Rylan Elaina has arrived! (pics!)

Monday, 5-19, my due date might I add, Rylan decided to rupture my membranes, but also decided that she did not want to come out! My water broke around 4:30pm. I got to the hospital around 7 ish. Even though it was obvious that my water broke, I had to sit around for quite some time until I could be checked...

I was not happy with the beginning of my stay what-so-ever... I was so scared of ending up with a c-section, since I wasn't really contrating, that for the first time my entire pregnancy, I had high blood pressure.. They let me go without inducing with pitocin for about 12 hours, but then said I needed pitocin, because baby had to be born before another 12 hrs was up. Started pitocin around 5 am-ish. I was devastated because going pain med free was very important to me.. And I knew pitocin could be the start of many many interventions.. It also meant continuous monitoring and being chained to a constricted area..

Around 7 am the current shift and on-call MW went off call! And the new shift came on, and my fav midwife was now on call!! I was excited. From that point on, I became much more relaxed. I sat on the birth ball, stood, squatted, all the things I could still do while being attached to the IV and the continuous monitoring. I went fairly quickly from there. Since my membranes ruptured, the MWs decided not to check me until I felt I needed to be checked.

Well the contractions started to get very very bad, I was having a very hard time breathing through them and was starting to cry and scream a tiny bit through them... The MW decided it was time to check me. I had been avoiding it thus far, afraid I would not be very far and get discouraged.. Pitocin was started around 5 am and it was only about 5 hours later. She checked me and I was a 7, and it hurt soo badly to be checked. I figured it would be another few hours, but I tried to refuse to let pain meds enter my mind, but the contractions were excruciating.
I told the MW that I felt like I needed to go to the bathroom. I knew this was a sign of needing to push, but none of us thought that was a possibility. So I fought my body trying to push on its own for a little while, but I didn't quite realize that that was what it was... After about 10-15 minutes of that, I couldn't hold back anymore, but it hurt so bad even if I tried to work with it and I couldn't stand it.
I ended up pushing her out in ten minutes, although I have no idea how.. I was screaming my head off because I hurt so bad, there were tons of nurses in there as well as my MW and the back up doctor. I was so out of it while pushing that I didn't quite realize that her heart rate was dropping very low with each contraction. They kept yelling at me to push. I saw them get the scissors and say they might need the vaccum. I begged the MW not to cut me. She said I needed to push the baby out now or she had no choice, I would get cut and they would use the vaccum. So I pushed as hard as I possibly could, although I still don't know how, I had been half pushing half fighting them to this point, and out she came. They wisked her away and I didn't get to see of hold her for 15 minutes...   Her cord was wrapped around her neck twice and around her shoulders. I kept asking to hold her, and eventually the MW said it was okay to hold her now, but they still didn't bring here over.

I wish they would have, as I ended up with a second degree tear and could have really used holding my daughter as a distraction. Somehow I made it through delivering the placenta and getting stiched up, but I was thoroughly traumatized at that point, lol.

I screamed soo loud during pushing that I'm sure the whole ward heard me..

Ah well. I made it through and was up and walking, etc. within an hour. The nurses all got a kick out of how when they said I could get up and pee, in order to get the iv removed, I practically jumped out of bed.. Lol.

Rylan was having trouble nursing at first, due to a few issues, but she's getting the hang of it, and will very soon be nursing like a champ!

So, stats!

Rylan Elaina
6 lbs 9 oz
19 1/2 inches
Born 10:35 am May 20th 2008

Y'know what Momma? For someone who went through hell, you look damn good. AndRylan is adorable. Congrats!

Congrats, she is beautiful!

What a pretty baby!
Yikes, your labor story makes me glad I've had 2 c-sections! lol

AAAAAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEE what a cute cute cute little baby girl! She looks like you!! That was a tough labor mama I'm glad you're alright! But look what you have to show for it now! I'm almost sad I'm not having a girl now lol

Congrats Momma! She is gorgeous!

Thank you very much ladies!
It was hard, but I wouldn't change much of it. I'm very happy I was able to get up and get around almost right after. I don't do well with being confined, lol.

that name is adorable Rylan Elaina. Congrats!

aw what a cute lil baby!! You look good after giving birth. Congrats mama.

Quoting Noah's Arc [6 days left!]:“ Y'know what Momma? For someone who went through hell, you look damn good. AndRylan is adorable. Congrats!”

I was thinkin the same thing. Pretty darn good lookin for going through labor!! lol Congrats =] I'm hoping for an epi free labor.. but we'll see. My pain tolerance is like... -2 lol

Quoting Baby Mama;; No Drama:“ I was thinkin the same thing. Pretty darn good lookin for going through labor!! lol Congrats =] I'm hoping for an epi free labor.. but we'll see. My pain tolerance is like... -2 lol”

I have almost no pain tolerance... If you put your mind to it, you can do it. Main thing is relaxing down there during contractions. They hurt less when you relax down there. Although near the end, I couldn't do that, lol.
You can do it though, believe in yourself.  

PS. OH! And don't forget to breathe during them! They were worse when I didn't concentrate on breathing. In through your nose, slowly out through your mouth.
Moving around helps a lot too, don't stay in bed!  

Quoting beloved tummy invader:“ I have almost no pain tolerance... If you put your mind to it, you can do it. Main thing is relaxing ... [snip!] ... on breathing. In through your nose, slowly out through your mouth. Moving around helps a lot too, don't stay in bed!  ”

You make it sound so easy!! lol And yeah.. I def dont wanna stay in bed! I think if Im allowed to walk around it might help distract me from the contractions.. doubtfulbut worth a shot? Who knows lol

Quoting beloved tummy invader:“ Monday, 5-19, my due date might I add, Rylan decided to rupture my membranes, but also decided that she ... [snip!] ... and will very soon be nursing like a champ! So, stats! Rylan Elaina 6 lbs 9 oz 19 1/2 inches Born 10:35 am May 20th 2008 ”

Your labor story scares me  . Congrats, though. Ryaln is beautiful!!