LabOr pAiNs....

I went into to Labor October 2nd. My due date was not until October 25th. My day started out as usual. I had just gone to the doctor the day before and wasn't given any hope of going into labor anytime soon. I was getting lots of housework done. I had actually decided to tackle cleaning all the blinds in the house. My Mom was also on her way over to help out with my Halloween decorations. I was trying to get as many things done as I could before this baby was to arrive. I had been having contractions for months, as I always do. So I had not paid attention to the ones I had been having all morning. By the time my Mom showed up, I was starting to have my suspicions that maybe this was more than braxton hicks contractions. I continued on with my day. Seemed to have this huge burst of energy so I was getting so much done.By 3:30pm I decided I could not ignore these pains any longer & began to time them & write them all down. Getting very strong & some painful. All between 5-7 min apart, 30 sec. long. But still I kept going on, picking Cody up from school, running errands,then going out to dinner at IHOP. I finally called Matt & told I think I may be in labor but don't hurry home or anything. After dinner my Mom had planned to go home but seeing the state I was in decided to stay with me-just in case. Everyone kept trying to get me to call the Doctor but I wouldn't. I just wasn't sure. Even when I was pregnant with Cody & my water broke, I would not call the doctor. I am always worried about being the girl who overreacts, runs to the hospital & gets sent home for indigestion or something like that! I know, it's stupid! By 8pm, still being very stubborn, I finally called the Doctor. The recording said to go to the Hospital if you think you may be in Labor. My Mom & Matt were adamant about me going. I took a shower, got ready as slow as I could, then we were off. Matt's dad happened to be staying at our house on a business trip. Very convenient I must say. So we left the boys with Jay. Matt drove me & my Mom followed in her car. Got there around 10pm. Once there, they confirmed I was in fact in Labor. I was admitted around midnight but by then things kind of just stopped or did not progress I should say. My Mom went home & the longest night of my life was just beginning. At 2:30 I got an epidural. I was not going to wait so long & put myself through hell like I did with Landen! So, I was comfortable but extremely pissed that nothing was happening, my doctor who promised he would be there, was out of town, (I have never had my Doctor deliver any of my babies) and not one person checked on me. I suffered in silence until 7am. That was the time of shift change & all the new nurses for the day came on. My new nurse was AMAZING!!!!! I am so in love with her! She came in checked me, could not believe I had not had this baby and got things going asap. She was a mid-wife & worked as a temp. nurse part time. Even though she could have, she was not allowed to brake my water. She found a doctor in the hall & got him to come & do it. I was so happy to have her! lol So they proceed to brake my water, then things went terribly wrong for a moment. The baby came down so fast when they did this. Heart rate dropped to 50 & they hit he red button on the wall. Within seconds the room was full of doctors & nurses fully prepped for surgery ready to take me in for a c-section. I had no idea what was going on. No one would tell me. But I knew it was not good. They were working like crazy & suddenly things were okay again. I would have died to have a c-section. Guess this baby knew that too & decided to cooperate! Seventeen minutes later to be exact, Crew Marco Taysom was born. Everything ended up going great. He was perfection every way. Then...yes, there is more! lol. So, I am now alone with my new baby & my Mom. Matt went home with the boys & the nurse came to take Crew for his first bath. She looks at him & does more check-up stuff for a few minutes. Then leaves to give him a bath. She says she will come back to get my Mom so she can take pictures of his bath. Well, no one ever comes back. Eventually, they tell me he is in the level II nursery & he will not be leaving it for a few days. What the crap! He seemed fine when I saw him last. I finally get to see him. It was heartbreaking to see my new little baby in there. I could not hold him, so I just had to hover over his little body. We are not sure what the cause was but he had a low fever, some kind of infection, heart rate kept dropping and your breathing was too fast. He had iv's, all kinds of monitors, feeding tube & eventually the Billie lights. This went on for 4 days. I did the not leave the Hospital again until you were released on October 8th.