Here is the story!
I went into labour on Friday, April 16, at around 7pm. I could just feel my stomach tightening every 10 minutes. It didn't hurt at all! I was so excited! But nothing was progressing so I went to bed and slept well. Saturday was about the same.
Sunday the contractions were varying from 7-10 minutes and getting a bit stronger. I was sure it would happen that day. It didn't, so I went to bed, but was woken up a couple of times every hour because the contractions were getting stronger. Since I was already a week over due, I already had a Non-Stress Test scheduled for Monday. I went to the appointment and the nurses discovered that Emma's heart was slowing down everytime I had a strong contraction. It wasn't often, so my midwife and the nurse really weren't sure if Emma was in distress or not.
I decided to ask to have my water broken, and the doctor on-call agreed. He broke my water at 4:15pm and noticed that there was meconium in the fluid. I was given oxytocin which started stronger contractions, and by 9-10pm Emma still wasn't coming down the birth canal. I was still only dialated 2-3cm. Nothing had changed since the morning. It was decided that I had to have an emergency c-section. It went very well, and Emma was finally born! It was so wonderful to finally see my beautiful baby! I had a wonderful experience and can't wait to do it again!
