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Madison Hope, Friday the 13th baby!!
Madison Hope
3/13/09
4:37 pm
6 lbs 7 oz
20 1/4 inches
Congrats to all us new mommies!! I got back from the hospital on Sunday, and I check the boards today to see all these new babies :).
So I went to the doctor on Thursday the 12th, and she said let's get it over with, come to the hospital tonight at 8 pm. So they started me on Cytotec (sp?) to soften my cervix. At that point I was not dialated or effaced at all. That went on all night long, getting doses every 3 hours, needless to say I barely slept for an hour. At 830 the,next morning, I was barely dialated to a 1 1/2, and they decided to start the pitocin around noon. I wasn't even trying to take the pitocin without an epidural, so I got that, then they started the pitocin. I took a nap right after that happened, and sometime in that 45 minute span, my water broke! So I was dialated to a 3 after my water broke, 45 minutes later they put an internal contraction monitor on me and I was at a 6. Then about an hour later, they put an internal monitor on the baby, and I was to a 9 1/2!!!! They let me labor down for a while and get the baby's head down, and after only about 20 minutes of pushing, Madison Hope was born. All the time I was in labor, I thought the pitocin was on, but after the baby's heart rate went down, I guess they shut it off and I didn't notice. So all that dilation was done on my own, I was definitely surprised about that after being induced.
Labor was great, and being a mommy is absolutely amazing!! I hope everything is going well for all of you too, and good luck to the rest of you that are still waiting for your little ones.
3/13/09
4:37 pm
6 lbs 7 oz
20 1/4 inches
Congrats to all us new mommies!! I got back from the hospital on Sunday, and I check the boards today to see all these new babies :).
So I went to the doctor on Thursday the 12th, and she said let's get it over with, come to the hospital tonight at 8 pm. So they started me on Cytotec (sp?) to soften my cervix. At that point I was not dialated or effaced at all. That went on all night long, getting doses every 3 hours, needless to say I barely slept for an hour. At 830 the,next morning, I was barely dialated to a 1 1/2, and they decided to start the pitocin around noon. I wasn't even trying to take the pitocin without an epidural, so I got that, then they started the pitocin. I took a nap right after that happened, and sometime in that 45 minute span, my water broke! So I was dialated to a 3 after my water broke, 45 minutes later they put an internal contraction monitor on me and I was at a 6. Then about an hour later, they put an internal monitor on the baby, and I was to a 9 1/2!!!! They let me labor down for a while and get the baby's head down, and after only about 20 minutes of pushing, Madison Hope was born. All the time I was in labor, I thought the pitocin was on, but after the baby's heart rate went down, I guess they shut it off and I didn't notice. So all that dilation was done on my own, I was definitely surprised about that after being induced.
Labor was great, and being a mommy is absolutely amazing!! I hope everything is going well for all of you too, and good luck to the rest of you that are still waiting for your little ones.
Congrats Mommy! It is so great to hear about all of us women having our babies!
Opps, I didnt realize this was the March 09 community, lol! Just seen your post on your page when I left comments on your pictures:)
I left you a comment on your page and also on your pictures. I have to say again how beautiful she is!! Congrats again mommy!!
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