Birth Story

Well, three days before my due date I wasn't feeling too great so I was pretty much napping since I woke up at 7:00am. I woke up from a nap at about 11:45am, feeling "something". I felt it every 5 minutes lasting about 30 seconds long, so I knew these were contractions, it wasn't too painful, but I couldn't rest anymore, so I watched some TV. At about 12:00pm my husband came home from work for lunch. I told him I felt like I was having contractions. We called the doctors office and he said to come right over. At the office I was 100% effaced, but not dilated. My blood pressure was a bit higher than usual so he told me to go to the hospital.
We arrived there at 1:30pm. I was told to walk around for 2 hours to see if we can get things moving and sure enough it got things moving lol Contractions were now painfully 2-3 minutes apart lasting around 45 seconds. At 3:45pm the Doctor checked me I was then 3 cm dilated so he sent me up to the Labor and Delivery Room. I then took a long shower till 4:45pm which was WONDERFUL I couldn't feel the contractions. We later on learned that my water broke in the shower. The nurse checked me - 4 cm dialated.
An hour later I wanted some ease from the pain and asked for an epidural. The anesthesiologist arrived quickly and the nurse checked me, I was 6 cm. It took him 2 trys until he got the needle in (didn't hurt at all). The nurse checked again - I was 8 cm and started feeling the need to push. The epidural was great!! I felt the contractions but they weren't painful.
I only had about 10 minutes to enjoy this and then I was 10 cm and felt a stronger need to push. I pushed for about an hour and a half and then my beautiful baby girl was born!!
Natasha Leigh Bennett was born at 8:30 pm on Wednesday January 11th, 2006!!
Weighing in at 7lbs. 4 oz. and 21" long!!
Happy Birthday Baby!!


I'm going to post some pictures now