So, the days leading up to the induction, I was going absolutely insane! I cried once, out of sheer nerves. I was so afraid of something going wrong. I was worried I would forget something. I was just nervous about the prospect as a whole. When at long last, the time came to leave for the hospital, I would probably have completely fallen apart had it not been for Brittany and Russ. They kept me calm, and helped me make sure I had everything I needed. On the ride to the hospital, I was practically bouncing.
Once we'd arrived at the hospital, my nerves didn't get much better. They got us settled into a room, I signed a bunch of stuff, and then they gave me the cirvidil. Russ and I stayed awake until almost midnight, watching TV and snacking. Finally, I asked for an ambien so I could go to sleep, and I don't remember anything after that until early the next morning.
I woke up at 5, and was too nervous to go back to sleep, so I checked facebook from my phone. At 5:30, a nurse came in and gave me an enema. At around 6, my OB showed up, and let me know she was going to do a c-section, and then she'd come get me started. Around 7:30, she came back, set up my epidural, and started an IV with pitocin. I went numb from the waist down. Mom, Brittany, and Cliff came, and spent most of the day there with me. Mom had to go pick up Rusty from school at one point, because he was sick. She took a nap before coming back up. Brittany had to go twice to check on her boys. For the most part, I was bored. I watched a lot of TV, napped a couple times, and kept an eye on the monitor that showed my contractions. At some point, after they broke my water, they had to up my dose on the epidural, because I was starting to feel the contractions a little bit. It wasn't long after that, that I noticed that with every contraction, I felt like I needed to poop. It took several contractions before I realized that what I was feeling was the urge to push. So, Russ got my parents on web cam, so they could watch, and the nurses transformed my bed, and I began to push. It felt like I pushed for hours, but in reality it was only 30 minutes. The worst part of that was that the epidural somehow missed the area between my legs, so I felt her coming out, I felt myself tearing, and afterward, I felt the stitches. All in all, though, It went very smoothly.
When she came out, Russ got to catch her. That was so special! They layed her on my stomach and let me cut the cord. Then, while my OB stitched me up, I held Lexi on my chest and tried to nurse her. Nursing was a no-go, but that's okay. Just holding her was simply amazing! I felt immediately bonded to her, and I didn't want to let her go. Unfortunately, I had to let her go, because they had to do some tests, and give her medicine and such. I layed there, aching for her, until they brought her back to me. They told me she was 7 lbs 3 ozs, and 21 inches long. She scored a 9 on her apgar, which is a fantastic score! She was wide eyed and alert for several hours after delivery. We stayed in the delivery room for quite a while, because my epidural took a long time to wear off in my left leg. At long last, they wheeled me to my post partum room, and they took Lexi to the nursery for her first bath. Russ went to help give her a bath. I tried to nap while they were gone, but I missed her too much. When they finally came back, I was able to relax and sleep.
Lexi slept very well the first night. In the morning, we nursed successfully for the first time! I was still ecstatic and enjoying everything! I spent the whole day cuddling with her, recording every time I fed her or changed her diaper, and enjoying my visitors. Rusty spent most of the day there with us. That night was not as easy as the first. Lexi was hungry a lot that night, and I didn't get much sleep at all. The next day was going home day! The first half of the day we were still at the hospital, and I was antsy. Going home felt both exciting and scary. A little bit after lunch, we were discharged, and began gathering up all our stuff. Once we got home, I started getting myself settled in. I found a comfy spot to nurse her, and tried to nap when I had the chance.
The first full day home, Russ had to go back to work. I mostly relaxed, did a little school work, and got on facebook for the first time since she'd been born. Today was her fourth day of life! We took her to the hospital this morning, to check her biliruben levels, and she is normal. Russ is at work again. Tomorrow, she has her first doctor's appointment, early in the morning.
I'm feeling excited about everything, grateful for the huge blessings I've been given, and eager for life with Lexi!
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