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my birth story isn't very interesting. I went in to be induced at 8am. They placed the epi in around 11 or 12 can't remember, just to have it ready when I got the pit. There were too many women in labour (short staff) so I had to wait for the pit. Couldnt' get my water broke because baby's head was too high. WAS ONLY 2cm!??!?! When on friday I was 3, but her head moved back up.

Around 2 finally was hooked up for the pitoncin (sp??) I was told I could press the button every 10mins for the epi, and so I did. I did NOT want to feel anything. I could feel contractions but weird it was just in my right pelvic area?? NO pain what so ever. BUT bad news I had too much epi, I had no feeling up to my neck. So they reduced the epi and I stopped pushing the button. BUt I felt nothing, I was NUMB. Felt like my butt was the HUGE LOL... I was alittle nervous how much epi was in me when they kept asking me if I could breath ! YIkES.
So fast forward to 7:30 I was only 5 CM DILATED!! All the nurses were saying how fast I would go etc.. and I was agreeing HAHA! at that time Dr checked me and finally she could break my water (she also said I had a bloody show, so things were starting to happen) baby's hr began to excellerate (sp??) after they used the cathator I felt like passing out then too and suddenly felt really really bad.

Once my water broke I was laying on my side watching the monitor because the baby's hr wouldn't go down, and starting to panic, blaming getting induced on her going into distress and feeling selfish for getting induced and using SO Much epi that I had no feeling up to my neck. ( I still felt nothing) I could move my legs and stuff but I was pretty numb.
Suddenly I felt a tremendous amount of pressure and the strong erge to push. HEY! That is how I feel when I DON"T have an epi!!?!?!?! WTF I am numb to my neck I shouldn't feel this LOL. Needless to say the desire to push was so strong and I could feel her head coming down (it was NOT as painful as my natural births but it was NOT like with Avery's birth where I felt NOTHING at all)
they checked me and had to run for the dr who was just deliverying another baby. She had to leave her resident to deliver the placenta because my body would NOT stop pushing.

She showed up, I began to push and had to actually really push (I usually have a baby in two pushes) felt her head start to crown and was surprised it HURT. (I was still majorly numb and would be until at least 3 am in the morning.) Out came the head and I was OUCH that freaking hurt, the shoulders came out and I was having flash backs of my first 3 natural births (#4 birth was HORRID) out she finally came and I was so RELIEVED, and stunned that my epi birth HURT. I am still relieved I was majorly numb because it would have been a nightmare experience of PAIN like ds#4 (Arris) I was able to be in total control which is what I really wanted. I hate feeling out of control.
Oh and right before she was born, all the nurses and my dr and dh were saying ok Deena she is coming, you are finally going to meet your little girl (I started to BAWL which was very embarrassing for me since I don't like public display) then when she was born, they all cheered LOOK DEENA SHE IS A GIRL!!! and they were spreading her legs but all I could see was the umblical cord LOL. Then I saw "the goods" and I started to cry, then felt guilty because I didn't cry at my sons birth (I did LATER when I was alone with them and checking them out from head to toe... which I DIDN"T with Ameline .. cry that is later)
To hide my guilt and embarrassment I proclaimed THANK GOD THAT IS OVER!!! and then proceeded to bother all the nurses to tell me she was ok and not blue, and breathing.

All in all it was NOT my easiest birth (Ansen and Avery, Avery being by far MY EASIEST birth)but it is over. She was not my hardest birth either (Anthony, Aidyn and Arris, Arris being by far my WORSE birth... Anthony and Aidyn being my hardest Labours (back labours for both)

I m GLAD to not be pg anymore. Glad to have the birth behind me. I do feel sad that I will never get to experience the excitement of finding out you are having another child (and all that comes with that) because it really is such a special time in your life. But I am glad to be able to experience one more little person and now to finally feel complete in my family makeup. That is such a relief. I don't want to rush any part now, just like I didn't with Avery (thinking he was my last)

So for my second epi experience it was GOOD, just not as good as my Avery Kai. That was a sweet ride LOL!! His pg was the best too.

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