Asher Christopher is here/labor story LONG

I went in to be induced on June 20th at 6AM. They started me on Cytotec right away. I didn't progress past 1 cm for the first 16 hours. Then they started me on Pitocen in the early morning hours of June 21. I started to progress, but slowly. I went all the way to 40 (highest dose) and was only 3 cm dilated. I was started again on Pitocen (second round) after 36 hours of labor. The doctor came in Sat. night June 21 and decided to break my water hoping that would start things rolling. The water had Meconium in it. I was concerned when they told me that because I know that is not good. They didn't seem too concerned and let me progress some more. I was so tired after the 48th hour in labor. I was getting concerned as to whether I would be able to have a vaginal delivery. I also know that every hour started to become critical because my water was broken. The doctors didn't seem to be concerned until I spiked a 102.4 fever the afternoon of June 22nd. After 60+ hours of labor and being fully dilated, they decided to perform a c-section at 5PM on June 22nd. Asher Christpher was born at 5:28 p.m. He had to be rushed to the NICU right away. He swallowed the meconium and also breathed it in. They said he was making some odd movements so they said he probably had a seizure at some point during the delivery, too. I was just heart broken to hear that but I was so glad I had my husband and family there to console and pray with/for me and my son.. During the next four days they performed a ton of tests (EEG, CAT scan, spinal fluid tap, etc) Thank the Lord he passed all of them. We are ALL finally home from the hospital. I've attached pictures of my beautiful son.
Asher Christopher Wall
June 22, 2008 5:28 p.m.
8lbs 12oz
21" long

i thought if they passed that and it was seen that they did a c-section right away.. wierd.. but he's beautiful mah!

I'm sorry your labor wasn't a great experience but you havea beautiful son!

Quoting egyptiangodss:“ i thought if they passed that and it was seen that they did a c-section right away.. wierd.. but he's beautiful mah!”

Me too. I thought for sure they would take him when they saw Meconium, but they said as long as I was still progressing and there was no infection, they'd let me continue to dilate. They knew I wanted to give birth vaginally.

I've had a lot of people question the fact that they chose to let me continue. I didn't realize how odd that was until afterwards. I'm just glad my boy is healthy.

Quoting Lorilynn:“ Me too. I thought for sure they would take him when they saw Meconium, but they said as long as I was ... [snip!] ... fact that they chose to let me continue. I didn't realize how odd that was until afterwards. I'm just glad my boy is healthy.”

me too!

Congrats momma he is beautiful! Oh and when my water was broke with my first it had that in it but they let me continue too. I ended up with a c-section anyway.

Congrats momma, he is beautiful!!