked alice in wonderland vivid--technicolor--surreal.....dh mentioned my pupils were super dilated! i was tripping!
then me and dh went home for an hour to, uh, freshen up (ok, for me to spend a good hour on the, uh, toilet, totally cleaned out, didnt need castor oil after all!) while mom and dad had a napping ds in their car.
i was fascinated and excited--this was it - i was gonna get my natural birth after all!
dh drove to the hospital, me laying the back seat, and singing along like an idiiot to - yes, old rolling stones. singing is the key though! see below
i got to the hospital around -- 5 pm? and felt stupid like - they are gonna send me home, i know it, and guess what -- i was already at 6! it was no worse than a bad period, i swear ladies. i just kept thinking - so not a big deal - just a cervix opening up, whatevs!! NOT scary! i managed to really convince myself. the mind! the mind! the super freaky mind! ha. contractions were such a breeze. swear it to you. swear!!
got in the room and it went super super well, i was rocking out to some good music (nick cave was so perfect, and rufus wainright, oh, and breeders, and some tenacious D for which i was all apologizing for but laughing to) and kind of actually having fun - just me, dh, the midwife, verrry melllow,,,,,,,,SINGING thru contractions totally helped! keeping a loose jaw!! worked!!
that was thanks to the ina mae books, so so helped.
leaned on dh thru contrax which seemed intense but short in duration.
and its so true about feeling relaxed and mellow between contractions, wow!! like..............stoned out and happy. peace peace peace.
SO DIFFERENT THAN INDUCTION!!!!!!! so so so so different.
AND.....
baby was out by 9! all natural?? me?? i did it????!!!! wow! i never ever dreamed i could. mdc -- and the ina mae books -- is how it happened.
the only freaky part was the actual pushing which was um, well - not a feeling i was, uh, relishing.....?? uh, rather, um, huh. it was quite mega weird and probably not the most comfortable point of life. of course it went quick and no tears but also quite frightening. i know i have zero right to complain, zero zero, i just, well, think i preferred the contractions? ha ha. the pressure, the crazy terror, the point of no return feeling.........the pooping out a big sharp rock feeling......i cant stop reliving that. ugh. why? why did it freak me out sooo much? not sure.
i think i wore out my vocal cords during that part. i hope i didnt scar the baby for life shrieking at her to get ouuuuuuuuut....
i did also tell the baby to keep her hands at her sides like a luge rider and it worked
but when she's out - zip! the greatest feeling of all time. and there she is! (ps water broke during pushing, prolly why conttractions were not so bad, cushioned)
then we nursed for an hour, (hello, second baby, aw yeah, feelin like such a pro, ha) even before they weighed her...........just totally chilled out....i felt great! like instantly back to normal!
then i walked to the nursery with dh and a very odd nurse. i was all - AW YEAH, chek me outttt, walking! forget the wheelchair suckas! (ha ha ha) (i guess i was happy i made it thru a natural birth compared to my first crazy medical one) (of course i didnt realize this place is the SIZE OF O HARE AIRPORT but oh well)
the sad thing is how stunned the staff was to see NORMAL BIRTH. sigh. no tubes no iv pole no monitors no pit no epi no arom no infection.........(like my 1st) ..............so amazing.
i woke up that morning with a goal, thinking - i want to watch the Sat. Night Live premiere with the new girl, and i did it
i just needed a fun goal i think? actually for the past 3 weeks i have had that vision in my mind. and............SURREAL ANYONE!? power of the mind!
so --
no name yet
dimple chin
fuzzy brownie/reddie hair
8 lbs 3 oz
long skinny lady fingers and nails
nursing like a champeeen
looking so much like her big bro every second
9/9 apgars! oh yes! felt proud!
very red! not at all "fully baked" and mature looking like her 42 week newborn bro.
getting checked outta here after 24 hours we hope! so unlike my first 5 day ultra hellishness w/ds......................celebration time
love y'all
(yeah I said it..)
