As I said previously, my pregnancy was pretty easy. The delivery was also pretty easy - once the epidural was in place! I never was one for "natural childbirth". By nature of my chosen profession, I felt that if God gave us the smarts to make good pain relief, I was going to use it! My water broke at 9PM on 5/15. We did what we were supposed to - called the doc and went to the hospital. Several hours later - back at home. "Failure to progress" and uncertainty that my water actually broke. Ambien on board (not a decision I regret but probably one I won't duplicate), I was pretty much out of it... until the back labor started. Wow. That really smarted! Finally, back to the hospital at 6ish the next morning, I was dilated to 4-5 and ready to get the epidural. We both tolerated it well and at 4:15 that afternoon, I was ready to push. Considering my wonky contraction pattern (even on Pitocin), I got to push for 2.5 hours. But it was all worth it when that beautiful boy was placed on my belly - 7 pounds, 8 ounces of pure joy! We had our son and he was perfect! Now, we were expected to take him home, raise him and not to screw it up!
Next up.... surprise!!!!!
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