Since I have such big babies, and since I was already dilated to a 5, my doctor said I could come to the hospital when she was on call and she would break my water and get labor started. We called Saturday night at 7:00pm when she got in and she said that the hospital wasn't busy, so we were good to go. It was a little "anti-climatic" as Spencer said, just leaving to the hospital to have a baby, but we were ready. Plus, Dixie had been at our house since Wed. to help with the boys so we needed to take advantage of the time we had with her! We got to the hospital around 8:30pm and it was great because they had our room already for us and everything, we didn't have to go to triage or any of that. My Dr. came in to break my water around 9:00. I was actually dilated to a 7 (I just have really good braxton hicks I guess, because I really hadn't felt any contactions at all) and she tried to break my water, but for some reason it wouldn't. So they gave me a low dose of pitocin and she came back at 10:30 to try again. She broke my water this time and within 1/2 hour the contractions were super strong and fast and I requested my epidural. Why do I wait so long??? I know I'm wimpy, but that was the longest hour ever waiting to get the drugs. But by midnight I was much better and Spencer and I just hung out and slept until the doctor came in at 2:20 saying it was time. I pushed through 3 contractions, about 10 minutes long, and she was born! I was so numb from the epidural, I couldn't believe I was actually pushing, but I guess I did ok. It was such a difference from my delivery with Andrew. I hardly tore and it was so quiet and peaceful in the room while she was born, just Spencer and I, the doctor and 2 nurses. At UW we had a full room of residents and who knows who else. Although Spencer said he was a little too close to the action this time. Last time he got to just hang back and didn't see anything until the baby was all the way out, which he prefers. This time he claims he saw the baby 1/2 way out and the Dr. made him cut the cord. I don't think he was too traumatized. I of course cried when I saw our beautiful baby girl and was so happy to have had such a wonderful delivery!
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I love your delivery story. It is a great story b/c it sounds like a delivery every girl would love to have... except, I would choose the epidural before the breaking of the water. I am so excited for you and I cannot wait to see you little dumpling. Please email me your address.. I have a cute little thing for her that I want to send to you.
Erin, thank goodness you don't go as fast as me, because within that 1/2 hour after the water broke with Luke, he was coming out and I couldn't get the epidural that I wanted. Has Spencer never cut the cord before?!
Congratulations!!!! Girls are so great after two wild boys!! I can't wait to see the little beauty!!
Sounds like a wonderful delivery - yay epidurals!
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