12:25 am I wake up because Madelyn climbed in my bed (I went to bed about 10- after having irregular contractions most of the day). I laid there feeling stronger contractions every 6 min or so for 20 minutes. At 12:45 I decide to get up and try taking a bath to see if they would go away (why you ask would I want them to go away 6 days over due?! well i didn't want to be sent home in false labor :) I was terrified of my water breaking while in the bath tub and me having no clue so I didn't stay in very long. At about 1:00 I woke ben up and said Let's go. He sat up and said...maybe you should try to fall back to sleep and see if they go away. The contractions were still 5-7 min apart. I wanted to get to the hospital in enough time to get the 4 hours of meds for group b strep pre birth. So he got up, took a shower, meanwhile the contractions are getting stronger. We left the house at about 1:35 and got to the hospital and in the birth center at 2. I had to go through the ER enterance and the male nurse offered to take me in a wheel chair. I said no I think i can walk- he smirked- i took 2 steps and said nope i need the wheel chair. While he was wheeling us there i remember smelling the cafeteria and almost threw up. It took all i had to not. 2 nurses were leaving the birth center for their break i'd guess as we were going in. I guess I looked pretty calm because they said "lets hope you don't get sent home" I didn't care- I was in pain. It really bugged ben so he replied- oh she's not going home- this is her 5th.
I get in talk to the nurses at the desk and get put in a triage room, change and go to the restroom. Lots of pain now- it's about 2:15. The nurse does her thing- I'm at a 7 at this point she walks away and my water breaks. I've always had my water broken so i probably sounded like an idiot. i blame it on the pain :) i was like "somethings happening somethings happening get her back here ben" haha so they come back and immediately get me ready to go to my room. At this point I know there's no epidural in my future. i was nervous- i didnt' have one with Zach either but I also broke my tail bone with him and he only weighed 7 lbs. anyway there are like 6 or 7 nurses in the room getting everything ready. The "hospitalist" dr came in to check on me...my dr was on her way. Now it's probably 2:30 by the time i get into the delivery bed and i'm hurting. Ben's probably in the fetal position in the corner wishing this was over. haha no i think he was on the side of the bed...not too sure :) one nurse asked me if i wanted an epidural- i said yes and she said well you just have to get through that iv bag first...what the....yeah right! another nurse then said...5th baby huh...epirdurals are the stuff dreams are made of ...i almost punched her haha. then about 5 min later the hospitalist walked out of the room and within 30 seconds the nurses start yelling babies here now go get him. a few went running down the hall to catch the dr. and he literally arrived to simply catch McKay...the cord was around his neck 2 times he unwrapped it and then he was here! at 2:45. so start to finish 2 hours...not too shabby :) My dr. walked in right after :) McKay weighed 8lbs 15oz and 21 inches long i think.
I remember later in the night after everythign calmed down we heard some lady through the wall let out a loud shriek then seconds later heard a baby cry. Ben actually said "Wow so it really does hurt that bad right at the end". Where has he been the past 5 times?! haha i thought it was funny.
THere it is . my birth story. I stayed in the hospital for 2 more days becasue they had to monitor him for signs of strep since i only got 10 min. of meds :) I have lots of updates to come in the meantime ... enjoy some pictures :)
