Rylan Arrives To Our Family

Again I took more pictures than this but they did not save to our camera, let's just say since I figured all this out I have been using my phone. No problems since. I want to document my birth story so here it goes.... Rylan was due to be born on October 23, 2012 according to my last period date yada yada but on ultrasound he was measuring small so I figured he would go late. The due date came and went no big surprise but let me tell you going past the due date this time really did suck. I was off of work ready to be able to be a mom to my two year old again and temps were still hot at the end of October! So I had told the docotor the day before my due date I would like to be induced and we had scheduled for that to happen on October 26 at 9:00 am for me to show up at banner gateway. I called the night of the 25th to see if it was still a go for me to come in the next morning. I was told then that they ere running behind and to give them a call the next morning. I wa kinda concerned about when we would go in because it was not just me and Paul this time but of bigger concern we had to worry about Liam and where he would go depending on when we went in. My sister Dianna was on call to take him whenever we went in. The next morning came and the hospital called me before I called them and I was told to not come in that they wolud call me when they had a spot open up. So I spent the day trying to get some sleep knowing I would probably being going through the induction all night long. Ya sleep did not happen and just my luck an opening happened at 6:30PM! Paul's mom was going to take Liam for the entire weekend. She wanted to spend time with him and let Paul stay with me and Rylan. I was so sad to say goodbye to my only baby at that time! So to the hospital we went. I got checked right in skipped over triage which was so weird. I spent so much time in triage with Liam and that is where i had experienced all of my pain with him. I got into my gown answered a bunch of questions and got my iv put in. I was told they were going to put cervidil in for 12 hours to soften my cervix and give me a chance to rest up and that the real hard work with pitocin would start in the morning. I relaxed and like the plan the doctor had for me. I was 3cm and 80% when the cervidil was put in at 10pm. I was feeling no contractions even though small ones were being picked up on the monitor. Within an hour of the cervidil being put in a began to feel contractions. Probably within another hour I called my mom to come because my contractions like last time were cose together, intense and in my back! Yipee. I was really hoping this labor would be easier then it was with Liam. Again I was aiming for no epidural. My mom got there and my contractions were hurting but i could still breath through them with no tears. Oh that changed fast I would say within another hour, I am guessing because when you are in intesne labor pain that clock does not exist! All that does is the pain your breathing and the people who are trying to help you. Anyway i would say an hour after my mom got there I was in tears and hurting badly. My mom said I should get checked and so I did and I was at 5cm. I was shocked that was all. My contractions were so intesne and close together. After that check very shortly after My water broke. Weirdest feeling ever. At first I thought I was peeing myself and was so embarassed I even told my mom, "I am peeing mom!" She just giggled and was like no I am sure that is your water breaking. Sure enough after a short time I knew it was cause it just kept coming. I almost overflowed the sheets and onto the floor. Even the nurse was surprised how much was coming out. Soon after that I was checked again because me and my mom thought I was in transition because of the closeness of contractions and the intensitiy. Nope 5cm. I was checked again 30 min later by the doctor swore I would be progressed nope still 5cm! I started balling! I could not believe I had not budged at all in two hours with contractions so close and hurting so much! The last two hours felt like a waste! The doctor then saysshe is going home and will come back in two hours to see how I am doing! I was so mad. All I could do was cry and at that point looked at my mom and said i can't do this. I need the epidural. I decided I was done and needed to sleep. I got the epidural just after 4:30am. I slept for about and hour and woke up blacking out and was put on oxygen. Just before 6:00am I threw up and startd feeling very sick, I know at this time I was complete but I was not checked until 6:15. Yup 10cm but baby was not fully dropped. So thy said we will let him drop some more so you won't have to push as long. They told me they were calling the doctor but did not know who was taking over. Just my luck 6:00am is change of shift for them. I was checked again after 7:00am and Rylan was ready to go but they did not know what doctor was coming. It was not figured out until 7:45am who was oncall and I was told she is heading in. Let's just say Rylan was not born until 8:21am. Poor little guy waited over 2 hours to be born. And I felt so sick and was throwing up that whole time waiting, but at least I was not waiting feeling contractions. Rylan had the cord wrapped around his neck once and around his arm once and around his chest once. It was also discovered I had a low lying placenta that was not known and the placenta had started to fall apart inside of me. Great! Thank goodness me and Rylan were just fine! So Rylan's stats were. 8lbs 4oz 21in. 14 1/2cm. Time 8:21am October 27, 2012. 40 weeks 4 days. We only had to stay in the hospital for one day which was great. Liam came to the hospital about 4 hours after Rylan was born. He wanted nothing to to do with me or Rylan but the hospital is a scary place I don't blame him. Liam did not stay long, he is not a fan of having to be still. So Paul's parents took him back to their house where he stayed until Monday morning. I hated that he was away for so long but it was what we needed to get used to the new baby. We got to go home the next day and spent the first night home with just our new son. The first night was so hard! Rylan hardly slept at all and I was so tired. Paul took him for an hour so i could rest, then I just toughed it out the rest of the night. He did sleep pretty good in the early morning so that was my saving grace. Liam came home around noon. I was so happy to see him. He did not really want to be close to me at first. He had a hard time taking his nap too. It was a few days before he got back into his somewhat normal routine of nap time. He took much more interest in his new baby brother once he was home. It has been a slow process of getting Liam used to his baby brother but he is doing awesome with him.