Maddox is here! (Birth Story with PICS)

Maddox Antonio has finally arrived!
Born on June 3rd at 6:11pm CT, weighing 7lbs 6oz and 19 1/4 inches long. Here's his birth story!
I was admitted to the hospital of hell on Monday afternoon. I checked into L&D and was told I would be staying in room 10. The nurse walks me to my room, and the room is still not clean from the last patient. So I'm told to wait in a waiting room...we wait for about 45 minutes, and someone comes to get us. We walk back to the L&D, just to be told by another nurse that the room was still not clean. We waited another hour or so to finally get in my room. I got in around 5:15 or so and got settled in. The doctor came and checked me and said I was still 1 1/2cms dilated, so they started my Cytotec. I started having contractions that evening and they continued well into the morning. At about 7:30 my doctor came and checked me again....still 1 1/2cm and thick...so they decide to start me on Pitocin. They put the IV in my arm and left to do rounds. An hour later, another doctor came and broke my water. Contractions went from zero to 60 in no time! I dilated to 4 centimeters in a half an hour! At that time I decided I wanted the Epidural (AMAZING)They came in and did the Epi, and after 20 minutes it kicked in and I couldn't feel a thing! It was amazing!! The nurse had to come back in and shut the Pitocin off because Maddox's heartrate was decelerating. I was contracting every minute, with no time for recovery after. I started to notice my arm with the IV was feeling weird....they had infiltrated my vein, and all the pitocin was pumping into my arm and not my bloodstream...my arm was so swollen and hard as a rock! I couldn't even bend my fingers! So they move the Pit IV to my other arm and started it up again on a low setting. I had to change positions every 25 minutes because his heart would decelerate...he'd be good for a while...then once again he'd drop into the 90s. It was so scary! I got checked and was at 6cms around 2. Another hour of his decelerations and the doctor on call came in to check me himself. I was at 7cms. The doctor was feeling around to see how he was presenting, and said he was coming down with his head sideways...pretty much ear first. So he tried to manuver him internally and said I had 1 hour to see if I would dilate any more, if not I had to have a C-section. So we all prayed that I would dilate more. An hour goes by and my doctor comes and checks me....still 7cms. So she tells me we really don't have any other choice, he needed to come out and I wasn't going to dilate any more....so she leaves the room to go set things up for the OR and I lost it...I was so disappointed after doing so well in labor that I had to have a cesarean, but there was nothing else we could do, after all the most important thing was Maddox's health. So Juan gets all dressed up in his scrubs while they wheel me back to the OR. They topped off my epi and did test cuts, all of which I felt.....they were going to put me under if they couldn't get me numb. I was so scared because I wanted to be able to be awake for the birth, and have Juan there. The doctor said he thought I might just be sensitive on the skin, so he cut deeper and I didn't feel it. So they called Juan in and got the ball rolling. The tugging of the skin with the metal contractors was not pleasant! His head was wedge into my pelvis really good because it took both doctors to dislodge it and pull it out. As soon as his head was out he started screaming....Juan and I both started crying immediately as well. Juan stood up and took pictures and watched over the drapes....after alot of pushing (OUCH THAT WAS PAINFUL) they finally got him all out! After a few seconds of being suctioned they walked him around the drapes so I could finally see him...and he was perfect...I laid there and cried and watched while they cleaned him off did his APGARs...he got an 8 and 9...which is apparently good for c-sec babies! Juan got to take Maddox to my parents and Lindsay, then to the nursery while I was sewed up. By then I could feel EVERYTHING...I wanted to cry it hurt so bad. After about 20 minutes I got wheeled into recovery where I got to see my family. I was originally supposed to only be in recovery for 1 hour, but like I said, hospital from hell...I was there for 3 hours waiting for a room in post-partum....in recovery all alone....with no nurses or doctors there to monitor me...After 2 hours, they finally brought Maddox to me! I nursed him as soon as he got there. And cried of course....who knew you could love someone so much! So after 4 nights in the hospital we came home Friday evening, FINALLY!! I'm so happy to have my baby boy home! He's so amazing! All in all I'm completely content to say the least!  

Here's my lil man!

congrats! =)

Awww! He is gorgeous! Congratulations!

Congratulations.. hes a handsome little guy =)

I am so glad all turned out well for you despite the horrid bits. Its all worth it ha?  

He looks like a big boy. I love the photos especially the one with dad. COngratulations!!

Omgoodness sounds like you had a Hell of a time of it..! your little guy is to cute I'm galde your both doing so well!!

poor you! sound like u had a tough time, bet your glad it's over and now you have your gorgeous boy!!! congratulations! x

congrats. He is a cutie.!!

Congrats!!! He is absolutley adorable. It won't be long and I can write about my birt story!!! (Only 8 Days Left)

Congrats, He is Adorable... I know how it is to have C-sections.. I have had 3 and will be having another one in November..

Congrats!! He is so cute mama!

Congrats!!!

Congrats, he is sooo cute!