So on Friday, we finally had our post partum visit with our doula, Kari. I had put it off for so long because I felt so overwhelmed with visitors and just trying to adjust to taking care of a newborn. It felt good to go over everything and just catch up again too. She gave me her notes from my labor so now I can see how long everything actually took. I thought I'd post it on here so you can see it too. Everything felt like it took much longer but I guess it didn't! Some of the pain and problems I had now make sense after know our little love bug was sunny side up. They didn't even suspect it until I was like 9 1/2 centimeters!
Here's the notes! My additions are in red.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
7:30 am- bit of bright blood-called clinic-when you went in, they put you on monitors
11:06 am- you called me saying that according to the monitors, you were having contractions but you were not feeling them
1:24 pm- you were now feeling contractions as back ache as well as in the uterus
*during the afternoon, I was facebooking and trying to sell my tickets to Gabriel Iglesias comedy show for Friday... I also didn't tell Jon I was having contractions because I didn't want him to worry*
3:33 pm- contractions were 4-6 minutes apart and lasting 45 seconds
7:20 pm- you called me and asked me to come to your house-contractions were about 3 minutes apart *I had been fighting calling her because I wanted to stay home as long as possible and I knew once I called her, I'd want to go to the hospital soon after*
8:18 pm- I arrived at your house
9 pm- you decided it was time to go to the hospital-contractions were 3-4 minutes apart- you rode with Jon and I drove behind you and called the hospital to tell them we were on the way
9:40 pm- we all arrived at the hospital-I walked in with you while Jon parked the car-he met us at the nurses' station in Labor And Delivery
10 pm- into the Observation Room
*They hooked me up onto monitors and spent a lot of time deciding if I should be admitted. I kept overhearing "She's a good candidate for walking"*
11:30 pm- admitted after vaginal exam that showed you at 4 cm, 80% effaced, and the baby was at a -2 station
Thursday, August 19, 2010
12 am- requested an epidural
12:30 am- started an IV
12:40 am- you asked to "Make it stop!"
1 am- the resident dr told you that you were GBS+ and that you would have to have antibiotics
1:30 am- the anesthesiologist arrived
1:40 am- the nurse stated that you had a little leak from the amniotic sac
1:45 am- Jon and I left the room while the dr administered the epidural
2:30 am- I came back into the room while they inserted the foley catheter-after that, I went and got Jon from the waiting room
2:42 am- Jon looks at the monitor and says, "Your contractions seem to have tapered off a little."
2:45 am- the epidural had taken effect and you were resting
3:20 am- the baby had moved from the monitor and the nurse propped a pillow under your right side to see if she could get a better reading in that position
3:32 am- vaginal exam that showed 5 cm, 80% effaced and 0 to -1 station-decided to artificially rupture the membranes- there was light meconium
4 am- contractions are still 5-7 minutes apart and the dr discussed starting pitocin
4:15 am- pitocin is started and increased once over the next hour-also moved the pillows to the left side
5:02 am- fetal heart tone is erratic and dipping-moved pillows back to the right side-dr suggested an internal monitor for the baby-the nurse asked about any sensations and you answered that you were feeling pressure like a bowel movement
5:05 am- vaginal exam showed 9 1/2 cm-they started the second dose of antibiotics
5:15 am- started pushing-dr inserted fetal scalp monitor-baby's heart rate was higher than it had been
7:06 am- Kali is born-she was a straight OP (completely posterior)-there was thick meconium and you had a second degree tear
*I remember the nurses being shocked that I gave birth to Kali, who was sunny side up, without any vacuum or forcep assistance!*
Kali weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces and was 19 inches long
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