GP Moms
*TTC since 10/11*
BFP: 9/30/12, EDD: 6/15/13
*~*Our miracle arrived on 6/13/13*~*
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Natalia's birth story (Long)
Off
and on the morning of June 13th I was up with some cramping, but
nothing horrendous. And definitely nothing to make me think I was in
labor. I had a "gush of liquid" at 7 am, and then had to decide if this
was it, and if I needed to call the doc. After showering and putting
on a pad, I called the doctor at 8:30, and they told me to be there
ASAP. I arrived by 8:45 and was brought back and checked. I was still
dilated 1 cm. They took a sample to see if I was indeed leaking my
fluid. The PH test showed it was my amniotic fluid. The growth test
said it was negative. They then did an ultrasound to check the level.
It had been at an 8 on Tuesday, and was now at a 4. I was sent to the
hospital. 9:30 is when I left the office, and arrived home 15
minutes later. We were on the road by 10. We arrived by 10:45 and got
checked in. 11:15 I was hooked up to the IV since I was Group B
positive. They checked to see if I had made progress and I was still at
a 1. Sometime between that first check and my next one I started
getting a bad case of the shakes. I was so nervous and anxious of the
unknown. Around 2, I was checked again and was dilated to 6 cm. I was
having some really bad contractions by then so I went ahead and got the
Epi. They also started me on Pitocin as that point. Shortly before 4:00
I was checked, and I was up to 9 cm already. I was feeling pretty
good, and not shaking as bad. 6:00 I got checked again and was up to 10
cm. Unfortunately there was still a thin layer around her head, so
they told me I needed to labor baby down. I upped the dose of the epi,
and they gave me some more pain meds to help with the labor. As a
result of the drugs that I was given, I got a bad case of having to
scratch my chest. 7:45 was go time and the contractions were coming
hard and fast. After 35 minutes of intense pushing, Natalia Grace was
born. She was 9 pounds 0 ounces, and 21 inches long. I got skin to skin
right away, and DH cut the umbilical cord. I delivered the placenta a
few minutes later. Natalia had been crowning the entire time I was
pushing, but she could not get out. I don't know if it was the size of
my cervix, or her size. But they kept dousing me with liquid and trying
to pull her out. Because of this I suffered a 4th degree tear. The
doctor was down there for a long time stitching me up. I also lost a
lot of blood and was really out of it for the rest of the night. I am
happy she is here, but the morning after I felt like I had missed so
much. DH and the nurse were the ones checking on her and
feeding/changing her. All they had me do was sleep, and they changed my
ice packs. Especially because I kept drifting in and out. Completely
random- I passed out on the toilet and they had to wake me up with
ammonia. I remember that one moment because I kept telling them all I
wanted to do was sleep. All in all, I'm glad I was able to have a
vaginal birth. The doctor said I would not be able to have one with our
next one, because of this labor.
*TTC since 10/11*
BFP: 9/30/12, EDD: 6/15/13
*~*Our miracle arrived on 6/13/13*~*
Re: Natalia's birth story (Long)
When you've been married this long, you need a ticker to remind you.
Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
TTC since May 2010. DX Unexplained IF. IUI #1 in August 2012. Clomid, Menopur plus Ovidrel. BFN. IUI #2 in September 2012. Clomid, Menopur plus Ovidrel. BFN. IUI #3 in October 2012. BFN. IVF in April/May 2013: BFP. Due February 2, 2014 Thank you God!
Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
After awhile, you just want to be with the one who makes you laugh. - Mr. Big
Congrats again! Sorry about the tear. Hope you heal quickly!
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Congrats to my TTC buddies Amberley18 and tdmd09!
After 25 months- medicated cycles and a failed IUI- The most planned surprise baby ever is on his way!