Name: Cora Lynn
Weight: 9 lbs 11 oz
Height: 21 1/4 inches long
Date: July 27, 2012
Time: 6:02 A.M.
Being pregnant during this dry (very dry--we suffered a terrible drought) and hot (very hot) summer was very trying at times for me especially when it came to my job. All year we had been planning our SDSU IPM Field School for Agronomy Professionals which was planned and publicized for July 26 and 27, 2012 and I was to be a featured speaker with one of the featured topics. With my due date so close to the Field School I made arrangements for a back-up speaker/s just in case I was able to make it. I went down to the Field School on July 26 to assist and help out but not to be the main speaker. It was very hot that day and they sent me home early and told me to stay out of the heat and to not come down the next day for fear of me having the baby out in the field.
Our daycare was closed on July 27, so we were very lucky, fortunate, etc to have my mother-in-law come and spend the evening with us on Thursday and to watch the kids on Friday while Dave and I both went to work.
I had been having off and on contractions the past week and a half and was dilated to a "3" at my apointment on Tuesday, July 24th. My contractions continued off and on throughout the week so I really wasn't expecting anything. Well, boy was I wrong about that and luck was sure on our side. I had trouble sleeping on Thursday night and about 3 in the morning I woke up with contractions. I was able to walk, talk, breathe through them but I woke Dave to tell him. He asked if my water broke and I said no and he said well I think we are ok to go back to sleep. He was pretty tired so I agreed with him. I laid in bed waiting for my water to break. At 4:30 a.m. I woke Dave and told him that my contractions were very regular, coming one on top of the other and were about 3-5 minutes apart. Dave said he was going to take a shower and than we would go in to the hospital. Well, he watched me work through a contraction and decided that we should get our things, wake Grandma to tell her where we were going and that we should head in right away.
We arrived at the E.R. entrance to the hospital at 5:15 a.m. The admitting labor and delivery nurse who was bringing me up to triage had a worried look on her face. When we got there her eyes were wide open and I was shaking through my contractions that the triage nurse decided that I did not need to be checked there and that I should just go straight to the delivery room. By the time I got admitted and got up to the delivery room it was 5:30 a.m. The hospital was full and there was only one labor and delivery room left, which I got! I got into my gown, got hooked up to the monitors, and was checked to find out that I was between 8-9 centimeters dilated and my bag of waters were still intact.
The nurse got the doctor and the NICU team because she said we would be having a baby soon. The doctor came to check me, looked and said, "Yep, you are having a baby" as our baby was already crowning. Dave thought our delivery doctor was very funny, especially after that comment. My water broke as Cora Lynn was delivered at 6:02 a.m.
What a fast, amazing delivery! There was no time for IV antibiotics and all laboring was done at home. This natural, drug free, fast delivery was definitely an experience I will never forget. I did not have an episotomy but I did end up with a 2 degree tear. I also suffered some hemorrhaging due to the fast delivery. If the bleeding didn't slow down I was going to have to have surgery but luckily I ended up not needing it. Cora was born with the cord wrapped around her neck and did not breathe for 4 minutes. It was the scariest four minutes of my life. Watching them work with her and not being able to do anything about it. Due to not breathing for four minutes and her lack of vigor Cora was admitted to the NICU for seven days. Cora is truly our miracle and such a blessing! We love you so much Cora and we are so thankful we have you!
Our daycare was closed on July 27, so we were very lucky, fortunate, etc to have my mother-in-law come and spend the evening with us on Thursday and to watch the kids on Friday while Dave and I both went to work.
I had been having off and on contractions the past week and a half and was dilated to a "3" at my apointment on Tuesday, July 24th. My contractions continued off and on throughout the week so I really wasn't expecting anything. Well, boy was I wrong about that and luck was sure on our side. I had trouble sleeping on Thursday night and about 3 in the morning I woke up with contractions. I was able to walk, talk, breathe through them but I woke Dave to tell him. He asked if my water broke and I said no and he said well I think we are ok to go back to sleep. He was pretty tired so I agreed with him. I laid in bed waiting for my water to break. At 4:30 a.m. I woke Dave and told him that my contractions were very regular, coming one on top of the other and were about 3-5 minutes apart. Dave said he was going to take a shower and than we would go in to the hospital. Well, he watched me work through a contraction and decided that we should get our things, wake Grandma to tell her where we were going and that we should head in right away.
We arrived at the E.R. entrance to the hospital at 5:15 a.m. The admitting labor and delivery nurse who was bringing me up to triage had a worried look on her face. When we got there her eyes were wide open and I was shaking through my contractions that the triage nurse decided that I did not need to be checked there and that I should just go straight to the delivery room. By the time I got admitted and got up to the delivery room it was 5:30 a.m. The hospital was full and there was only one labor and delivery room left, which I got! I got into my gown, got hooked up to the monitors, and was checked to find out that I was between 8-9 centimeters dilated and my bag of waters were still intact.
The nurse got the doctor and the NICU team because she said we would be having a baby soon. The doctor came to check me, looked and said, "Yep, you are having a baby" as our baby was already crowning. Dave thought our delivery doctor was very funny, especially after that comment. My water broke as Cora Lynn was delivered at 6:02 a.m.
What a fast, amazing delivery! There was no time for IV antibiotics and all laboring was done at home. This natural, drug free, fast delivery was definitely an experience I will never forget. I did not have an episotomy but I did end up with a 2 degree tear. I also suffered some hemorrhaging due to the fast delivery. If the bleeding didn't slow down I was going to have to have surgery but luckily I ended up not needing it. Cora was born with the cord wrapped around her neck and did not breathe for 4 minutes. It was the scariest four minutes of my life. Watching them work with her and not being able to do anything about it. Due to not breathing for four minutes and her lack of vigor Cora was admitted to the NICU for seven days. Cora is truly our miracle and such a blessing! We love you so much Cora and we are so thankful we have you!
2 comments:
Congratulations!! I love her name, she looks just like your other kids. How scary that her cord was wrapped aro
und her neck, glad she is okay!!
Thank you for your kind words.
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