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September 2023 Babies 🇺🇸

Due date baby ❤️ and positive induction story!

My little girl was due 9/1, but due to rapid weight gain, sudden high blood pressure, and excess swelling on mommy’s end I got induced on 8/31!

Came in at 6am to the hospital, got my first dose of cytotec at 730 and then second at 1130. The first dose did nothing because the night shift nurse didn’t inform me I was supposed to lay down for the first hour. Second dose got me to a three and then my OB came and broke my water! After many hours of consistent contractions, I had only gotten to a 4 by 8pm 🙄 They said I should start Pitocin, so I got my epidural after an hour of those contractions. And that hour and the epidural placement was the most painful part of my whole labor, but after that I was able to sleep until 130 with my nurse rotating my position every thirty minutes. At 145, they checked me and little lady’s head was at +3 station 😂 two contractions and four pushes later, Everly Joy was born at 1:50 am on her due date! She was 7lb 7oz and 19 3/4 inches long.
It was a long long day, but she was so so worth it. ❤️