The Fun Has Arrived

Well, I am slowly trying to get back into the swing of things. I have had a very interesting last couple of weeks. As I stated before, my son was due March 12th. Well, he decided to make things a little difficult for me. I ended up needing to be induced. The normal procedure for women being over due is letting them go ten days over. So, on Monday, March 22nd, at 7 am, we started the process. It started out very slow and boring! I did not make too much progress on that first day, so they were going to let me sleep that night and start up again in the morning. Well, my body had other plans. Around 11 pm I started getting contractions. The pain shot they gave me (to help me sleep through the night) made things worse. Needless to say, I did not get much sleep that night. At 6 am they started on a hormone called Patocin. This is the body’s hormone that makes a woman go into labor. At 10 am I was offered my Epidural, and I took it! Then, around noon my water broke. Then at 2 pm I started pushing, and pushing, and pushing. Around 3 or 4 I told the midwife he was not coming out and I wanted a c-section. They told me I just wasn’t pushing effectively enough and to keep going. Easier said than done! The Epidural had worn off and I was extremely uncomfortable. They allowed me to get another epidural, but it wouldn’t be effective right away because they had to wait until I could have another dose. So, I had to get another type of medication that was not as strong. Finally, a doctor came in to assess the situation. He was still not coming forward enough. They could not even feel his shoulders, so the vacuum was not an option. So this allowed me to finally get a c-section (hours after I knew it was going have to happen this way). So, finally after 11 days of waiting, 6 hours of pushing, two Epidurals later (and another spinal tap for the surgery), my son was born at 8:14pm on Tuesday, March 23rd. He was a large 10 lbs 2 oz. (The reasoning for him not coming out. He even had a open wound on the back of his head from hitting while I was pushing, poor little guy.) He was a long 21 ¾ in long and a head of 14 ½ inches. He did not fit in too many newborn outfits. The recovery had been long. We were released from the hospital that following Friday. But, within a week or so, my incision became infected. This was due to being fully dilated and being on blood thinners for my blood clotting disorder. So, for the last several weeks, I have had to have nurses come 1 to 2 times a day and stuff my open wound. (Sorry if that is graphic for some.) I am still on lifting restrictions of 15 lbs and can only drive if I do not take any pain pills. But, we are slowly getting in the swing of coming back to school (next week) and starting up my internship here again. I hope everyone enjoyed my labor story. Happy rest of the week!