Little Bug was scheduled to arrive Jan 16 with the help of an induction, just 1 day past my due date to end the constant 'false' labor I was experiencing. At my 40 week appointment my Dr thought I wasn't going to progress further on my own regardless of my contractions because of some scar tissue so I agreed to the induction. I was excited to see my boy!
It was nice being induced on a certain day, I had time that morning to enjoy a small breakfast, have a shower and recheck my hospital bags and most of all get mentally prepared for what the day would bring. We arrived at 8am and got checked in, changed into the hospital gear and I was then hooked up to the IV's and the Pitocin drip. After about an hour they let my mom in (who was going to be there for the birth) and the contractions had started getting stronger already. They started off right away at 4 minutes apart and I had come in at 3+ cm dilated so they broke my water. I labored for about 4 hours on my own with no drugs but then I was checked and only at 5-6cm so looking at at least 4 more hours (average is about 1cm per hour) I decided I wanted the epidural. 30 minutes later I had the lovely epidural in, CK and my mom both watched them do it and told me how cool it was. It was less painful than the IV at the beginning so I was thrilled with that.
After the drugs kicked in (almost immediately) my head nurse decided to put me on my side to see if the baby would turn. We knew he was 'sunny side up' and that can make for a more difficult delivery so I was willing to try a few things. I actually managed to doze off because I couldn't really see anything but the side of my bed. Less than an hour later the nurse came in noticing something on the monitor, checked me and said I was complete! We were in total shock that it was time, since we had just sent my dad, CK's dad and step-mom to go eat lunch, thinking it was going to be a longer process. After a quick text to get everyone headed back to the hospital CK and my mom held my legs and I started pushing. Pushing was NO pain because of the epidural, just a lot of hard work. It was hard to know I was doing it right since I couldn't feel much but in another 45 minutes he was out and screaming!
They quickly cleaned me up, gave me my boy to hold skin-to-skin and then prepared the room for his after-birth procedures. We let the rest of the family in and we all got to watch Bug get his shots, footprints taken, and CK giving him his first bath.
Both baby and I were released from the hospital just 25 hours after he was born, I had no tears or complications and other than a little jaundice Bug was very healthy! We have been loving life at home getting to know our little man and so far he's a very laid back, easy and happy baby.
Here are some pictures of the day
