Precipitate Delivery

Thats what my discharge papers say I had. Its a stupid term- when I think of precipitate, I think of precipitation- not child birth... I ended up going through with inducing labor. Went in Friday morning. They gave me some drugs to soften the cervix and my body did the rest on its own, no pitocin thank goodness cuz that stuff is intense! It WAS an accidental natural birth though. They gave me my epidural, layed me down and no lie out popped Amelia. The nurses are pretty sure that she was crowning while I was in the middle of getting the epidural. Yvonne, the nurse who delivered Amelia (it happened WAY too fast for the doc to be there for it) didnt think Amelia would be born till after 7, she was born at 338... I always thought that a natural birth would be painful because of a big head coming through a little hole. I was WRONG! The contractions are definitely the painful part! the actual birth part felt more of a relief! The pediatrician asked me how I didnt know the baby was coming so here's a little back story to explain it. First, before you have a baby they warn you in birthing classes that while pushing, you may poop some. With Jacob, I hadnt eaten for well over 12 hours by the time pushing commenced- I didnt poop (thank goodness) but I had NO energy! And the nurses told me that if it felt like I had to poop, it was a sign that the baby was coming and I could start pushing. It felt like I was pushing for HOURS by the time Jake was born- I pushed so long that they had to use the vaccuum to get him out and I almost had to resort to a c-section. Well since I had no energy with Jacob and you cant eat anything but ice chips and popcicles once you get to the hospital, me and joshy stopped by BK to get some bfast before going to the hospital. So when I felt that pooping sensation, I really thought I had to poop-a big hard poop. I was in so much pain from the contractions that I didnt care what I did. I was soo uncomfortable that I didnt care that the anesthesiologist was behind me close to my butt and when I `pushed I really thought I was taking a giant poo (it was a sausage croissant from bk afterall- fast food sausage can really have an effect on a persons body). And no one thought shed get here til later that evening, so how was i sposed to know that that pushing sensation meant she was good to go!! Its amazing how much your modesty goes out the window when you're in a hospital. Sitting in a bed with your goods hanging out like it aint nothing, screaming obsenities, having no problem going the restroom in front of people (that one didnt last long- thats just weird) So my kid came as a result of me thinking I had to take a giant poo. Lets hope she never inquires about her birth cuz I'm sure thats what every kid wants to hear. =P