8/28/2011 Bronson's Birth Day part 1

Wow, done and done. I cant believe Bronson's bday has come like lightning. Let me just start out by saying that this pregnancy, has been a cake walk compared to Dreycin's and thats probably why im on the computer right now......everything from weight, high risk, blood pressure, and now the delivery. I can not say how amazed I am that he came so fast. My mama passed me some good birthing genes, man it was speedy fast. And in all honesty after the birth of Dreycin my doc's progress notes included that whoever was to take care of me next pregnancy would need to bring me into hospital for induction because of my speedlike birthing genes. Anyways, so I really think Ive been in labor for like 3-4days, stronger contx when I was making my morning walks some that woke me up in the night.....but last night was the real thing and I stayed at home in the comfort of my home for 14hrs with 10min apart contx. And just so yall know I was at the hospital yesterday morning because of bleeding, they sent me home because I wasnt progressing after an hour.....still 2-3cm and 70% effaced......so home we did not go. We went to the mall and walked for 4hrs, stopped and got me 2 sushi philly rolls for dinner (smoked salmon not raw) and then headed home so that I could go pick up my dad. I was having contractions all day, but i wasnt timing them and just walking through them. So I picked up my dad at around 830 (2hrs of contx at this point) and he was like do you want me to drive home.....nahhh i replied im fine. And then from there on out my contx started, and then this morning I had more bleeding, but this time Derek was like we are going back. I had literally slept in the rocking chair last night having contx every 10min cat napping in between. Derek was probably pretty annoyed, and then Dreycin woke up at 520am??? and was saying BIRTHDAY PARTY BIRTHDAY PARTY, the little slugger must have known we would be celebrating a bday today and was anxious to wake up damn early! So around 830am we head to the hospital, my dad has just woken up and seen Dreycin for the first time since he got in last night. i felt bad leaving him right away, but he was jumping up and down that he was going to get to stay with his Pops, gave me and Derek kisses and off we went. To much hesitancy i was going in with contx 10min apart, thinking those damn dr's and rn's are gonna send me home.....hopefully not with the bleeding but within minutes I was told I was a 5, staying and in labor.

9:30am got to room, and on monitor. BP was 110/66 woo hoo!!
Nurse starts me on lowest dose of pitocin, a 6 I believe.....but I really didnt need it because at
1030am Doc comes in to check says im 6, almost 7 time to break my water. He breaks my water and those contx take on a whole other meaning.....im probably breaking derek's hand. time for the freaking epidural. At 1130 the epidural is done my nurse checks me and im an 8......ahhh no wonder my contx are effing ridiculiously painful. Derek told me later that he was getting upset because I was in so much pain, he even came to my bedside and said "You are making this look easy." Believe me I didnt feel that way before the epidural!
By noon im feeling alot of pressure, as if my epidural is not freaking working, but I know it is because my legs are totally numb just a small tingling sensation. So I tell the nurse she calls Dr Payne (1 of 5 docs in the practice I go to that just happened to be on call this weekend, and who I wanted to deliver me) and at 1235 im pushing because Im complete and ready to deliver Bronson! Dr Payne had been joking all morning, saying that "You dont play around when it comes to delivery time, do you.?"
Well the doc comes in and ask Derek how comfortable he would be to deliver the baby, and Derek was like really, yeah ok. He was a little concerned about dropping the baby, but as Bronson's head came out he caught the left shoulder then right, and then laid him on my chest. It was totally a different delivery, looking at the only the 2 people I saw in the room, my wonderful loving husband delivering our new baby boy. It was amazing, brings me to tears thinking about it. Afterwards Derek said, man those babies are slimy little things, how do dr's not drop them. Dr Payne said, oh see that bin down there its the baby catcher, but he was joking! My only regret, not giving one of the nurses a camera to capture our experience. Oh well, words will have to do.
Bronson was born at 1:01pm 7lbs 10oz, 20 inches long. To much of our surprise, no 9lb baby!
I was FAMISHED and needed food, because for the 14hrs of contractions at home I did not eat because I was pretty sure I was in labor......all I had was a popsicle and lots of water through the night. I did however set my family up, the 1hr before we went to the hospital I threw in a whole chicken with carrots and potatoes in the crockpot and set it to cook! yes I was cooking while in labor....im badass. Ha, anyways....I got what seemed like the best burger ever and french fries with a yummy sweet tea and it was so good. By 3 or 4pm we were taken over to postpartum and Derek left to go pick up Dreycin and my dad.


http://jgoldsborough80.blogspot.com/  some pics from the big day!