2nd
Birth story
December 15th 7pm, mommy daddy adn Ellie arrived at the hospital. We found out they were only going to soften my cervix and weren’t planning to start labor until the next day. So fter the cervidil was started they gave me an ambien to sleep. Daddy took Ellie home to sleep and was planning on being back at 9 am the next morning. I fell asleep for about an hour and woke up to heavy contractions. I asked for some relief and they gave me staidol. It took the edge off but they were getting worse and I couldn’t sleep. Finally around 3:30 am I felt something leaking, I thought it was my water. I feel and it was a massive amount of blood. I call the nurse and tried to compose myself, I was feeling so loopy from the ambien and staidol.
Before I knew it there were about 20 people flying in and out of my room. They were scaring me so bad, couldn’t tell me what was going on, everyone was just running around and preparing me for a c-section.
Finally they were able to tell me that my placenta had suddenly abrupted and it was serious. I was losing a lot of blood with every contraction that were now coming almost non stop. I hear my Dr run in the room and say, “We have to get that baby out NOW before it’s too late!” I FREAKED out! I was so scared. I was bleeding so quickly they were sure she was going to drown if they didn’t get her out right then.
I was all alone so I called home quickly to tell Will to come fast. I called him and he rushed back to the hospital. All I could think was either I would lose the baby or I would never see Will or Ellie again because I was losing too much blood. There wasn’t enough time to do an epidural. They had me drink that little drink and put a mask on me to put me completely out. I honestly thought I wasn’t going to wake up. Will got to the hospital right around the time I was coming to. I was so happy to see him.
They told me the baby was just fine, they got her out and stopped my bleeding. I cried and cried. I am so so so thankful. I like to think my dad was watching over us in that room.
It seems as quickly as it all started it was over and I was holding my sweet baby in my arms. She is so perfect and beautiful! She looks NOTHING like Ellie which is funny because I imagined she would be exactly like her sister. After nearly 6 years of having only one child it didn’t seem possible that Will and I could make a different looking baby. I was seriously thinking about asking if these people switched babies on me! I didn’t think seh looked like me either. However most people agree she does resemble Will.
She was born 5:58 am 12/16/08
7lbs 12 oz 19 inches long
Lots of dark almost black curly hair
I am over the moon in love and feel so lucky, blessed, grateful, etc she is safe and sound.
