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Sunday, October 30, 2011
Monday, October 17, 2011
Parker
I started having regular surges Tuesday, August 16th morning but not very close, maybe every 45minutes. Throughout the day they got closer maybe every 20-30 minutes apart into the night. I was up and down with them I even took a shower and a bath because I couldn’t sleep. The morning of August 17th Casey got up to go to work and I told him I didn’t think he should….
He stayed home with me, we went to breakfast then came home and I napped for a couple hours. We walked about a mine and by then it was about 11 and my surges were between 6-15 minutes apart and much more regular. I knew it was getting closer!! Around 12:20 I got a longer surge and then my water broke. We talked and decided we were going to stay home a while longer until we felt it was time to go to the hospital.
By a little after 1pm I was ready, they were getting closer and stronger. So we got our things together and went to Grossmont Hospital. We arrived around 1:30, checked in, got our room and when our nurse checked to make sure my water had broke, which it had and to see my progress I was ~4 ½ cm.
I must say after about 1 ½ hrs of labor I was ready to through in the towel, I had what was referred to as a “transition” surge and I threw up multiple times which took me out of my zone. Casey was the best through this! He assured me that this is what we wanted and spoke with our nurse, who was awesome and got her to check me to see my progress, I was already at ~7cm!! Hearing this I knew I could continue on.
About another 1 ½ hrs went by and I was done again, but with Casey’s love and support and the nurses report that I had made it to 10cm and was ready to push I couldn’t have been happier. I pushed for about 1 hour 45 minutes and he arrived!
Parker
August 17th, 2011
7 lbs 5 oz 21 inches long
He is precious and we love him more than words can explain. We were left the hospital at 9:30pm on August 19th and are loving life.
I am soo happy with our labor and delivery of him. Without the love and support of Casey and the techniques and knowledge I learned with Hypnobirthing such a great experience wouldn’t have been possible. He latched as soon as he was born and has been feeding great every since. I was fully aware of everything around me after labor and was able to fully participate in everything that happened to him and me.
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Monica
Hi Ashley
I wanted to let you know that Mike and I had our baby, Monica, was born on September 12th. She was 12 days late but came on her own, just two days before having to be induced.
Hypnobirthing was a godsend throughout the whole process. My water broke at 9am on Sunday morning. I did not call the midwives at UCSD because I didn't think I had to since I was GBS neg and although my contractions were regular, they were not strong. We stayed home most of the day, I baked raisin bars for the nurses, Mike cleaned and watched football, we took our dogs on a couple walks. Around 5pm the contractions were stronger and so I called the midwife on call. She was not too pleased with me that I had not called when my water broke (you would think with me being a nurse practitioner I would have known- oops!). In the end I was so glad I didn't call and go in because it would have been 9 more hours at the hospital and we had such a pleasant and exciting day at home just the two of us.
When we arrived at UCSD (around 6:30 pm) the birth center did not have a nurse who could take me so I was admitted to the L&D floor. Our nurse was great, the room was great, I was in the shower a lot. Around midnight I asked for the volunteer doula because I really felt like I was getting into active labor. She was great, did not interfere with Mike and I only pushed my hips during surges (all my labor was in my back). Mike did a great job keeping me relaxed and focused on my breathing throughout the surges. I had my iPod and listened to Affirmations on repeat.
At 4am I asked the midwife to check me and I was 5cm dilated. At this point I felt like I could not do it any longer and started asking for medications. The midwife and Mike reminded and helped me to stay in the moment and not focus on the future, which is what I had been doing. The next hour is a total blur, it was unbelievably intense (and painful!) At 5am they told me there was a room in the birth center and they had started filling the tub. They wheeled me up there at 5:15 but the tub had about a 1/2inch of water in it, that was disappointing to see. During my first contraction up there the midwife looked and said she could see the baby's head! I had gone from 5cm to 10cm in one hour and could now push, I was SO happy!
I pushed for 35 minutes and Monica was born at 5:55 AM. Her coming out was the most unbelievable feeling, I was ecstatic it was over and SO happy I had not gotten medications.
Thank you for teaching such a wonderful class, I will recommend Hypnobirthing to any of my friends who want to try and have their baby naturally.
I wanted to let you know that Mike and I had our baby, Monica, was born on September 12th. She was 12 days late but came on her own, just two days before having to be induced.
Hypnobirthing was a godsend throughout the whole process. My water broke at 9am on Sunday morning. I did not call the midwives at UCSD because I didn't think I had to since I was GBS neg and although my contractions were regular, they were not strong. We stayed home most of the day, I baked raisin bars for the nurses, Mike cleaned and watched football, we took our dogs on a couple walks. Around 5pm the contractions were stronger and so I called the midwife on call. She was not too pleased with me that I had not called when my water broke (you would think with me being a nurse practitioner I would have known- oops!). In the end I was so glad I didn't call and go in because it would have been 9 more hours at the hospital and we had such a pleasant and exciting day at home just the two of us.
When we arrived at UCSD (around 6:30 pm) the birth center did not have a nurse who could take me so I was admitted to the L&D floor. Our nurse was great, the room was great, I was in the shower a lot. Around midnight I asked for the volunteer doula because I really felt like I was getting into active labor. She was great, did not interfere with Mike and I only pushed my hips during surges (all my labor was in my back). Mike did a great job keeping me relaxed and focused on my breathing throughout the surges. I had my iPod and listened to Affirmations on repeat.
At 4am I asked the midwife to check me and I was 5cm dilated. At this point I felt like I could not do it any longer and started asking for medications. The midwife and Mike reminded and helped me to stay in the moment and not focus on the future, which is what I had been doing. The next hour is a total blur, it was unbelievably intense (and painful!) At 5am they told me there was a room in the birth center and they had started filling the tub. They wheeled me up there at 5:15 but the tub had about a 1/2inch of water in it, that was disappointing to see. During my first contraction up there the midwife looked and said she could see the baby's head! I had gone from 5cm to 10cm in one hour and could now push, I was SO happy!
I pushed for 35 minutes and Monica was born at 5:55 AM. Her coming out was the most unbelievable feeling, I was ecstatic it was over and SO happy I had not gotten medications.
Thank you for teaching such a wonderful class, I will recommend Hypnobirthing to any of my friends who want to try and have their baby naturally.
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