My labor experience with Bailee.

My due date was October 15, so as October crept into view I saw the light at the end of the tunnel. My pregnancy was wonderful; I was one of those pregnant ladies that was obsessed with being with-child. I think the best way to get to the good details of my labor experience would be to give you a timeline of events. 

October 2, 2010: Alex and I were married. We wanted kids immediately.

October 2011: one year since TTC and no luck. Discouraged doesn't even begin to describe the way we felt.

February 2012: I ate an entire jar of pickles, was crazy hateful, couldn't shake the nausea, and I had implantation bleeding. 

February 10, 2012: we bought a pregnancy test, much like we had so many times before. It was in the evening, and I went in the bathroom alone and peed. The positive sign was immediate, and so was my panic attack. I shook so bad that I shook pee into my face (LOL). My husband cried and he and my mother called every person they'd ever seen to tell the news. I, personally, didn't think it could be true. I had convinced myself I would never get pregnant. 

The rest of my pregnancy was full of finding out I have hypothyroidism, being tested 3 times for diabetes and always passing, and spending every second being thankful for this gift. 

October 2012: I know the end is close, but the baby still isn't cooperating. By October 8, I had not thinned, I had no contractions, and the baby wasn't dropping. 

October 10, 2012: I had to have a non-stress test and was there for a while because Bailee kept grabbing her cord. 

October 12: Doc puts me on bed rest. 

October 13 at around 11pm: contractions start.

I was scheduled to be induced Sunday, October 14, so I went in as scheduled. My contractions never became regular, but boy were they painful! I was given pitocin in an iv, and I walked the halls as much as I could. 

The morning of October 15, I had finally dilated to 4 and was given the wonderful epidural! After hours and hours and days of labor, I only dilated to 6 and the baby was not dropping. Her heart rate started falling with each contraction, and that's when my doc said "we can keep trying this, but I don't think you can do it naturally. We can do a c-section right now." My response was "let's go!" 

At 12:29pm I heard the cries of my sweet angel baby. The sound I had yearned for, the sound that I had just became a mommy. 

C-sections are really rough, but I am so thankful that I had a wonderful experience. I was not drugged up, and I was fully aware of everything around me. I was able to get up and walk around without any problems the next day, and my doctor even said I looked like someone who had a c-section 2 weeks ago not the day before. I spent so many hours praying that God would bless my experience, and he did. There is nothing in this world comparable to becoming a mother. 

Sorry this was lengthy, but I just wanted to share my experience. 

Steph