Pregnancy_Journal

Thursday the 17th:
Had my doctor’s appointment at 10:15
I told him she hasn't moved much since the failed induction on Monday, but I can still feel her move sometimes. Then it took like 15 minutes to find her heartbeat. Then he felt around and said she is still high up... and I am still 1 cm dilated. He was concerned about why she was so high up, especially after an induction with such good contractions. So he wants me to go to the Prenatal Assessment Center at St. Joe's. And get an ultrasound by a specialist to see if, she is stuck, and if she is How she is stuck. He was thinking maybe her head is too big? So he labeled me official a "high risk pregnancy" When Dr. Gilman left the room to make me an appointment, I texted Matt so he would know what's up. ...no response, but then a minute later when the doctor came back in, Matt was with him :) So the doctor explained what was going on to Matt. The office over there must have been busy, so he had his nurse stay on the line. He said he would try and get us in there tomorrow, and we could go home, and they will call us with the appointment date.
So I had brought nana with me, so she could watch Kyla, and drop some stuff off by Richard's place. So we stopped by burger king so we could all have a whopper jr. fix. (Also it was like 2 by now!) We were HUNGRY!
Then wail driving grandma home I got a call from Dr. Gilman, saying he talked with the specialist and they decided to squeeze me in today, they both thought it was a better idea than waiting till tomorrow.
So I left Kyla with Nana, and said she might be there for a wail... and called Matt to fill him in. He came over and we relaxed for 5minutes, then he took me to the Prenatal Assessment Center. We had to be there at 3:30, but we had parking structure issues, and got there at like 3:40pm. :P
We went in an ultrasound room and started our "assessment".
On a side note...her lil hand was up by her head...as it always has been.
So we noticed a couple of things,   1) her head is not stuck...in fact it's little. 2) Her umbilical cord is too short. 3) Her cord is around her neck. 4) There is a lot of fluid! But the big problem was on her 'non stress test' she got 2 out of 10.
So we got transferred over to L&D. It was about 5:00pm. We got room 14 :) guess what there is no room 13! It goes 12 then 14, so technically we are in room 13! :) That's got to be a good sign. I'm going to get checked and see how they are going to induce. They will be inducing with pitocin again... with high level monitoring... They started the pitocin at 6:00pm, but said it won't be likely this will work, but they'd give it a try. I got my blood drawn, and was told like 50x that a c-section is most likely. Matt and I thought it would be a while, so Matt left to get some stuff... but then he got lost, I told him I was waiting until he got back for the epidural... 8:24pm and the contractions are 3 minutes apart, and then when he was a minute or so away the nurse finally said... you know he can't be in the room when the epidural is being placed right? ...ummm WHAT!? So I said yeah, give me the epidural now (10:35pm)! So then they said they just were going to check me one more time, before the epidural. Then the nurse looked up all quick and said to the attending "She's at a 4!" Yea I made it to a 4 by myself :) Then they finally got the epidural in.
And guess what everything that was supposed to happen for success happened!! When my water broke it trickled out instead of gushing so her head can get threw first! I went from 4cm to 8cm in a 1/2 hr! Ouch! I wanted to push with the contractions but they said wait! They called Dr. Gilman. He got there around 11-something? Only 4 pushes later Shayna was here!!!!! (12:55am) Matt got to cut the cord! She didn't cry right away, and we already had the NICU people there. ...but as soon as she got to the table I heard her cry, and it was a good cry too! She got an 8 on her one minute APGAR and a 9 on her five minute APGAR. And by the way no tare or stitches for me! :)
We stayed in the room a little while for some R&R recovery. Shayna got her first feeding :) and had some bonding time with us. Then we were moved up to the 5th floor. She went to the nursery to sleep, and we got a few hours of sleep in ... 2 hours actually. By the way... She Was Born On Her Due Date!!!!

Well after our 'epic fail' of trying to induce on the 14th. I'm a lil depressed.
...and then there is Kyla who will always keep you on your toes!
Last night I woke up at 1am -ish and the side I was laying on was soaked!
So I thought oh great I got sent home and now my water breaks!
..but it was not... Kyla had decided she is a big girl and didn't want to wear a night night diaper, so she changed into big girl underwear to surprise me. ...yes I was surprised.

P.S.: Consider the baby served:

ENTRY 1
At st.Mary's now....
Was suppose to be here at 7.
got here at 7:10ish.
My pitocen and penicillin are going now...
Matt stayed over last night so he could leave early with me... but apparently not? don't know where he is now?
baby's HR is 154 at the moment...
first real contraction at like 9am. they are about 10 minutes apart now... but not unbearable.

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Oh, yes...
I am in room 37,
and the phone #  is 262-243-7630


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contractions are getting stronger.
and are between 5-10 minutes apart and last between 1-5 minutes.
Baby's HR is 157 at the moment.
I have been calling Matt but no answer. :((
I have no one to get me ice chips :'(
when I run out I just wait for the nurse... I'm not going to page her for ice :P
My heartburn is so bad, it feels like I'm going to throw up!


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It's 10:35 now...
still don't know where Matt is?
It's too uncomfortable to sit up now...
so I am very reclaimed... but not laying flat.
Does any one else feel like showing up to rub my legs or back for me?
or maybe a nice cool towel for my forehead?
I know grandma would, but she is watching Kyla.
and Kyla can't come to visit until after baby is born...
BTW Baby's HR is 146 at the moment.
contractions are every 5 minutes...


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lol, I just read the ticker to the side and it made me chuckle, it says:
"Shayna is Launch ready. curled up with legs on the chest, and knees against the nose."
well good then.:P
btw its 10:55.
Baby's HR is 150,
and still no sign of matt. I just called again. no answer.
nurse came in and took my BP it's 113/64
she also got me a cool wash cloth for my forehead.
that feels better... but unfortunately the contractions are getting way stronger so... owch.


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It's only 11:25 now... but
I sent Matt a text, that said "I don't understand you made me feel so special and happy yesterday. But now I'm sitting here all alone?"
the nurse came in cause I was crying a little bit, I said it must just be the contractions....
I was upset because i just took a picture of the monitor, put the camera back in it's case and then it slipped out of my hand because I wasn't paying attention to how much IV slack I had. and the camera feel on the floor and a lil under the bed... I wasn't going to page the nurse just to get it so i tried myself... which made the contractions on the screen look all weird and spiky.
There was a mention that I said my husband would just be here in a little bit... and that was at 7.
I feel stupid now, because this whole time I was convincing the nurse that Matt was a great guy and that he did so perfect with Kyla's delivery being right there and all. (because they are required to ask the domestic violence questions...and lets just say the questions where not in his favor to begin with...) And now, everyone here has him pegged as an ass...
maybe he will show up yet and prove them wrong .. I hope?


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11:45 now, contractions still suck, baby's HR is 157.
I can now fit 2 hands under my boobs and above my belly.
The nurse came in and moved the baby's heart monitor way low now...


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It's 1:05 now,
Still no Matt.? Don't know what's up with that.
contractions are still like every 5 minutes, but I would say they are getting to be 3-5 minutes.
The nurse just checked and I'm still only 1cm dilated. actually 1+ she said. but that's still basically the same as last week. The contractions are getting stronger of course. but it's still gradual so I get use to them. ...ish.
My belly monitor thing is usually at 11-14 and then when I get a contraction it would go up to 30 something. then for a while it was 34-35. Now I'm at a 14-24 regularly and it goes up to 50. I had one that went up to 60. that one hurt alot!

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1:20 ...and my left boob just started leaking!!! ick.


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1:49... my phone just rang it was Matt.
He says he is on the way. ....but I asked him what he was doing and he apparently doesn't know... ?
and as an odd handed fyi... my right one leaked a lil too, now.
it's not steady but every once and a while there will be a drip.
The contractions continue to increase pain wise, and are 3-4 or 2-3 minutes apart. The nurse got me a heat pad for my back a while ago... that was awesome! Cause my back is killin me.
baby's HR is 151. and it is now 1:55.

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It's 2:18, Matt is here. They made him wait in the lobby area wail he got approved to get in lol.

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Contractions are a minute apart...one minute on and one minute off.... they now almost hit the 75! ooowwcchhh.
Since matt has been here he had 2 ice creams.... and has yet too rub my back or something.... oh there he goes for another icecream....WTH!
baby HR 145 and it's 2:40

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The contractions are horrid... but still not much progress. The nurse said Dr.gilman would be here and check me out... hopefully break my water....but if not then i might have to go home.

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it's 4:40... Dr, Gilman came in and checked me... I am still 1cm dialated :((
So they stopped the pictocin. and I have to be monitored for an hour, then they are sending me home :'''(
I have an appointment with him again in the office on thursday at 10:15.
Wahhhh. EPIC FAIL!!!!
the nurse was really nice tho... she ordered me a food tray, to have before I left, because i couldn't eat all day. :(
This sucks ...but at least I can snuggle with Kyla tonight, that would make anyone feel better!
and just to keep it up... stubbern butt's HR is 160, my BP is 134/71 and my contractions only go up to #20 again. And they went down to like 10 minutes apart. ...All those Ouchie contractions... all day... for no baby :( Bah!

This post is labeled Ewwww!

I lost my sneeze today...what is a sneeze? well it's what I called my mucous plug... because that word makes me want to barf just saying it. I have noticed a lil bit every time I went to the bathroom... but this time it was the whole sneeze. ...EWW!

When do you lose your mucous plug?

Some women will lose their mucous plug or part of their mucous plug weeks before they go into labor. Losing your mucous plug does not always mean labor will begin shortly. Keep in mind that even if a woman has begun to dilate, it may be weeks before she actually goes into labor. As your body prepares for labor your cervix will begin to dilate and thin. As your cervix opens up, your mucous plug may fall out. Losing your mucous plug is a good sign that labor is on its way. Though, it could be days or even weeks after you lose your mucous plug before labor actually starts. Many women do not lose their mucous plug at one time; instead, they lose it more gradually. They may notice an increase in vaginal secretions weeks before they go into labor.

So just to be on the safe side, I called Nana to make sure Kyla's bed was ready for her. You never know if your going to get a midnight call tonight or still be weeks away?