Tuesday, July 01, 2008
She is here!!!
I can't believe it! Friday I spent the whole day pretty much depressed and convinced that she wasn't coming on her own. I actually had very few ctx and was feeling hopeless. Chris and I decided to watch Troy (mmm, Brad Pitt!) after Andrew went to bed, so we were up LATE. The movie ended @ 11 pm and I went upstairs to go to bed. I read for awhile, and as I turned out the light (@ midnight), the first ctx came. I thought, "here we go again" with the false labor. I figured I would take a bath and that would make it stop. It didn't. I called for Chris and had him start timing them. The ctx's were coming every 3-5 minutes. I tried to rest but @ 1:30 am, I got hit with the hardest ctx yet and grabbed the phone. The OB said to get to the hospital soon, esp. since this was baby #2 for us. We called a friend to stay with Andrew, and we left @ 2 am. Got to the hospital @ 2:45 am and I was already 4 cm and the ctx were coming 3-4 minutes apart. Crazy! She was coming!! And just like when Andrew came, we had had ZERO sleep.We called family and got everyone on their way (they all live in Alabama or Tennessee, so they had quite a drive to make) while I got settled. I was in pretty bad pain so I got my epidural as soon as I could, which ended up being @ 5 am. I felt good for a long while, but @ 7:30 am my water still hadn't broken and I was 7 cm, so the OB came in and broke my water. For some reason my epi started to wear off right then and it HUUUURRRRTTT. There was meconium in the fluid, so the OB started an amnio infusion to dilute the fluid and flush out the poop. I was terrified that she would breathe it in and something bad would happen, but no. Hannah was still at -1 station and not coming down. I had to sit straight up to see if the ctx and gravity would help her move down. It was NOT fun. Finally, they called for the anesthesiologist to give me more pain relief, and I was able to sleep for @ an hour. At @ 9:30 am I was fully dilated but Hannah was still at a -1 station. Girl was NOT wanting to come out. I started pushing at 12:30 pm (been 10 cm for 3 hrs at this point) and pushed for an hour and a half. She stayed at a -1 station. Finally, @ 2 pm, my OB said it was time to talk about a c-section. I was relieved because I just KNEW she wasn't coming out. We consented and at 2:31 pm, Hannah Jane entered the world squalling and letting her voice be heard! Man, does she have some lungs!
She is healthy and beautiful and we are absolutely in love. Official stats: Born 6/28/08 via c-section. 6 lb 6 oz, 18.5 inches long. My petite princess! Andrew is being a sweet big brother, but doesn't understand what all the fuss is about. I think he thought he was getting a toy and Hannah is kinda boring to him at the moment. :) We'll see. I can't wait to see how their personalities are similar/different and I pray they grow to love each other.
Thanks for the well wishes, everyone! I am so glad she came when she did! This is my due date, and its so good to be HOME with my baby girl! :)
| posted by Anna at 1:30 PM
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Kathy McC had this to say:
Congratulations! I can't wait to see pictures!
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Amber Tezel had this to say:
Congrats to you all! So glad she came on her own. :)
So happy that you have another baby to hold and love!!-
Sweet Coalminer had this to say:
Congratulations! So happy for you and your beautiful family!!!
Hope your recovery is smooth and you are enjoying being a mom of two!-
Sara had this to say:
Congratulations! Can't wait to see her pics!
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Jillian had this to say:
Congratulations Anna!! What wonderful news:) Welcome Hannah!
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Catherine had this to say:
Congratulations! What wonderful news!
