I was 38 weeks pregnant and huge! My waist was over 50 inches around and my ankles were very swollen. I couldn't wait to get her out! But I also loved the idea that it could happen at any moment and that she will come when she is ready. I had a birth plan that was an all natural labor. No epidural, pitocin, breakin of the water, or forceps to get the baby out. I went and saw Dr. Wood and I was 3 cm dilated and had been for over a week. He offered to bring me in and break my water to get things going. This is very hard to turn down when you are hot and miserable and fat! I agreed to schedule it just praying that my water would break on its own before this scheduled date would occur.
It is the night before I was scheduled to go to the hospital. I was scheduled to go in at 7am so we decided to have one last hoorah before the baby came. We had friends over with beer and wine and were just going to hang out and enjoy the evening. I was in my bedroom in the process of ordering pizza online when I felt something warm and wet in my shorts! I thought "oh of course! this is my luck! right before we have to go to the hospital! I won't get any sleep now!" I went into the bathroom and thought it wasn't enough to be my water that had broken. So I continued on with the party and realized over a few minutes I was soaking wet again! "Well this is it!" I had a friend over who had just had a baby two months ago and said "get in the shower and go! don't wait!" I was suprised how calm I felt. I decided to wait on the pizza to get there and then shower and head to the hospital. I had the bags already packed and ready to go. I called my family to let me know I was going in earlier than we thought and that it did indeed happen on its own and my baby was on its way!! My Mom was already in town staying with me so she could be in the delivery roomand was just ready to go ASAP! My stepmother was just giggly and excited and my brother, Barrett, was a little panic stricken and told me "go to the hospital..I'll let you go..bye!" he obviously didn't care to chat!! I was emotional for the first time calling my sister and brother in law (I'm still emotional even typing this) for some reason it got to me really deep and it really hit home when I got to tell my sister,Haley, that my baby was on the way! Maybe its a girl thing I don't know but it still gets me and probably always will. My sister was relieved that my labor began on its own and not medically induced. I ate the pizza and boy it tasted good since I knew that was my last meal! I took a good hot shower and then was ready to go.
We headed to the hospital and called Dion's family who wished us luck and we very excited for us. I checked into the hospital a little before midnight. Contractions had not come on yet so I was all smiles and annoyed that my mom wouldn't stop taking pictures when we got checked in through the emergency room and the charge nurse brought me to labor and delivery.
I met my nurse Jennifer, who I loved, and got all setup. She checked me and indeed bag of water was ruptured and I was 4 cm dilated. I continued to dilate 1cm every hour. Since it was dark outside my room was nice and dark with the lights off and the tv was on (my forensic files show Dion and I watch to keep me somewhat distracted) I felt pretty calm and relaxed while not being in the middle of a contraction. Mom slept upright in a chair while Dion laid out a blanket and slept on the floor. I was an easy pregnant woman in labor didn't ask anything of my nurse (except to keep checking me in hopes I would dilate more and more) and Mom and Dion fed me ice chips and kept cold towels on my face and neck. I breathed through every contraction with my eyes closed thinking "soon this will all be over and she will be in my arms." I really wanted my own Dr to deliver me and I was sad to hear he was not the overnight Dr and Dr Wood wouldn't there until 7 am. My nurse Jennifer was pretty sure it would be close if Dr Wood was going to deliver me. She was sure it would be right before or right after he would get there that I would need to begin to push. Sure enough as soon Jennifer brought in Pitocin, to help me get the rest of the way completely dilated, I had the urge to push, she checked me and I was 10 cm and complete! I was ready to go, no need to hang the Pitcoin. The only problem was Dr Wood still wasn't in yet, it was only 5am. My nurse literally closed my legs and said "keep them closed!" This was the worst part for me, having to keep my legs closed and not push, which is what your body does on its own in this situation!!
Finally an hour and a half later my nurse came in with some other women and took me to the operating room where I would deliver. It was around 6:45am. Dr Wood still wasn't there so the nurses were all setup in case they had to take his place! They called him and kept me as comfortable as possible and then before you know it here he was, I pushed a few times, and she was born at 7:17am! Dr Wood had to run back to a C-Section he was in the middle of while I was relieved it was all over. So glad I got my story and glad I did it all on my own!! Taylor Lyn 19.5 in 6lbs 11oz
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