7:00 am We arrived at the hospital.
We got checked in, walked down to our room, met our amazing nurse, got dressed in the lovely hospital gowns and settled in for the long day ahead of us.
8:00 am I got started on penicillin. For the first time in all pregnancies I tested positive for group B Strep, so I needed penicillin to help keep the baby healthy after she was born. My Dr. said that I had to have the penicillin in my system for 2 hours before they could start me on Pitocin. So we sat and waited for those 2 hours to get finished.
10:30 am The nurse checked me and I was dilated to 4 cm. It was also time to start the Pit.
1:00 pm My parents brought my kids over and just as they got here I got my epidural. As I was sitting on the bed hunched over getting the epidural, I felt like I peed the bed. But I knew I didn't because I just barely went pee. So I told them all that I thought my water had broken. I said either that or I just peed the bed. They it kept coming out and I knew that my water had broken. It was such a weird feeling because my waters have never broken on their own. They have always had to be broken by the dr. So that was an interesting feeling. We hung out for quite some time.
4:00 pm. Hallie's heart rate started dropping a little bit. Which was becoming worrisome. I was also becoming really tired. I was completely numb which has also never happened before. I usually have a baby within a half hour of getting the epidural and my water breaking. So having an epidural in for 3 hours was a really big change. It was kind of nice though being able to relax and not feel anything.Because Hallie's heart rate was fluctuating so much the nurse decided we should try having me roll onto my side. She went and grabbed the peanut ball to try and open my pelvis while I was on my side. I got situated on my side and the nurse tried to find Hallie's heart beat. She tried for a good 15 minutes and it was no where to be heard. We became very worried, so I rolled back onto my back so we could see what was going on. Once I got onto my back she still couldn't find the heart rate. So she decided to check me to see if I would be able to start pushing and get my baby out.
She was surprised to see little Miss Hallie crowning out ready to come out. She quickly called the Dr. and told him he needed to run over to the hospital quickly. (His clinic is right across the street) He ran over and as he got there he was winded and said he was glad he didn't fall and twist an ankle or anything. (It was rainy outside so it was a very valid thought) He got there and quickly got set up. With a few really good pushes our sweet baby Hallie was out and screaming.
5:07 pm Baby Hallie is born! 7lbs 3 oz. and 20.5 inches long. David was right there by my side the whole time. My sister Marissa was in there taking pictures, my mom was in there as a great support and Kennedy decided she would also like to be in there. (She stood back and didn't see anything) Addi at first thought she wanted to be in there, but after hearing what she could see decided to go out and sit with Papa, Em and Bubba. It was such an amazing experience and every one of my children's births are amazing. When the dr. saw her umbilical cord, he couldn't believe how thick her cord was! It almost needed 2 clamps to clamp it off so David could cut it!
With all of my other babies I have had to have an episiotomy which is never fun at all. With Hallie I didn't have to have one! You guys the healing was so much better!! I didn't hurt down there and it was so much easier to sit in bed. I didn't realize how painful they are until I didn't have to have one! I think this was a result of not getting super more doses of Pit than was necessary. I usually max out on Pit and this time I think I only had half the dose.
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