GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts
@aprk: Boo! My contractions stalled around 5 and had to get on pitocin. Hopefully your contractions speed up!
pomegranate / 3452 posts
No baby on the outside yet, but I got to 9 3/4 cm late last night with back labor. NOT RECOMMENDED!!! I can't believe the intensity and I'm so proud of myself for getting that far. I pushed 7 times and had no energy or mental stamina for any more. Lots of tears and near-constant screaming/howling after my water broke on its own at 5 pm.
Unfortunately, but not unexpectedly, my epidural slowed down the contractions (which at one point were quadruple back to back) so we are hopefully only an hour or two away from baby this morning.
Thanks for your well wishes!
wonderful pomelo / 30692 posts
@aprk: Ugh, I had back labor! It was horrible! And I was the same as you - crying, yelling, moaning. And pushing was so rough - I didn't feel like I had the energy. I'm jealous you got an epidural, but bummer it slowed things down! You're almost there though!!!
pomegranate / 3452 posts
Epidural wore off minutes before I started pushing this morning. Two hours of pushing, sunny aide up, pushing on my sciatic nerve. AWFUL!!!
But he's here!!!!!
Andrew Preston, born at 10:30 this morning, 7 lb 7 oz
wonderful clementine / 24134 posts
@aprk: Congratulations! Thank you for letting us follow along!
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22646 posts
@aprk: congratulations!!! i had the same epi/pushing experience, just fyi - i ended up with an episiotomy too and still recovered really well and quickly! ENJOY THE NB SNUGGLES WITH YOUR LIL MAN!
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