We arrived at the hospital on Wednesday night at 5:00pm so I could be given Cervidil to try to get things moving. Contractions started around 1:30am, but very mild, and very far apart. In the morning, around 8:00am(I think), they gave me Pitocin. Then the contractions really got strong, though still fairly far apart. I was miserable! We then decided to go ahead with an epidural. Of course, with my luck, the first epidural didn't work correctly. I was numb everywhere, except where it really mattered! They removed the epidural and tried again. That time it worked well. I didn't feel another contraction the rest of the day!
Once the epidural was working and the contractions got closer together, things progressed fairly quickly. We got a little worried because the baby's heart rate got a bit erratic, so they decided it was time to push. The doctor warned me going in that if things did not go smoothly that we might need to do a c-section, but we were going to try to deliver her naturally first. I pushed for about 40 minutes, then, when the doctor was getting ready to give up and perform a c-section, she finally decided it was time to come out, with the help of the vacuum.
Uncle Jon and my dear friend Linda were in the waiting room ready to visit. It was really wonderful to have people there waiting for Morgan's arrival. We got to visit for a bit, and I got to eat a little, though I had no appetite. I was really looking forward to dinner that night...
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