Tuesday, April 19, 2011

paisley's birth story


it had been a long day of walking laps around the mall with my mom and eating pizza because everyone know's those two things can thrust you into labor. right? right. my achy feet were being rubbed by my caring hubs as we watched the lord of the rings {the whole trilogy} that saturday night. when we finally went up to bed i found myself pretty disappointed that my due date came and went with no fire hydrant gush of my water breaking in a public place. because that's just how i wanted it to happen, dramatic i know. {i thought it be funny.} at 2:30 in the morning after a few hours of what i thought was painful gas i finally decided to google "what do contractions feel like". to my surprise i found many women describing the feeling as extreme gas pains! holy moly i was in labor! after waking my hubs up and making him time the contractions with me we finally decided to go to the hospital after downing
a bowl of oatmeal {big mistake!}.
 i was actually scheduled to be induced the next day so i knew my doctor wouldn't send me home. 


they admitted me to the hospital and right away my nurse came in and started filling us in on what typically happens during labor/delivery etc. then she started to inform us about the "red button" on the wall. she said in the case of an emergency she would push that button and between 15-20 doctors and nurses would come running in the room to attend to the situation. then she assured us "that never happens". . .  right.


the time came for them to break my water and a doctor "in training" was the lucky guy to do the job. he started jiggling around the little hanger, hook, whatever it is and we noticed he was having a little bit of trouble. after several minutes of this i could tell by the look on his face something was wrong. apparently paisley's heart rate began to drop rapidly and to top it off instead of water, a gush of blood poured out of me when he tried to break it.{thankfully i couldn't see any of this.} i looked over at my mom and husband and could tell by the looks on their faces this wasn't good.


the nurse looked at the doctor and said "should i push it?" he nodded his head and this is where the chaos begins. she pushes the button and immediately 15 doctors and nurses come flying in my room. one is putting an oxygen mask on me while another is sticking me in the arm with a shot and the others are trying to reassure me everything is going to be ok. looking back now i see how serious the situation was but in that moment i was at such peace in my heart because i knew God was going to take care of us. 

the shot they gave me was intended to get more oxygen or blood or something to paisley but it caused me to shake, well more like convulse, uncontrollably. remember that oatmeal? yeah i started throwing that up all over myself, so that was really cool. i remember looking over at my mom and noah and them mouthing to me it's ok, and praying under their breath. everyone was rushing around, looking at monitors, making me breath oxygen and from this point on things were kind of a blur. 


my mom followed one of the nurses out of the room and asked her to shoot straight. she wanted to know what was really up. the nurse probably shouldn't have told my mom this but informed her that they were concerned of the possibility that my placenta was pulling away from the cervix and that's what caused the bleeding. if this was the case the nurse let my mom know that during the delivery while i was pushing it could cause unstoppable hemorrhaging and i could die. wow great news! so that's on my moms mind the rest of the delivery and 
 she is praying and believing God that she won't lose her little girl . . . 


 to be continued . . .
 

{all photo's by lisa christine photography }

19 comments:

Niki Bair said...

Wow, Steph. This is incredible. I never had any idea you went through this! The pictures of your family praying over you made me cry; how awesome to have a group of people who love you and the Lord, and that we're able to take everything to Him in prayer. Can't wait to read the rest!

Kelly said...

WOW friend!
geez! that is the exact reason i freak out when i hear someone is expecting.
i'm glad to know the out come & that GOD kept you and your precious girl safe. I love how your family is huddled praying over you, taking it straight to the LORD! LOVE!
He sees us through.
sending you
HUGS!!!

Kelly said...

give your momma a hug too.
i can't imagine how she must of felt when the nurse spoke to her.

Cheryl said...

Wow, how this brought back memories of when Courtney was born! SIx weeks early, she was coming and coming fast. My water broke, (exploded) and splashed all over the resident doc's face (I wanted to laugh but couldn't cuz the next contraction Courtney literally popped out. They expected my placenta to abrupt too, but it didn't. Praise God! There's more, but this is your story not mine :-) Your pics brought tears to my eyes too!

christina said...

Wow! I had no idea it was so intense! I'm looking forward to reading the rest of the story. Glad you're both OK!

Jami said...

Well now I'm crying! My first delivery included lots of vomiting but your poor family must have been so scared! I absolutely love the pic of everyone praying over you, and your prego picture? Shut up! GORGEOUS! Can't wait to read the rest.

taylasjourneyhome said...

So glad you finally are posting this-- I've only been waiting 18 months to hear this story! Can't wait to read the rest!

phil said...

Understandably serious, and rough to handle for all involved...Just glad we know it turned out ok by the end. :) Look forward to part II.

Jordan said...

OH MY GOSH, so scary. I'm glad you and Pais both came through it alright. Is there any chance of the same complications if you were to get pregnant again? SO SO glad you're okay. This story is scaring me but I know it has a happy ending because the story is in the past but still.

sarah said...

what a scary time you went through... the photos are so intense... wow!! well, i am so glad that God protected both of you! & you looked so pretty when you were pregnant!! :)

Deannn said...

sniff snifff...wow Steph! Praise God! Love you! Looking forward to the rest of the story!

simplyvonne said...

wow your story is pretty intense! i just gave birth 6 weeks ago but mine wasn't dramatic like yours though..enjoy your time with your lil one!

xoxo
www.simplyvonne.blogspot.com

Ashley said...

Wow! So glad things turned out ok. Can't wait for part two, I'm a birth story sucker. Your pregnancy photo is GORGEOUS. And the prayer photo is moving.

Britt O. said...

whoa! I'm dying for the rest, what a tease! Thanks for sharing this.

Hanna said...

oh I'm so sorry it was so rough! That brought tears to my eyes! I'm so lucky mine both went like clockwork. I love birth stories. can;t wait to hear the rest

Jennifer said...

Wow, Steph! I had no idea! So happy to know the outcome, God is so good! What a great pic of the love of your family sorrounding you with prayer! That is powerful! Def made me cry...im on the edge of my seat girl...
(ps- you should write a book)

aPearantly sew said...

You can't leave us hanging like this! I'm SO glad that you & your sweet little girl came out of this situation alive & healthy. I love the picture of your family praying over you. LOVE it.

ShoppeGirls said...

Incredible! I look forward to reading the rest.
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Anna of IHOD said...

oh my gosh I didn't want it to end yet! write the rest!!!
you already have me crying. That picture of your family praying over you gives me chills.

I also wanted my water to break in a dramatic way! ha ha!! Never happens the way you think it will:)
Can't wait to read the rest!

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