and so we got ready, collected our bags and headed out to have a baby! i was surprised at how active the baby seemed. i figured she was just excited. as for me, i think i felt kind of calm. except maybe on the train my temper flared.
4:50am we took the blue line downtown and hopped a cab to prentice women's hospital. (sidenote: patrick says it only took a few seconds, but i swear no one offered me a seat at first. love that i was on my way to hospital to HAVE the baby, and everyone on the train played 'maybe someone else will offer their seat.")
5:25am we arrived at the hospital, where brian of valet helped me out of the car and serenaded my belly with 'happy birthday to you."
5:30am we were admitted and headed upstairs to our labor+delivery room.
sunrise from our room
6:00am i was hooked up to the external monitors. the nurse said, 'oh, did you know you're having contractions? do you feel that?'
ha! i thought that was just the baby moving and putting some extra pressure on me!! i didn't know those cramps were actually contractions! they weren't close enough together though... so pitocin, here we go!
6:30am i was hooked up to the pitocin and contractions continued. the nurse said that someone from anesthesiology would be in to talk to me.
7:00am i was briefed on the epidural procedure and asked if i wanted it yet. even though i was advised by some to take it as soon as the option presented itself - because there is no telling the next time the anesthesiologist would be available - i wasn't ready. i wanted to feel what these contractions were like. at least a little.
... to be continued ...
9 comments:
i love that you had a valet at the hospital and that he serenaded your belly!
Seriously? That view is amazing! My birthing suite was half that size and had a view of a brick wall. That's small town living for ya.
i love that you were serenaded with happy bday too! way too cute :)
I can't believe all the seats on the train were taken at 4:50am! Chicago is full of over-achievers =)
Love hearing your story!
hard wood floors? gorgeous views? did you want to move in there? :)
i can't believe nobody immediately jumped out of their seat for you. you totally could've pulled the "I'M IN LABOR!!!" like in the movies.
Best valet ever!
brian. i love you.
what a gorgeous place to be born in!
i cannot wait to hear the rest! i cannot believe that you didn't pull the "i'm in labor, move out of your seat"!!! when will you get to do that again?!... unless it happens that way for #2. ha ha.
your room is HUGE! lovely view.
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