I went into the hospital at 7am for a scheduled induction. My doctor didn't want me to go too far past my due date, which was fine with us! And it meant that he would be the one to deliver me, since he was on vacation until the 19th. An IV was started, and the contractions started a few hours later, not too bad.
Around noon the doctor came and broke my water. He told me that the contractions might get stronger after this, and the nurse politely corrected him after he left the room- not "might", they "would" get stronger! About 1 I asked for the epidural, and Duane, the anesthesia nurse (he was awesome!) came. My epidural this time around was amazing- my legs were heavy but I could still move them, and I could not feel a single ounce of pain.
Throughout the afternoon, my nurse checked me, and at around 5:30, before shift change, I was dilated to about a 5 (1/2 way there). I was able to nap, watch the Royals game and the US World Cup game, and just relax. Around 7 the doctor came back, and to our surprise when he checked me, said "Well, I think it's time to start pushing." WHAAAAAA? Yay!
They prepared the room, and I pushed- then was told to stop. He was right there! The doctor commented that my epidural must be really good- yes! The doc and nurses got the bed ready, got the baby nurse in the room, and after a few more pushes, and no pain, he was there!
Such a big, healthy, LONG boy! We had some skin to skin time, nursed for a little bit, and just hung out- mama, baby, and daddy. When I could move again, we went to our postpartum room. Alex got a bath in the nursery, and that night they brought him to us when he was ready to eat. I had a little too much adrenaline to sleep the first part of the night, but it was nice to not be worrying about every single sound Alex made and to get some sleep! I highly recommend the nursery!
Again, this time around, breastfeeding has been challenging. After many visits to the lactation specialist, and a lot of help from the nurses in the hospital, he still wouldn't latch. Shields, multiple hands, many tries, still no. But I've been pumping and he as had breastmilk since we've come home (after a little formula for that 1 day when my milk was coming in). I pump when he eats, about 6-8 times a day. Not sure how long this will last, but we'll go as long as we can!
He sleeps well! A lot during the day, and we get about a 6 hour stretch at night, then another long stretch after that, so we are fairly well rested.
We are so overjoyed to have another sweet boy in our family!
Alex's newborn photo session- 1 week old!
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