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Hmm, lets see! Where do I begin! I have three kids! So I could go on all day!

With my first son, I was 37 weeks pregnant, everything was going great, I went out to eat at cracker barrel with my family! Then I went to the bathroom and noticed a little blood. Which as most of you know is "bloody show". No big deal, I just knew that I would be going into labor shortly. So I went on with my day! Needless to say I started contracting around 3 in the afternoon. Didn't go to the hospital though, that night we had a family halloween party, still contracting, I went anyway! That was so much fun! LOL Then the next day I was still having the contractions, they had gotten stronger through the night, but were still tollerable. About 1 in the afternoon I was in quite a bit of pain, so I went to the hospital. They sent me back home that night because I was only 2 centimeters dialated, and water was not broke. Went through terrible contractions all through the night! Got up the next morning and laid down on the couch, and I swear not a minute later, my water broke! All over everything! I felt so bad, because I still lived with my parents! Their poor couch was scarred for life! We went to the hospital and they addmitted me. I continued to have the contractions for a while, but they were not making me dialate at all! So they decided to stay pitocin! As many of you know, that is just a party in itself right there!! So I continued to labor, with no pain meds, they would not let you have any meds until you were 4 centimeters dialated. Of course now they know that it doesn't matter, they will let you have one here right when you walk through the door! And they had me on the strongest dose of the pitocin! It was hell on earth! They finally came in and checked me and I was 5 centimeters dialated! And what do you know, the anistesiologist was with another patient! So I would have to wait! So I got up to go to the bathroom, and I felt a lot of pressure! My mom was outside the door of the bathroom and I told her! She called the nurse, who came in to check on me, and she said oh my! you are complete! Don't push! It was all I could do not to push him out! Finally everything was ready, and two pushes later, he was here, his name is Kobe, he is 6lbs, 7oz, and 19 3/4 inches long! He was perfect. And I never did get the epidural by the way! Had to go all natural through the entire thing!!!




With my second son, I was 36 weeks, had lots of complications with my heart and blood pressure though out the end of the pregnancy. I went to the hospital because of my heart beating so fast. And my doc said that she wanted me to try to hold off until monday to have him. So she sent me home that night, and not even an hour after being there, my water broke. So off we went back to the hsopital, back to labor and delivery, and I got my epidural!!!!! I was determined to get that one! Because they had to give the pitocin again! My body just won't do it on its own I guess! So I demanded an epidural before the pitocin. After that, I felt wonderful, and he was born at 7 pm. and he was 8lbs, 2oz. And his poor little face was black and blue because he was born face up! I felt so bad, but he came so fast that they couldn't turn him!!



My third son, as most of you know already was born pre-mature! And that was the worst experience ever!!! I hope none of youi ever have to go through that hell. My water broke at 32 weeks, the labor was awful, I had the epidural, so the pain was fine, but his little heart would drop after all the contractions. The doctor was really worried about him, because I was in labor with my water broke for more that 24 hours, which can cause infection. So they almost did a c-section. But they gave me another 30 minutes to make some progress, and he did! He was born at 6:53 pm, on May 17, 2005. And he was so tiny! His little lungs collapsed shortly after birth and he had to be put on a ventilator. He was in the nicu for almost a month, and to this day he still has some health issues. But I thank god everyday for all my boys!!