how's that for a title?
today's the day. 1 hour till induction time.
my phone has internet access so hopefully i will be able to check in throughout the process if I'm feeling up to it.
if not, my friend should be on here updating for me as needed, not sure if she will use my name or her own, but either way i plan on keeping you guys informed.
i got very happy last night when i remembered i needed to bring my birth bead bracelets from the swap! now hopefully i can remember to make sure dh gets a good pic of me with them =)
thanks for all the support and well wishes, i needed them.
hopefully my blood pressure goes down after she is here.
*update- 930am
well the pit was started about an hour ago, and I'm now up to 3 drops an hour. the doc came by and broke my water, and so far everything looks good, and I'm feeling good, minus the gushing. bp upon arrival was 175/118. yikes. I'm thoroughly enjoying the fact that i have internet access and the fact that the iv is in my wrist and not in my hand (makes typing less painful) I'm not allowed to walk around, only to the bathroom. lame. DH and i are just watching tv and waiting for things to pick up.. I've had a few pretty painful contractions but nothing too regular.
*update- 1130
now up to 9 drops of pit, contractions 2-3 minutes apart. they aren't checking my dilation cuz my water is broken. pretty sure i lost a lot of my bloody plug in the toilet when i got up to go to the bathroom. sitting up feels better than lying down. i wish i wasn't strapped to these monitors. ouch.
EDIT- 3/31- PICTURES OF KATHERINE BROOKE! will write birth story out when i have more free time
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/IMG_5109.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/IMG_5111.jpg
ok, i look 12 in that last pic, but i'm not i promise.. and yeah, her hair straightened out the next day. we are a little sad about it, but she's still pretty!
today's the day. 1 hour till induction time.
my phone has internet access so hopefully i will be able to check in throughout the process if I'm feeling up to it.
if not, my friend should be on here updating for me as needed, not sure if she will use my name or her own, but either way i plan on keeping you guys informed.
i got very happy last night when i remembered i needed to bring my birth bead bracelets from the swap! now hopefully i can remember to make sure dh gets a good pic of me with them =)
thanks for all the support and well wishes, i needed them.
hopefully my blood pressure goes down after she is here.
*update- 930am
well the pit was started about an hour ago, and I'm now up to 3 drops an hour. the doc came by and broke my water, and so far everything looks good, and I'm feeling good, minus the gushing. bp upon arrival was 175/118. yikes. I'm thoroughly enjoying the fact that i have internet access and the fact that the iv is in my wrist and not in my hand (makes typing less painful) I'm not allowed to walk around, only to the bathroom. lame. DH and i are just watching tv and waiting for things to pick up.. I've had a few pretty painful contractions but nothing too regular.
*update- 1130
now up to 9 drops of pit, contractions 2-3 minutes apart. they aren't checking my dilation cuz my water is broken. pretty sure i lost a lot of my bloody plug in the toilet when i got up to go to the bathroom. sitting up feels better than lying down. i wish i wasn't strapped to these monitors. ouch.
EDIT- 3/31- PICTURES OF KATHERINE BROOKE! will write birth story out when i have more free time
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/IMG_5109.jpg
http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b2...o/IMG_5111.jpg
ok, i look 12 in that last pic, but i'm not i promise.. and yeah, her hair straightened out the next day. we are a little sad about it, but she's still pretty!