Nothing about Ceci's delivery went as planned. It even started with a surprise - my water broke at 10:00 p.m. in the evening of August 16th at home. We rushed to get to the hospital, and by the time we'd gotten there an hour later, contractions were terribly strong. When we checked in, they found that I had a very high fever and a uterine infection. In addition, my blood pressure had gone from completely normal throughout the entire pregnancy to through the ceiling due to sudden onset of preeclampsia.
Labor went very quickly for the first couple of hours. The contractions had built so quickly that I didn't feel like I could keep up. The fever had given me the uncontrollable shakes, and I couldn't concentrate on any of the breathing techniques Aaron and I had practiced. So, I caved... I had hoped not to get an epidural, but it turned out to be the best thing ever. It stopped the shaking, and it was complete relief. I even slept for about a half hour before we had to start pushing. We pushed forever - three or four hours. Cecilia was oriented face-up rather than face-down, which complicated things even more. She was having a very hard time fitting through my pelvis. On top of that, she had a very short umbilical cord which wouldn't let her descend as easily as it should have. Since my blood pressure was haywire, and Ceci had certainly caught my infection, the doctor decided to perform a vacuum delivery. After a lot of pushing, Cecilia was born at 6:05 a.m., but she was not breathing and did not have a heartbeat.
Aaron and I were hysterical. The doctors were performing CPR, and after what seemed like hours, they resuscitated her, and immediately transferred her to the nursery. We were allowed to see her a couple of hours later, and her vitals were stable. She was the most beautiful sight I have ever seen.
The doctor decided to transfer her to Children's Mercy in Kansas City. Aaron went to Kansas City as soon as he could, and was able to be with her in the NICU. I was stuck in the Lawrence hospital until Tuesday.
Thankfully, Aaron's mom, Nora, flew out to Lawrence on Sunday night, and she was able to stay with me in the hospital until I was discharged on Tuesday. It was wonderful to have her there.
Labor went very quickly for the first couple of hours. The contractions had built so quickly that I didn't feel like I could keep up. The fever had given me the uncontrollable shakes, and I couldn't concentrate on any of the breathing techniques Aaron and I had practiced. So, I caved... I had hoped not to get an epidural, but it turned out to be the best thing ever. It stopped the shaking, and it was complete relief. I even slept for about a half hour before we had to start pushing. We pushed forever - three or four hours. Cecilia was oriented face-up rather than face-down, which complicated things even more. She was having a very hard time fitting through my pelvis. On top of that, she had a very short umbilical cord which wouldn't let her descend as easily as it should have. Since my blood pressure was haywire, and Ceci had certainly caught my infection, the doctor decided to perform a vacuum delivery. After a lot of pushing, Cecilia was born at 6:05 a.m., but she was not breathing and did not have a heartbeat.
Aaron and I were hysterical. The doctors were performing CPR, and after what seemed like hours, they resuscitated her, and immediately transferred her to the nursery. We were allowed to see her a couple of hours later, and her vitals were stable. She was the most beautiful sight I have ever seen.
The doctor decided to transfer her to Children's Mercy in Kansas City. Aaron went to Kansas City as soon as he could, and was able to be with her in the NICU. I was stuck in the Lawrence hospital until Tuesday.
Thankfully, Aaron's mom, Nora, flew out to Lawrence on Sunday night, and she was able to stay with me in the hospital until I was discharged on Tuesday. It was wonderful to have her there.
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