A Birth Story...

Isabella Maria arrived last night October 26, 2009 at 11:04 pm.
We came into the hospital at 5:30, by the time they hooked everything up it was a little after 6. Since after the doctor stripped my membranes I was at 3cm and 50% effaced she decided that I didn't need Cervidil and started me directly on Pitocin. The contractions was ok, nothing crazy till about 8:30. At this point I was 4cm and 80%, so she broke my water and got the anesthesiologist.
The poor guy had to come in from home, so he we didn't get the darn thing in till almost 9:45. The epidural fist only took on my right side, and my leg went completely numb, so he readjusted the catheter and it finally worked. I was in my happy place.
At 11pm I got checked and was fully dialated and ready to push, even though I felt nothing, so the doc made me push on instrinct and 4 pushes later she was here. Diva baby had a BM while in utero so my water was green and they had to suction her up quite a bit, but she was crying and doing great in no time.
She's a tiny peanut at 5lbs 10oz...Thank God she didn't come early because she's just so little.
She's already nursing like a champ. I unfortunately never regained full feeling in my right leg, so they're trying to figure out what's up. I already had an MRI and saw a neurologist, but they had no answers, I'm slowly regaining function but it's been hard not being able to get out of bed.