Now I take some time while Brad has our little bundle of joy in his arms to complete the tale of Parker's birth. We'll see how many times it takes me to get it all typed!
At the last post we were waiting for the doctor to arrive to break my water. The Pitosin was working and contractions were getting more intense and closer together. One particularly strong contraction hit and Parker kicked at the same time. Suddenly my water definitely broke! It was about 11:20am. Again, with all plans on making things happen artificially, my body decided to get the ball rolling on its own!
That's when contractions really picked up. I couldn't believe how much stronger the very next contraction was! I immediately asked for the epidural!! It was fantastic how quickly they were there. Within 30 minutes the pain from the contractions was gone. Those 30 minutes were pretty intense, though!
The doctor arrived shortly after the epidural kicked in. Dilation was continuing to increase at a rapid pace. She chose to hang around the hospital for the afternoon, knowing it would be time soon. It was finally time to start pushing at 3pm. We pushed for just over an hour before having to wait about 5-10 minutes for the doctor to get back from lunch. That was a long 10 minutes!!
Doctor Sara came in and at 4:24pm Parker was born! She was 8.53 pounts and 20.5 inches long. Since there was meconium in the amniotic fluid the NICU staff was in the room at her birth and immediately cleaned her up, cleared her lungs, nose, etc.The doctor told us not to worry, that they weren't going to make her cry until they'd had a chance to clear her lungs. As soon as she said that Parker began crying on her own. The staff gave Brad a scrub shirt with the Baylor Frisco logo on it. When they took her footprints they also put a set of footprints on his shirt.
Feeding frenzy of her first growth spurt is underway. To be continued....
