1 failed attempt at a full Epidural (Only the right side of my body was numb, luckily this was corrected before the surgery)
12 ish hours of labor
9 cm dialted and
1 Cesarean later...
What we planned to be an induction on Friday the 10th at 5:30 ended up being the beginning of true labor. We headed to the hospital a bit early to get checked over since my contractions appeared to be nearing 5 minutes a part. One last stop to eat dinner ( Arby's was the nearest and best option) and then on the road we went. Scott probably thought at times that I was ready to push and have her in the car since my pains were starting to take my breath away. After arriving at the hospital we were told that we would have to wait a while for a labor and delivery room so that's that we did. After waiting for what seemed like an eternity we finally were settled in to a room. Bright and early the next morning I received my first dosage of pitocin to help my contractions along. I finally asked to have my Epidural once I was 5 ish cm dilated. While preping for the epidural my water broke and I thought this was a good sign that the end was near. After many more hours of dialating the idea of having a natural delivery was going out the window. Three hours of not progressing made it an easy for my doc to suggest having a c-section. No pain no gain. ;-) I was amazed at how fast it all happened. It was like I blinked and there she was. All 9 lbs 5 ozs of her. We are beyond blessed.
