Kyler's Birth Story!!!

Wednesday, September 15th my Husband and I arrived at our Doctor's appointment around 10:30 AM. We were truly unhappy to find out one of our last appointments was not with our own Doctor. As a matter of fact this woman walked into the appointment room and didn't even introduce herself. Given we were planning to go completely natural we had asked in the past to not have my membranes stripped. As this woman was checking my cervix she began to tell me how almost every woman needed Pitocin to speed up their labor and yada yada. (Definite WARNING sign). I politely told her I can do this with out the drug but thank-you any way. Then she began to tell me that since I was four centimeters she wanted to admit me! Umm no Thank-you! I wasn't having any contractions. So as she kept her fingers in there all the sudden I felt a ton of more pressure and she began pushing on my belly. It hurt so bad I began to tear up and my Husband immediately jumped to my side and asked the Doctor what she was doing. She had told my Husband that she was pulling my cervix up and pushing the baby's bottom down. This was code for I just stripped your membranes and you can't do crap about it! GREAT!!!!!

We finally left the Doctor's appointment, my Husband a bit more upset than I was. I figured nothing we can do now. Plus what ever she did probably won't work! BOY WAS I WRONG. I began have sporadic contractions and menstrual cramping right after. I just figured this was normal after a cervical check and went about my day.

We picked up our son from Day Care. He took a nap and woke up around 4:00 PM. At 4:30 I had my blood show and decided to walk Nate to the park and see what happens. Sure enough around 5:30 I began to have contractions that were about 10 mins apart. As a little more time progressed the dropped down to 3 mins apart but only 40 seconds long. I ate some salad while bouncing on my birthing ball and while Nathan played. In a short time they seemed to intensify. Around 7:00 I knew this was it. I called Nathan's Day Care teacher and told her I needed to drop our son off since I was going into labor. My Husband put all our bags in the car and we dropped him off with his teacher. I then started listening to my Birthing Guide Hypnobabies track and Birthing Affirmations to relax my self.

We got to the Hospital around 8:30. My contractions remained 3 - 3 1/2 minuets apart and 40 seconds long. I got a cervical exam and was only 4 cm's dilated and still 90% effaced! This was very frustrating and I was thinking to myself, how could this not be labor?! It was so intense! The nurse monitored the baby and I for 20 mins and then allowed us to walk the halls, eat, drink, ect... At 9:00 PM the nurse came back in to check me. I was now 5 and half centimeters! I was so happy there was some progression. I tried to keep up with my hypnosis but at that point my contractions were so intense my focus was on the pain. Not a smart move! One hour later and my contractions remained 3 - 3 1/2 minuets apart about 90 seconds long. At this point I began to get sick to my stomach. I kept removing the monitor to make a run to the bathroom. About a half an hour into this my nurse was getting mad at me for removing the monitor so much and staying in the bathroom. I refused to leave though and at that point contractions were one on top of the other. Finally I got the courage to get back into bed but I was begging my Husband to get me the Epidural. The pain was unbearable. He said we'll talk about it but I knew he was waisting time on purpose so I couldn't get it. The nurse then decided to check me. She asked me if I was sure I wanted the Epidural and I asked her what she meant. She told me I was 8 1/2 centimeters dilated! I looked at my Husband who just kept telling me we're doing this for the baby and with tears in my eyes I told them lets continue with out it! At around 11:30 PM I was checked and was 10 cm dilated and ready to go. My bag of water did not break on it's own so they did the honors for me. My Husband rubbed my head and continued to tell me "Relax". I started to feel a completely out of body experience. I was in complete relaxation. This was go time! The baby's head began to crown and my body began to push on it's own. The Doctor (same woman from this morning) started to do Perineal massages and held back my cervical lip to allow the baby's head to move out with out tearing. With only 6 minuets of pushing Kyler Grant Kush was out and on my stomach! I couldn't believe it! We waited for the cord to go flat and stop pulsating before cutting it. We quickly removed my gown for skin to skin contact and it was amazing. He was so calm and amazing! After the placenta came out I sat up and began to nurse him for a bit. He was a pro! He nursed for an entire half an hour. After nursing the pediatric nurses came in and measured him and weighed and did all his stats. At 12:01 September 16th, 2010 Kyler Grant Kush was born at 6 lbs 14 oz and 19 inches long! I still can't believe we did it!