She is finally here!

 

I guess I have been a little busy cause this baby is almost 2 weeks old and I am finally posting. Here is her story:

September 11, 2013  9:50am

Feeling like a good day to have a baby!! I came to the hospital for a non stress test at 9am. Everything looked really good. Fluids are plentiful. Placenta is working well. Then I had a few contractions and when I did the baby had a delayed drop in heart rate. Because it is delayed rather than with the contraction there is some stress and reason to induce. So… I was ready to go home and wait and… Then the Dr came in and said let’s do this. I called Ben. Called my mom. Went to the van and got my bag and now I’m waiting to be checked in at labor and delivery. I had a bad headache yesterday and it is lingering today. I was up every hour last night (contraction) so I’m feeling tired and now excited!! We get to meet Millie today 🙂

Dad is wrapping things up at work. Canceling a meeting or two, checking on GMA and the kids and then meeting me here! The sun has come out.

They monitored me from 11-12. Then at noon hooked up my iv with Pitocin and the antibiotic and fluids to keep me hydrated. @2:00 Dr Peterson said I’m at a 4 but only 60% effaced. So Ben and my mom are here. We are hanging out and waiting 2 more hours for the antibiotic 🙂

Contractions are pretty consistent but not too intense yet. 2:15pm from the south side room 515.

RECAP

9:00 non stress test

9:30 call Ben and head up stairs

10:30 get registered and checked in – 2.5cm

11:00 hooked up to monitors and checking baby and contractions. Mom and Ben come – kids with Kris and Michelle. Nurse says maybe we won’t induce – I say YES we will – no way am I going home at this point! Luckily my Dr. was on the same page…

12:00 Dr Peterson says to start antibiotic and Pitocin – 3cm

2:00 Dr Peterson Checks in – dilated to a 4, 60%.

4:00 ready to break water and hook up EKG monitor BUT Dr hasn’t left the office yet and wants us to wait for him. more waiting.

5:30 nurses get the go ahead from Dr Peterson to break water. I’ve been contracting, peeing, standing up feels good, but pain is bearable and not very intense so no epidural yet.

6:00 break my water. 5 cm. nurse and intern have a hard time hooking in the new monitor and in the meantime I am fully efaced and 6cm.

Contractions kicked in as soon as the water broke. Nurse helps me through some hard contractions and mom takes over pushing my legs – I squeeze Ben’s hand to death… So the nurse finds the epidural man and he has a c section at 7:00 so epidural is now or never. I decide NOW.

6:20 – hard contractions

6:25 – epidural man works his magic and I don’t feel any more contractions. 7cm.

6:30 – Nurse loses babies heart rate on monitors. Rate is way down. She’s frantically moving me from side to side to try to get a response from baby. Calling Dr and other nurses. Things start to get frantic and a little scary.

6:35 – Dr.s are in – Peterson sends for forceps just in case since she is still a little high. Nurse tells him heart rate drops. Nurse checks me again and I am complete – 10cm. ready.

From here we start delivering. I am loving the epidural because I still have full movement but no pain. Legs in stirrups. Push. Babies head is out but she is purple and the cord is around her neck. Dr Peterson tries to loop it around her head and the umbilical cord breaks!

At this point Peterson had moved the intern dr out of the way and was shouting orders. Intern pushing on my belly. Nurse lifting my back and I am being told to push as hard as I can now NOW! Push! Get the baby out. This was all lightning fast and the baby was on my lap and the cord was clamped and her coloring and breathing were good. It was an intense few minutes while the cord ruptured and we had to get her out and get the cord clamped before she lost too much blood from the cord.

6:47 was her official time of entry into this world.

7:00 she is in my arms and looking great and vitals are good.

Ben and the nurses took her away at 8pm to get all cleaned up.

So that is the story of little Millie – it was a long boring day of sitting and chill and trips to the bathroom and then… a whirlwind from 6:00 – 6:47 and a few urgent prayers and a PERFECT little girl!