Here is my baby story.....
I wanted so bad to go into labor on my own with this one and do it the "real" way. Well...once again I had to be induced. My body doesn't get the whole labor thing on its own. It has to have some encouragement. The day before I was supposed to be induced, Lyssie caught an awful cold. By that night she was running a fever. I was so upset that I would have to take her to someone else to be tended when she was sick. I didn't sleep hardly at all that night because Alyssa didn't sleep and she DID NOT want Jake. So the next morning bright and early...5:30...we dropped her off at our Bishop's house. (His wife was the one tending her.) Then Jake and I headed to the Hospital. They started me on pit and broke my water by 7. When they checked to see how far along I was, I was exactly what I had been a week before at my Dr. appointment. This child had no intentions of coming out any time soon! I got my epidural around that same time too. While the guy was giving me the epidural, my blood pressure dropped to like 50/30 and I felt like I was going to throw up. So they laid me down and the BP came back up. Then it was just the waiting game. I was in and out of sleep for most of the waiting...except when I felt like I was going to throw up again and they gave me some great drugs that worked like a charm. By noon they were telling me that it was almost time to push. I was so loopy and dopey! But then it was time and 3 pushes later she was out and I didn't feel any of it!!!! Why anyone would opt to not have an epidural is beyond me. I had thought for a minute that I could do it without...I'm so glad I didn't! It was so relaxed this go around. With Alyssa the epidural war off at go time, so I pushed for an hour and a half feeling all of it. So the moral of my baby story is to always get an epidural!
Hallie is such a sweet, easy going baby. But when she is mad, she is mad! She sleeps so much which is so different from Lyss. She does OK at night. I just can't wait to get into a routine. Any suggestions on how to deal with Alyssa wanting to hug and lay and squeeze on her all the live long day?
2 comments:
I remember how all the kids wanted to hug Richard -- I would lay him on the floor and then monitor the children so carefully. I guess it will just take time till Lyssa is aware of the baby's safety a little more. It is so wonderful that she feels so sisterly. I hope they will be close sisters like Sherida and you, Krista. Love ya all
She is so darn cute! Love the pictures - Lys will ease off with time. Can't wait to see her!
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