Kailins Delivery a little long and maybe some TMI-Enjoy

Ok so I have been wanting to document the story of Kailins birth for quite some time but haven't taken the time to do so. So like any good mom it is 3:59 am, Kailin is full has a clean diaper and is sleeping peacefully on the couch so it is the perfect time to sacrifice some sleep and document her birth.

A little background, I worked up until I had Kailin and as my due date was fast approaching I was getting more and more impatient. I just wanted to meet my little girl and have some time off from working at Citi. I had decided that if I hadn't had her by my due date I was starting my leave before she came. Ok so now you know that. My due date was April 8th. On April 6th I woke up around 7 am and decided to go walking at the park. I walked for about an hour or so, came home and passed out on the couch. When I woke up, I tried to stand up and that wasn't very successful. My pelvis and hips hurt so bad that for the first time during my pregnancy I waddled every where. I also felt like I was getting a head cold so I had a sore throat and on top of that I was really nauseous(sp). I just thought I was sick to my stomach and I couldn't really eat anything. I called into work to miss my first four hours of my shift. By time it was 5:00 pm and time to go to work I wasn't thrilled but I kept in mind the more I work the more time I can use once Kailin was born, so I went waddling, uncomfortable(I was huge..pic included..and no clothes fit). Around 8:00 pm my contractions were getting painful and I would have to place clients on hold so I could take some breaths. At 9:00 pm after I got everything done I needed to and 1/2 hour before my shift ended I looked at my boss and said..."Umm, I'm going to the hospital." My contractions were about 4-5 minutes apart and 1-2 minutes long.

I called Craig told him to grab the hospital bag because we needed to go. I went home, showered, and we headed to the hospital. We got there around 10:00 pm. I felt a little awkward when we walked to the front desk because I didn't know what to say, I mean I wasn't being rushed in sitting in a wheel chair like you see in the movies. So I walked up to the receptionist and said" I think I'm in Labor?" It seems really funny now. We were taken back to triage and I was asked to give a clean Urine sample. I was pretty happy about this because as Kailin moved down she was pushing on my bladder, so I went to the bathroom got the sample and then realized I didn't wipe first, so I dumped the cup and tried to go pee again...no luck...haha, so what do you do with an empty sample cup you are wondering? I wrote my name on it put the lid on and left it on the table. My nurse got a kick out of this..I felt so stupid. I go into the triage room and the nurse who we loved hooked me up to monitors. My contractions were 2-3 minutes apart which was suprising for me. Side note on our nurse her name was Molly H. and she happened to be my high school geometry teacher Mr. Dunn's sister. She was awesome!!! I wish I could have her by my side at all my deliveries. Ok so moving on, after being on the monitors for a little over 30 min she checked me and I was dialated to a 3 and 100% effaced. My water hadn't broken so she told us to walk around for an hour and she would check me again. The minute we walked out of triage room I quickly stopped and pressed my legs together and must have looked frightened because Craig asked what was wrong. MY WATER BROKE! I had fluid running down my legs and needless to say we were admitted at 10:50 pm. We went to our delivery room and Craig and I walked for about an hour and then I decided to get into the jacuzzi. I sat in that for about and hour. I was excited for the jacuzzi, because I loved baths during the last part of my pregnancy. My contractions were getting harder and it felt like the jacuzzi was just getting hotter and hotter, I didn't realize it was me from harder contractions. The jacuzzi started to get really uncomfortable. The angle of the back of the tub was not conducive to my comfort, I had to press my feet against the end of the tub so I was sitting straigt up because the angle wasn't good. I had told Craig to try to rest while I was in the jacuzzi and I'm happy he was able to. I got out of the jacuzzi around 1:00-1:30 am.

Then I tried sitting on the birthing ball. That was nice I liked that a lot. Around 2:30 am I decided I was going to try to rest, so I somehow got onto the bed and within a few minutes I was having contractions right after another and wasn't having a break. I had made up my mind to have Kailin without medicine until around this time during labor. At 3:00 am Craig was up and helping me, I told him I wanted to talk about medication, he gently dismissed this thought by reminding me how long it might take to have the aneasthesiologist to get there, and I quickly found my inner strength, I didn't want to have fall risk sign outside of my hospital room. I had Craig get the nurse to check me and I was dialated to a 7. Right after she checked me the rest of my water broke and I soaked the bed. She was ready to clean up the bed but I knew I would have to move and by this time the contractions were getting harder without a break and I told her not to worry about that. I was comfortable sitting straight up sitting indian style so that is how I dealt with the first contractions while Craig rubbed my back and refilled my Water bottle. Soon this wasn't working and Molly suggested that I get on my elbows and knees. This was wonderful. I used some breathing techniques I had learned in a hypnobirthing book and Molly helped remind me when to relax in between contractions. Craig was busy fanning me with a hand fan and giving me water which was the best! I was feeling pretty weak and I asked Molly about the pain medication, she gave me my options and right about then I had a contraction, so she said " Lets get through this contraction and then we can talk about it" I quickly forgot I had asked. She checked me and I was almost ready to push, I just had to wait for part of my cervix to move.

Around 4:20 am the room was ready the doctor was there and I was pushing. I couldn't believe how chatty I was and I felt great. In between pushing I would talk to Molly, Craig and the doctor. Molly kept telling me that I wasn't acting normal, because I was calm and chatty and I wasn't screaming or acting how most women act I guess. I knew that soon I would have our little girl with me and I guess that helped me stay calm. I was getting discouraged though. I didn't think I would be able to make it. I looked at Craig(who was still fanning me..poor guy his forearm was quite sore) and told him I couldn't push any more. I didn't realize that the doctor, Molly, and Craig could all see Kailins head, the doctor had me feel her head and I found an inner strength and let my body take over. At 4:59 am she was born. It was amazing. I couldn't stop saying how beautiful she was, I was ecstatic. Looking back maybe a little too ecstatic, but it was wonderful. We spent the next hour with her just me and Craig, then they came and weighed her 8 lbs 6.3 oz, I couldn't believe she was so big and 20.5 inch long.

We enjoyed our time at the hospital and came home the next day at 3:00 pm. And now 5 weeks later we are loving every second with her. She is a great baby, good sleeper, eater and funny. I have posted some pictures of the special day. Some are probably duplicates but I figure that is ok.
All Belly, this was at 39 weeks

During Labor this was around 12:30 am as you can see the clock on the wall behind me.

I can't believe she fit, I was big but she must have been squished :)

First Daddy-Daughter picture

First family photo

After her bath with her cute little yellow bow.


It is now 4:59 am and exactly 5 weeks and 3 days since she was born..time for bed :)