Hi everyone!! FINALLY... my baby boy is here! Here is his birthstory! I will post some pics on FB when we get settled!!
Considering this is baby #4, and my past 2 labours have been only 4 hours, I was not prepared for what this baby had in store for me! My hubby and I decided to go run some errands on Tuesday morning since I was nesting like crazy. At about 1:15pm, in the middle of the mall, I had my first contraction! It stopped me dead in my tracks! With my other kids, I was always woken out of a sleep in active labour, so this was new. When my Hubby came over to me, I told him we'd better go home. I had 2 more contractions on the way, about 20 mins apart. Once home, we started timing the contractions. They were super painful, worse than I remember from my 2-year-old, and were coming at very random intervals. I started to have the feeling I was in for a long day! The contractions would get really close together, then start getting farther apart. Because they were so painful, I had no doubt that it was the real deal. My hubby called work and told them he would be staying home, my mom came over to take care of my kids, and I just waited. By about 5pm, the contractions had slowed to about 36 mins apart, so Hubby and I decided to go for a walk. We walked for about an hour in the worst heat and humidity, to no avail. Thats when I decided to lay down and get some rest. It was only then that the contractions started coming harder and closer. Just after 8pm, they were finally about 5 minutes apart, so we called the hospital and told them we were on our way. We got to L&D just before 9pm, and it was packed!! I was put into an assesment room and had to wait almost 20 minutes before the doc came to check me. I was already 8cm dilated! I was moved to a delivery room, and by the time the nurse had all my paperwork filled out, I was starting to feel the urge to push. She checked me again and found just a small rim left. A couple of contractions later, the urge to push came so hard, that I couldn't fight it! The nurse (who had zero bedside manner) was yelling at me not to push, but I couldn't help it. She quickly got the doc in the room, and by my second push, my boys' head was out! The 'ring of fire' was horrible! It was only with that pain that I was able to slow down my push so that the doc could get his head out slowly. The third push and my son was out. He didnt cry much but was pink and healthy and perfect! Its funny, but no one seemed to know when my water broke! There was no gush, and it was not broken for me. Wierd! I was so relieved when the doc told me I did not tear at all. Aside from a couple of sucks of Nitrous right at the end, I did it naturally. Marco Giuseppe was born at 10:13pm, weighing 7lbs 5oz, and was 20in long. Hubby got to cut the cord, and my 11-year-old daughter and my 10-year-old son were both present in the labour room, and witnessed the entire birth. They were so happy to be there! I am just happy that he is finally here and that he is healthy and perfect. I love him to pieces!