Layla Mae
Born on Sunday, June 19 at 8:35 am
7 lbs 12 oz
20 in. long
Sunday, June 19, 2011
The Labor and Delivery
Around 1 pm on Saturday, June 18, I started having contractions. Jason and I were out for a walk, and I had about three small ones not lasting too long. When we got back home we started writing down the times because I was having contractions on a continual basis. I think both of us were in denial that I was in labor because the contractions weren't overly painful. They came and went and I continued on about my afternoon. My parents arrived around 5, and my mom was sure I was in labor. I was hungry though and really wanted pizza, so we went to Firehouse. After 1 1/2 slices I had a pretty strong contraction and my mom cut me off of the pizza because neither one of us wanted to see it again later. I was still feeling ok and didn't really want to go home so we went to Walmart to walk around a bit. At that point the contractions were becoming very regular so we came back home to wait it out a little bit longer. Finally around 9:55, we thought it was time to go to the hospital.
At 10:20 we made it to Methodist, and I got admitted right away. Since I was having such regular contractions and already scheduled for an induction that next morning, the nurses in the ER didn't really ask too many questions or send me back home. When first checked, I was 3-4 cm dilated and 100% effaced. My doctor was notified and he had the nurse break my water at 11:35. The pain continually became stronger, and I knew that I probably wouldn't be able to make it to the end without an epidural, so I requested one and it was put in place at 1 am on Sunday. For about 20 minutes my legs were numb, and I couldn't feel much. After the epidural, I stalled at 5 cm, so my doctor started me on Pitocin at 2:20. That made my contractions even stronger and more intense, but I could feel them and I shouldn't have been able to with the epidural.
The anesthesiologist increased the dosage three times before saying that he couldn't do anything more except to take it out and replace it, so that's what we did. I got the second epidural at 3:20, and he put it on the maximum dosage he could. I couldn't feel a thing from my butt down to my legs, which were so heavy that I couldn't even lift them. At 6:00 I was dilated to 9-10 cm. The nurse turned the epidural down halfway so that I could still feel the contractions to know when to start pushing because my doctor said that if I couldn't push correctly that they were to turn the epidural off completely. I started pushing at 7:15 and luckily I was doing it right, so I got to keep the epidural and Layla was born at 8:35 am.
At 10:20 we made it to Methodist, and I got admitted right away. Since I was having such regular contractions and already scheduled for an induction that next morning, the nurses in the ER didn't really ask too many questions or send me back home. When first checked, I was 3-4 cm dilated and 100% effaced. My doctor was notified and he had the nurse break my water at 11:35. The pain continually became stronger, and I knew that I probably wouldn't be able to make it to the end without an epidural, so I requested one and it was put in place at 1 am on Sunday. For about 20 minutes my legs were numb, and I couldn't feel much. After the epidural, I stalled at 5 cm, so my doctor started me on Pitocin at 2:20. That made my contractions even stronger and more intense, but I could feel them and I shouldn't have been able to with the epidural.
The anesthesiologist increased the dosage three times before saying that he couldn't do anything more except to take it out and replace it, so that's what we did. I got the second epidural at 3:20, and he put it on the maximum dosage he could. I couldn't feel a thing from my butt down to my legs, which were so heavy that I couldn't even lift them. At 6:00 I was dilated to 9-10 cm. The nurse turned the epidural down halfway so that I could still feel the contractions to know when to start pushing because my doctor said that if I couldn't push correctly that they were to turn the epidural off completely. I started pushing at 7:15 and luckily I was doing it right, so I got to keep the epidural and Layla was born at 8:35 am.
Saturday, June 18, 2011
41 weeks
So I'm back dating a few of my blog entries. I wanted to make sure to document everything on my blog and I've been a bit behind in doing so.
On Friday, June 17, we went to the doctor again because I was almost a week overdue. He wanted to do an ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid levels. Upon checking he saw that they were ok but were getting low. He decided at that point that we should schedule an induction. He called up Methodist and they had an opening at 5 am on Sunday, June 19. We called our parents to start making plans. My parents decided to come up on Saturday evening to be here bright and early, while Jason's were going to wait until Sunday mid-morning.
On Friday, June 17, we went to the doctor again because I was almost a week overdue. He wanted to do an ultrasound to check the amniotic fluid levels. Upon checking he saw that they were ok but were getting low. He decided at that point that we should schedule an induction. He called up Methodist and they had an opening at 5 am on Sunday, June 19. We called our parents to start making plans. My parents decided to come up on Saturday evening to be here bright and early, while Jason's were going to wait until Sunday mid-morning.
Saturday, June 11, 2011
40 weeks
Today marks 40 weeks exactly. I'm a teensy bit frustrated since I had such early progress, and then the last four weeks I've stayed the same. However, I know that Layla will grace us with her presence when she's ready. I go back to the doctor on Monday, but I really don't foresee any changes taking place. She's not been all that active the last couple days, and I hear that might be a sign that she's getting ready. In due time I suppose... Jason and I went to the Turkey Festival this afternoon for the first time since we've lived up here. It wasn't much, but it got us out of the house for a couple hours.
Sunday, June 5, 2011
Active Layla
Layla decided to be SUPER active a little while ago. She was on the move from a little before 10:00 until about 11:00. We watched her for bit, and then Jason grabbed the camera so we could get a video of it. We missed one of the best little punches she gave me, but it sure was crazy to witness. I'm thinking that she's definitely trying to break out. Maybe I'll have good news at my doctor's appointment tomorrow morning. One can hope! :)
Saturday, June 4, 2011
39 weeks
Layla can come out anytime she's ready because mama is ready! Had two doctors appointments this week, one on Tuesday and one on Friday, and we still have no progress. Going back on Monday, and I'm hoping we get some good news. Layla has been putting significant pressure on me, so I'm thinking that she's getting ready for her exit. I guess though, she'll come out when she's ready. Only one more week to go...hopefully!
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