The birth

Bad news: On Sunday night we were anxiously awaiting the Labor and Delivery to call and schedule the exact time of my induction Monday morning. As time passed and no phone call came I decided to call them. Unfortunately I got a really rude nurse- hmmm. Anyway she told me I was third and the list and who knew if they would even get to me on Monday. ( not something a 9 month SICK pregnant lady likes hearing). Next she made me aware of the hospitals new policy: first no kids under 14 are allowed to visit the labor and delivery floor due to recent flu break outs. Also- only two visitors at a time and two people in the delivery room at a time. I was not amused. I understand that we all need to be safe but I was very disappointed- I had planned to have my mom, two sisters and mother in law in for the delivery. However- the list was now my mom and Ryan.

Monday morning: Ryan called in at 7:30 am hoping for a much more pleasant nurse which we got! She told us to expect a call around 11:00 am to come in for induction. So I took my time getting ready and right when I was finished and the bags were packed we got a call at 9:30 am to come in . YEAH!

The beginning: First I had to have penicillin because I was strep B positive this time. By the time they got that going it was 11 am so we knew it would be a while before our sweet baby arrived. Luckily the started my petosin at 1:00 pm. At this time I was dilated to a 4 and 70% effaced.

The middle: At 4 pm the Dr. on call came in to break my water but I hadn't made any more progression so he decided not to break my water and let my Dr. do it when she arrived at 5 pm (luckily she was the on call Dr. that night). I was disappointed that things seemed to be moving slowly. However- at 5 my Dr. broke my water and by 5:30 I was at a 6 and decided it was time for my epidural. The contractions hurt so much more when the water breaks and I was starting to feel some REAL pain.

The end: Unfortunately they had a hard time finding the anesthesiologist and he finally arrived around 6pm. I was seeing stars the pain was so bad. He got the epidural set up and I was laying on my side. Past experience has been that the epidural never works fully but takes the edge off. However- this time nothing was working and I was in some major pain. After about 10 minutes I felt like I had to push. Everyone thought there is no way I could have gone from a 6 to 10 in such a short time. The nurse checked me and sure enough I was FULLY dilated and it was time to deliver this baby boy. So- needless to say I delivered without the epidural working. Something I wouldn't recommend HA HA! My Dr. ran in and I started to push. It was only for 20 minutes but felt like 20 years with that intense pain. Ryan and my mom were wonderful coaches and so encouraging. I have to say I was crying and kept saying "I can't do this" but they loved me through it and there was no turning back:)


My Dr. was great too and I delivered Cannon Hoxsie Robinson at 6:50 pm. He weighed 7 pounds even. He was 20 1/2 inches long. The birth was a beautiful moment and very special. There is nothing like it!