The arrival...

Hudson Jeremy
7/29/13 @ 8:40 PM
Wt: 5lbs 8oz  Length: 18 1/4 inches

I figured I better document the details before I forget.....
Sunday, 7/28 @ 9:30PMish: Just got a bowl of cereal and had a seat on the couch. I felt a little(I mean small) gush of fluid really wasn't sure what it was. Jeremy knew something was up by the look on my face and insisted that we go to L&D to get things checked out. I remember telling him its nothing and they are just going to send us away but I gave in. We gathered a few things just in case they kept us. We didn't even grab the carseat which still had the tags on it!
Sunday, 7/28 @ 10:30PMish: Show up to L&D fill out some paperwork and the nurse starts her assessment. I remember telling her it was probably just the normal increase of discharge in the 3rd trimester. She did a couple of different swabs and sent them off to the lab. The monitors did show I was having contractions but I had them off and on for months. I was on bed rest at the time but my doctor had just told me on Friday that I could be done with it once I hit 36 weeks (insert happy dance from me).
Sunday, 7/28@ 11:00sih: The nurse came back to let me know that I would not be leaving anytime soon because my swab came back positive for amniotic fluid. I did not believe her! I was hooked up to an IV and given antibiotics right away well I let the nurse try once and then made her call the IV team.
Monday, 7/298@ 12:00ish: One of the NICU nurses came to talk with us since they would be in the room for the delivery. Since I was exactly 35 weeks it did not mean an automatic NICU stay but it was most likely. If he came on Sunday, 34 weeks 6 days, it would have been an automatic NICU stay. Monday, 7/29@ 8:00AMish: Meet my nurse for the day, well until 3:00sh, she let me order some breakfast! She became my new favorite, lol!
Monday, 7/29@ 9:30AMish: Met the OB that was on for the day because you know mine is off on Mondays! Thankfully she was super nice and I felt comfortable with her. She did her assessment and decided it was time to start the Pit (boo!). I was disappointed but I knew I was not progressing and he needed to come out since my water had broke (high risk for infection).
Monday, 7/29 @ 11:00ish: Really uncomfortable with a lot of back pain. Talked with the nurse about options to help me relax, we decided on trying a medication through the IV. It helped right away and I could feel him turn. I did not like the way the medication made me feel but I was able to relax. I was only 3 cm dilated at this time.
Monday, 7/29 @ 1:30ish: I was really uncomfortable again. The nurse checked me and decided I was 5-6 cm but that there was a bubble of fluid that was most likely stopping the progression. They believe his head was stopping the original leak. She wanted to try to break it at the time but I was not having it, lol! She said that she would give me an hour to see if it would break on its own.
Monday, 7/29 3:00PMish: Started vomiting, Jeremy went to find the nurse. She was busy with another delivery but another nurse checked me. No progression :( I decided it was time for the epidural. I was trying so hard not too!
Monday, 7/29 @ 3:45ish: I meet the new nurse, who I liked right away. She called the Anesthesiologist again, who came right away to perform the epidural. It really wasn't as bad as I thought and I could still move my legs. I told them that I was worried I would loose control so I think that set it low just to take the edge off.
Now this when I loose track of timing. I know the nurse broke my water shortly after I received the epidural. The baby started to show signs of distress so they put me on my left side, stopped the pit and threw some oxygen on me. We are not sure what happened but he stablized. I was able to take a short nap but woke up vomiting again and continued off and on until I finally delivered the little guy. Jeremy believes that I pushed for an hour and half. The doctor said that he had his head sideways and once she was able to fix it, he came out in no time! She quickly cut the cord and passed him off to NICU team. They had to work on him for a little while to get him breathing better. They did let me hold for a quick minute before taking him to the NICU, I think I was still in shock!
I remember that I kept my eyes covered with a wash cloth during the pushing phase because there were so many people in the room! I stated afterwards that I felt like a freak show!!! It was not the low-key delivery I was hoping for, oh well! I also remember saying "Oh that feels so much better, I didn't think he was ever going to come out! We were able to go over the NICU after my recover period was over and they were done running all their test and doing their assessment on him. He was so sweet and it was hard to leave him over there....