C & B + R: Induction Story....

Friday, August 28, 2009

Induction Story....

The following updates are courtesy of Chris:

4:30pm - So, Brooke is now at 8 cm dilated and Baby J is in a 0 stage position. The doctor just finished checking Brooke and Baby J, and everything looks great with both. The expectation is that Brooke will be fully dilated to 10 cm by 5:30pm and we should have new baby boy by 6:30pm. I can't even explain the nervous excitement that we are both feeling right now, but, trust me, it is amazing!! Sorry, but this will have to be the last update before the arrival of Baby J. We will blog later tonight with pictures of the little guy and, hopefully, we will have named him by then. Continue to send your prayers up that everything goes smoothly from here on out.

I had to be given oxygen because Baby J's heart rate was declining slightly. Apparently, there was pressue on the umbilical cord. They also gave me fluids inside my uterus in order to reduce the pressure. Baby J's heart rate recovered nicely.

Not very happy at this point. The epidural stopped working!

12:30pm - Great news, there has been progress! The doctor came in around 11:45am to check on Brooke and Baby J and Brooke is now dilated to 4cm. The contractions are coming more regular and are definitely going up in intensity. With that, Brooke decided there was no need to wait on the epidural, so they just finished giving it to her and she is already starting to feel better. The nurses will continue to monitor Brooke and Baby J, and Brooke is going to attempt to take a nap in order to get rested up for the work left to do this afternoon. They said no promises, but the nurses believe we will finally see Baby J by 6pm or 7pm this evening. We will do the next update in a couple of hours once the doctor comes in and checks Brooke again. We appreciate any prayers you guys can give us that Brooke and Baby J continue to do well.

Starting to feel better...

10am - We are definitely having a baby today!! The doctor finally came in to check on Brooke and Baby J around 9:30am this morning. She is still around 2 cm dilated, so he decided to break her water to help move the process along. So, Brooke's water has been broken and now the contractions are starting to intensify a little bit. The doctor said that he hopes to have the baby delivered by dinner time tonight. The doctor is going to come back in around noon to check Brooke to see how things are progressing. The nurses are also monitoring the amniotic fluid for any debris that might indicate that Baby J has already had his first bathroom break. We will update again once the doctor comes back in.

Brooke, after her water was broken...still looking beautiful!

6:30am - Well, the sleeping juice lasted until about 3am. Brooke said she slept great until that point, then she spent the rest of the night watching the clock. The nurse came in right at 5am (they are very punctual here, which is not a good thing at 5 in the morning) to get the process started. Brooke was able to take a shower, get her makeup on and eat half of a granola bar (she wasn't supposed to be eating, but she needed some energy) before they gave her an IV and started Pitocin around 6am. So, I guess we are definitely having a baby today!!

Brooke, with her IV and ice, getting ready for the day ahead

11pm - Brooke was given 2 Ambien and a shot of morphine around 10:30pm to help her get some good rest. They monitored Baby J's heart rate before and after to make sure he was doing okay afterward. He's doing great, and so is Brooke (see the picture below for the evidence). Hopefully Brooke will gets some good rest for the big day tomorrow!

Brooke, feeling good after getting some sleeping juice

8 pm - We've checked into the hospital and have been checked. No cervidil needed, woohoo! I am currently 2 cm dilated and 70% effaced. As the nurse said, I am in the hospital for a therapeutic evening. If only it was a spa instead of a hospital. I will try to make the best of it though.