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The Birth Story Of Hudson Parker Sayre
Posted on Friday, June 8, 2012
I spent the next two days anxious and nervous for Friday morning. In this way I think an induction is torture. Friday morning finally came and I called the hospital to check that coming in 9:30 was still fine, and they told us to wait a couple hours. Time passes so slowly when you are waiting for something so big!
Finally at all 11:30 we arrived at the hospital. I remember looking at the clock to check what time they started things, but the day was such a blur I don't remember that at all! Jason says they didn't start pitocin until 2:30 and my doctor didn't break my water until about 4:00, but I swear it was a bit earlier than that. After starting pitocin my nurse told me to ask for the epidural as soon as my contractions started to get uncomfortable so I wouldn't let them get away from me.
After a few hours I started to feel a bit of pain with contractions. The anesthesiologist came in and I thought what perfect timing it was, just painful enough that I felt I had experienced labor, but not so painful that I felt terrible. I got all prepped and right as the anaesthesiologist was about to numb me, he got called away for an emergency c-section. The next thirty minutes waiting for someone new to come was the longest part of labor for me, it felt like hours. Pitocin was turned all the way up and all the sudden contractions were coming fast and hard. I remember telling Jason over and over that I did not want this! At least I now know I don't want to ever try for a natural childbirth, why put yourself through unnecessary pain?! ;) Finally someone new came and gave me the epidural. I remember cheering when he told me I was having my next contraction and I couldn't feel anything.
I felt a weird pain in my spine from the epidural, which the anesthesiologist seemed a bit concerned about, and all the sudden they were putting the oxygen mask on me and looking worried. I remember looking at Jason so confused, I felt great but something was obviously wrong. It turns out my blood pressure had dropped extremely low and was causing baby's heart rate to drop. It was scary for a while, but eventually things went back to normal.
They checked me and I was only at a 5, I was a bit disappointed things were progressing slowly but knew with inductions things can take a long time. Shortly afterwards my parents, Ryan, Amy, and baby Asher, came to visit before going out to dinner. They stayed for about 30 minutes, and after they left the nurse checked me again and I was at 9 and 3/4! After about 45 minutes of waiting I was at a ten and ready to push.My epidural was working perfect, I could feel pressure to push and slightly move my legs, but no pain. I even watched in the mirror until my doctor came in and I knew I didn't want to see anymore. In total I pushed for 24 minutes and baby Hudson was born at 9:22pm weighing 7 pounds 3 ounces and 19.5 inches long!
It was such a wonderful feeling holding my baby in my arms for the first time. I was shocked this baby was just inside me, and in love with him already. There is nothing like a newborn who is so fresh to the world. I wish I could go back to the moment again and again, holding my first baby in my arms for the first time.
