The due date has come and gone! I went to the doctor for my FINAL check up yesterday. I was dilated to *maybe* 1.5 centimeters (which I have been for 5 weeks now). With no change, I decided induction should be the next step. We will be heading to L&D tomorrow evening to get a foley ball put in (helps with dilation) and then return 12 hours later to begin the pitocin drip. This little man does NOT wanna come and my body doesn't want to progress any further then it has.
I am opting for NO epidural right now. Don't ask me why, for some reason, I wanna see if I can handle it. However, Derek is under STRICT orders that if I ask for one, do not deny me my drugs!
I have a feeling I will be having a c-section Sunday night/early Monday morning. I just know that my body is going to laugh at the medication and just stall out. It took Derek and I 10 years to get pregnant, why would I think delivery would be easy?!?! I am not opposed to the surgery at all. I want my baby out in the safest manner possible for Ollie and myself. From day 1, we were fine with any outcome we would have with delivery.
I hope my 2nd blog will be with pictures of the baby! I will be updating this blog as much as I can, daily, if possible (big dreams..lol) so everyone can see how much he changes daily! Videos, pictures, blogs and anything else I can cram in of Evie and Ollie will be here!
I love the positive attitude you have regarding the delivery. So many people get hung up on having the delivery go a certain way that they lose focus of the ultimate goal: for the baby to be born! There is no right or wrong way to birth a baby, and I applaud you for having an open mind about an unmedicated birth, but also being open to accepting meds if you feel you need them. I'm sending prayers your way for a speedy delivery and cannot wait to hear the joyous news of Ollie's birth. Love you guys, Cyn and family.
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ReplyDeleteIts an awesome way to get to see Ollie and Evie more and I'm glad your going to do it. Now we are going to have to Skype, FaceTime, whatever it's called so I can see the kiddos (and I guess you and d) in real time!!!
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