So for two weeks prior I'd been having contractions, some pretty painful, others not too bad. I'd been monitored on Thursday the 18th when I went in and they kept me for observation for a few hours just to make sure the contractions weren't changing me. They didn't really I was at a 1-1.5, which they said is normal for a woman that has had children before... sooo I went home and had an appointment with my ob the next week.Everything was fine as of then..then That Friday I lost my bloody show....I posted it on BG...and it was GROSS...so I did kind of panic. When you watch movies they make it seem like labor is coming RIGHT then...lol..but that wasn't the case.
I saw my OB Tuesday the 30th and I'd gone from a 1.5 to a 3-4 and 80% effaced in that time frame. She still wasn't worried, despite the bloody show and change in cervix, so I went home with instructions to come in if they were 10 minutes or less apart and painful, or even 5 minutes and kind of painful.
I had a VA caregiver home visit on the 30th and Halloween was the 31st so I just kept praying to make it through them. I just had this feeling I would go soon though. Although I would've liked to have made it all 40 weeks, I just felt like I wouldn't. (and I never have with either of my kids)....
SO I sat home on Halloween and passed out candy while DH and all our friends took the kiddos trick or treating. I had some contractions but I was laughing with everyone having a good time...
8:30 rolled around and they started coming about every 8-9 minutes and were kind of painful, then they got to be every 7 minutes or so..still only kind of painful.
Everyone kept telling me to just go in, but I didn't want to....Finally DH said we are going in. MIL came over and we headed in....
Once we actually got up there- I was really feeling them. I'm not sure if it was from sitting in the car or walking around more or what...but they were coming stronger- not really more frequent yet, but strong.
They lock down our hospital at a certain time, so I had to wait downstairs in the ER and have someone come down to escort me up to L&D. I walked up there on my own, even though they tried to convince me to use a wheel chair...pshh...lol
For whatever reason they put me in a normal birthing room instead of the observation room( which thank goodness )... but anyways hooked me up to all the monitors and all that good stuff.
She went ahead and gave me an IV to get some fluids in me b/c they thought I was just dehydrated- despite me telling them the amount of water I drink on a daily basis...
She went ahead and checked me- still a 4, and they wanted to watch me. By the time I got up to the hospital and admitted it was 10:30 mind you..so I waited it out at home for awhile...
First of all she hurt the hell out of me doing my IV and later on when it was taken out I had a clot...go figure...but I'm fine...
So as I was being monitored they were getting stronger and stronger, and in my back...and they just wanted me to lay there... I finally got the on call doctor in there and he told them to unhook me and let me walk around to see if they'd fade...and they'd check me again at midnight. They kept saying, well you get to go home at midnight we just have to watch tomake sure...
Well they got worse..and I was in this hospital gown, pacing, contracting, squatting, sitting on the edge of the bed..anything I could think of to work through them.
My gown was like wide open, ass hanging out- and i did NOT care lol...
I started feeling like I was going to puke, I didn't...but I felt like it...it was AWFUL. They kept coming stronger and faster, it was hard to even catch my breath. I remember walking around saying "this is smurfing bullsmurf, I'm in labor". ... "this is bullsmurf" ..I had to have said it like 50 times... but still they insisted I was fine. They'd come in and try talking to me in the middle of contractions...saying I just had to wait until midnight...asking if they were getting worse... I was like HELLO how many women do you see in false labor acting like a complete LOON like this? One of my nurses finally asked if I wanted a birthing ball or to get into the shower, I screamed at her no..lol..and it's a good thing ..that was around 11:30-11:40 or so... they came in and kept trying to talk to me... finallyyyyyy the doctor came in and was like uhhh let's check her...that was around 1150 or so... so they did... they said something about a bulging bag and some other smurf I didn't hear b/c I was in pain and PISSED off...then ANOTHER nurse wanted to check b/c one nurse didn't say something...
WELLLLL bitch goes in right during a contraction. So I screamed at her b/c she was hurting me..then she has the nerve to tell me "well I'm going to have to check you again you know"... eff you bitch...no you aren't...
They finally asked if I wanted pain meds.(I guess they finally realized I was in real labor?) My plan the entire time was not to have anything. ...But I was in so much pain I asked for something quick until I could get the epi. Then everything happened so fast.. I laid down b/c I couldn't get comfortable except laying on my right side. At least then I could breathe through them and not yell at everyone. (poor DH..he wasn't even allowed to touch me b/c I just couldn't stand it)
Then they came in and told me I couldn't have aything it was too late. :/ of course it was you dumb a's ...I'd been there for an hour and a half telling them I was in labor and seriously NOBODY believed me...seriously...even my ob said the next day they didn't think i was in actual labor. 0.0
Anyways DH said( I really don't remember this ) but I screamed at her " I said I wanted a smurfing epidural"... lol... oh well..anyways I guess right after that my water broke. My water has NEVER broken on it's own so I was kind of in shock... it was so loud.
I remember laying there on my right side with my hand and my gown between my legs trying to hold in all that pressure until they were ready- b/c they were all running around like crazy people b/c there was NOTHING in that room ready for us....not even towels in the bathroom...
anyways my water broke, and I had to push RIGHT then...I knew there would be an end to it all if I just pushed.
So one push- out came his head...then everyone started yelling at me STOP PUSHING...STOP ERICKA...slow down..stop...
Poor bubs had the cord wrapped so tightly around his neck. Dh said he was purple, and even getting the clamps on was difficult for the doctor... he finally got the clamps on and tried to cut the cord but it was so tight it like snipped it and blood shot across the room... I was trying SO hard not to push. I didn't see him but I remember looking over at DH and he had tears rolling down just saying Ericka please stop pushing... ack makes me want to cry just typing it... anyways they finally got it, and told me I could push again, and that was it..he was here. Born at 12:15 am on November 1st. I gave birth to him laying on my right side in this crazy position...lol... they took him right away and had him for about an hour.
I finally got him and he looked so grey and it was scary..I felt SOOOO bad... but he's precious, and although I'm SO lucky he's so healthy being born at 36 weeks... I miss him in my belly. lol...strange huh...
anyways we are all SO in love with this little boy and couldn't be happier he's here...But my labor story is ten kinds of messed up. I bet those nurses will believe the next person that comes in acting like me saying they are in labor ;) lol
My nurse even told me the next day- women don't normally progress from a 4 to full blown having the baby in less than 2 hours... I just laughed but on the inside- I'm still bitter and angry. I'm a little sad b/c we didn't even have time to go get my bag with my camera so there are no pics of his birth like with my other two
Anyways here is little Beckett
born November 1st 12:15 am
6lbs 3 oz
20 inches long
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