renodebbie3
Cathlete
Hi everyone, I have not been online for awhile because the little guy arrived on Sept 24 at 12:55 pm. I have a couple of minutes (he is asleep) so I will share my birthing story.
I had false contractions from week 32. At my 37 week check I was dilated to a 3 and very soft. Then at 38 1/2 weeks my water broke. After weeks of lots of contractions now I had none! It was 1 in the morning and even though I knew we needed to get to the hospital there was no urgency. I packed up the kids and took them to a friends then we went in. I finally started getting some contractions but they were just the same as the ones I'd had all along. Not too strong or painful.
My Doctor checked me at about 7 am and I was at a 4 - still no real contractions. He wanted to start pictocin (sp?). I got an epidural at the same time as he started the pict. By the time the real contractions started I was feeling nothing. The dilation went pretty slow and he was not born until 12:55 that day. I only pushed about 5 times. However, his heart rate keeping dropping drastically each time I pushed. So the Dr. had me push every other contraction. Dylan Jay Florence was born a healthy 7 lbs, 6.5 oz and 20 inches long. He is very beautiful and scored a great 9.9 on the apgar tests. All in all I'd say this was my easiest delivery. The epidural guy is my hero!
It was kind of a shock to get home and find that I was really sore and tired. It did not seem that difficult but I forget that just because I was feeling no pain does not mean that my body was not working hard. I'm now about 2 1/2 weeks post partum and feeling much better. I lost 20 lbs so far and still have 24 to go. I definately want to join the post partum check in group! I have started walking a little bit and want to start upper body weights. Is it too soon?
I had false contractions from week 32. At my 37 week check I was dilated to a 3 and very soft. Then at 38 1/2 weeks my water broke. After weeks of lots of contractions now I had none! It was 1 in the morning and even though I knew we needed to get to the hospital there was no urgency. I packed up the kids and took them to a friends then we went in. I finally started getting some contractions but they were just the same as the ones I'd had all along. Not too strong or painful.
My Doctor checked me at about 7 am and I was at a 4 - still no real contractions. He wanted to start pictocin (sp?). I got an epidural at the same time as he started the pict. By the time the real contractions started I was feeling nothing. The dilation went pretty slow and he was not born until 12:55 that day. I only pushed about 5 times. However, his heart rate keeping dropping drastically each time I pushed. So the Dr. had me push every other contraction. Dylan Jay Florence was born a healthy 7 lbs, 6.5 oz and 20 inches long. He is very beautiful and scored a great 9.9 on the apgar tests. All in all I'd say this was my easiest delivery. The epidural guy is my hero!
It was kind of a shock to get home and find that I was really sore and tired. It did not seem that difficult but I forget that just because I was feeling no pain does not mean that my body was not working hard. I'm now about 2 1/2 weeks post partum and feeling much better. I lost 20 lbs so far and still have 24 to go. I definately want to join the post partum check in group! I have started walking a little bit and want to start upper body weights. Is it too soon?
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