London's Birth Story

I know I am way late on getting this posted, but better late than never.

Where do I begin, Sunday October 17, 2010 I spent a couple of hours at work finishing up a poker tournament at the Grand Sierra, then mom, Brooklyn and Veronica and I came home to get some last minute laundry done and get my hospital bags packed. My due date was still a week away, but I had a doctors appointment scheduled at 11am on Monday and I had I hopes that we would be able to schedule a induction. Around 10pm that night I started to feel contractions so I went and woke up my mom and layed with her for a few minutes for her to time them. They were roughly 3 to 5 minutes apart so we decided to go get checked out at the hospital. Nick stayed home with Brooklyn until the sitter could make it and I wasn't sure I was really in labor. So off we (Mom and Veronica) went. When we got to the hospital I got upstairs and check and the nurse said the dr wanted me to wait an hour and see if I progress any further around midnight I was admitted and I called Nick to let him know so he could start making his way. I was given an IV and waited and waited and waited some more. Around 7am the on call dr came in to check me and said that he didn't think that I was actually in labor and my going to let my OB make the call on starting the pitocin or not. Around 8am Dr. Schumacher came in and said that he was going to wait to start the pitocin until I dilated further. He would check back at lunch time and he did. So, at that time they started the pitocin and Dr. S said that he would be back around 5pm to check me well he showed up a little early at 4:30pm and broke my water. I could feel my contraction pretty good, but still not dilated far enough for a epidural so I got some pain meds via IV at 4:55pm. It was 5:50pm when I was finally able to get the epidural and because I was having major contractions while getting the epidural I moved and the Dr. had to stick me again. It hurt so bad. I didn't remember feeling anything with Brooklyn, but man did it hurt. Dr. S came back in with my wonderful nurse April and checked me I was at a 5. Nick asked April how much longer she thought it would take and she said probably another 3 hours or so. The last thing Dr. S said before he left was let us know if you get the feeling you have pressure on your bottom. I had mentioned to April that I felt as if the epidural wasn't working and she said she would be back at 6:50pm to check me again. Nick had mentioned to my mom and sister that they should go get some dinner and go for a walk since it was going to be a while, however my mom was adamant that she was not going anywhere that with your second things progress fast. On my very next contraction I had pressure on my bottom I thought to myself no way so I kept it to myself until the next contraction and then I looked over at my mom and said "Well who wants to know that I have to poop" and my mom said the nurse does and asked it I wanted her to go get her and I said no that April would be back in a few minutes to check me anyways. Well when April came back in at 6:50pm I told her I felt like I needed to poop and she checked me and said whatever you do don't push that she was right there and she needed to get her cart and Dr. S. So, within moments everyone was in place and I was time to push. I pushed once and then it was time to push again, but I had to wait because I had to cough so, I told the Dr. to hold on that I needed to cough. He looked at me and said I was coughing harder than I was pushing and to keep coughing. So, I coughed three times and at 6:58pm London Willow Wood was born weighing 7lbs 1oz 19 1/2 inches long. She was perfect and beautiful. It was such a amazing and fast progression from my water being broke at 4:50 to delivering London just two short hours later.