Avery's birth story
I was scheduled for a 39 week induction for Friday, 3/2. So at 5:30am I called the OB unit to see if they had room for me that morning and they did! So we took Isla to daycare at 7am and were on our way to Ridgeview Medical Center. First my nurse Shelby started my IV and started my antibiotics since I was Group B Strep positive this time. Then I was hooked up to two monitors- one to measure my contractions and one to measure the baby's heartrate. The Pitossin was started which was the drug that started my contractions. Dr. Meath came at 9am and measured me at 3.5cm and 75% effaced. She broke my water which felt very strange. After that the contractions started pretty regular but weren't that painful. I think part of that was because with Isla I had back labor that was so painful. So around noon Shelby checked me again and I was 5cm. After she checked me things started moving along and the contractions started to be quite painful. Dr. Turner came to do my epidural which was almost the most painful part. He gave me some Fentanyl which is a pain medicine and it caused a horrible itching reaction. So I had Mark and the nursing student itching my back and legs and I was itching my belly. But the epidural worked and I didn't have pain with my contractions. Only about an hour later I felt some pressure and felt her head moving pretty low. Shelby checked me said I was fully dilated. She let me push a couple times and our baby started coming out! Shelby called Dr. Meath to come up quick! By the time she was there it only took a few pushes and she was out! She was born at 2:36pm. Mark cut the cord and they put her right on my chest. I held her for a few minutes and then they took her and cleaned her up. She had a nice loud cry! She weighed 8 pounds and 3 oz, 18 inches long. We named her Avery Ruth after my grandma Ruth. My parents and Isla came up about a hour later with Grandma Ruth. Our new nurse Susanne gave Avery a bath and then Dr. Shrinivasan came to examine her. Everything looked good! So we were transferred to the post-partum room which was very nice. That night Avery went to the nursery but they brought her to me every couple of hours to nurse. Day #2 of Avery's life was full of visitors. Rhonda and Erica came along with baby Madelyn and Loren and Nancy. Amy Whitson also came with her kids. After all the company I was tired and cried a little. I was also in some pain having cramps when I would breastfeed. That evening Amanda and Mel came to visit and finally my dad stopped by on his way back into town. That day they had checked Avery's bilirubin level and it was elevated so that night she started her bili light treatment. The next day the level was still elevated so she was sent home with the bili bed or her "tanning bed" as I liked to call it! We were cleared for discharge on Sunday and Papa Paul came to help move out all the gifts and flowers. By noon we were home and Isla was so happy to see her mom, dad and new baby sister!
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