I was excited to be completely done with college before the baby arrived. In my mind I would have enough time to get all the little things completed around the house. I am quite the over achiever. I enjoy the motto, "Go big or go home," and "Why do when you can over do?" But baby Noah had other plans!
Noah was born May 12, 2001; 4 days shy of his due date. The evening of the 11th I was cramping and had discomfort but I refused to believe that little Noah was wanting to make his grand entrance. I was also dreading going to the hospital too early and getting stuck there with nothing to eat. By 11 in the evening I gave in and agreed to go to the hospital and get "checked out."
Unfortunately I was there to stay...I should have stopped and grabbed a fourth meal!! My doctor was not on call so I was taken care of by the second shift nurses until the arrival of my doctor. I love the nurses at my local hospital. They were attentive and made me feel comfortable throughout the entire delivery.
For my first son, I had an all natural, no medicine birth. It was the worse possible self-induced pain ever! I made a decision that I would not put myself in that predicament again and I had the nurse call in the anesthesiologist as soon as I was settled in the delivery room. I was going to do this right! Weeks prior to this special event, I took the time to watch videos of epidural procedures so I would be aware of the entire process. I hoped that this would eliminate the stress of the unknown. It did the complete opposite. It stressed me out more than if I went in clueless! My lovely husband was there to lend his support...or so I waited! Kevin tried to remain out of the anesthesiologist's way and ultimately got stuck because the anesthesiologist was up, alert, and super quick compared to my husband's tired, overwhelmed, slow motion speed! Thankfully my lovely nurse entered the room as soon as the needle was inserted in my spine and provided a supportive hold for me. My husband was apologetic and thankfully for him the medicine had an instant relief to all pain and we were able to get some sleep. (I am not a big medicine fan but this was definitely the way to go when delivering a child!)
I can relate with the two kinds of births and not being a medicine fan too. My first born was with the epi BC that's what I thought was right for me. Afterall, so many women I knew at the time talked highly about it. So I did what was expected... after vague research which I do not advise. Then with my second child I chose the natural birthing approach. Although my mind wanted the epi based on my previous experience, I stood firm. Plus my child gave me barely any time to think. He came quickly. At the end it was the best decision for me. I can't complain. If there were to be a next time I would do it free of meds again.
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