Birth story

I know this has taken forever. Here it goes!

On Friday 3/02 at 10:15pm my husband & I were watching TV when all of a sudden I felt a pop & a gush. I told my husband I either just peed in my pants or my water broke. Well when I got up to go to the bathroom to check I discovered that indeed my water had broken. This, however, wouldn't have been a problem had I been ready to go to the hospital. My bag wasn't completely packed & I still needed to do laundry. And to make matters worse I hadn't shaved that day! So as my husband ran around in a panic collecting what we needed , I hopped in the shower to shave & to clean up all the amniotic fluid.

We got to the hospital around 11pm. When the doc checked me I was at 1 1/2 centimeters. He thought it would go quickly & we were in a room before midnight. At around 2am I decided I needed something for pain. The nurse checked me & told me I was at 3 centimeters. I almost had a stroke, so much for this going quickly. I tried to sleep & soon enough the day doc was in to check me. It was now around 7:30am. I was only at 4cm!! She decided to give me an epidural & start pitocin. She said she would re-check me around 10am. I never made it to that check. The baby started showing signs of distress every time I had a contraction. I was prepped & rushed to have a c-section.

The cutting part seemed to take forever. I just wanted to make sure the baby was ok. I'll never forget that sweet sound of him crying. I just looked at my husband & we were both crying. His apgars were great at 9 & 9. This was great news considering my son's problem with labor was his cord was around his neck. As he was trying to get further into the birth canal he was stuck due to the cord. This also explains the delay in my dilating.

They gave my son to my husband & he took him to meet my mom. I was stuck to the table while they put all my parts back. I then had to go to recovery for 30 minutes. This was pure damn torture. I wanted to hold my son. I was only able to rub his cheek with one finger because I was strapped to the table. After what seemed like an eternity I was wheeled to my room where my husband, mom & son were waiting for me.

I will never forget the first time they handed him to me. The hospital where I delivered has a safety system called hugs & kisses. I had a band with a computer chip on it & so did my son. Whenever the correct mom is given her baby it plays a lullaby. If the wrong baby is given to a mom an alarm sounds. That sweet music made me smile every time I picked him up. I remember the very first night I took a nap while my husband watched Alex breath in the bassinet. I had a terrible nightmare that the baby didn't make it. I woke up hysterically crying. My husband picked Alex up & handed him to me & that sweet lullaby played. It was all I could do during the rest of our hospital stay not to cry tears of joy whenever the lullaby played. I almost wish I could have taken it home with me. I miss that sweet sound.

This past month has gone by so fast. I truly can't believe my pregnancy is all over & I'm some one's mom. Both my husband & I are in love with this little person who has no regard for the difference between night & day. My every moment is consumed with him & yet sometimes it just doesn't seem real.