Hey friends and family, we are in the Hospital.
5:15 AM Mary's water broke. We were sleeping when Mary thought that she felt funny. So she decided to get up to go to the bathroom and WHOOSH, her water broke as soon as she stood up out of bed.
5:55 AM We got to the hospital. We hadn't packed Mary's bag yet, but luckily we had gone out last night and picked up some essentials she would need. We packed her bag and headed around the corner to Utah Valley Regional Medical Center.
The contractions are about 2-3 min apart
Mary was given an IV a little before 7 am.
8:05am Contractions getting stronger.
8:45am Given Petocin
9:05am contractions are starting to KILLLLLL (Mary's words)
Between 9:30 and 10 AM: Epidural--She's feeling better already.
10:20 AM Catheter put in
11:00 AM: Mary is resting
11:50 AM: Mary is dilated to a 4 and still feeling good; her nurse gave her some more Petocin. Let's see how much more she progresses!
1:50 PM Not much progress. No consistent labor rhythm. Contractions sporadic. Baby's heartbeat dips at some contractions so Mary was put on Oxygen.
2:00 PM: Nurse redid the monitors. One of the new monitors will give the nurses a better reading of how strong the contractions are and the other one is actually attached to the baby's head giving a more accurate reading of the baby's heartbeat to tell the nurses what the baby does not like about the contractions. Contractions are more consistent.
4:50 PM: Very little progress. If there is still no progress the next time around, the nurse will call the doctor to have her come in to assess the situation.
4:58: Nurse came in after she got off the phone with Mary's doctor. The contractions are strong, but the baby is not responding well to the petocin. So, they are turning the petocin off for an hour to see how the baby reacts. Then, in an hour will put her back on and if nothing happens, c-section.
6pm: Mary is taken off Petocin to see what will happen.
6:55 pm: After meeting with her doctor, it is decided that Mary will have a C-section. Now the staff is running around to get everything ready for Lizzie's arrival. I am given a space suit contraption to wear, including booties that slip over my feet.
7:38 pm: A child is born! Welcome, Elizabeth Cheronne!
6 comments:
Hurray! Good luck! We can't wait to meet Liz. Let us know when a good time to stop by is. :)
How exciting!!!
Why can't I be as lucky as you????? I've been waiting for my water to break or something....and nothing! All I have to say is hooray for epidurals and catheters (its nice to have that non stop urge to go to the bathroom FINALLY taken away)! Hang in there Mary...its worth it! Did you finish up your exams?
yay!!! tell mary that i love her. and congratulations!! she is my hero!!
Good luck! Keep us updated :)
can she change positions at all? that helps with the heartbeat.
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