Go With Your Gut

Once at the hospital, I told them that after laboring for 48+ hrs, I no longer had the desire to do anything naturally. I wanted drugs & I wanted them NOW! It took a while for them to get me an epidural. In the meantime, I had to text my BD (who was working) in between contractions & tell him I was finally at the hospital to stay this time. I told him no rush because I was only at 2 cm & it was gonna take a while for me to dilate to 10. WRONG. I went from 2 to 7 in the next hour. Now my contractions were 2 minutes apart. Where the hell was that nurse with my epidural?! Finally, she came. I think getting an epidural is the hardest part of delivery. Having to sit completely still while having a contraction is extremely hard. I almost cried actually.

Once the epi was done, I was feeling great. Laughing & joking with my family & waiting on BD who was en route. Then, three nurses all came into my room at the same time & neither of them was my attending.
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If any of my readers are pregnant, pay close attention to what I am about to tell you. When one or two nurses are in your room, you're fine. When you get three to four at a time & they start doing things without talking to you first, SOMETHING IS WRONG!! My personal advice, although you may be frightened, trust your instincts & your nurses. They may not have time to explain everything to you at the time. So don't yell & scream at them to. Remember that in the 2 minutes it takes them to calm you down & explain, your Childs life could be in danger. Do whatever they ask in reason & let them do their jobs.

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Ok, so these nurses all came in. One went straight to my monitor & iv drip & starting unhooking things. The other two came over to me and started turning me on different sides. Finally, they left & my attending nurse explained that after every contraction, my sons heart rate would drop & stay low. That's why they were turning me to keep his heart rate up. She explained that although I didn't want a C-section, there was a possibility that I would have one if I didn't dilate soon (I was stuck at 7 for a while). I started crying. At the point it no longer mattered if I was "woman" enough to have a natural birth or even a vaginal delivery. All that mattered was that my son made it through it all. My cousin said a prayer for me and my son & calmed me down. After all, the baby can feel everything mommy feels, right? This all happened before my BD arrived. I called him & told him to get there now because it looked like a C-section was coming. Also, his mom was about 45 minutes away headed to us (she lived almost 2hrs away). After my BD arrived, my dr came in, checked me (only 8 cms), & broke my water. PROBLEM: my water was green. Which means my son had his first bowel movement in my tummy. Not good. If he inhaled any, it could cause lung problems or he could die. Long story short, we push now or do a C-section. I opted to push. While the dr went to scrub up & get his tools, they made everyone leave but my mom & my BD. My BD's mom walked in the delivery room just as they were putting my legs up to push. Lol. What a sight to see when you walk in the door! So we pushed & pushed... About 15-20 minutes of pushing & VOILÀ!!! My amazingly beautiful son came into this crazy world screaming his head off. I didn't cry. I was exhausted but the minute they handed him to me, I forgot all about the pain, fatigue, stress, etc that proceeded seeing his face for the very first time. He stopped crying & opened his eyes as soon as i held him. That is a moment that I pray I will always remember.

SN: Ladies, always trust your maternal instincts. They will not steer you wrong. I am so glad that I went to my dr & had them keep me in the hospital instead of being embarrassed that I had been sent home twice. I knew something was wrong. If I had not gone, my son may not have made it. It is YOUR body, YOUR baby. Trust them.


~Flyymommyjay