So Brynn decided to show up around 6:12 pm. I labored in the hospital from 9:30 until 3:30 naturally. They gave me pictocin which made me nauseous, so they gave me anti-nausea medicine. The pain just got worse and worse. Finally, I gave in and they gave me an epidural. I swore I wasn't going to take one, but by 3:00 I was done! I wanted help!
The epidural was in fairly quickly and it felt better after only 15 minutes. I kicked back and relaxed. There was no pain from the contractions. In fact, I spent the rest of the afternoon watching a pre-season Rangers baseball game. Not too shabby!
My OB showed up around 5:30 and said "you're ready to push." WHAT?! I wasn't feeling anything. I wasn't ready. The next 42 minutes were a blur. I was having back to back contractions, and unfortunately Brynn's blood pressure was jumping out of whack. They were getting concerned, so the pushing aspect was going to have to go fast. Thankfully, it did!
She came too early. She was late-preterm, so she was whisked away quickly. She was put on my chest for just a moment. I didn't get to see her for another 4 hours because she was in the NICU, and I could not wait to hold her again. She just needed to pass all of her initial tests -which she did.
I LOVE HER!
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