Michael Wynne (Winnie--she's a girl 
) arrived one week ago today (29 May) at 1:28 p.m.
I..am...so..much..in...love. LOVE.
Contractions (assisted by 3 tablespoons of castor oil in the a.m.) started at 3:30 pm and very quickly went to 45-50 seconds long, 2/3 min apart. I labored at home until midnight with my dh and doula, then went to the hospital for more laboring. Unfortunately, there were not enough nurses around to allow me to use the birthing tub to alleviate pain, and the shower in my room was broken, so it was HARD labor and not what I had envisioned. My water broke at 5 a.m. on 29 May (13 hours after contrax started) and we all thought MW would be soon to follow. I was 6 cm dilated and she was at -1 station...little concerned, but feeling optimistic.
By 8 a.m. I was only at 8 cm and she was at 0 station. I was pushing a little and there was no downward head movement.
By 9 a.m., my contractions were starting to slow down (but not weaken in intensity). I was exhausted, in hell with the pain. Still hoping for vaginal birth, the OB suggested pit and an epidural to see if we could get things going again.
By noon, the contractions were no stronger and were getting further apart. She had not descended any further and I wasn't dilating any more. OB said she was essentially stuck at 0 station and things were starting to get scary. OB said my cervix was swollen, she was hung up on an anterior lip, and my pelvis was just too small to get her out.
After 22 hours of labor, Winnie was born at 1:28 pm by c-section. My husband and mother were in the delivery room with me.
I'm trying to process my feelings about having the section and missing the first moments of her life. I would love to hear from those of you who have had sections---how did you recover physically/emotionally?
She is beautiful. She is healthy. She is a miracle. That..that's the whole point, isn't it?
Tricia
) arrived one week ago today (29 May) at 1:28 p.m.I..am...so..much..in...love. LOVE.
Contractions (assisted by 3 tablespoons of castor oil in the a.m.) started at 3:30 pm and very quickly went to 45-50 seconds long, 2/3 min apart. I labored at home until midnight with my dh and doula, then went to the hospital for more laboring. Unfortunately, there were not enough nurses around to allow me to use the birthing tub to alleviate pain, and the shower in my room was broken, so it was HARD labor and not what I had envisioned. My water broke at 5 a.m. on 29 May (13 hours after contrax started) and we all thought MW would be soon to follow. I was 6 cm dilated and she was at -1 station...little concerned, but feeling optimistic.
By 8 a.m. I was only at 8 cm and she was at 0 station. I was pushing a little and there was no downward head movement.
By 9 a.m., my contractions were starting to slow down (but not weaken in intensity). I was exhausted, in hell with the pain. Still hoping for vaginal birth, the OB suggested pit and an epidural to see if we could get things going again.
By noon, the contractions were no stronger and were getting further apart. She had not descended any further and I wasn't dilating any more. OB said she was essentially stuck at 0 station and things were starting to get scary. OB said my cervix was swollen, she was hung up on an anterior lip, and my pelvis was just too small to get her out.
After 22 hours of labor, Winnie was born at 1:28 pm by c-section. My husband and mother were in the delivery room with me.
I'm trying to process my feelings about having the section and missing the first moments of her life. I would love to hear from those of you who have had sections---how did you recover physically/emotionally?
She is beautiful. She is healthy. She is a miracle. That..that's the whole point, isn't it?
Tricia
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