They admitted us at 1 AM. We are in the delivery room. Whitney's contractions are more frequent (3 min) and stronger, but she's still barely dilated. They are going to give it time before considering inducing.
7/23 2:49 AM:
Whitney is on a light pain med and dozing. Going to try and get a few hours sleep.
7/23 6:04 AM:
It's now 24 hours since recognizable contractions began. Whitney has not slept, as her contractions have stayed sharp and frequent. The OB finally showed. She said Whitney is 100% effaced but still only 3cm dilated. The OB has put her on Pitocin to get things moving. They started the epidural and now we're hoping she can get a few minutes rest before the hard part begins.
7/23 10:50 AM:
Whitney slept for close to an hour, the epidural has done wonders. The nurses check the monitors periodically, but we're still in a holding pattern until either the OB comes back around or the nurses see a reason to call her in.
7/23 2:40 PM:
OB came in at 1PM and 2PM. Dilation was at 6cm on the first visit, 7cm on the second. Effacement is still good. The OB will visit again before 4PM. Hopefully things are picking up!
7/23 4:23 PM:
OB came in at 4 PM. Whitney is 8 cm dilated. She will be checking back at 5 PM.
7/23 6:30 PM
OB came back at 5:35. Whitney is 9 cm dilated, but the baby is turned around (facing front instead of back). OB tried to turn the baby, but no luck. I’m massaging Whitney’s belly to try and encourage him to turn.
7/23 8:40 PM
Baby would not turn. We are headed to the OR for a C-Section.
7/23 8:45 PM
Delayed, now they say 15 to 30 min. Whitney has been incredibly valiant throughout all 40 hours of this. She amazes me. I'm so lucky.
7/23 9:21 PM
In the OR They are prepping Whitney inside, will call me in once prep is done.
7/23 10:22 PM:
Austin Scott Brooks, born 7/23/10 at 9:30 PM, 6 lbs 5 oz, 20 inches long. He had the cord wrapped twice around his neck, but came through with flying colors. Mama and baby are doing well.
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