Here is the story of Logan's birth
On May 8th, I left the house about 11:20 to get to the hospital by 11:45 for my induction. I was really nervous because I didn't know what to expect. I had been having contractions throughout the day and was really sure that I had made some progress and was dilated more than 1 cm. I will tell you though, I was ready to have this baby. Once we arrived at the hospital, I was told I couldn't check in until midnight, so Jeremy and I had to wait about 20 minutes until they could check us in. At 12am, I got my papers and proceeded upstairs to the 2nd floor where I would be prepped for the induction. The nurse showed me to my room, told me to get changed into the gown and that she would be right back with me. I changed and sat down in the bed. There was a bedside table next to the bed that had some papers on it, so I started reading through those. I waited for the nurse to come back. She finally came back about 12:30 or so and had me sign the papers I had read through, and asked me questions, started my IV and hung some IV fluids up for me. At 1am she told me she was going to put the pill on my cervix to help it dilate and that if I needed to use the bathroom, this was my last chance. After I got back in bed, she checked me and said I was only a 1.5cm dilated. I was kind of bummed because after all the contractions I had been having, I was sure I was more dilated than that. Time passed by and I tried to get some sleep, but it was hard because I kept having to use the bathroom (because of the fluids) and I was also having more intense contractions. I was really trying hard to use my breathing techniques that I learned in birthing class, but it was really hard. Jeremy woke up a few times and asked how I was doing, and after a few times of telling him, "OK" I told him that he needed to come close to the bed because I was having a lot of pain. About 5am, the nurse nurse came back in and said he had to put another pill on my cervix and also check me. I told her that I was having quite a bit of pain and she said that I couldn't have anything for pain until I was dilated to a 3 or 4. She checked me and I was dilated to a 3 - 3.5, so I took some pain medicine. About 5:15 my water broke. What a feeling. I was so glad it broke on it's own! Around 6:30 the new nurse came on duty and she said she had to check me, by this time I was 4 cm dilated and I quickly told her that I wanted an epidural. I had the epidural within the hour and by 7:30am I was 7cm dilated. The nurse told me that I was going to have a baby that morning. I was just in shock. I was really happy once the epidural took effect. About 9:20 she checked me again because I was having real regular contractions and I was dilated to a 10. She told me it was time to start pushing. I pushed to a point that the doctor needed to be there, and so she called for the doctor and Logan Mckenize Mason was born at 10:06am. They put her on my chest and Jeremy cut the cord. They cleaned her mouth and nose out and were really rubbing her back to get her to cry good. She finally started crying, and after a mintue, they took her to the warmer and started doing what they needed to do. She was 8lbs 3ozs and 19.5 inches long, The doctor asked me where I was hiding her! I don't know how much I expected her to weigh, but I don't think I expected an 8lb baby. Once they weighed her and stuff, the wrapped her up and put her back in my arms. Her face was bruised, the nurse said the cord was wrapped around her neck when she was born :-/ I'm glad she was OK. She also busted blood vessels in her eyes on her way out. You can't really tell unless her eyes are wide open.
After they put her back in my arms, the first thing I wanted to do was try to feed her. She was rooting and acted like she was really hungry, so I was able to feed her within the first hour she was born. Jeremy sent a text to our family and also took some pictures. His dad and step mom came by before I got transferred up to the 3rd floor and they got to hold her. I couldn't believe I just had a baby! Wow!
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| Fresh out of the oven |
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| Someone please warm me up!! |
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| 8lbs 3ozs - big girl |
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| Proud momma |
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| Proud mommy and daddy |
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| Getting ready for a bath |
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| The nurse gave Logan a bath in the delivery room, only because I asked her to |
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| Getting dried off from her bath |
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| Look at her hair! |
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| Proud grandparents - Grandma & Grandpa Mason |
To be continued.....
