💥😊EXTREMELY LONG LABOR STORY😉💥 It allllll started with those damn Braxton Hicks! Lol. So on…

💥😊EXTREMELY LONG LABOR STORY😉💥

It allllll started with those damn Braxton Hicks! Lol. So on Saturday, I noticed that my BH were pretty intense, not really painful, but def more intense than usual & they were also realllly close together. I kept doubting myself & thinking it was nothing. Eventually, I down loaded an app that counts your contractions & by the 5th one, the app alerted me to go to the hospital right away! Still, I doubted myself bc I was thinking "they're only BH". So I got in the tub, browsed Preggie, asked for advice & such. Hours later, they were still back to back to back but not really painful, certain uncomfortable & I didn't have a gush of water or bleeding or anything. Well, I finally called the hospital & spoke with my doctor, she advised to me come in & if anything I'd be able to get pain meds so that I could at least sleep. Well, I got to the hospital & I was indeed contracting but when she checked me, I was still only 2cm. She asked what I'd rate my pain from 1-10 & I said maybe a 3 or so. This was around 3am. Well, crazy as it sounds, it's like as soon as she came back in to let me know the doctor was sending me home with a shot of pain meds, I began to realllly contract! I mean, I was hurting wayyy differently than when I had just walked in. Nonetheless, I accepted the shot & headed home. From that point, I never stopped contracting, they were coming inconsistent but still averaged around 5-7 minutes apart. We got home & I laid to rest bc the meds made me drowsy but I still felt every bit of the contractions when the came. Well, I feel asleep & I just woke up when every contraction came & moaned & hummed or whatever made me feel better, then as soon as it was over I would dose right back off. Let me just say, I am soooo happy I got that shot, it truly helped me to at least rest in between the contractions! So anyway, by 10 am, I decided to get up out the bed & boy those contractions were coming. I'm thinking I don't want to go back yet bc I didn't think I had dilated anymore, I was thinking I was still at 2cm. So, I decided to take a hot bath & see how that helped, it didn't help much at all 😒 lol. So maybe 1 1/2 hours passed & I'm on all fours when the contractions come so I decided to call but I was so discouraged bc I wasn't leaking, my water didn't break not was I bleeding. So anyway I got my doctor on the phone & she didn't waste anytime telling me to come in. On the ride there I couldn't help but to keep thinking I'm not dilated & this pain is only going to get worse from here..I was terrified! I was preparing myself to be in labor for hours & hours. OK, so I get to the hospital & they check me & when that nurse said I was 8 cm I could've fainted!!!!!!!!!! I burst out in tears bc I was thinking to myself damn, this is really about to happen. So my bf looks at me & says "is that a good thing or a bad thing?" Lol, bc I was crying, I said it's good. So my delivery nurses come & get me & wheel me to labor & delivery! Let me just say my nurse was AMAZE-BALLS! She helped me with my breathing & that reallllly helped with the pain management! After I had emptied the bag in my IV, I was cleared to get the epidural. Boy was I scared shitless to get it but at that point my was groaning exhausted from contracting so I was ready. He got there super fast to give me the epidural. While he was prepping my back I started a contraction & im thinking omg I'm not gna b able to do this! Well anyway, he gave it to me right after that contraction & I only contracted once more while he was giving me the epidural & I just breathed through it. Let me say, PERSONALLY, it was not bad at all!!!!!! I was expecting to be in wayyyyy more pain! So by the time the epidural was over I was a completely different woman! That shit is amazing man!!!!! I was able to relax & actually enjoy what was about to happen. The doctor came in shortly & broke my water & discovered that my baby had poo'd, so I was sooo nervous about him swallowing it. So they had NICU on stand by & just the thought of that word made me soooo nervous! Also, my doctor kept saying she thought my baby was gota be really big bc I had barely passed the 3 hour glucose test & I had gained more than they wanted me to 😒. Well anyway, I kept asking if my baby was ok in between & he was fine. So, my doctor says, we're about to do some "practice pushes" lol, I'd never heard of that but I'm like ok! I started to push & Lord I couldn't feel anything so I didn't know if I was making progress or not. Lol...she said u r a good pusher & that was some great motivation for me. Then she tells the nurses, I'm going to let u all practice with her & I'll be back. When she said that I was like dammit, that must means I'm not gna be having him anytime soon. Well, the super sweet, soft spoken nurse was about to get off & the new nurse had come in & she wasn't so soft spoken. So when she started helping me push she was loud & very vocal with me & that was EXACTLY what I needed! She practiced with me one time & I felt my babies head coming down!! Everybody in the room was like woahhhhh!!!! I instantly burst out in tears bc I could feel him coming & it was just so surreal & such a beautiful thing man, I just can't even describe it to u! Ok, So she says, ok stop don't push anymore we have to get ur doctor here & man did that piss me off! I was sooo close & now ur saying wait?! Dammit! Well the doc got there & I pushed a few times & my baby's head was out! Then I hear them say his cord is wrapped around his neck, & then the doctor reiterates that it is "super tight" around his neck! Talk about stressed! So I push again & he was out & I heard that cry & I just felt instant relief. Let me tell u, it felt like for ever for her to give me my damn baby! Lol she had to cut the cord & all that (it was probably half a min but it felt like forever lol) So just like that, he was there laying on my chest with his eyes wideee open!!! Instant love! I haven't mentioned much about my BF but he was right there the whole time but he is so laid back & calm & he was just like that the whole time lol. Poor thing didn't know what to do but he was trying lol. In total, from the time I went to the hospital the second time up until I had him it was about 2 1/2-3 hours!!! All in all, the contractions weren't as bad as I thought they'd be, bc I had prepped myself for the worst pain in life lol but see, that's how I am, I asked a million questions & I put the worst shit in my head so when it's actually happening it's not as bad. Now, the recovery part is a different story! Hemorrhoids are the devil & are sitting on my butt as I speak. Also, I thought that my body would go back to normal as far as being able to breath again & such, & that's not the case. This is truly a recovery process, so this has been the hard part for me. Also, one word of advice I would offer would be to NOT DOUBT YOURSELF or second guess things when it's happening. Listen to yourself & your instincts. Don't hold off, call ur doctor at least!!! Ok ok ok, I think this was long enough! Lol, hope I helped the nervous mommy's with their worries or concerns about labor & the hours leading to.