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ok well as most of you know i was scheduled for induction on the 2nd i went in at 1145pm and got my first meso tablet long story short i got 3 of them and nothing happened but lots of painful contractions.....so they sent me home i was home no longer then 10 minutes when i had ahuge GUSH of fluid just explode down my leg and instantly the contractions got really bad....i rushed back top the hospital had to go through triage and everything but got my same room back :) i was in pain for ever and never dialated finally the nurse told the dr i needed my epidural even tho i was only 1 cm because i wasnt able to move adn seriously thought i was going to die....so my best friend the anesthisiologist came in and relieved all my problems lol well i dialated 4 cm almost instantly after the pain went away because i was so relaxed, well my epidural machine qwit workin in the middle of the process so the person came abck adn fixed it adn i was back i heaven again......an hour after i was 4 cm i was checked and was 5cm then less then an hourlater im sitting talkin having a good old time then 4 dr's adn like 12 nurses coem rushing in telling me either i get the baby out in the next 15 minutes or they are takin me to c-section!!! i was like holy shit whats wrong!?!?! i guess the babys heart rate plumetted and so they checked me one last time and thebabys head was in my crotch like about to come out and i didnt even niotice!!!! so i said no way to surgery they got me set up in less then 2 minutes had like 7 ppl in my rooms (friends adn family) no one had time to get out so i had aroom of ppl watching was so scary lol but in less then 10 minutes only 3 pushes mu beautiful little boy was born!!!! he was born exactly at 11pm he was 6lbs adn 4 oz (so tiny for being overduee) BUT......we had a little surprise we werent expecting....he had a cleft lip of whihc was never detected on any ultrasounds...he is so beautful tho :) he is lucky he has avery minor cleft its going to be very easy to fix and thank god he doesnt have a cleft pallete, he has trouble feeding so we are still in the hospital not sure when we can take him home i hope soon but we have a long road ahead of us with lots of specialists adn stuff. well after he was bron they used the vaccuum to get him out so the vaccuum tore me along with the baby coming out in less then 10 minutes....i had a long shallow tear all the way up by my cervix so i had to be rushed to the O.R. so i didnt get to see my baby for a few hours....i also ripped up my labia!! thast the only thing that really hurts now anyways i need to go feed my little guy i wish youall the best of luck ^_^
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Congratulations! It sounds like it was a little rough, but you did it! The parts about tearing were not fun to read! What is your baby's name? How is he being fed now? Will he have surgery for his lip soon? I'm sure everything will go fine from here on out! Good job, Mom!Enjoy him!
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i named him alexzander lee whipple!! thanks so much for the support guys ^_^ its going to be a long bumpy road but he is worth every bit he is so beautiful :) when i get home ill post pics of him on my myspace page so you can all see him ^_^ im pumping b___st milk my insurance is completely paying for a double electric pump since it is a necessary need for him!! im mixing the b___st milk with high calorie formula so he gets bigger and using a special bottle for babys with cleft lips its called a haberman or something lol i was told the surgery is done by 3 months of life so probably soon i find out more in themourning ill let ya know ^_^
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how can you get your insurance to pay for the pumps... is it ur insurance that is paying or the babie's insurance?
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my insurance and the babys insurance because its an absolute necessary item for him medically
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