Birth story

[Zannah]

I will try to be as brief as possible...

Since I'd hit 42 weeks, my doctor was pushing for an induction. The
poposed schedule was: go to hospital on Wednesday at 8, get medication
at 9, be monitored for 2 hours, go home at 11, and come back once I was
well into labour. It didn't quite work out like that...

The medication was *somewhat* more effective than had been expected.
However, because the contraction monitor wasn¹t attached properly to me,
it wasn¹t registering any contractions, and it looked like I was just
being whiny. (Admittedly, an easy mistake.) It was finally figured out
that the contractions weren¹t being measured properly, and that, yes, I
was in labour. Fortunately my husband had arranged with his mother to
pick up our daughter from kindergarten at 11:30; I'd blithely been
planning to do it myself.

At this point the nurse did ask about a birth plan. My husband and I
kind of looked at each other and shrugged, since with my first daughter
(not that we'd had an explicit birth plan) our wishes had been pretty
much ignored anyway. And based on our previous experience, we figured
we¹d just play it by ear. At some point I started muttering about an
epidural (I had been planning on trying it without one originally)
because the pain was just so bad, and I didn¹t think I could manage 25
hours of pain like that. Then I upgraded the request for an epidural to
a c-section (which I really, really didn't want, but I was at the Get It
Out Of Me Now stage.) I was also feeling slightly ****y about all of
this, since it did feel like the induction was going to result in a
cascade of interventions, which was precisely what I'd been trying to
avoid. I might have been a bit calmer if I¹d realised how fast it was
going, and that I wasn¹t going to have to labour like this for 25 hours.
At some point I started throwing up. My poor husband kept on trying too
empty the dish, would get as far as the door to the bathroom, and then
I¹d say ³no, no, bring it backŠ²

At 11 o¹clock I was finally allowed off the monitors. The nurse did an
internal exam, announced I was almost completely dilated, which was
completely unexpected (to me, anyway). She moved me to a labour &
delivery room; walking to the room was probably the nicest bit of
labour. Anyway, at this point I was informed that it was too late to
have an epidural, since we were now at the pushing stage. The doctor
arrived around half past, and my daughter was born 20 minutes later,
clutching the cord.

She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the second
time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.

My eldest is just over the moon about having a baby sister, and keeps on
saying "see, I was right all along. I knew she was a girl."

Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
mother...)

Zannah.

[A&G&K&H]

"Zannah" > wrote in message
...
> I will try to be as brief as possible...
>
> Since I'd hit 42 weeks, my doctor was pushing for an induction. The
> poposed schedule was: go to hospital on Wednesday at 8, get medication
> at 9, be monitored for 2 hours, go home at 11, and come back once I was
> well into labour. It didn't quite work out like that...
>
> The medication was *somewhat* more effective than had been expected.
> However, because the contraction monitor wasn¹t attached properly to me,
> it wasn¹t registering any contractions, and it looked like I was just
> being whiny. (Admittedly, an easy mistake.) It was finally figured out
> that the contractions weren¹t being measured properly, and that, yes, I
> was in labour. Fortunately my husband had arranged with his mother to
> pick up our daughter from kindergarten at 11:30; I'd blithely been
> planning to do it myself.
>
> At this point the nurse did ask about a birth plan. My husband and I
> kind of looked at each other and shrugged, since with my first daughter
> (not that we'd had an explicit birth plan) our wishes had been pretty
> much ignored anyway. And based on our previous experience, we figured
> we¹d just play it by ear. At some point I started muttering about an
> epidural (I had been planning on trying it without one originally)
> because the pain was just so bad, and I didn¹t think I could manage 25
> hours of pain like that. Then I upgraded the request for an epidural to
> a c-section (which I really, really didn't want, but I was at the Get It
> Out Of Me Now stage.) I was also feeling slightly ****y about all of
> this, since it did feel like the induction was going to result in a
> cascade of interventions, which was precisely what I'd been trying to
> avoid. I might have been a bit calmer if I¹d realised how fast it was
> going, and that I wasn¹t going to have to labour like this for 25 hours.
> At some point I started throwing up. My poor husband kept on trying too
> empty the dish, would get as far as the door to the bathroom, and then
> I¹d say ³no, no, bring it backS²
>
> At 11 o¹clock I was finally allowed off the monitors. The nurse did an
> internal exam, announced I was almost completely dilated, which was
> completely unexpected (to me, anyway). She moved me to a labour &
> delivery room; walking to the room was probably the nicest bit of
> labour. Anyway, at this point I was informed that it was too late to
> have an epidural, since we were now at the pushing stage. The doctor
> arrived around half past, and my daughter was born 20 minutes later,
> clutching the cord.
>
> She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the second
> time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.
>
> My eldest is just over the moon about having a baby sister, and keeps on
> saying "see, I was right all along. I knew she was a girl."
>
> Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
> my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
> longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
> mother...)
>
> Zannah.

Congratulations ... and please let us know her name when you've picked it:)
I found BF so much easier the second time as well ... something about *one*
of us knowing what we were doing :)
Amanda

--
DD 15th August 2002
1 tiny angel Nov 2003
DS 20th August 2004

[Unadulterated Me]

Zannah wrote:


> Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
> my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
> longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
> mother...)
>
> Zannah.

Congratulations!!!

Andrea

[Mary W.]

Zannah wrote:
> I will try to be as brief as possible...
>
>
> She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the second
> time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.
>
> My eldest is just over the moon about having a baby sister, and keeps on
> saying "see, I was right all along. I knew she was a girl."
>
> Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
> my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
> longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
> mother...)
>
>

congrats!

mary w.

[Mamma Mia]

"Zannah" > wrote in message
...
>I will try to be as brief as possible...
>
congrats and welcome baby girl of many and no names!

CHRISTINE

[Nikki]

Zannah wrote:

> She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the
> second time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.

Congratulations!!!!

--
Nikki

[Wendy]

Congratulations!

Wendy

[larissa]

On Sat, 25 Sep 2004 22:46:57 +0000, Zannah wrote:

Congratulations! things certainly went quicker this time. I hope you can
decide on a name soon, it is a tough decision.

Larissa

[Tara]

Congrats!

Tara

[Catherine C.]

Congrats! :)

[Joybelle]

"Zannah" > wrote in message
...

> Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
> my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
> longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
> mother...)

Congratulations, Zannah and family. I can't wait to hear the name you
choose. We always had a difficult name sticking a name to our babies. It
took us 2-3 days for each. It feels like such a huge responsibility!

I enjoyed your birth story. I always enjoy the ones where Mom is surprised
how quickly it all went. :)


--
Joy

Rose 1-30-99
Iris 2-28-01
Spencer 3-12-03

[Elle]

Zannah > wrote in message >...
> I will try to be as brief as possible...
>
> Since I'd hit 42 weeks, my doctor was pushing for an induction. The
> poposed schedule was: go to hospital on Wednesday at 8, get medication
> at 9, be monitored for 2 hours, go home at 11, and come back once I was
> well into labour. It didn't quite work out like that...
>
> The medication was *somewhat* more effective than had been expected.
> However, because the contraction monitor wasn¹t attached properly to me,
> it wasn¹t registering any contractions, and it looked like I was just
> being whiny. (Admittedly, an easy mistake.) It was finally figured out
> that the contractions weren¹t being measured properly, and that, yes, I
> was in labour. Fortunately my husband had arranged with his mother to
> pick up our daughter from kindergarten at 11:30; I'd blithely been
> planning to do it myself.
>
> At this point the nurse did ask about a birth plan. My husband and I
> kind of looked at each other and shrugged, since with my first daughter
> (not that we'd had an explicit birth plan) our wishes had been pretty
> much ignored anyway. And based on our previous experience, we figured
> we¹d just play it by ear. At some point I started muttering about an
> epidural (I had been planning on trying it without one originally)
> because the pain was just so bad, and I didn¹t think I could manage 25
> hours of pain like that. Then I upgraded the request for an epidural to
> a c-section (which I really, really didn't want, but I was at the Get It
> Out Of Me Now stage.) I was also feeling slightly ****y about all of
> this, since it did feel like the induction was going to result in a
> cascade of interventions, which was precisely what I'd been trying to
> avoid. I might have been a bit calmer if I¹d realised how fast it was
> going, and that I wasn¹t going to have to labour like this for 25 hours.
> At some point I started throwing up. My poor husband kept on trying too
> empty the dish, would get as far as the door to the bathroom, and then
> I¹d say ³no, no, bring it back?²
>
> At 11 o¹clock I was finally allowed off the monitors. The nurse did an
> internal exam, announced I was almost completely dilated, which was
> completely unexpected (to me, anyway). She moved me to a labour &
> delivery room; walking to the room was probably the nicest bit of
> labour. Anyway, at this point I was informed that it was too late to
> have an epidural, since we were now at the pushing stage. The doctor
> arrived around half past, and my daughter was born 20 minutes later,
> clutching the cord.
>
> She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the second
> time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.
>
> My eldest is just over the moon about having a baby sister, and keeps on
> saying "see, I was right all along. I knew she was a girl."
>
> Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
> my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
> longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
> mother...)
>
> Zannah.

Congrats, and good luck with choosing a name :)

Elle

[Amy]

Congrats on your DD's birth!

--
Amy,
Mum to Carlos born sleeping 20/11/02,
& Ana born screaming 30/06/04


"Zannah" > wrote in message
...
> I will try to be as brief as possible...
>
> Since I'd hit 42 weeks, my doctor was pushing for an induction. The
> poposed schedule was: go to hospital on Wednesday at 8, get medication
> at 9, be monitored for 2 hours, go home at 11, and come back once I was
> well into labour. It didn't quite work out like that...
>
> The medication was *somewhat* more effective than had been expected.
> However, because the contraction monitor wasn¹t attached properly to me,
> it wasn¹t registering any contractions, and it looked like I was just
> being whiny. (Admittedly, an easy mistake.) It was finally figured out
> that the contractions weren¹t being measured properly, and that, yes, I
> was in labour. Fortunately my husband had arranged with his mother to
> pick up our daughter from kindergarten at 11:30; I'd blithely been
> planning to do it myself.
>
> At this point the nurse did ask about a birth plan. My husband and I
> kind of looked at each other and shrugged, since with my first daughter
> (not that we'd had an explicit birth plan) our wishes had been pretty
> much ignored anyway. And based on our previous experience, we figured
> we¹d just play it by ear. At some point I started muttering about an
> epidural (I had been planning on trying it without one originally)
> because the pain was just so bad, and I didn¹t think I could manage 25
> hours of pain like that. Then I upgraded the request for an epidural to
> a c-section (which I really, really didn't want, but I was at the Get It
> Out Of Me Now stage.) I was also feeling slightly ****y about all of
> this, since it did feel like the induction was going to result in a
> cascade of interventions, which was precisely what I'd been trying to
> avoid. I might have been a bit calmer if I¹d realised how fast it was
> going, and that I wasn¹t going to have to labour like this for 25 hours.
> At some point I started throwing up. My poor husband kept on trying too
> empty the dish, would get as far as the door to the bathroom, and then
> I¹d say ³no, no, bring it backS²
>
> At 11 o¹clock I was finally allowed off the monitors. The nurse did an
> internal exam, announced I was almost completely dilated, which was
> completely unexpected (to me, anyway). She moved me to a labour &
> delivery room; walking to the room was probably the nicest bit of
> labour. Anyway, at this point I was informed that it was too late to
> have an epidural, since we were now at the pushing stage. The doctor
> arrived around half past, and my daughter was born 20 minutes later,
> clutching the cord.
>
> She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the second
> time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.
>
> My eldest is just over the moon about having a baby sister, and keeps on
> saying "see, I was right all along. I knew she was a girl."
>
> Still no name, and my husband has now gently suggested I *don't* talk to
> my mother until we have one; every time I talk to her, the list gets
> longer. (We were down to two names yesterday. BEFORE I talked to my
> mother...)
>
> Zannah.

[karlisa]

Congratulations! I can't wait to hear what you've named her! :-)

lisa
micksmom
26 months old
Baby Boy 2 due 2-7-05

[Leslie]

Wow, I'm glad it went so quickly! Congratulations and let us know the name
soon!


Leslie

Emily (2/4/91)
Jake (1/27/94)
Teddy (2/15/95)
William (3/5/01 -- VBA3C, 13 lbs. 5 oz.)
and Lorelei, expected 11/2/04

"Children come trailing clouds of glory from God, which is their home."
~ William Wordsworth

[Irene]

Congratulations! Good luck on choosing a name!

Irene

[Mary S.]

Congratulations! What a beautiful sentence to end with. Good luck
picking a name!

Mary S.

> She's gorgeous, calm, and is nursing like a pro (much easier the second
> time.) I'd forgotten how divine babies are.