My Birth Story

After my due date came and went I began to get anxious. Truth be told, I had been ready to deliver 2 weeks earlier! But the contractions were not there. I went to see my doctor, totally open to the idea of inducing me. He said the fluid around the baby was less than last week so he said I needed to be induced. I was so relieved. I just wanted to have the baby already and not have to play the waiting game and keep answering phone calls to those checking to see if I was still pregnant. So I was scheduled to be induced the next morning. Tuesday at 8a.m. I got to the hospital. By 8p.m. visitors were already arriving to meet the new baby. So I was in labor for around 12 hrs. I had petocin, then an epidural. I was not in too much pain. The epidural was the scariest part. But well worth it. I kept contracting but barely felt it. Then every couple hours I dialated more and more. Then came time to push and he was out in only 4 pushes. I had great nurses, they made the experience comfortable. My doctor was great too, he had good confidence in me. I have given birth to 4 healthy boys, but each birth was so unique. I still must say that the twins birth was by far the easiest. Mostly because they were so tiny. I did not have or need an epidural with them. Yakov's birth was the hardest. I waited too long before I had the epidural. But this birth I was able to relax and to a certain extent enjoy the whole experience.