| Nathaniel's Birth Story |
| Giving birth to Nathaniel was one of the most wonderful, memorable things that I have ever done. Nathaniel came into the world nine days late on June 7th, 2001. It is a day that we will never forget - the day we were blessed with a son! |
| We went to bed on Wednesday night wondering if this baby was ever going to decide to be born. I went into labor in the early morning hours on Thursday. I woke up around 1:45 from the pain of contractions. I went and sat indian-style in our recliner and dozed between each contraction. I didn't want to start timing the contractions yet because I knew that the baby was a long way off. I did start timing the contractions around 5:00 and they were coming around every 4-6 minutes. At this point I was still trying to doze in-between the contractions. At 7:30 I called the dr. and spoke to the dr. on call. My contractions were still coming about every 4-5 minutes. The dr. on call said that since this was my first baby and that we lived so close to the hospital to wait a few more hours until my dr.'s office opened. At 8:15 I |
| decided that we should call my dr. and not wait any longer. My dr. asked me several questions and suggested that I come in and get checked out. I wasn't sure if we should go to the hosptial because I didn't want to get sent back home. I decided to give myself a "test" by walking through my next contraction. I figured that if I could easily walk through the contraction there was no need to go the hosptial. As soon as my next contraction hit, I started to walk around. That didn't last long. I ran into the bathroom and threw up. That was enough convincing for me. Del grabbed the suitcase and out the door we went. |
| We arrived at the hospital around 9:30. We then proceeded down to admission. After we had completed admission, we went to the maternity ward. I was officially checked into the hospital at 10:20. My nurse checked me out and I was surprised to learn that I was already 6 cm dialated. The dr. showed up soon after and broke my water. My labor progressed rapidly from there. I started pushing at 11:50, and our little miracle was here at 12:05 p.m! We had been blessed with a son. A big healthy 8 lb 3.5 oz baby boy! |
| Giving birth to our son was very satisfying. I was able to complete my goal of having natural childbirth (no pain medication). I couldn't have done it without Del. He was the most wonderful labor coach. He was very supportive and talked me through each contraction. |
| The hospital where Nathaniel was born was very nice. It was brand new - only about a year old. Both the labor and postpartum room were private. They were more like hotel room than hospital rooms. Nathaniel gave us a few scares in the hospital. Since he was born so quickly, he had a lot of stuff stuck in his lungs. It took a few days for him to spit it all up. I will never forget the first time I held Nathaniel in my arms. It was instant love and the most wonderful feeling. He was so precious and breathtaking. I remember looking at him in complete awe! He is our miracle - the greatest blessing of our life! |
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| Nathaniel at 18 weeks, 6 days |
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| One day old. |
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