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pregnant_denae · Guest

After being 4 days over-due, and trying everything, I'd finally said let him come on his own1 And that he did!!!!!!!!!!! It was around 3:15 friday morning(23.06.2006) and I woke up to these realllllllllllllllllllllllllllllly bad back pains. They were really sharp and started around my lower back and "moved" to my groin. They'd last about a minute or so and came about every 35 minutes. So I didn't really worry too much. Then around 5:30 they started to get really painful and closer together. By then I'd waken up just about everyone in my house with all my yelling, so my dad called the doctor and he said to wait until they were about 10 minutes apart. We finally went to the hospital around 7am. When I got there I was 41/2 cm. By 12:00 I was at 7cm, but my water still hadn't broken, so my doctor went ahead and did that. Which also made the contractions worse. I got an epidural around 1pm and that was like heaven. That lasted a good hour, I got to nap and my best friend stopped by. At 2:30 I started pushing, I thought that after this we'd be smooth sailing and I'd see my baby in no time, but it didn't work like that. I pushed for about 30 minutes and still no baby. My dr wanted to do a c-section, but I really didn't want him to cut, I wanted a natural birth. So we rested for another 30 minutes and tried again. After another hour of pushing, which has got to be the worse pain I've EVER experienced, my baby Daniel finally made his entrance into the world. He weighed in at 8lbs. 6 oz. and 19ins. He has a head full of hair and the deepest brown eyes. I am truly IN LOVE!!!!! After all that happened, I'd have to say holding him made it all worth it. :pinkheart

tiffa · Joined: 03 May 2006 Posts: 14 Location: lompoc,ca

I am happy for you. My baby girl mad it into the world a month and 3 days ago. Let me tell you that it went by fast. She is already holding her head up and rolling over. And she wakes up one time a night. And that makes me really happy. I am going to miss her when I go back to work on the 22nd. I only pushed for ten minutes. But I started labor at 10p.m. The night before and was in labor for 17 hours. You were lucky. From a mom to a mom, times will get tough but hang in there. Your baby will want you to hold him all the time and cry all the time and you might want to give up,but don't. Take a five minute break and then you will be okay. Good luck

my3sons3 · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 14

Isnt motherhood so wonderful !!! Congrats to the both of you and enjoy it it flys by.

Hannah's Mommy · Joined: 07 Dec 2004 Posts: 601 Location: Toronto

Congrats!