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Salem Salvador is here
- Oct 7, 2009 at 11:30 AM
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Salem Salvador. Born 10-03-09 at 7:33p.m. 7lb 6oz 20.5 inches long.
I woke up at 4:00 feeling a bit wet(TMI, I know) I got up and went to the bathroom. I stood for a second on the rug in front of my shower and reached down just as I felt a splash. It was enough to cover both of my hands in very thin slimy amniotic fluid. I told DH "I think my water just broke". He scrambled out of bed and I asked him "What are you doing?" "Aren't we going to the hospital???" he asked. "No, I'm not even having contractions." "Oh". I took a shower and went back to bed. Since I wasn't leaking I though it was a false alarm. I got up at around 7:00 and ate breakfast with DH and the kids. We talked about how I had thought we might have the baby but I must have been wrong.
MIL called at about 9:00 and DH told her that I thought my waters had broken but I was wrong. MIL asked to talk to me(she is a nurse) I told her that I wasn't having contractions but described what had happened and she said she would come take me in so I could get checked out since it had already been several hours.
MIL came to the house at about 12:00. I started having contractions but I could hardly feel them. We took our time going in to the hospital. I did a couple loads of laundry told DH we'd be back and headed off with MIL. We got to the hospital at about 1:00. I was checked and was 3 cm, they did a NST and I was having contractions every two minutes. While we were at the hospital they spaced out to every five minutes and became longer and stronger but I was determined to get out of there. I spoke with my OB on the phone and he told me "You are in labor but you can go home... or... we can help you out..." I declined. I ate lunch and split.
MIL and I took our time walking out to the car, chit chatted with one of her friends and I had two really strong contractions but I didn't want to be there any longer than I had to so I was bound and determined to get out. I got to the car and SPLASH! We went back upstairs.
We called DH so that he could take the kids to his mom's. He took the kids over and brought my bag. I was checked and was at 4-5 cm. Contractions were getting more intense. It was 3:33 when I was admitted. They asked me if I needed anything for pain. I told them not to offer, that I'd let them know if I needed anything. I was checked again at around 5:50(according to MIL), I'm really not sure the exact time. They told me I was 5cm but I'm pretty sure I was further (my uterus is tipped and it's a bit difficult to check). After a few minutes I got into the shower. At this point I knew I was in transition. As I sat there my legs were shaking and contractions were almost non-stop. I was still joking around with my husband but only occasionally(when I had a break between contractions). He asked me if I still wanted to do this and I told him I'd toss him out if he kept giving me a hard time. I was sitting there, thinking that my poor DH and MIL must be so hot with all that steam in there but I didn't care all that much. The shower helped tremendously. I kept reaching down because I could feel him descending.
The nurses asked me to get out of the shower so they could give me antibiotics. I didn't want to but I knew it was time anyway so I tossed on the gown and scurried, not walked, scurried, across the hall to my room. I was in there alone, I left DH and MIL in the shower and was on my knees on the bed saying "This baby is coming!" Suddenly nurses started appearing they checked me(duh, I was complete) called my OB and were telling me not to push. Ummm Yeah... Don't Push... That's gonna happen...
For some reason the resident that they found to play catch wanted me on my back, I kept asking why all the while trying not to push. Eventually I was able to roll over and they broke down the bed *then* I was *allowed* to push. DH was asking me "What's that song you were singing earlier?" I had been singing "there's a light at the end of this tunnel" So I started to sing, then I had a contraction So I'm singing "There's a LIIIIIIGHT..." I stopped right there. I pushed a little and felt some burning on one side I remember saying "Salem" as I felt his head come out then she shouts out "we've got a tight nuchal cord" "times two" "times three" I remember her asking how he was doing and then freaking that I wasn't being monitored. She unwrapped his neck and told me to push. At this point he is halfway out and he cried. My MIL says that he only tried to cry and didn't actually cry. I pushed again and she caught him. I started undoing my snaps so I could feed him but instead of them giving him to me they took him to the warmer. My MIL says that he was having a hard time breathing and he was blue. I don't know. I had wanted to wait to cut the cord but she didn't exactly ask, she cut it and off he went. They put him on the table and I looked over at him, by the time I saw him he was already pink. I heard someone say his one minute APGAR was 9.
They took him to the nursery and I sent DH with him. They kept telling me that they might want to give him a bottle if his sugar was too low. I told them only if it was absolutely neccesary. It wasn't. My OB got there at about this time and took over, he waited for the placenta to come, which the resident caught. The cord was really thin. Then he stitched up the small tear I had. They still had him in the nursery. I made a pest of myself asking for him. I kept asking and kept asking. I was told to go to the bathroom and once I figured out that when I did I could have my baby I sat there FOREVER til I could produce some pee. Then I was off to mother baby, I had thought they would let me walk, no such luck. Oh well. I found out the next day that they had actually given me the antibiotics, I hadn't even noticed. I guess it's true, when you're in labor you are a bit out-of-it.
Overall it was a good experience, the birth was more dramatic than I had wanted but that was out of my control. I went into labor on my own, I labored without intervention, without drugs, without monitoring, and I birthed without an episiotomy. I had a lot of regrets after giving birth to my DD, namely the drugs, this time I don't. Once again I birthed in a hospital, this time without intervention. I was able to understand what was happening and so it was much more bearable. With DD I took Stadol and I didn't know where I was, I didn't know what was happening. I'd rather labor naturally any day.
Tags: natural birth, birth story, nuchal cord
Comments:
conmgrats. I am SO sorry they whisked him away. What jerks. Glad to have your baby?! :) Hope nursing's going well.
glad it went well, pissed they took him with out asking! ugh! dumb doc! yay salem i cant wait to see him
COngratS! Damn I would've been PISSED that they cut the cord before it stop pulsating and took him to the "warmer" (idiots) and then the nursery! I would've screamed at them! Damn them!
That is bullshit that they made you wait to pee to have your baby!
UGH!
How is nursing going?
congrats. i am hoping for a all natrul VBAC with my next baby...
congrats
I am sorry they didn't let you have him right away. that sucks. they did that to me too. They cut my dd's cord before she was even out because it was around her neck, then she was blue for a while so they had her under the warmer and some oxygen. It sucked not to be handed her right away. Oh and they wanted me to pee too, but I was surly and dumped water in the toilet so it seemed like I peed. ( I am a bad patient) Congrats on your healthy baby boy!
congrats!! sorry they took him away so quickly
Congrats!! Glad is all well with you & Salem, can't wait to see pics!!
Congratulations!!! Sounds like your laboring experience was wonderful. I'm so sorry they cut the cord and whisked Salem away instead of letting you nurse!!!! GRRRRRRRRR
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Glad you have a happy healthy baby baby! And that you got the birth with out interventions you wanted =-)