Details Leading Up To The Delivery

3/29
1am - I woke up and felt minor cramps and wondered if labor was impending…
5am - I woke up and still have cramps. Now, I have a headache too.
11am - My headache is gone, but my cramps have come back.
12:30 pm - I feel lots of pressure.
11pm - My cramps started again.

3/30
My cramps are almost completely gone now. The baby’s activity level has been great today. I guess she’s not ready to come out.

3/31
1am - I woke up with abdominal pain. False alarm. It was gas.
1:30pm - I ache all over. I’m going to try taking a nap.
4pm - I have mild cramps.

4/1
1am - Esteban came home and I woke up briefly. I feel mild cramps.
2:15am - Still feel mild cramps.
6am - False alarm! Gas…
9:30am - I’m starting to feel some pressure. I took a shower and I’m going to go to church now.
1:30pm - Still feel some pelvic pressure and lower backache now. I just put Jayden to bed and I’m going to try to take a nap myself.
10pm - The pressure I was feeling lightened up a bit, but I still have lower backache. Looks like there won’t be any action tonight. The pain just isn’t progressing.

4/2
2am - No changes. Esteban and I bd, but instead of bringing on labor like I was hoping, it relieved all my aches and pains. No more cramps. No more lower back ache.

4/3
3:30pm - I had my doctor’s visit today. He said I’m 4-5 centimeters. Actually, he said “Let’s go upstairs and have this baby!” I’m so nervous and I start to cry. I called Esteban from the lobby of the Women’s Center and tell him to come home, which of course he doesn’t get. So I scream at him. It’s time! Come home!!! Instead of going upstairs as I was told, I decide to go home. This way, I can leave my car at home. I get my hospital bag. I pack a bag for Jayden. I call the sitter and ask her to take charge of Jayden over night. Then, Esteban comes home and makes arrangements for the neighbor to take care of Rio. We get Jayden some dinner before dropping him off at the sitter and then we pick up dinner for ourselves. Where to? Yo Quiero Taco Bell! We got to the Women’s Center at 6pm where I’m stuffing my face with my last taco before it’s show time.
6pm - It feels weird being at the hospital to deliver without having contractions. It hasn’t sunk in yet. The nurse goes in to contact Dr Casavant t make sure I’m supposed to be there. He had me admitted.
6:50pm - I’m at 6cm and -2 station and about 50% effaced. My water was broken and my IV was started. I’m having contractions but I’m not feeling them yet. The nurses are surprised.
7:20pm - I can start to feel my contractions now, but I’m not too bad yet. I will ask for an epidural soon.
7:45pm - My contractions are coming every 3 -5 minutes. They don’t think pitocin will be necessary. I went ahead and asked for my epidural since I was warned that it could take at least 30 minutes before I get mine.
8:15pm - I got my epidural and I feel relief for my contractions. The catheter is in now and I feel good, calm, and relaxed.
8:45pm - The nurse has me at about 5-6 centimeters, about 70% effaced, and about -2 station.
9:20pm - I already had my epidural, but I can still feel my legs and the way down to my toes. I feel the contractions now too. The nurse told me to press the button to release a bit more medicine. The contractions are still 3-5 minutes apart so they are going to give me a bit of pitocin to jump start things.
10:15pm - I’m still at 6 cm. I’m going to try to get some rest.

4/4
12:15am - I can totally feel the contractions.
1:15am - I agreed to have them remove and re-insert the epidural. Esteban almost passed out. I'm not sure what happened but I'm worried about him. He sits and rests. And as for me, HUGE difference! No more pain and my legs are now numb. Now I can get some rest. I’m still at 6cm.
3am - I feel like I’ve been sleeping for hours. I’m still 6 cm, but I’m about -1 station. The head is now lower and I’m going back to bed.
4:22am - Nurse thinks I may have sleep apnea. She gives me oxygen because my monitor keeps going below 95%. Isn’t that something? I always said it was Esteban with sleep apnea. Maybe that’s why I wake up more tired all the time. Now, I’m a stretchy 6cm and still 70% effaced.
6am - The nurse finds bloody show. I’m 10 cm and in between a +2 and +3 station. The head is showing. The nurse runs off to call the doctor in. I feel urges to push, but I wait. I can feel the head just hanging out there. Doctor arrives very quickly. The monitor shows I’m having a contraction but it’s almost over and I only have time for one push. Show me what you’ve got, he says. I push and he says the baby will be here in no time. The next contraction arrives and I push. I feel the head pop out. I push again and I feel the shoulders. The fourth and final push and I feel the baby arrive.
6:27am - Maya Isabella is born. She’s 7lbs and 13 oz and 19 ¼ inches. She’s cute as a button. She’s got a head full of jet black hair and dark eyes and pink as can be. She’s got dark colored eyes. She took the breast like a champ and latched on beautifully. I’m so lucky. Thank you God.