Birth Story

Well since I haven't been the best at calling people back (sorry)! I figured I would post my birth story so all can enjoy!

On Saturday Dec. 13 I woke up to slight contractions, nothing that made me go OH this is it, so I continued on with my day, by going to breakfast and then to run some errands and clean my house to occupy my time. I kept having contractions on and off, so Phil decided to call his mom so she could get ready to come out, since she was coming by train, and voila a couple hours later here she was!

Saturday was pretty relaxing, my contractions had stopped, so I just thought I would go later, but to find out my kiddo was not allowed to be born on Saturday since my husbands family were all born on a Sunday, so I told Ben to sit tight for just a few more hours!

I went to bed and was uncomfortable and had all the fun stuff that comes with gearing up to give birth happen (no explanation needed!). I went to L&D at around 1:30 am because I was showing all the symptoms of labor. I was checked and an hour later was sent home because my water had not broke and I was only dilated to 1 cm. Needless to say I was bummed. I was talking to Phil on the way home and said you know, I have a feeling my water wont break on its own and why wouldn't they just break it for me since I was already do yesterday! Be careful what you say!

Phil and I had just parked in our parking spot and I get out of the car and have this big gush of water down my leg. I swore it couldn't be my water because I was just at the hospital and these things just don't happen, but it wouldn't stop. I went inside and it still would not stop, and I even had to go to the bathroom, so then I knew it was indeed my water!

Back to the hospital we go at 3:30 am to hopefully deliver a baby shortly after arriving....HA! I failed to read the part in the baby book that you can labor for up to 24 hours after your water breaking! I was doing fine on the pitocin they gave me, since my water had broke and they needed to get me dilating, but then discovered I do not like pain at all and was given fentinol (SP) which took the edge off but I still felt everything. This lasted for a good while and then all of a sudden I could not take it anymore, I was not dilating and was having bad contractions so I begged for the epidural and I tell you what, it was a life saver for me, since I had not gotten any sleep to be able to finally sleep.

Fast forward to about 5:00 pm I had been checked a couple of times and still no progression past 5 cm, they continue to monitor me and the baby and the nurses were just wonderful at this point doing all they could to keep me comfortable and make sure that baby and I were safe. I didn't know how bad I was doing I was so groggy from sleeping and my epidural, that when they said I needed to have a Csec since I was not going any where and I was running a fever it didn't even phase me.

I was whisked off to the surgery room around 8pm and I remember it being a really short period of time I was in there, I didn't know they could do it so fast but I was in and out within 45 minutes.

While I was whisked off to the recovery room, I had to let the numbness in my legs subside before they would move me up to my post parturm room, so I sat and I tried my hardest to get my legs to move and before long they were moving (mind over matter) is what my mantra was during this time. I would not be defeated by a surgery and would be up in no time!

Long story short my little guy ended up with a little infection and had to stay in the nicu for a couple of days, with me going down to see him and feed him every few hours and was delighted when they finally let him come to my room, so we were able to bond a day in the hospital before going home.

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in the hospital, it was a great place with very knowledgeable staff and nurses who really went above and beyond what was asked of them! I am sure I will be delivering at the same place if we decide to add to the Wagner clan, but as of now I am enjoying being a mother to my son and couldn't imagine a cuter kid!

I hope this helps explain what happened and I apologize to not getting back to people via phone, I am just on mom mode right now, and don't really get around to my phone too much!