You're Having A Baby Tonight...Or Tomorrow... Or Next Week Maybe...

by Eran
(Brockton, MA)

I was due on 12/16. I went to the doctor's office for a routine visit on 12/14. My doctor had just purchased a new home and was on vacation to move her family in. So I had to see another doctor.

This doctor found some protein in my urine and wanted to do more tests. This started a 7 day fiasco for me to give birth. I had to bring home a jug and capture my urine in for 24 hours. When I turned it in the next day they sent me in to the hospital for an ultrasound. I was then told that my aminotic fluid was low and they were going to induce me that night. I called my mom and my husband to come in.

That evening they tried to induce me all evening and I didn't have one contraction.

The next morning a the doctor told me that they would put me on an IV and I would have the baby later that afternoon and I would most likely have to have a c-section.

An hour later a new doctor came in and told me that I was going home there was no need to get an IV, things could happen on their own. So I went home.

The next day I came in and the doctor who tried to induced me the first time admitted me again and tried to induce me all afternoon. Again I didn't have one contraction. The next doctor came in and sent me home again.

Finally, my doctor came back from vacation and called me in she said, "You are having a baby today!"

When I arrived she gave me an examination and told me the baby was too big and I should consider a c-section. When I finally decided to have a c-section, they told me I had to wait for the next day.

Finally the next day 12/21 I made my last trip to the hospital and had a c-section.

The most difficult part of the spinal was the position I had to be in to recieve it. I had to lay on my side and crunch up into a ball. The nurse had to hold me in this position. Then I had to flip over very quickly before the medicine made it impossible for me to move.

At 7:59am the doctor told me I had new baby boy 9.5lbs and 21inches long!!!

After the birth I was fairly comfortable. It was difficult to move and painfull to cough. I had to lean on the edge of the bed to stand but the pain was not unbarable and I was off pain meds fairly quickly. I was able to move around fully in about 2 weeks.