Annika's Birth Story and Photos

It couldn't have been any farther from what I'd wanted...I didn't want to be induced, but I spilled sugars in my urine two weeks in a row...I was a week overdue anyways and they did an ultrasound which said that she was 9lbs 3ozs and I had excessive fluid...So they induced me that day...The cytotek (or whatever the pill is that they stick in your cervix) did nothing for me...They started me on pitocin the next morning...I also did not want to be attatched to IVs and monitors for labor, I wanted to labor in the tub or shower...But because of the pitocin I was obviously on an IV and they had to monitor me constantly so no shower, no tub...

They wound up breaking my water because she wasn't engaged and I wasn't dialating, but it didn't do much good...I only ever made it to a 5/6 in 15 hours...They wound up doing a c-section (which is the last thing in the world I wanted)...Fifteen hours of back labor and I didn't even get to push her out...It kind of sucked, but I had a phenomonal team...From my anesthesiologist to my surgeon to my nurses..And my midwife assisted the surgery, so that was great...I did puke all over myself in the OR which was nasty, and my poor husband had to wipe it off of my face with his bare hands cause he didn't have anything to do it with...That was before they cut me open, thank God...I didn't feel a thing though...I was completely numb almost right away, but I transfered myself off of the gurney and onto my bed in my PP room...

It was really funny though because after the surgery I didn't realize that I was on a morphine drip...They just told me to press the button every time I woke up so that the pain didn't get ahead of me...So everytime they woke me up to nurse I would press the button and one of the times I asked the nurse if I felt so high because of the oxytocin :LOL: Yeah...Not hardly :LOL:

But it was all worth it...I'm feeling really well, Annika is beautiful...I can drive again, which is nice...I've been going out with her wherever we want for a few days now...I haven't really been cleared for takeoff yet, but I was really going stir-crazy so I *had* to get out...But I'm not feeling much pain anymore...I barely even take the Motrin and I haven't been taking my painkiller since a day or two after I got home...

It's amazing though, isn't it?? So wild being a parent...It's amazing how in love with your child you fall...



My precious little girl :heart:

she is so goregeous! congrats 

congrats! she's beautiful!
Yea, I got induced for high bp and they used cytotek(sp), cervadil, pitocin, foley bulb, and I only got to a 6. I had my water broken for 12 hours before they decided to do a c-section. So 38 hours just to end up in a c-section. I feel your pain!
plus, I didn't get to eat for 48 hours  ice chips just don't do it for me.

Congrats, cute baby girl!!!!!!

Pretty little thing!
What were her stats? Weight height ect...
was the ultrasound correct?

YAY!!!! Im so happy you finally have her mama!!!!!!!!! SHe is adorable!

AW!! Congrats!! She is goregous!!   

beautiful!! congrats !!

Congrats, she is beautiful!
I'm sorry you had a labor experience that wasn't what you hoped, I hope you get what you want next time around  

congrats shes so cute

Quoting Glenda~ is counting down!:“ Pretty little thing! What were her stats? Weight height ect... was the ultrasound correct?”

She was 9lbs 3ozs and 21 inches long, so yep...It was right on the nose :LOL:

And thanks all :heart:

She's momma's precious girl...........

Quoting Annika's Mommy:“ She was 9lbs 3ozs and 21 inches long, so yep...It was right on the nose :LOL: And thanks all :heart: She's momma's precious girl...........”

Wow that is amazing! Nice big girl! Once again congrats momma!