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Anna’s Birth Story!!

This gorgeous little one was born on her due date at 2:20 pm weighing in at a whopping 9 lbs 2 oz 21 inches long!!

Here’s Her story!

Well, Saturday the 27th I was having a nagging back pain and painless contractions so I thought maybe I might be headed toward labor. I ended up taking a lot of hot baths trying to work that annoying kink out of my lower back.

At 2 am I woke up thinking my water was leaking so we headed to the hospital. We got there and they took us into the triage room and hooked me up to the monitor. My contractions were barely registering, she couldn’t reach my cervix to even check for dilation, and the tests proved that it wasn’t even my water that had broken. That is such a crappy feeling!! The nurse told us to go home, pop some Benedryl and get some sleep. She said I was only in pre labor and this would probably take at least 12 more hours, etc. So we followed her advice. We got home at 4am and both took a Benedryl. At 6:30 am (2 ½ hours later!) I woke up in screaming pain with contractions 3 minutes apart. I was thinking, “No way am I in labor, the lady just told me that I wasn’t!” Meanwhile, I’m in excruciating pain and the contractions stayed consistent. I tried to wake my DH, but he was doped up on that darn Benedryl and all he did was sort of moan and tell me it was okay…I was NOT okay. I was dying!
I was afraid to go back to L & D because I didn’t want them to turn me away, but I was in so much pain, I didn’t know what else to do. So I waited. The contractions were 2 1/2 –3 minutes apart for 2 ½ hours. Finally, I couldn’t take it any more, I decided that if they weren’t going to admit me, I would stay in the parking lot until they did!
We walked back into L&D at 9am. They checked me- I was at 5 cm! OUCH. I went from 2 to 5 cm in two hours. I was progressing really quickly. They got me to my room and hooked up to an IV by about 10:45, got my epidural by 11 am- all ready 6cm dilated! Everything was GREAT after that. My mom and sister and Anna’s Godmother showed up. I gave birth in my room, it was very intimate and calming! We were joking with the Doctor, it was so casual, I loved it. I dilated so fast! I was at 9 ½ cm at 1:45. My mom held one leg, my sister held the other, and my hubby stood behind me. After only 20 minutes of pushing, Anna was here! She didn’t even cry- I think she was just happy to be able to stretch out! They put her under the heat lamps and she just laid out like a belly up fish. Poor thing was so squished in there! I ended up with a 2nd degree cut, which isn’t bad considering how huge this girl was!!! We’re doing great! Anna is such a good nurser, she could suck the drapes off the wall! I’m so happy to have her here! She’s absolutely gorgeous and mild mannered. She’s been so good letting us sleep and she rarely cries. We are so blessed!