Evan's Birth Story

 

I was feeling a little more engergized on Wednesday so I had a feeling he was coming soon.  I went about our normal routine.  I ran with my sister Jenny around  6 PM.  A few hours after our run I started to have painful contractions about 7 minutes apart.  I thought this must be it.  I asked Jenny if she and Tony wanted to stay the night so they wouldn't have to transfer in the middle of the night. They came over and everyone went to bed except me.  I can't sleep as my contractions were longer and 5 minutes apart by now. 

I labored by myself in the livingroom watching Say Yes to the Dress until about 2AM.  I went in and woke up Michael.  He replied that this night was going by faster then he thought.  ha ha.  I called the midwife and we went to the birthcenter.

We got to the birthcenter around 3 AM.  They checked me and monitored the baby.  The midwives Joyce and Linda then filled up the tub for me.  I LOVED the water.  It was so relaxing.  I hung out in the tub until I started feeling lots of pressure with contractions.  I then moved to the bed.

I started pushing on the bed around 4:30AM.  Orginally the baby was all lined up.  Joyce thought he should just come right out.  It was so painful to push.  I wasn't excepting so much pain while pushing.  After a while she checked and thought he had turned posterier.  She said I would just have to push through the pain to get him out.  I was getting a little desparate.  She then suggested sitting on the toilet.  I moved into the bathroom and sat on the toilet.  I tolerated it for a few contractions and then something just took over me and I ended up on the bathroom floor.  I begged to get back in the tub.  The midwives started to fill it up again.  Joyce asked if I was pushing and I said no.  They all left the room to grab stuff or take care of something. I do not recall having this conversation with Joyce at all.   I felt like I must look like a mad woman or Lady Hulk.  I finally pushed the head out, which suprised everyone.  I pushed him out in a deep lunge position.   Linda was closest and helped deliver the rest of him.  He presented with his arm up by his head.  Ouch!  No wonder it hurt to push.  Michael said they passed the baby to me like a football player hiking a football and we went to the bed.  He was born at 5:43 AM. 

We rested on the bed for a while and then Evan and I enjoyed an herbal bath.  It was heaven to bathe in nice warm water after that.  We had a yummy breakfast burrito, and got ready to come home. We got home around 8:30 AM.  I loved being home right after delivery.  It was so nice to just be with my family and rest.  I enjoyed the experience.