On March 15th, I wenr to my Non Stress Test at the hospital to find out that my blood pressure was very high. After meeting with Dr. Riley (Dr. Alvey was on vacation) I was sent up to labor and delivery. We basically just hung out and waited until 8:00. At that time I was given a dose of medicine that was supposed to soften my cervix. At 11:00, I was given another dose, and then at 3:00 Pitocin was started. When Dr. Reid came in to check me at 5:30a.m., he told me that I had not progressed at all. My cervix was still very hard and very high. He also told me that he did not believe I would have progressed enough to deliver vaginally by 40 weeks. He said, not that they would even consider waiting until 40 weeks due to my Hypertension. He scheduled a C-section for 7:30 a.m. I was so scared, and became so hot and sweaty waiting for the surgery.
When it was time to go, my wonderful nurse came to get me and wheeled me down in a wheelchair. Josh was all suited up, and he was asked to wait outside the operating room. When we went in, the anestheseologist cleaned off my back and put shots in my spine to numb it. This was the worst part for me. I could feel the needle and it burned. It also felt like it took forever. I was just trying to stay calm. After the numbing, he began to insert the spinal, but I could feel it, so he had to add more of the numbing medicine. The next time he went to add the spinal, I didn't feel a thing. I began getting tingly from my toes to the bottom of my chest, and then I was completely numb. It happened so fast. They began cutting my incision, after pinching me to make sure I didn't feel anything, and then they let Josh come back in. I was so happy to see him! He tried to keep me calm, talking about the whole process of trying to conceive, pregnancy, and now the beautiful baby girl that we were just minutes away from meeting. It worked, I was calm and excited.
It didn't seem long at all, before they told us that we had a daughter and we heard her soft cries. They kept saying how quiet she was. Ocassionally we would hear a soft cry, but she really didn't make much noise. When we heard her though, Josh and I just looked at each other with tears in our eyes. It was definitely one of the best moments of my life so far. Josh got up to see Eden and he took pictures and brought them back to show me.
The nurses told us that they felt like she was having a little bit of difficulty breathing correctly. They decided to have her sent to the nursery just to be observed for a little while. I was a little foggy during this time, but I remember at one point being in the room and everyone else watching sweet Eden in the nursery. The nursery decided to send her to the NICU.
The NICU Dr came and talked to us and told us that she appears to possibly have fluid in her lungs. The doctor did not seem to concerned, but he is going to order a chest X-ray and some labs just to make sure that nothing more severe is wrong. He really doesn't anticipate that there is, so we are praying. I hope that she gets to come out of the NICU tomorrow.
Regardless, today has been one of the best days of my entire life. I love my daughter so much, and I couldnt have asked for a more perfect birthday for her.
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