Going on 20.5 hrs.. It's 3:10am and things are progressing, slowly. I'm exhausted, haven't slept but the Mrs. is being quite the trooper.
Contractions are now 5 minutes apart.. on a scale of 1-10, the intensity is around 5 or 6. She's pondering the epidural at this point but trying to tough it out as long as possible.
She hasn't been checked for dialation since 6pm (1.5cm), so I'd imagine we're probably getting somewhere by now. Nothing else to do but massage her through the contractions and just sit and wait for the next one.
Beatles, A day in the life plays softly in the background.
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Whats this kid waiting for! 20.5 hours of labor, thats gonna come back to bite teh kid in the ass the first time he/she/it(haha had to ) wants to borrow mom's car.
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Kold! I told my wife that I want to bring the laptop to the delivery, she told me that she'd smash it over my head, then stuff the smashed up pieces down my throat as I lay there unconscious! LMAO!
2cm dialated, baby is sitting very low (pelvic station 0) and has been since yesterday. The contractions are growing stronger and closer apart and the epidural has helped take away the pain.
I can barely stay awake, but we are chillin', doing fine, watching "The Terminal", which neither of us have seen. Pretty funny so far.
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koldchillah wrote:2cm dialated, baby is sitting very low (pelvic station 0) and has been since yesterday. The contractions are growing stronger and closer apart and the epidural has helped take away the pain.
I can barely stay awake, but we are chillin', doing fine, watching "The Terminal", which neither of us have seen. Pretty funny so far.
2cm eh.....a while to go yet ....my wife went through 17 hours of labor with my son...I think I was awake for 36 hours before I got any sleep and even then it only for like a couple hours....
Prey521 wrote:Kold! I told my wife that I want to bring the laptop to the delivery, she told me that she'd smash it over my head, then stuff the smashed up pieces down my throat as I lay there unconscious! LMAO!
Good luck bro man!!
If she rushes into the hospital while in labor, that might be one thing. If you come in for induction and you have to sit there while not much happens for 20 hours, then I'd say bring the laptop, just put it away when she's wants your attention and don't try to tell her to hang on while you "save your game".
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I'm just taking a quick break at home then I'm heading back into the hospital. Good luck to you both.. a wonderful event.. Both You and I man so blessed this holiday season
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Shinobi wrote:I'm just taking a quick break at home then I'm heading back into the hospital. Good luck to you both.. a wonderful event.. Both You and I man so blessed this holiday season
Good to hear from you Shinobi!
We're 5.5cm dialated now but she has begun to run a fever. Docs say it's somewhat normal and they put her on some antibiotics to counter any kind of infection that may try to creep up due to her water being broken for so long.
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It's showtime folks! I'll check back once we are settled in our post-partum suite.. She's 8.5 cm's and has the shakes, which is a good sign towards the end of labor..
Thanks for all the well wishes everyone!
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Prey521 wrote:Kold! I told my wife that I want to bring the laptop to the delivery, she told me that she'd smash it over my head, then stuff the smashed up pieces down my throat as I lay there unconscious! LMAO!
koldchillah wrote:8 lbs, 5 oz. 20.5" long, born @ 5:23pm after 50 minutes of hard pushing.
She's with a tired mommy right now. Things have quieted down for a moment in the room so I thought I'd jump on and let everyone know it all went well.
Very cool man congrats! Just came home from the hospital for supper, and I wanted to check and see how you both were doing..
Very awesome man, all the best!
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