Birth Story!

Today is the BIG DAY!! November 16, 2010!! Our dream will come true!!

I got the call from the hospital at 6 in the morning to be there at 730am for induction. We got to the hospital, checked in and I was in a room at around 8:30am. By 9am Dr G got in and checked me and I was at 3cm, so he broke my water and started Pitocin.

My Dr came in at 10am, Dr P, he said he will check me again at 1pm to see how I was doing. He upped my Pitocin and my contractions picked up!! By around 11am I asked for the epidural, the Dr and the nurse both told me it was better so that I was not in much pain by the time I asked for one. My contractions were 3 minutes apart and apparently very strong.

At 1pm when he checked me I was 4.5cm... not much progress, and Arella was still sunny side up. So they made me move from side to side and checked me at 2pm... when I was 5cm and she was still in the same position. He said he will wait until 430pm to decide if we needed a c-section.

At 430pm he checked me, and I was 5.5cm, so not progressing much, and she was still sunny side up and on station -1, he tried to rotate her a couple of times but nothing worked. So we decided by 5pm it was time for a c-section. I really wanted a vaginal delivery, but I had to trust my Dr that this was the best for us and the baby, all we wanted was her out happy and healthy.

My husband came with me, and my cousin Caro too, she is studying to be a anesthesiologist and they let her in!! The anesthesiologist gave me the anesthesia even before we got to the OR... I was prepped fairly quickly!

At 5:36pm Arella was born!! She was 9lb 1.2 oz and 20.5 inches!!!! She is perfect in every way and we couldn't be more happier!! We feel soo blessed!! She has a head full of hair, after so many u/s saying she had none!! Now we know why she couldn't go down, she was sooo big!! Even the Dr was impressed of how big she was!!

Recovery was not that good... I got the worst shivering for about 2hrs non stop!! I also think they put me a lot of anesthesia because I couldn't open my eyes until about 3am!! The pain wasn't that bad.. they took my catheter out at around 7am but I need to have it back on at 2pm but they took it out right away. Pain was worst the 2nd and 3rd day, but after that I started feeling better every day.

At the hospital, we sent her to the nursery, we were advise to do it so we could get some rest, I was also in pain too. On Friday we came home, and even though its exhausting its the best feeling in the world!!

All the wait was worth it, our little princess is more than what we ever asked and dreamed of!!

Thank God for our little miracle!! :)

I will post pics soon!

39 weeks!!!!

I cant believe we are on week 39!!! Time is going too fast!! I love being pregnant and have enjoyed every minute of it!! I cant wait to see her, smell her and hold her, but I will miss feeling her inside me!!! I'm still sleeping great... the only pain I have is on my belly buttom... OMG that HURTS!! Is basically when she turns sunny side up... this week she has gone from anterior to posterior 3 times!!!!

39 wks: BP was 132/80, gain 1 lb, HB in the 145-150s, belly measured 40 weeks. 2cm and 100% effaced, head down and engaged but sunny side up!!!! Started to loose mucus plug... yellowish.

39w1d: Contractions every 5 minutes, not painful.. for about 5 hrs. Went to L&D, I was having labor contractions but not feeling them, still at 2cm and 100% effaced. They made me walk for 1 hr, was on the monitor for another 2hr... didn't progress... Dr Horst asked if I wanted to be induced but suggested to wait it out... we decided to wait... baby was in perfect position, no more sunny side up!!! They told us she moves a lot!!! Of course we know that!!!

39w2d: feeling great... contractions on an off!! Lost ALL my mucus plug!! Bloody show! She moves a lot and no signs of her coming out!!!

39w3d: she turned to sunny side up again!!!!!!!! still contracting but no pain... Arella doesn't want to come out!!

39w4d: she turned to regular position again!! YAYYY!!! not many contractions, diarrhea!

39w5: She turned sunny side up AGAIN!! Drs appointment, up another lb from swelling... HB was great but we had a hard time getting it, she was moving all over the place! BP was great, and induction was set! I'm 3cm and 100% effaced!! Tomorrow is the DAY!!!

Here is my 39 wk belly pic!! Tomorrow is D-DAY!!! Prayers please for a healthy and fast delivery and most important a healthy baby girl!!!!!!!



Exhausted!



With a contraction!

38 weeks update!!

A little late of an update!! But here are the details of this week!

Reflux is back and constipation too!! Im still sleeping like a baby though, wake up to go to the bathroom often, but then back to sleep without any problems!! Im enjoying my last days being pregnant!! I love my belly, I love feeling Arella move, this is such a blessing!!!!

Appointment this week went great... BP was perfect, I lost 1 lb, HB was in the 150s. Im 1cm dilated, and 90% effaced, baby is engaged and head down. Looks like she is sunny side up as well.. my belly buttom hurts like crazy!!!!!! and I get horrible back pain!!! Dr thinks she will come any time, but we doubt it!!!

Here are the pics for 38 belly pic!!!

37 weeks, FULL TERM!!!!!

We are full term!!!!! I'm soo happy my little girl has stayed inside without any problems!! Each day she gets stronger!!!!!!! She has been moving a lot!! I think she is very comfortable in there!!

I have been having more contractions, from 10-20 minutes apart, they don't hurt though. But I do have a lot of pain in my back... if I walk too much I get this unbearable pain in my back, through my hips, I feel like if I have kidney pain!! I have been getting it more often... I was actually on bed during the weekend, since I didn't want a Halloween baby!! I was so scared it was the beginning of labor... I have been working this past 2 days as well... so now I'm ready to start walking again, not for her to come out, but more because I know is good for labor.

I have been having some mild cramping as well.. and since Monday Nov 1st... some stomach ache.. like if I ate something bad. I have these but I think they are unrelated to contractions, the pain I feel is more constant and the contractions come and go.

I had my 37th week appointment, and everything went great except for...

I guess mothers intuition sometimes is right! SHE IS SUNNY SIDE UP! i knew it!! he told me a couple of exercises, hoping it will work!! He says that most babies turn even during labor, so I'm praying that is my case!

Other than that... bp was 123/69, HB was 140, belly measured 38, up another lb... all good!

I'm 80% effaced and 0.5cm dilated!! Baby is in -1 station. I think is great for being 37 weeks and a first time mom! Hoping next week I will progress more!! I'm not ready to pop yet, of course if she wants to come she is more than welcome :) But I'm glad my body is doing something!

He said I could give birth tomorrow, or in 2 more weeks! He said if she is more than 8lbs it will be very hard for me to give birth vaginally because I have a narrow pelvis, so he will induce me on the 9th, which is a day before my 39th week. I really want to go in natural, but I also want my best chance to deliver vaginally, so I'm going to trust him :)

I got my flu shot today, I was debating on it... but he strongly suggested because he says she is getting it too.

Next appointment is on the 3rd, Wednesday, but with another Dr since he will be out of town until Sunday 7th...

Cant believe she can be here at any time!!

Please pray she turns, I have heard sunny side up HURTS!

And here are the belly pics!