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Zachary Brian Jennings was born on July 27 weighing 9lbs 2oz. So I was due on July...

Posted by deborahann139

Zachary Brian Jennings was born on July 27 weighing 9lbs 2oz.

So I was due on July 22, but he evidently wasn't ready to come out then. The day before I went into labor I had a doctor's appt. and was almost 3cm, 100% effaced. I woke up around 4 am on the 27th with a couple of contractions that were a bit stronger than what I'd been having; by 4:30 I was pretty convinced that was going to be the day so I got up and did some laundry and dishes and just getting things ready to go. Cx were coming every 10 min or so but weren't real strong or getting closer so we figured we had a while. Mid morning we went to a park where I walked a mile or so around the trail while my older boys played, but that didn't seem to help speed things up and it was HOT so we went back home. By around noon they had gotten closer, to around 5 min or so, but still weren't too intense and were sometimes still 8-10 min b/w some of them. But DH was starting to get concerned so we started getting things ready to go. We took the boys over to my parents' house and sat and chatted for a bit there. I had a couple of cx in a row that were a lot stronger so I finally told DH that maybe we should get going. We got to the hospital around 2 and while walking in I had a couple more strong ones that were only 3 min apart. They brought me into triage and hooked me up to monitors - cx were showing up every 4-6 min, and I'd have an occasional one that was really intense but most were still not too bad. After about half an hour a nurse finally comes in to check me. She took awhile and finally said, "wow, you're good, you're 9.5 cm." Said she would have come in to check me sooner but I was just so calm she figured I couldn't be too far along. Asked if I was wanting an epidural and when I said no said it was a good thing b/c there wasn't going to be time. They wheeled me over to L&D where nurses were frantically trying to get the room and such ready while my doctor jogged over from his office next to the hospital. He got there and broke my water. I had a couple of more cx that weren't really that bad, then when everything was ready they said let's push. So I did and DS came flying out in about 2 minutes, 1.5 pushes later. I did tear a little but not too bad. DS had some fluid in his lungs - he came out so fast it didn't have time to get smooshed out - so he was really raspy/snorty/sneezy for the first couple of days, but is doing fine now. I'm very sore from breastfeeding, but that is going well too for the most part.

I'm really happy with my med-free delivery experience. Good luck to all you other mamas!View Thread

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Hi! I'm pregnant with my 3rd son and planning for another med-free hospital birth. I...

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Hi! I'm pregnant with my 3rd son and planning for another med-free hospital birth. I had positive experiences with my first 2 so feel totally comfortable going that route again. Certified midwives have only been legal in my state for the last couple of years, so homebirth was not really an option with my first two, and now we live further out of town and have a supportive OB so I'm most comfortable going back to the hospital.

My first I went in knowing I wanted to have a med-free birth, but figuring that I wouldn't be able to handle it. None of my friends or SIL's had gone w/o an epidural, even those that said they wanted to going in ended up getting one, so I just didn't think I could do it if they couldn't. My mom at least was supportive so I wanted to give it a try. I went into labor on my due date and labored at home for a long time. I was really paranoid of getting to the hospital too soon and being sent home, so I waited and waited. I really kept expecting it to be worse than it was, not that it wasn't painful, but it was manageable. Finally went to the hospital around noon the next day and I was a full 10 when I got there! My doctor barely made it and DS was born less than an hour after we arrived. The worst part was the stitches I needed afterward from a 9 lb baby coming out in 20 min of pushing.

My second was 8 days late and we found out he had turned sideways sometime after my 40 wk appt. My doctor was able to turn him back head down, but wanted to go ahead and induce so that he wouldn't have a chance to flip again, and b/c my first was big so this one was also probably on the large size (he was just under 9 lbs). I was scared of the pitocin, again b/c of horror stories I had heard, but again it wasn't too bad and I think my body really took over once the contractions were started and they never turned it up very high. DS2 was born less than 5 hours later. The doctor did break my water at around 6 cm and he was born 20 min after that.

I'm hoping to not have an induction this time, but I think it was the best option last time; if I had already been in labor when I got to the hospital and DS was breach, they would have sent me straight to a c/s, so I'm glad for how it worked out. Even with being induced and having to be constantly monitored, my nurse was great about letting me get up and move around and I think that helped a ton. I'm excited to see how this one turns out!View Thread

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