I'm sorry it's taken so long to post...I feel like I never have two minutes and I'm still trying to get the hang of this breast feeding thing...
So - on Friday May 2nd I went to work with the intention of taking an extended lunch to get my hair cut because I had an appointment to have my belly pictures taken the following Tuesday. On my way to work I called my girlfriend who was housesitting my parents house and dogs because the entire family went to Florida (siblings, cousins and everything). I asked my girlfriend to leave the backdoor open because I'd be in the area at lunch and I'd let the dogs out...Thank god I did..
I was running out of work on my lunch hour and made a pit stop in the bathroom... I went to the bathroom and stood up and felt "gush"... I thought maybe there was just a little extra pressure on my bladder.
I walked out to the parking lot felt a little crampy got into my truck and felt.."gush"..
I was like...do I go to the hairdresser Eor not..I wasn't convinced it was my water.
I went to my mom's and felt another gush..I called L&D and they told me I'd better come in... DH drove to my mom's and got me.
We arrived at the hospital at around 2 - they confirmed it was my water and because I had GBS positive they wanted to induce me. I asked if we could hold off beause I felt crampy and maybe mother nature would kick in and do her job...they said they wanted to induce me because likely it would take awhile for my contractions to get stronger.
They started the oxytocin very mild....well it kick started everything..they told me I wouldn't have the baby that day...well guess what..they had to lessen the oxytocin and they barely gave me much... by 8 pm I was 9 cm - Baby Brooke came into the world at 10:22pm that evening... and I never did get my haircut...
I also included a picture of the stork...
Hopefully my pictures will post
Brooke's Birth Story...
Congrats on your little girl!
8/24/07
