Well we made it! Crew was finally born and we are loving him to death. I wanted to write my story on here so that I can always remember my experience of my first baby being born and what I went through. So...I'm sorry for all the writing.
Crew was due on July 19th and I couldn't wait for that day to come. Well...that day did come and there was NO sign of that baby coming so I had to watch that day come and go which was very depressing to say the least. I had a induction scheduled for Sunday July 28 which was 10 days after my due date. I thought I was going to die. I was still hoping to go on my own but each day came and went and still no baby. I had an appointment on Monday before my induction date and Craig and I discussed that maybe we should try to get induced early because I was so big. So, I asked the doctor and they said they would see what they could do. I got a call later saying I could be induced Friday July 26 instead of Sunday. I was so excited. I was ready to have this baby out because I was so uncomfortable.
Friday July 26 came and so Craig and I packed our bags and headed to the hospital at 7:30 in the morning. We were scared, excited, and very nervous. I went into the hospital thinking everything was going to go smoothly because I had such a good smooth pregnancy. So, we got in to the hospital and I changed into that lovely hospital gown and got hooked up to all the monitors. I was pretty calm at this point. Everything was going smooth and I was actually starting to have contractions on my own so they decided to just give my a low dose of pitocin. All of the sudden we here baby's heart beat go slower and slower. The nurse watched it and got worried but then the heart beat went back up so we kept going. Then, the heart rate went down again. At this point I am thinking oh no this is not good. The doctor came in who was not my doctor but I knew he was going to be delivering me because my doc was out of town. He came in and said I was dialated to a 4 but that he thought baby could have had a bowel movement inside the womb which causes him to get in into his mouth. He decided to break my water and sure enough, the baby had a bowel movement. The plan was to keep going and just have a respitory team in the room when I delivered so that they could get it all out of his mouth before he inhaled it into his lungs which would not be good.
Well...heart rate went down AGAIN. Then went up again, then went down for the 4th time. This is when the doctor said "Ok, this is not what we wanted to happen, your baby is stressed and we need to get him out within 30 minutes. Emergency c-section." I started bawling. At this point my legs were shaking I was shaking, I was put on oxygen. My emotions went crazy. I was so scared to have surgery and this is not how it was supposed to go. I was so glad to have Craig holding my hand during this time as we sat and cried together for a few minutes while they took the monitors off my and got me ready to go to the OR. I was so grateful for a great doctor who helped Craig give my a quick blessing before I went away to surgery. I cried the entire time. I was beyond scared of what was going to happen to me and to my baby.
After the blessing, I was wheeled away to the operating room without my husband. I was scared. I wanted Craig with me. They said he had to change and he would be right in. That was the longest 5 minutes of my life. I was waiting for Craig to come in and be with me. FINALLY they let him in. I was already numb from the chest down and they were getting ready to start. I was awake and aware of what was going on. Craig was up by my head holding my hand. He was able to talk to me and I was so glad to be awake to talk to him and know what was going on. Within 10 minutes of being in the OR they said here he comes! Craig stood up so he could see our baby and I watched him face as our baby was coming out. He was crying and I was crying as I watched him look at our sweet boy for the first time. They said I wouldn't be able to see my baby because they had to take him away to get the stuff out of his mouth so he wouldn't get it into their lungs. Thankfully I had a great baby doctor who did a great job. He was able to get everything out before our baby cried or took a deep breath.
They took my baby away and Craig went with them. I told him I would be ok while they stitched me up. I laid there thinking how badly I wanted to see my baby! I got stitched up and went into recovering. I was SO tired so I just slept. I finally was able to get back to my room an hour later where Craig and my parents and Craig's parents were waiting. I got back and they brought in my baby boy. I couldn't sit up yet so they laid him on my stomach and I finally got to see his beautiful eyes. He was perfect. He was the cutest baby I had ever seen! I was so happy to have in my arms. He was born 2 hours after we had gotten to the hospital that morning. It all happened to fast and it was so scary but I had a great doctor and he was able to give me my baby healthy and I was okay too.
I was at the hospital for 3 days which was SO long. I was ready to be home by Sunday. The nurses were all so nice and helpful. Craig was my best nurse :) He stayed there with me the whole time. He took the best care of me and made sure I felt good. I love him so much and I am so grateful for the wonderful husband he is. I couldn't have done it without him!
So...I know this was long and there is still so much more I could add
but we got our sweet babe here and healthy. We are adjusting to life
with a baby and living on no sleep but it was all worth it. I am so
grateful for my mom who stayed with us the first couple nights home. I
don't know what we would do without her. She has been a great help with
dinners and watching Crew so I can sleep. I am so grateful Heavenly
Father blessed me with such a sweet baby boy. I am so grateful to be his
mother. I love my little family! :)
