Mr. Fabulous (okay, so NOT his real name, LOL!!) was born on Tuesday night just before 8 PM! 
His due date was August 1st, so Mr. Fab was born just 3 days before his EDD. 7 lbs, 4 oz, cute and wonderful.
We had had no name, but decided on one on Monday evening, an hour later I started having early labor contractions! I guess this guy was waiting for an invitation, lol. Monday night, couldn't sleep once my 2 yo was in bed, was laboring through the night with intensifying contractions. Still early labor, but I definitely could not stay lying in bed through these, had to jump up and breath through them. Reached 5 mins apart, and I though baby boy would be born that night. I packed a bag for hospital (hadn't done that yet, lol, but I sure did in a hurry that night! LOL) and called dd's babysitter to warn her we might call her back in the middle of the night to come over. But then they stopped picking up, and started spacing back apart to 10 mins, 15 mins. In some parts of the night, I slept between them, then woke up with a jolt to get out of bed and breath through the next one. By the early morning before my dd would wake up, they were spaced to sometimes 30 mins. Sigh. I had a 11 AM appt anyway at the hospital for a nonstress test (monitoring low amniotic fluid), so I went in for that, and was still having contractions, but not very strong, and maybe 20-30 mins apart. The other person behind a curtain in triage could hear that I was moaning, having some contractions, but really it was so sporadic, they also heard normal conversation between dh and I the rest of the long wait to see the OB who was SUPER busy that day--it seemed to be a crazy one at the maternity ward. Busiest I'd ever seen it, and I'd been coming in twice a week for tests for a month. LOL.
Anyhow--when OB came in around 2 PM and checked I was 6 cm dialated. WHoohoo!!!!! They admitted me, because they thought things would go pretty fast from there. I was hoping so, too. I was just worried I'd have a second sleepless night, then no energy left for active labor! But it turned out I guess that I'd done good work the night before b/c my labor was easy. Contractions didn't really get too frequent or intense until transition! Before then I got into the jetted tub for an hr or so, had only 2-3 intense ones in there, otherwise I was actually relaxed enough to fall asleep at one point. Rest of labor I paced and chatted, rocked in the glider and kept returning to the birth ball for contractions (I'd put it up in a chair and draped over it each time). When it came time to push---ouch!! hard work!!, I SO WANTED that over, then Mr Fab was born!! One little tear, no meds, only intermittent monitoring--an awesome birth for a hospital, esp when I'd been 'high risk' for over a month! (They wanted to induce me BEFORE 36 weeks! WOW, I'm so glad I didn't do that!)
Except then things turned south--I couldn't deliver the placenta. They gave me pitocin. Still couldn't. OB worked to PULL it out--OWWWWWW--that was WORSE than the birth I think. YIKES. the pain. But I wanted it out without surgery. She couldnt do it. they kept waiting and trying, but no go. Hours later, I was losing LOTS and lots of blood, they took me to the OR for a d and c to get it out. Before going into the OR, Dr was worried I might have placenta growing into the muscles of my uterus and risk massive blood loss or hysterectomy? OMG--I thought the hard part was over when baby boy was born! Anyhow--no hysterectomy, I came through fine. Except after a natural birth, now I had IVs everywhere, I'd had general anesthesia, I had a urinary catheter, the works. I was SO out of it--my hemoglobin dropped super low and they were monitoring me for blood transfusion. I escaped having to do that, but I still look pale as a ghost and have to take it easy while I try to rebuild iron and blood over the coming weeks. It has made getting the bfing going even tougher. And of course baby boy likes staying up all night to feed, when I am still just exhausted! But we are working it out!!! He is well, I am getting better, and I think it is all going to be just great!!!
Sorry for the super long saga, I did say that I am still lightheaded didn't I, lol?
Best to all my DDC mamas!
His due date was August 1st, so Mr. Fab was born just 3 days before his EDD. 7 lbs, 4 oz, cute and wonderful.We had had no name, but decided on one on Monday evening, an hour later I started having early labor contractions! I guess this guy was waiting for an invitation, lol. Monday night, couldn't sleep once my 2 yo was in bed, was laboring through the night with intensifying contractions. Still early labor, but I definitely could not stay lying in bed through these, had to jump up and breath through them. Reached 5 mins apart, and I though baby boy would be born that night. I packed a bag for hospital (hadn't done that yet, lol, but I sure did in a hurry that night! LOL) and called dd's babysitter to warn her we might call her back in the middle of the night to come over. But then they stopped picking up, and started spacing back apart to 10 mins, 15 mins. In some parts of the night, I slept between them, then woke up with a jolt to get out of bed and breath through the next one. By the early morning before my dd would wake up, they were spaced to sometimes 30 mins. Sigh. I had a 11 AM appt anyway at the hospital for a nonstress test (monitoring low amniotic fluid), so I went in for that, and was still having contractions, but not very strong, and maybe 20-30 mins apart. The other person behind a curtain in triage could hear that I was moaning, having some contractions, but really it was so sporadic, they also heard normal conversation between dh and I the rest of the long wait to see the OB who was SUPER busy that day--it seemed to be a crazy one at the maternity ward. Busiest I'd ever seen it, and I'd been coming in twice a week for tests for a month. LOL.
Anyhow--when OB came in around 2 PM and checked I was 6 cm dialated. WHoohoo!!!!! They admitted me, because they thought things would go pretty fast from there. I was hoping so, too. I was just worried I'd have a second sleepless night, then no energy left for active labor! But it turned out I guess that I'd done good work the night before b/c my labor was easy. Contractions didn't really get too frequent or intense until transition! Before then I got into the jetted tub for an hr or so, had only 2-3 intense ones in there, otherwise I was actually relaxed enough to fall asleep at one point. Rest of labor I paced and chatted, rocked in the glider and kept returning to the birth ball for contractions (I'd put it up in a chair and draped over it each time). When it came time to push---ouch!! hard work!!, I SO WANTED that over, then Mr Fab was born!! One little tear, no meds, only intermittent monitoring--an awesome birth for a hospital, esp when I'd been 'high risk' for over a month! (They wanted to induce me BEFORE 36 weeks! WOW, I'm so glad I didn't do that!)
Except then things turned south--I couldn't deliver the placenta. They gave me pitocin. Still couldn't. OB worked to PULL it out--OWWWWWW--that was WORSE than the birth I think. YIKES. the pain. But I wanted it out without surgery. She couldnt do it. they kept waiting and trying, but no go. Hours later, I was losing LOTS and lots of blood, they took me to the OR for a d and c to get it out. Before going into the OR, Dr was worried I might have placenta growing into the muscles of my uterus and risk massive blood loss or hysterectomy? OMG--I thought the hard part was over when baby boy was born! Anyhow--no hysterectomy, I came through fine. Except after a natural birth, now I had IVs everywhere, I'd had general anesthesia, I had a urinary catheter, the works. I was SO out of it--my hemoglobin dropped super low and they were monitoring me for blood transfusion. I escaped having to do that, but I still look pale as a ghost and have to take it easy while I try to rebuild iron and blood over the coming weeks. It has made getting the bfing going even tougher. And of course baby boy likes staying up all night to feed, when I am still just exhausted! But we are working it out!!! He is well, I am getting better, and I think it is all going to be just great!!!
Sorry for the super long saga, I did say that I am still lightheaded didn't I, lol?
Best to all my DDC mamas!
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