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Went in at 8:30am. She tried to start my IV, but my veins just didn't want to cooperate and blew. FINALLY on the 4th time I think…another nurse got it in my left hand, which they don't like to do with laboring moms, which you will soon find out why. Anyways, got the pitocin going around 9:30am, I was only 3cm dilated and 75% effaced. Around 11:45am dr came in and checked me I was still a 3 and around 80% effaced. She said next time she came in she would break my water. At this point I was having some hard contractions and didn't even know it. A nurse came in and said have you been moving around, I said no. She says you don't feel those? I said I feel my uterus tighten up really really hard, but nothing too painful, nothing I haven't been feeling for the last month or so. I was thinking…o ya I am going to like this, no pain!?!? Ya, keep dreaming sista! Ok so dr comes back around 1 I believe and breaks my water. I went from a 3 to a 5 in an hour and 15 minutes. Then the nurse checked me again an hour later, I went from a 5 to an 8 ½ in an hour. By this time I am screaming for pain meds. I didn't want the epidural (although I tried to get it a couple of times, then after the contraction was over with, I would say no). From 8 ½ to birth was horrible. I am not going to lie. I screamed as loud and as long as a person can scream, I tried getting out of bed, I cussed, I sat straight up. I did everything humanly possible to make the pain go away. I did get fentanyl several times during the process, but it didn't help. I begged the dr as I am crying and withering in pain that I needed SOMETHING, ANYTHING!! C-section…lets go! LOL As I was pushing him out I begged her to use forceps or the vac, something. But of course she didn't need to. I believe the reason why I was so out of control was because I never actually felt the urge to push. I was waiting for it, because I thought then I would know for sure he was coming out. Never felt it. They just kept telling me to push with the hard contractions. I felt like my bottom was ripping apart and didn't push efficiently because of it. When I realized it was a normal feeling I HAD to push, I did. Also, at this point my IV came out and I had blood gushing down my arm and everywhere, this also made me lose concentration. They said his head was almost out, I didn't believe them, so when I felt it, I was more encouraged to push. At some point I had my hands down there trying to get him out myself. This whole time I am screaming at the top of my lungs, I am shocked my delivery team isn't deaf. When I got his head out, his shoulder was kind of stuck, and the nurse had to apply pressure above my pubic bone, I remember thinking, ok Alicia get your butt in gear and get this baby out, he can not get stuck now! So one HUGE push and he was out!! He came out screaming. So the moral of the story. I will be not attempt to be brave again and do it without an epidural, especially since I apparently make huge babies. I had an epidural with Jaden, it was controlled and went great. I felt out of control and just plain out it sucked. I know it's not suppose to be the best feeling in the world, but sheesh that was just horrible!! I am happy to say that I only had a small episiotomy and only one little stitch. I have felt great as far as that goes. My whole pelvic area still hurts, with time that will heal.. If you made it this far, your awesome!
O and all I gotta say is my dr was awesome!!
Even though it was the most horrible painful thing I have ever been through (including my kidney stone) it was worth every minute to bring my beautiful baby boy into this world. We are totally in love. Big brother can't get enough of him!!!
Carter Ray Kloberdanz
4/21/08
4:15pm
8lbs 11oz
21.5 inches (1 week early!)
Went in at 8:30am. She tried to start my IV, but my veins just didn't want to cooperate and blew. FINALLY on the 4th time I think…another nurse got it in my left hand, which they don't like to do with laboring moms, which you will soon find out why. Anyways, got the pitocin going around 9:30am, I was only 3cm dilated and 75% effaced. Around 11:45am dr came in and checked me I was still a 3 and around 80% effaced. She said next time she came in she would break my water. At this point I was having some hard contractions and didn't even know it. A nurse came in and said have you been moving around, I said no. She says you don't feel those? I said I feel my uterus tighten up really really hard, but nothing too painful, nothing I haven't been feeling for the last month or so. I was thinking…o ya I am going to like this, no pain!?!? Ya, keep dreaming sista! Ok so dr comes back around 1 I believe and breaks my water. I went from a 3 to a 5 in an hour and 15 minutes. Then the nurse checked me again an hour later, I went from a 5 to an 8 ½ in an hour. By this time I am screaming for pain meds. I didn't want the epidural (although I tried to get it a couple of times, then after the contraction was over with, I would say no). From 8 ½ to birth was horrible. I am not going to lie. I screamed as loud and as long as a person can scream, I tried getting out of bed, I cussed, I sat straight up. I did everything humanly possible to make the pain go away. I did get fentanyl several times during the process, but it didn't help. I begged the dr as I am crying and withering in pain that I needed SOMETHING, ANYTHING!! C-section…lets go! LOL As I was pushing him out I begged her to use forceps or the vac, something. But of course she didn't need to. I believe the reason why I was so out of control was because I never actually felt the urge to push. I was waiting for it, because I thought then I would know for sure he was coming out. Never felt it. They just kept telling me to push with the hard contractions. I felt like my bottom was ripping apart and didn't push efficiently because of it. When I realized it was a normal feeling I HAD to push, I did. Also, at this point my IV came out and I had blood gushing down my arm and everywhere, this also made me lose concentration. They said his head was almost out, I didn't believe them, so when I felt it, I was more encouraged to push. At some point I had my hands down there trying to get him out myself. This whole time I am screaming at the top of my lungs, I am shocked my delivery team isn't deaf. When I got his head out, his shoulder was kind of stuck, and the nurse had to apply pressure above my pubic bone, I remember thinking, ok Alicia get your butt in gear and get this baby out, he can not get stuck now! So one HUGE push and he was out!! He came out screaming. So the moral of the story. I will be not attempt to be brave again and do it without an epidural, especially since I apparently make huge babies. I had an epidural with Jaden, it was controlled and went great. I felt out of control and just plain out it sucked. I know it's not suppose to be the best feeling in the world, but sheesh that was just horrible!! I am happy to say that I only had a small episiotomy and only one little stitch. I have felt great as far as that goes. My whole pelvic area still hurts, with time that will heal.. If you made it this far, your awesome!
O and all I gotta say is my dr was awesome!!
Even though it was the most horrible painful thing I have ever been through (including my kidney stone) it was worth every minute to bring my beautiful baby boy into this world. We are totally in love. Big brother can't get enough of him!!!
Carter Ray Kloberdanz
4/21/08
4:15pm
8lbs 11oz
21.5 inches (1 week early!)
