Birth Story

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It was 12:30AM on Saturday March 7th. I was having a dream that I wet myself (sorry for all the information in this post). I woke up and realized that maybe I did wet myself. So I sat up in the bed and this is when I realized that my water broke. I immediately stood up and ran to the bathroom. At this point Donovan was wide awake and freaking out. I called the Dr. right away. They asked me if I was contracting and I told them no. Her response was "well, go back to bed and try to get some sleep. If you do not contract in the next six hours come in the morning- if you don't start contracting soon you will have a LONG road ahead of you". So we cleaned up the mess, took a shower and I attempted to get some sleep. Well... that never happened.

At exactly 1:30AM I began contractions. They became closer and more intense. By 3:00AM we decided it was time to go to the hospital because they where about 3 minutes apart and 1 minute in length. Keep in mind, I had a Dr. appointment on Thursday March 5th and I had NO dilation. We got to the hospital about 3:30AM. They checked me for dilation and I was already at 4CM.

I am admitted into a birthing room at 3:45AM and my contractions are more intense then I ever imagined. I told Donovan to call my Mom and have her come right away. She got there at 4:30AM and when she walked in the Dr was checking my cervix and I was at 7CM... At this point I requested an epidural. I give credit to the moms out there who did it with NO medication... I could not. Once the epidural kicked in I was a happy camper. Epidurals are Gods gift to women, I am convinced. At 6:30AM the doctor checked me again and I was at 10CM and read to push.

I pushed for four hours. Gave birth to Liam at 10:15AM. I was in labor for a total of 9 hours. He weighed 8.35lbs... I have been told that I had a BIG baby for my 1st and a fast labor...

I am absolutely thankful that I went into labor naturally because my induction would have been today, Thursday March, 12th. Thank you Lord, and thank you to everyone who prayed!

I must give props to Donovan. He was outstanding during the labor and delivery. He handled it MUCH better then I expected him too! He is such a great father!