I went in for my scheduled induction on Sunday evening, September 27th. They started me on some kind of pill that was supposed to soften my cervix, and start some contractions. They also gave me an ambien for sleeping, which turned out to not be the best idea ever. I was so sleepy, and my blood pressure was a concern so I got confined to the bed which makes labor pains harder to bear I'm told. At about 7am they started the pitossin and at about 9am the doctor broke my water. That's when the real pains of lab or began. I was still having a problem staying awake because of the ambien, and being jolted awake by contractions. I was probably not pleasant, props for Tim for sticking it out and being wonderful.
At about 10am I got an epidural, for a couple of reasons. 1st cause the pains of labor while you are half asleep are just hard to undertake, 2nd I was really afraid of having to have an emergency c-section because of my bloodpressure and have to be put to sleep which scares me more than anything. Anyhow, shortly after that there was a scare cause Dylan's heart rate would drop everytime I contracted, so the doctor came in to float the umbilical cord. She was surprised, as was everyone else, that I was much further dialated than anticipated. I was 7cm at this point, just a few hours after my water was broken. The doctor came back about an hour and a half later, and then there were 3 pushes and Dylan Joseph came into the world! He was 6lbs 13oz, 20 inches long born on Sept 28, 2009 at 12:29pm.
Here he is!
Our beautiful baby boy
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