Looking back--Jackson's arrival.

I want to share my baby delivery experience (like other bloggers) since Jackson just turned 1 year on March 30th.

On Thursday March 29, 2007 I went to see Dr. Wendel for my regular OB appointment. We had already talked about my going into the hospital that night. I was 39+wks and I get induced (or augmented in this case) because he is on call on Thursday nights and on Friday's and wanted to MAKE SURE he was there to deliver my third child. He told me in the clinic I was 4 cm and he was SURE it would not take long for me to have Jackson. Being an old labor and delivery nurse I'm thinking he is totally right...3rd child, 4cm dilated....no problem. He told me not to get to the hospital until after midnight, so basically I would not go too quickly and he could get some sleep during the night. Well, Scott and I hung around the house that day and packed and tried to take a nap, but that was hard because I was too excited (my parents had my kids). Oh, Scott will be embarrassed by this, but we both got a pedicure that evening. It was wonderful and sooooo relaxing. Anyway, we finally got to the hospital at 1:30 am (Friday 3/30/07). I got to see all my Labor and Delivery nurses and friends and they had a big room saved for me. They also had the room set up perfectly. Once I was admitted the resident checked me and I was still at 3-4cm/50%/-2. I'm still thinking once the Pitocin starts, it won't be long. The girls started the Pitocin at 3:45am and was starting to hurt. For some reason I wanted to wait as long as possible for my epidural because I didn't want to be a wuz. Well, by 5:15am I decided it was time for some relief. Although just because you get an epidural it doesn't mean it is going to work.....and after a while it didn't work (at least it didn't on my left side). I do have to note that this happens to me w/ ALL my epidurals. I don't know why and neither do the anesthesiologist, but it was painful!! Especially when my girls are bumping up the Pitocin every 20 minutes. They could have cut off my right leg and I would have never know, but I could feel EVERYTHING on my left side after about 3 hours from them placing the epidural. Anyway, Dr. Wendel kept coming in thinking I would progress pretty fast, but no no. 9am past-they broke my water, then 10am past, then 12am past, then 1pm past. I was starting to think I wasn't going to deliver. I kept asking Dr. Wendel "Do you think I can do it", and he would say "Of course you can". I kept thinking this is my 3rd child, why is this taking SO long (I know that is what my family was thinking). Finally at 2:10 I heard an exciting statement "Its time to push". I then delivered a beautiful boy at 2:18pm that day and was so exhausted. He came out pink and crying ( even though he had his cord wrapped around him loosely) and needed no resuscitation. We were so thankful and I was so relieved it was over. And you know after all that pain, I would love to have another child...I know I'm crazy.