Coon Family: June 2014

On June 9th we got up early and my mother in law, Patsy, came over to the house to wait for Remington to wake up. I called EIRMC to check and see if they had a room ready for me. They did, and so we packed up the truck and headed to the hospital. I was a little bit more calm this time because I felt like I knew what to expect.

We got there around 7 am and by 8:30 I was hooked up to my IV. I was actually already having contractions before they even started the Pitocin!

So the waiting game started! Honestly, my contractions were not even that horrible. Around 9:45, my Dr. came in and broke my water. At 10:30 they said that I could get my epidural if I wanted. I was only dialated to a 3 and my contractions didn't really hurt (at least they weren't as bad as I had remembered with Remi. Fair enough, I was in labor for 16 HOURS with Remi.)

The epidural was what I was most afraid of this time for some reason. I was shaking terribly!

The anesthesiologist was really nice and joked around, making me relax a little bit. He talked me through the whole process and explained what he was doing. I don't know if I liked this or not! ha ha!

Soon enough it was in and we were ready to start waiting again.

Eli and I had fun chatting and laughing together. I actually took a little cat nap a few times too.

Each hour or so the nurse would come in to check me. They had a heart rate monitor on my belly to make sure her heartbeat was good. She wiggled so much that they had to keep moving it and putting it back on. I was progressing kind of slow and just really wanted her to be here already. I had a feeling it would be another really long labor just like Remi.

The nurse came in around 5pm and checked me. I was finally to a 4!! She left, and Eli and I both started to doze off a little bit. I noticed that I was starting to feel some pain every time I had a contraction. My epidural was wearing off, but they couldn't up the dosage very much because it was making my blood pressure drop!

All of a sudden a contraction came and I felt tons of pressure and felt like I really needed to push! I called the nurse and she came in and checked (this was about 20 minutes after she checked last) and I was at an 8!!! She went to call the doctor to tell him how I was progressing, and once again on my next contraction, I really needed to push. I almost couldn't stop myself from pushing. She checked again 2 minutes later and I was at a 9! Two more minutes later and I was at a 10! The doctor asked if I could hold off until 6pm but there was no way! He came in and I immediately started to push. My epidural had worn off completely and I could definitely feel her coming ready or not! I pushed a couple of times and I could feel her shoulder and legs and arms all come out. I pushed maybe 5 times total and at 5:29 pm my beautiful baby girl Brixton Lyla Coon came into this world!

Eli said I was squeezing him saying. “I feel everything! I can feel everything!!” haha Yep I felt it all!

Right when they laid her on my chest, Eli said, Savanah, LOOK! I opened my eyes and there she was! Her cute little cry was so sweet and I just held her and said how much I loved her. She was so beautiful. She weighed in at 6 pounds and 15 ounces and 20 inches long! They let me hold her for quite awhile and I fell in love instantly.

I nursed her on an off for about 1 1/2 hour. She did so well with it and that made me happy!