We decided to induce labor on June
25, his due date. Grandma and
Granddaddy A were already here, as well as Grandma B, so we wanted to
make sure that everyone got a chance to get to know him before they had to
return home. We got up that morning and
had a nice breakfast with everyone, took our time, and then Daddy and I left
for the hospital. We got to the hospital
at 8:00 am, and were shown right into a room.
Shortly after arriving, the nurse
came to our room and started the pictocin to begin the labor. Things were going pretty smoothly. Although we were told he would arrive around
12:00, Dr. L got there at about 2:00 and broke my water. That’s when the fun began! The contractions became much more intense,
and I shortly requested an epidural.
After that, Daddy and I were watching the contractions on the monitor. We saw the intensity increase as the day wore
on.
Finally at around 8:00pm the nurse
thought I was ready to begin pushing. We
were excited to be that close to finally meet Little Guy! The contractions were only a few minutes
apart, so there was a lot of pushing. It
seemed like we were getting close, but every time he crowned, as soon as I
stopped pushing, he disappeared again!
Finally, after about two and half hours, Dr. L started working to
get him out. Little Guy was born at 10:49
pm.
However, it was pretty intense when
he was born. When Dr. L pulled
him out, the umbilical cord broke!
Blood went everywhere! I wasn’t
sure what was going on, but I knew that I had not heard him cry. I was crying and asking Daddy if he was
okay. The NICU cart was rushed into the
room to take care of him. Little Guy had to be
resuscitated and they had to suction meconium out of his mouth. It seemed like forever until I got to hold
him, but it was only about 15 minutes!
We found out that the reason I couldn’t push him out was because he had
a short umbilical cord. Every time I
stopped pushing, it pulled him back in; he was tethered to the placenta! Dr. L made a joke about Little Guy already
breaking things!
Although it was a scary few moments, I was so glad that Little Guy came to be in our familiy!
Our new family!
