Long time no post! Well since this was a pretty momentous occasion I decided to break my GTL dry spell and give you guys the whole shabang on how this baby came into the world. Photos featured here are my last ever preg photo, Sen running wild in front of our tree which happened to be his last moments as an only child, the Ward boys and Rhys! Here we go!ā¦.
Wednesday, December 20th: Routine doc appointment to find out I was 2.5cm dilated AND the doc wanted me to head to triage for borderline high blood pressure. They ran additional tests and none of the other tests indicated I had preeclampsia so they let me go home. While in triage the nurse had me hooked up to monitors to find I was having contractions that were 3-4 minutes apart and were about a minute long. I wasnāt feeling these contractions so went about my business.
Thursday, December 21st: Sen and I woke up with colds. Boo!! I did start feeling funky this morning but wasnāt feeling contractions and chalked it up to getting a cold. I worked from home that morning and made Sen & I some veggie soup to kick the colds. That afternoon Scott, Sen and I went to pick up our Christmas tree and to Whole Foods for an epic shopping trip to stock up on food for my parents coming to town and in case the baby was to arrive. I wasnāt due until Dec 27th so was still convinced I was going to have a New Years baby. While Christmas tree shopping I did notice 2 contractions that made me curious if the baby would come sooner. We literally galavanted all over Oakland that afternoon then went home to have dinner and a family dance party around our 1st fam x-mas tree and I went to bed at 9pm still oblivious to what my bod was up to. Then , at 11pm I woke up to a serious contraction. For the next hour I barely kept tract of the timing between the contractions that were uncomfortable but not painful and tried to rest and just breathe.
Friday, December 22nd: At midnight I was convinced the baby would be here by morning but I was playing it cool and still breathing through the contractions. No profanity yet. I got up to pee around 12:30 and my water broke in the toilet (thank god) so that is when the contractions started getting crazy. I yelled for Scott and he started putting my hospital bag in the car and got Sen out of bed. Had the baby arrived a day later my parents would have been in town to watch Sen but since they werenāt there yet he had to join in on the fun. I jumped in the shower (why? Self? Why?) and think the shower made everything speed up more. Also, why shower when you will just lose control of all bodily function and shit your pants as your husband is driving 100 on the freeway to the hospital as you are screaming like a wild banshie ??? Thank god for the lack of cops in the Oakland hills so that we avoided getting pulled over. So yes. Anywho, let me back up to the shower. The only position that was comfortable while having contractions was on all fours. So for like 30 seconds I could stand and wash my hair and then had to get on all fours again, and again, and again in our driveway. I have no recollection of making it from the shower to the car other than thinking I was about to give birth in our front yard. Miraculously we were finally in route when barely driving down our street and scott stops the car and gets out and Iām like WHAT THE FUCK? Well I guess the left over x-mas tree twine had wrapped around his ankle during all this and was also caught on our wheel so yeah, Scott could have also amputated his foot during this whole process. Welcome to the world Rhys! Welcome to your footless dad and mom that poops on you. Okok ā¦ I must back up again cause that didnāt happen (the pooping yes but amputated foot no.) Scott quickly removed the twine and we were on our way shortly after 1am. Here is where I pay homage to my skilled raced car driver of a husband. He kept his cool and I was out of my mind. I was a pot and the baby was boiling water and I could feel the baby move down through my body as Scott was going 100. I donāt recall consciously pushing but wouldnāt doubt if I was. Regardless, mid drive I pooped my pants and had to yell about it during a contraction and made Scott laugh. From that point on it was only 5 minutes till we would arrive at the hospital. Upon pulling up to the hospital I was relieved and horrified. Scott ran for a wheel chair for me and came out and got me. Upon moving from the car to the chair I felt the babyās head come out and started freaking because Scott was wheeling me to labor and delivery but Sen was still in the car. I was screaming about my baby but not the one being born in my pants but the one left alone in the car in the dark. Luckily the nurses took over my wheel chair and Scott went back to grab Sen but that moment was just very heart breaking for me. The nurses wheeled me into room #1 and rolled me onto my side and ripped my pants off. I pushed once and the baby was out. Scott and Sen missed the birth by 1 minute since he had to go back to the car to grab Sen. We arrived at the hospital around 1:23 and Rhys was born at 1:26. Rhys arrived with the cord wrapped around his neck 3 times and a knot in the cord. Had I not been so lucky with 1.5 hours of hard and fast labor I canāt even imagine what the outcome would of been. Once he arrived and we realized what a bullet we had dodged a calm and overwhelming feeling of gratitude washed over me. Since this moment I still feel this along with the adrenaline and exhaustion of such an intense experience. Itās profound and there are no words to describe.
Scott and Sen were so amazing during the experience. They were both so calm and positive and amazingly kept their composure the entire time. Sen wasnāt worried and never cried out of fear but just asked Scott āis mommy ok?ā It still baffles me. When the doc was fixing me back up after having the baby he was so well behaved and just calmly watched the doc while Scott explained that the doctor was helping mommy. I mean, heās 2, and it was 2am. Heās such a good kid. If Rhys is half as good as Sen Iām a lucky mom.
Lastly, I did it! I hadnāt made the decision to go natural until later in the pregnancy. Around 36 weeks I decided I had to do more yoga and practice labor poses every night before bed and I did. Every night for about 40 mins Iād turnoff the lights and light a candle and do every squat position known to mankind and just get my yoga groove on. I really think this was the key to my quick delivery. On the flip side I never would have had time to get an epidural. Now as I type this at 1am with a newborn in my arms I feel very happy and lucky I have the yoga knowledge and experience that helped get me through this. While I am looking forward to getting my bod back in order I donāt feel so anxious about it as I did with Sen. My bod intuitively got me through this cause I practiced and remained healthy and it will get back to normal in due time. Also, as much as I loved my epidural with Sen it made my recovery so much slower. Iām already feeling like my bod is healing and am not even a week postpartum yet.
So there you have it Goldies! Love you all! Merry Christmas 2017!!
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