about 1:30 sunday morning i woke up with the sound of someone wishpering in my ear "wake up it's time". at that point in time i just laid in bed. didn't feel like my contractions was any different then the many many times before. about 30 minutes later they started getting a little stronger to the point i felt like i needed to get up and walk around. i tried to walk in my living room but yongest was laying on the couch asleep and me pacing the floors seemed to disturb her. so i went to the kitchen and walked around and around.
after a while i got tired so i went back to lay down again and couldn't get confortable. i was tossing and turning and even that took a while because of the pains i've been having in my back and groin area. finally about 5am i got up and got in the bath. i would rock, sway, dance, sing and even meditate. about 7 my contractions was pretty painful. 8:30 i couldn't even walk and could hardly stand. at this point my husband comes in and ask if everything is ok. by now i've been throwing up, crying, and crawling around on all fours. the baby still had not dropped down. matter of fact the baby had not even budged. it actually felt like every contraction i has she would push out.
so off to the hospital we went. got there and i was only dialated 7 cm. the nurse said the baby's head was right there. it took several explaining to them that i didn't have a doctor nor did i have insurance. they moved me pretty quickly to a room. the midwife that was going to do see to my delivery keep asking the triage nurse what position the baby was in and she said the baby was heads down. i did let them give me a iv so i could get some pain meds. but i told them no epi. at that point they said that's find it's really to late for that anyways. they stuck me 3 times and missed the vain everytime. so they had to put the iv in the bend of my arm.
finally i was able to relax when i wasn't having a contraction. at 10:30 they checked again to see where i was dialated too. it was only 8cm. this is when i told my husband something is seriously wrong here. the nurse said that the baby's head was down really really far which was a good thing. then she said that she was wrong it wasn't the baby's head it was the bag of water. ok that's find i can deal with that. she talked about breaking my water and i told her no. of course the contractions usually get worse after that. at 12 she checked again and my water broke before she even started checking.
then she said she didn't feel the baby's head and said wait a minute and left the room. she came back with a ultrasound machine and the midwife. before she did the ultrasound the midwife tried to feel and see if she could tell what position the baby was in. and she had no clue at all. she couldn't really tell. (this is the first pregnancy where i was unsure about my babies position myself) when they did the ultrasound they found the baby was breech and she was sitting in my hips. not foot first, not butt first, but setting. i had a contraction while she did the ultrasound and they found out that the baby was pushing her feet againest my back and in result of that her butt was setting on my pevic bone. so she wasn't going anywhere. at this point i'm crying because i don't see anyway for the baby to be born vaginally.
at this point in time i'm not thinking clearly and had not been for a while. dh made the call. then they rushed me to the OR for surgery. wouldn't have been that bad if they was trying to rush me through a contraction. which they was trying to get me to stick my back out for a spinal. which i just couldn't do, all i wanted to do was scream. finally got that in. laid down and before dh could even get in they had already started opening me up. so now i'm scared because hubby is not there. then he comes in an walks around the curtain and grabbed my hand, and yes once again i broke down and cried.
when they pulled the baby out there seemed to be confusion of what the baby was. at this point i'm not to sure about what was going on out side of myself. i do remember the nurse saying the baby was a girl, another said the baby was a boy. and after a few minutes they finally figured out that the baby was a girl. after i left surgery they put me in the ICU for about 2 hrs. the whole time i was in there i was throwing up. and they keep giving me pain meds and something to calm my stomach. pain i wasn't really in and the stuff to calm my stomach didn't work. during this time they wouldn't let dh in the room with me at all. so i didn't know what was going on with the baby and he didn't know what was going on with me.
when my stomach started calming down and i was getting to where i could talk to the nurse they moved me into a recovery room. which we meet up with DH in the hallway. for the most of the day when i was awake very little and when i was i was throwing up. i did manage to get the baby to my room but only with my nurse coming in every few minutes.
it's not my natural homebirth i wanted, but i'm glad to have my baby here, and that she is healthy with out any problems.
i am a proverbs 31, biblical, frugal living, attachment parenting, natural healing, modest sewing, God assisted, stay at home, homemaker with a large family and very old fashion views.
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I am so sorry you didn't have the birth you wanted!!!! Happy the baby is finally here tho - how big was she??
If you do get prego again there is always VBAC!! Just what you want to be thinking about right now, huh??!! ; )
Would love to see pix of here!! Take care!!
Alisha
she was 6lbs 12 ozs.
not that i'm planning another baby right now. but if i do get pregnant again i will be having a vbac. i had a c-section with my 1st and 3 vaginal births after her, then this c-section. so i most def. will be vouching for another vaginal birth if i get pregnant again.
this is this past sunday. she does have on a disposable diaper because we have been given a bunch of them. but we are thinking we are going to have to switch her back to cloth. her legs have broke out in a rash and her poor bottom is staying red. i'm changing her diaper about every 30 minutes to keep her from getting blister type sores.
i am a proverbs 31, biblical, frugal living, attachment parenting, natural healing, modest sewing, God assisted, stay at home, homemaker with a large family and very old fashion views.
links go to several of my favorite groups if you want to check them out.
What a beautiful, happy looking baby!!!
Thats wonderful that you will do a vbac... have you ever thought of posting one of your previous vbac stories on the website!? Those are always so inspirational!!!
Thanks for the info!!
God Bless!
Quoting JOKAMAMA:
What a beautiful, happy looking baby!!!
Thats wonderful that you will do a vbac... have you ever thought of posting one of your previous vbac stories on the website!? Those are always so inspirational!!!
Thanks for the info!!
God Bless!
most my births was horror stories, my 4th birth was the best and it was very very medical.
i am a proverbs 31, biblical, frugal living, attachment parenting, natural healing, modest sewing, God assisted, stay at home, homemaker with a large family and very old fashion views.
links go to several of my favorite groups if you want to check them out.
I am so sorry! :(
May I suggest the book "Birthing from within?" It'll help deal the emotion side of things....
Quoting mommaseyes:
Quoting JOKAMAMA:
What a beautiful, happy looking baby!!!
Thats wonderful that you will do a vbac... have you ever thought of posting one of your previous vbac stories on the website!? Those are always so inspirational!!!
Thanks for the info!!
God Bless!
most my births was horror stories, my 4th birth was the best and it was very very medical.
i looked for that book at the used book store before brooklyn was born. and couldn't find it. but i'll keep my eye out for it.
Quoting blessedmamaof9:
I am so sorry! :(
May I suggest the book "Birthing from within?" It'll help deal the emotion side of things....
Quoting mommaseyes:
Quoting JOKAMAMA:
What a beautiful, happy looking baby!!!
Thats wonderful that you will do a vbac... have you ever thought of posting one of your previous vbac stories on the website!? Those are always so inspirational!!!
Thanks for the info!!
God Bless!
most my births was horror stories, my 4th birth was the best and it was very very medical.
i am a proverbs 31, biblical, frugal living, attachment parenting, natural healing, modest sewing, God assisted, stay at home, homemaker with a large family and very old fashion views.
links go to several of my favorite groups if you want to check them out.
Please do... I used it when I was pregnant for the seconfd time with twins.
I had had a successful twin homebirth before but one of my girls passed away and being pregnant with twins again brought a lot of emotions....the book was very helpful to process my feelings and to be pro-active.
Two other recommendations Joy of natural childbirth and prenatal parenting.
BTW Brooklyn IS adorable!
Quoting mommaseyes:i looked for that book at the used book store before brooklyn was born. and couldn't find it. but i'll keep my eye out for it.
Quoting blessedmamaof9:
I am so sorry! :(
May I suggest the book "Birthing from within?" It'll help deal the emotion side of things....
Quoting mommaseyes:
Quoting JOKAMAMA:
What a beautiful, happy looking baby!!!
Thats wonderful that you will do a vbac... have you ever thought of posting one of your previous vbac stories on the website!? Those are always so inspirational!!!
Thanks for the info!!
God Bless!
most my births was horror stories, my 4th birth was the best and it was very very medical.
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- mommaseyes
on Aug. 30, 2009 at 1:32 PM