Three months off from blogging and I am back more inspired than ever!
Motherhood really teaches you a great deal about time management lol
...but now, it's
story time!!!!!! (a little graphic on the next paragraph if you want to skip down)
Baby's
due date was April 24th and hubby and I were hoping for an early
delivery so hopefully baby would have same birthday as daddy and/or at
least be an Aries. Nope...our little man has a mind of his own! Due date
came and so we were scheduled labor induction for May 1st, on our 41
weeks of pregnancy.
The morning of April 30th, at 6:30ish while J
got ready for work, I got up from bed and as I did I felt some liquid
stream down my leg but it wasn't enough for me to think it was my
water...I thought it was still the "mucous plug". J called in to work
just in case because I didn't know what to think...I kept going between
thinking it could be my water or not...aaaaaaaaand I was also getting
impatient on baby's birth. At about 2:30 we decided to just head to the
hospital to check since in case my water broke I had to deliver within
24hrs. We picked up my mother and headed to hospital. J mentioned how
all my pregnancy he had imagined driving me to the hospital while I
screamed my head off in pain ahahaha which was far from reality.
Once
in the hospital I got checked and sure enough my water had broken. I
was asked why I didn't come in earlier and was told I would be induced
already and would have to be administered some pitocin since I was getting no contractions.
By then I was hungry so I asked if I could eat since I heard you can't
after you get your epidural but guess what...I was told no food until
baby's birth and I was put on a "clear liquid diet" ...horrible! The
"chicken broth" I was brought in was nothing more than plain water and
some flavored powder that all it did was make me forget I was hungry...
that bad!
Back
to story. I decided I wouldn't get an epidural until I couldn't take
the pain and so we waited until I got contractions. I started getting
some at around 7:30 and when I started feeling them stronger I even
shook without trying. It's such a surreal feeling! Anyway, once I asked
for the epidural, I guess I wasn't dilated enough, so I was asked if I'd
take some other pain medicine instead. I agreed and it was amazing! I
have never used drugs or "gotten high", lol but it felt amazing and
weird when I was put on the medicine...that is until I fell asleep. I
forgot how long I slept but I woke up to more contractions and so I was
checked and finally received the epidural. They told me that I would
feel a little sting & then
some pressure and that's exactly what I felt...it didn't hurt at all.
I became numb from my waist down and at around 4:30am I was told I would begin to push shortly and was asked if I felt contractions. I said "slightly" and so my doctor said she was going to lower the dose of epidural until I felt the contractions and I became worried I'd feel the pain of labor lol. After about 30min I was asked again about contractions... (I didn't really feel them but I was getting anxious so I said I did) and they did "trial pushing"...obviously I still had to wait longer. At 5:15ish I finally did start to feel the contractions and soon we started pushing.
I didn't want J staring as I pushed lol so he was next to me but unfortunately we couldn't hold hands while I pushed since the doctor made me hold my thighs as I pushed...my mother held one of my legs and a nurse the other. J helped lift me up as I pushed. The whole pushing during contractions came naturally but I pushed for 2 whole hours before baby decided to come into this world. Two times while pushing I felt like giving up...the whole process is very exhausting even with an epidural! I was told the baby was almost out and they could see his head but in my head I was thinking "yeah right I've been pushing forever!" Lol I even cried the second time because I was that drained and I literally couldn't keep pushing...lol...but I did pull through! On the last push I felt the baby's head tear me down there...and burning sensation, but it didn't faze me once I saw his body and heard him cry...then I saw my mom tearing up...she was soo happy and it was such a bonding moment. J was shocked to be there and see the big moment!
I was expecting my baby to be put on my chest asap but he was taken to pediatrics (who came to my room) since there was "meconium" in my placenta (due to baby pooping inside womb shortly before birth) which could be harmful to baby if swallowed. I was disappointed that baby was taken away and my mother and J were hurdled around baby while I was impatiently waiting for the moment when I could finally hold my baby! The doctor worked on getting the placenta out and it took a while specially the stitching part since baby tore me...wahh. J showed me pics and after it was all done they finally let me hold my baby! It was sooo surreal and amazing! He was the cutest thing I've ever seen!
Baby boy J was born on May 1st at 7:21 am. He weighed 9lbs. 2oz. and was 21.6 inches long.
The recovery felt slow the first few days and I am guessing it was because of the stitches. After the first days though, you realize the pain was just momentarily and having a snuggly precious newborn makes it all worth it and it's the best pain reliever!
Thank you guys for being patient with me as I enjoyed the transition between pregnancy and life as a mommy! That's all for now...if you have questions, comments, or concerns, reach me by
commentng below, or emailing me at
wife.nextdoor@yahoo.com or
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xoxo,
wife-nextdoor <3
