Peytons' Birth Story

Okay, now I have to try to remember it all. HAHA. It really has taken me a while to get to this. Well it all started on Sunday, December 27th.

5:00 pm- Started having contractions.

7:00 pm- Told my Mom they were pretty hard ones. Timed them and they were anywhere from 2-5 minutes.

8:00 pm- Called Dr. Gonzalez to see what he wanted me to do, since I was Group B Strep positive and needed at least 2 rounds of antibiotics before I could deliver.

8:45 pm- Got a call back, he said to go in and see where I was at. Then they would decide if I needed to stay.

9:00 pm- Left for the hospital.

9:30 pm- Got to hospital and they took me to triage. I was at a 2... what??? Contractions were hard and in a regular pattern though.

10:15 pm- They told me to go walk the halls of the hospital until midnight and then come back. {Not fun}

December 28, 2009

12:00 am- They checked me, I was at a 3. Contractions even harder and still regular. So they kept me.

12:45 am- Started the IV antibiotics.

2:00 am- got my epidural.

2:30- 7:00am- tried to rest.

8:00 am- found out my Doctor wasn't going to be able to make to the hospital to break my water until sometime after 1:00. {NOT HAPPY AT ALL}

2:30pm- Dr. Gonzalez showed up and broke my water. I was at a 5.5 and I told him not to go far because I go really fast.

2:40 pm- Asked to be checked. {At an 8, I think} I was starting to feel "the poopy feeling", as my nurse said. You know the pressure feeling down there.

2:55 pm- Told the nurse she needed to check me. I was "COMPLETE". She quickly called the doctor. He arrived fast and they started getting everything out and ready. He got all gowned up and I started pushing. She just wouldn't come out, I was pushing as hard as I could and it wasn't working. Then the Doctor said "Don't push", so I stopped and could tell that everyone was panicking a little. I kept asking what was going on and then the Doctor said that he needed to cut the cord now. So he cut the umbilical cord before she even came out. It was wrapped around her neck really tightly. Then he started pulling her head really hard. I was so scared. So between me pushing and the Doctor pulling she was born at 3:05. She was BLUE. It was really quite scary. But she quickly started crying and her color turned pink. She was covered with vernix. The nurses asked if she was preemie because of how much she has all over her. She has been a very good and content baby so far. She sleeps very well at night, only getting up usually around 3 and then 6ish. And... I'm so happy to not be pregnant anymore. Oh it is sooooooo nice!