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loved Name: Jacob Daniel
EDD: Feb 20
Birthdate: Jan 31
Weight: 6lb 8oz
Length: 19in
Birth story:
I had my baby on Jan 31st at 6:13pm. He was exactly 37 weeks when I went into labor Friday afternoon, I started having unbearable sharp pains throughout my belly and they were constant and it hurt even worse when the baby moved. I called my doctor and he had me come in, he couldn't explain the pains and checked to see if I was dilated and I was up to 2cm, so I went from 1 to 2 in less than 24 hours.
I was sent to the hospital and was monitored for awhile before they would officially say I was in labor. I was having contractions 1:30 minutes apart and were lasting the same amount of time. The monitor wasn't picking them up though, after a few hours it started picking them up and between the contractions and the sharp pains I couldn't take it anymore. The nurse came back in and did the typical vitals, but this time I had high blood pressure and was crying, so she called the doctor and they said to go ahead and induce even though I hadn't made any progress in my dilation.They took me to L&D and broke my water to make sure there wasn't an infection. Then they started me on Pitocin to help speed things up even though I was contracting regularly on my own. The contractions didn't bother me at all, the nurses were all amazed at how well I was doing. I was just playing games, even beat everyone in a round of tetris while getting contractions that were 90/100 on the pain scale.
After about 10 hours of labor I was 4cm and decided to get the epidural...I HATED IT!! I was terrified about getting it in the first place, but it wasn't bad at all, got it in right away and didn't feel anything. At first it seemed great, but it just kept getting stronger and stronger and I was completely numb. I couldn't make my brain tell my legs to move and the nurses were having
a little trouble helping me, it was really embarrassing. after dealing with it for almost 12 hours, I asked them to turn off the epi because I couldn't handle that feeling (or lack there of) anymore and at about that time my contractions had pretty much flatlined. I was really hoping it would help my body start doing it's thing again.
It took about 2 hours for the epi to completely wear off and the horrible sharp pains started again, I couldn't stop crying so the doc finally said it was time to take him. My mom was so worried, I felt more scared for her than me. Everyone came and said bye and gave me a hug and off I went.
I was in the OR for an hour start to finish. I remember them saying "it's a boy", the time of birth, and hearing him cry, the next thing I remember was looking at Derek and he holding our baby and had tears running down his cheeks. I was a little confused, I had no idea that I fell asleep. So Derek tried putting his head to where I could see him, but he was nervous and I didn't get a good look. Finally the anesthesiologist put Jacob next to me, I couldn't believe how adorable he was, he was just perfect!
Now he is eating like a champ, no jaundice, and his cord already fell off. He is so adorable and tiny. I love him so much and all the pain is completely worth it. I wish I wasn't in the pain, its hard to not be able to help out much when I want to so bad. I finally got to see Olivia and I couldn't even pick her up and give her a hug. At least I've been able to feed Jacob and hold him, when he's cranky, all I have to do is hold him and he calms down instantly. It's amazing that he sees me as his comfort. I really love when he grips my fingers and looks into my eyes...I'm a very happy new Mommy!! The only time he really gets fussy is when he's hungry, has a dirty diaper, or gets cold. He very low key and has been very easy to take care of, hopefully he'll stay like that.
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