On April 14, 2010 our 3 yr wedding Anniversary...I went in to have my waterbroken. Let me back track a moment to explain why. I had an elective c-section with E, I just didn't know how much I'd regret ever volunteering to have a c-section. Dumb girl! Well I tried for a v-bac this time around. Talked it over with the doctor, I had so many upsets with having a c-section. The bonding time between mommy and baby didn't occur til E was an hour old, the pain I went through to recover, and much much more.
Went into the doctor the week before he said he didn't want me to go past the 14th of April due to the fact that there wasn't enough fluid for Mad to stay in past that day. So he wanted to schedule my c-section, I ask for the alternative. Last resort was breaking my water, since I can't be induced. I had my water broken at 7:30am on the 14th. I immediately started having contractions but they weren't real strong or regular. the contractions went on into the day when my water was broken I was 3 cm dialated, and the doctor said as long as Mad's hearts rate was good he'd let me decide when to quit and do a c-section. By mid day I was starting to have some major back labor that seemed to be every 10 min. Well that died out and by night time my mom and sis decided to head home since nothing was happening. When midnight hit I was starting to wear thin and I was in so much pain I just didn't know how much more I could take. At 3am I asked more IV pain meds I didn't want an epidural...I feared that would slow down what little labor I had going. After I got the meds I tried to sleep but the black labor contractions were every 2 minutes for about 30-45secs...I was miserable. I had had the nurse check my dilation when I got the painkiller and I was still the same. That was devistating considering the pain I was in. At 4:30am I called my mom crying that I couldn't do it anymore. She told me it was time for me to let go and have the c-section or I wouldn't even have energy to hold Mad after she was born. I told the nurse and they had me prepped. By 5:59am Mad had arrived. Weighing 8lbs 1oz...just like her brother, and measuring 20 and 1/2 inches long. Red hair long legs, long arms, long fingers, long toes, long torso. I think she's gonna be tall like daddy :)
She's born just 5 days before my birthday and a day after our Anniversary. On Apr. 20my birthdya we took her in to see a orthopedic doctor...Mad has hip dysplasia. Its basically caused by my hormones in the last trimester being released to her. This caused her hips to be able to dislocate easily. So after seeing the doctor Mad will be in a hip harness for 6 weeks at 23hrs a day. After that it will go down to 6 weeks night time only.
