So, Dr. Harris checked me. Man, we were excited to see his face and for him to confirm that this baby was coming and coming fast.45 minutes after the resident checked me, I was thinking...maybe this will be the last time I'll be checked. I mean, that 7-8cm came so quickly, maybe it was downhill from here, right? Baby is coming soon...Eeee!
The flurry of energy paused for a moment as he checked me.
But, at 10pm, I was 5cm, 100% effaced, +1 station.Dude, talk about knocking the wind out of my sails. We gasp under our breath; I probably gasp aloud. Everyone was miffed.
We wanted answers, but we didn't have any.
Never thought the resident and the doc could be that far off.
Now what? Felt confused, sad, a little depressed, and still quite irritated about the shakes.
In mourning, completely exhausted and right about the time the shakes stopped, something else became a focus. Around 7:15pm, my blood pressure was low-ish (which I still think is so cool, b/c I attribute it to keeping my body and mind so relaxed). They began watching it. And now the epi kicked it down to another level. It's pretty common to have lowered bp from the epi, but since mine was already a bit low, it was even lower.
10:35pm - Shakes stopped. Hallelujah. Had low blood pressure and was given an IV of ephedrine.
This WAS NOT the kind of pressure I was hoping to have about now.I was worn out and once the shakes stopped, I was thankful for a relaxed body again. I rested, still hoping this baby would be born the way God intended, but prayed for a healthy baby and for His will to be done.
Then at 11:15pm, Kirsten posted on facebook: "alright all you fb baby stalkers. We're at a 5, 100% effaced, plus one. Getting some rest." She didn't tell any details as I desired, but those all natural birth mommas had to wonder what "getting some rest" meant.
Just 15 minutes later at 11:30 (but an hour and a half after the last one), Dr H would check me again. Maybe, just maybe we'd be closer to pressure of a different kind...
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