Friday, July 24, 2009
Labor and Delivery
I was scheduled to be induced on Sunday the 12th because my doctor was out of town til then. Wayne had planned on driving to SLC after he got off of work on friday and spending the weekend and then leaving either sunday night or monday, depending on baby.
I went in to the doctor on tuesday and found out that I was dialated to a three so we started to get a little nervous that I would go into labor before sunday. Wayne found out that he could take some sick leave which he had accumulated from when he worked for the feds previously so he decided to leave on wednesday. Thursday night we decided to go up to Park City and walk around the outlets because I had heard that this could induce labor. Well it worked!!
Friday morning at about 1:45 am I woke up with contractions. They were really weak but consistently 5 minutes apart. So I decided to take a shower to see if they would go away, which they didn't so we packed up and left for the hospital. We got there around 3:00 in the morning. At about 8:00 I was ready for the epidural but the doc was in a c-section delivery so I had to wait for him to get done. I finally got the epidural at 9:30 and then they broke my water at 10:00. To speed up the process they gave me a little pitocin. My epidural went up into my chest again and was in my right arm big time. This time around i could feel and move my legs a lot more but i still felt way clostrophobic and so of course I got super sick. I also had to have pennicilin through my IV because of group strep B. The pennicilin started burning my whole arm really bad and would get worse when the blood pressure cuff would inflate. I thought my arm was going to fall off at one point but the nurse figured out how to fix it. Then they put in the catheter, which was the most uncomfortable part of the whole experience. Catheters and I just don't mix well!! Right when I was about to pull the stupid catheter out, my doctor told me i was dialated to a 10 and ready to push. I pushed for about 20 minutes before this sweet little boy entered the world.
Noah got to spend the whole day with us on Friday but Saturday he spent in the nursery on lights because he was a little bit jaundice. We were a little worried that this would delay our traveling to Sacramento but the doctors cleared him on Sunday to go home. So we left the hospital on Sunday morning and headed for Sacramento. It was a long 13 hour drive home but Noah did great.
I went in to the doctor on tuesday and found out that I was dialated to a three so we started to get a little nervous that I would go into labor before sunday. Wayne found out that he could take some sick leave which he had accumulated from when he worked for the feds previously so he decided to leave on wednesday. Thursday night we decided to go up to Park City and walk around the outlets because I had heard that this could induce labor. Well it worked!!
Friday morning at about 1:45 am I woke up with contractions. They were really weak but consistently 5 minutes apart. So I decided to take a shower to see if they would go away, which they didn't so we packed up and left for the hospital. We got there around 3:00 in the morning. At about 8:00 I was ready for the epidural but the doc was in a c-section delivery so I had to wait for him to get done. I finally got the epidural at 9:30 and then they broke my water at 10:00. To speed up the process they gave me a little pitocin. My epidural went up into my chest again and was in my right arm big time. This time around i could feel and move my legs a lot more but i still felt way clostrophobic and so of course I got super sick. I also had to have pennicilin through my IV because of group strep B. The pennicilin started burning my whole arm really bad and would get worse when the blood pressure cuff would inflate. I thought my arm was going to fall off at one point but the nurse figured out how to fix it. Then they put in the catheter, which was the most uncomfortable part of the whole experience. Catheters and I just don't mix well!! Right when I was about to pull the stupid catheter out, my doctor told me i was dialated to a 10 and ready to push. I pushed for about 20 minutes before this sweet little boy entered the world.
Noah got to spend the whole day with us on Friday but Saturday he spent in the nursery on lights because he was a little bit jaundice. We were a little worried that this would delay our traveling to Sacramento but the doctors cleared him on Sunday to go home. So we left the hospital on Sunday morning and headed for Sacramento. It was a long 13 hour drive home but Noah did great.
Catch up!!
First, here are a few pics from our stay at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's house.
Presleigh's favorite toy was the cozy coupe. She spent lots of time in the backyard playing in this thing. I am now constantly looking on craigslist for one.
Grandma Taylor gave Presleigh 2 baths a day. She is a little fish and never wanted to get out. Every time grandma would go to pull the plug Presleigh would start splashing her so she couldn't pull it. The cups were her entertainment during bathtime.
When Wayne came to town for the 4th we went to sugarhouse park to try and induce labor. It didn't work but Presleigh enjoyed playing at the park.
We are so grateful that we were able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa during the last few weeks of pregnancy. It made things so much less stressful for me and things so much less boring for Presleigh.
Presleigh's favorite toy was the cozy coupe. She spent lots of time in the backyard playing in this thing. I am now constantly looking on craigslist for one.
Grandma Taylor gave Presleigh 2 baths a day. She is a little fish and never wanted to get out. Every time grandma would go to pull the plug Presleigh would start splashing her so she couldn't pull it. The cups were her entertainment during bathtime.
When Wayne came to town for the 4th we went to sugarhouse park to try and induce labor. It didn't work but Presleigh enjoyed playing at the park. 
We are so grateful that we were able to stay with Grandma and Grandpa during the last few weeks of pregnancy. It made things so much less stressful for me and things so much less boring for Presleigh. Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Long overdue!!!
I decided that it is finally time for me to update everyone on our crazy life.
In May Wayne accepted a job offer in Sacramento working for the department of defense. They let him know that as soon as his background check cleared he would be set to start, and they gave us three different start dates. One in june, one in july, and one in august. We obviously wanted the one in June so that we could get out there and also because we wanted our new insurance to kick in to pay for this new baby. We found out about a week before that he would start on the 22 of June. Thank goodness!!
So we started off the month of June on a week vacation in Salt Lake visiting cousins and attending Wayne's nieces wedding. Presleigh loved playing with her cousins, and I enjoyed getting to know Wayne's sisters much better. I was not looking forward to going home because of all the packing that needed to be done. Thank goodness that I have such an awesome sister-in-law and a sister who both came to help us pack so that I wouldn't go into early labor.
While we were packing up I started calling doctors in Sacramento because i was concerned about how everything was going to work out with changing doctors and insurance and everything. I quickly found out that they were not interested in taking a 36 week new patient who didn't have California health insurance until 2 weeks before the baby is due. So we had to make a new plan. I wanted to stay with my doctor in Richfield because he said he would induce me on july 12th. I thought I could stay with my sister in Provo until then while Wayne went ahead to California. But then we decided that I didn't want to be 2 hours away from my doctor just in case I went into labor before the 12th.
So I am now staying with Wayne's parents in SLC (without my hubby) going to the same midwife who delivered Presleigh. I am scheduled for induction on July 12th so that I can get out to Sacramento ASAP. We are hoping that I don't go into labor on my own because Wayne can only be here on weekends.
It's been crazy!! I can not wait until this little boy is finally here so that we can drive out to our new home in Sacramento and be in our own space all together. It has been so hard being away from Wayne during the last few weeks of pregnancy.
p.s. I am just getting over bronchitis!!!!!
In May Wayne accepted a job offer in Sacramento working for the department of defense. They let him know that as soon as his background check cleared he would be set to start, and they gave us three different start dates. One in june, one in july, and one in august. We obviously wanted the one in June so that we could get out there and also because we wanted our new insurance to kick in to pay for this new baby. We found out about a week before that he would start on the 22 of June. Thank goodness!!
So we started off the month of June on a week vacation in Salt Lake visiting cousins and attending Wayne's nieces wedding. Presleigh loved playing with her cousins, and I enjoyed getting to know Wayne's sisters much better. I was not looking forward to going home because of all the packing that needed to be done. Thank goodness that I have such an awesome sister-in-law and a sister who both came to help us pack so that I wouldn't go into early labor.
While we were packing up I started calling doctors in Sacramento because i was concerned about how everything was going to work out with changing doctors and insurance and everything. I quickly found out that they were not interested in taking a 36 week new patient who didn't have California health insurance until 2 weeks before the baby is due. So we had to make a new plan. I wanted to stay with my doctor in Richfield because he said he would induce me on july 12th. I thought I could stay with my sister in Provo until then while Wayne went ahead to California. But then we decided that I didn't want to be 2 hours away from my doctor just in case I went into labor before the 12th.
So I am now staying with Wayne's parents in SLC (without my hubby) going to the same midwife who delivered Presleigh. I am scheduled for induction on July 12th so that I can get out to Sacramento ASAP. We are hoping that I don't go into labor on my own because Wayne can only be here on weekends.
It's been crazy!! I can not wait until this little boy is finally here so that we can drive out to our new home in Sacramento and be in our own space all together. It has been so hard being away from Wayne during the last few weeks of pregnancy.
p.s. I am just getting over bronchitis!!!!!
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