My Heart Outside Myself...: March 2014

Your Name/Screen name:

Kristie Michelle / krispymnmz

Baby's Name:

Jason David

Sex:

Male

Date of Birth:

03/02/2014

Original Due Date:

03/28/2014

Weeks Pregnant: 36 Weeks 1 Day

Baby's Weight:

8lbs 0oz

Baby's Length:

19ins

Birth Story or link to Birth Story:

At my 36 week Check-up, on Monday, February 24th, I had asked my Doc when he starts Cervical Checks. He said at 38 weeks. I told him I wouldn't be making it that long and he laughed at me! I said well my previous pregnancy was delivered at 37 weeks Doc, so I'm just saying. He said well keep him in til Friday, your 36 weeks! I said oh I'll try, I plan on keeping him in til at least Tuesday. As I waddled out of his office a girl from Highschool was in there and asked how long I had left, I told her a month but I wouldn't make it that far and she laughs shaking Her head looking at my belly and says I don't think you will! Lol...

On Saturday March 1st, I ran around all day with my mom getting last minute things together for my Baby Shower, Scheduled for Sunday, March 2nd, 2014. Then I headed to my hostesses house to unload everything & to help her start decorating! Her husband & I ended up running back to a couple stores then finally back to her house. My kids were playing on their iPads while my hostess & I started decorating. Just as I taped a garland to her Fireplace mantle, I felt a squirt & thought I peed a little. At 7:30pm I excused myself to the bathroom, sat down to pee, mind you I haven't been able to pee much lately, just trickles. Well this went on & on like I had a huge bladder! I thought it was my water but thought "Nooo, 36 weeks is too early, my Sprinkle Shower is tomorrow! So I was in denial.

I finally kegeled the "urine" stream to a stop, wiped myself, stood up & pulled up my pants. I flushed and stepped over to wash my hands, then Woooosh. My pants were instantly soaked. I walked out of the bathroom, dripping a water path all the way from my friends bathroom to her kitchen & said I can't fucking believe it, my water just broke! My water just broke! I started crying about my shower & apologizing lol I was panicking. I told my kids to get ready that it was time to go to grandmas. They immediately got ready, I insisted I'd drive myself to drop off kids, then home to the next town over to pack A bag and get baby stuff. My bestie came with just in case, I did end up needing her to drive. I had called my hubby so when I got home he was a mess, lol I was a hott mess. I soaked my driver side seat, soaked my passenger seat, every time I laughed it squirt out. Hubby helped peel wet clothes and boots off me, I showered & packed my kids stuff, my stuff & baby stuff with help from him and my bestie. We hit up a fast food joint for my "last meal" hubby called it.

Finally get to the hospital at 9:30pm & sign in. They hook me up to the monitors & did a cervical check. 3 minute apart contractions, dilated to a 3, 50% effaced. Kept contracting normally then they tapered off.

They swabbed me to check for amniotic fluid and it was negative! I said I know I didn't pee myself and soak my friends house and my car! I had showered at home before going in. She told me my doc wanted to send me home! I refused, I said wait and do another swab. She did another one, inconclusive again. She said she believes me, but the doc didn't. She said she would wait a while and check again. She said I should leak more because the body continuously creates it until after birth. So about 5 mins after she walks out of the room, I felt a gush! I told my husband to go tell my nurse to test it now! Well instead, my husband opened the cabinet where the swab tests were and Opened the swab and got down and swabbed me! Lmao! Bam! Blues as blue can be! 100% positive, he walked out of the room and gave it to the nurse! They called him Dr. Doug the rest of the night. My contractions lessened so the doc ordered Pitocin. My swab can back GBS positive so they started me on Penicillin too. I was refusing any meds, and initially I wanted to do it natural. She checked me about 2am and I was a 5, 90% effaced. With every contraction my babies heart rate started having huge variables. Dropping from 150 to 50. My son was distressed. My doc stuck a monitor on the babies head and monitored us. I was singing 80s pop songs at the top of my lungs through each contraction until At 4am I reached an 8cm at 100%effaced I was in so much pain the singing became puking and screaming and I begged for and Intrathecal which lasts only 2 hours no Cath needed. Anesthesiologist talked me into an Epidural. Best damn choice of the night lol! Instant relief! But it halted my labor. 9cm 100% no contractions but babies heart rate fell off the monitor. They threw an oxygen mask on me and told me it was to benefit baby and the doc told me I had to push now to save my babies life! It was 5:25am. I pushed, they stopped me and unwrapped a doubly wrapped cord from around my sons neck, pushed again and he popped right out at 5:30am! All pink and cheesey and wrinkley and crying! I grabbed him and said omg he's so little, like 7lber! My doc laughed at me and said uh you don't even know what a 7lb baby looks like! I held my son in my chest and he held my finger. He was screaming. He cried and cried and cried. Turned out that he always starving! Oh he's lactose intolerant and wouldn't latch at first! So he's on soy and now Breastfeeding!!! They cut the cord and took him and weighed him, 8lbs even. 19ins long. They called him a preemie. Lol.

Because he was 4 weeks early, and I was GBS positive, automatic 48 hour hospital stay, ugh. Then I was discharged and he wasn't because of Jaundice. They put him in an incubator and under BiliBlue lights. We got discharged the 5th at 2:00pm free and ready to go home, follow up Friday. Got re-admitted at Fridays appt for more phototherapy. Went home Sunday the 9th! He's been perfect since! I am so in love with my little champ! We go back in April for a month check up, since he's preterm, they want to monitor him closely! He's doing great and I couldn't be blessed any more than I am!<3