Hi Rachel,
Just a note to let you know that I had my baby. I
didn't end up with my VBAC but I did achieve my goal
of going into labor on my own and laboring without an
epidural. Here's the story, in a nutshell: I was working on
Friday 3/21 when I felt what I thought was my water
breaking. I called my doctor on my lunch break and he
had me go to Suburban to get checked. Turns out, it
was just my mucous plug (gross!) but the contractions
started almost immediately after it came out and they
were coming strong and fast so I was admitted to the
hospital. I was barely 1 cm dilated. Around 10:30 p.m.
they gave me an Ambien to help me sleep but it only
gave me about an hour's worth of rest. From the time I
got to the hospital, the contractions were off the
charts and coming every two minutes. I spent all night
on the birthing ball! That thing really helped with
the pain. :-) They checked me around 10 a.m. the next
day and I was still at 1 cm and the baby was still up
high. I agreed to go ahead and have the repeat
c-section. I was pretty disappointed that I didn't
have my VBAC but once the surgery was underway, they
found meconium in the fluid, the cord wrapped around
baby's neck a couple of times and my uterus had healed
very thinly around the scarring from my first
c-section. A coworker who had a baby a few days before
mine was born had to send her baby to another hospital
b/c she had inhaled some meconium and got an
infection. That baby is still in the hospital today,
as far as I know. So in the end I'm glad that I ended
up with a healthy baby boy.
My recovery has been an absolute breeze compared to my
first. I feel great and was up showering and shaving
my legs the next day (I was mortified that I hadn't
shaved the day that I went into labor, LOL!). Baby is
doing great, and breastfeeding is going well, too.
I'll attach a pic. His name is Cole Phillip Wahler, he
was 7 lbs. 1 oz and 19.5 inches long, born at 11:50
a.m. March 22. He was so tiny -- I still am surprised
that he didn't just slide out on his own!
And for future reference, the nurses at Suburban were
GREAT. All were very supportive of my VBAC goal and
one even came to check up on me a couple days later
b/c her shift had ended before I had the baby.
Anyway, sorry this is so long. Thanks again for all
your help during my pregnancy. :-)
-Laura
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