Tanner's birth story

So Here is out our wednesday morning started out....



I got out of bed around 2 am. I was having some back pain but nothing to bad. It was really buging me so I got up and was walking around the house. I had sat down at the kitchen table to talk to my Grandma about going in on friday to get predicures done. Kyle was going to treat us. And She asked me if I thought that would relax me enough to where it would help with having tanner. I said I didn't know but it was worth a try. I am not kidding a no sooner said that and the contractions started coming. In a 15 minute time frame I had 5 and they hurt really bad. I went in to wake up Kyle so he could leave for work and they had gotten worse. This was at 2:30am, I had told him that He could go on and go to work and if anything happened I would call his mom to come get me. She only lives down the street so she was close if I needed her. Well he got ready to leave and my grandma told him not to go because she was timing my contractions and they were 2 minutes apart. and trust me I was in pain. I was screaming at this point and trying to get in the shower to see if it would help. Well no luck there. So we headed out to the hosptial. So every 2 minutes I was having contractions that lasted a minute and a half or more. By the time we got to the hosptail it was around 6. I wanted to make darn sure that this wasnt' going to stop on the way up there so we labored at home from 2:30 until about 4: 30. So when we got to the hosptial they took me to triage. I was dialated to a 7 and had a blugging bag of water. In the 5 minutes it took for them to move me to L& D I went to an 8. I got a spinal tap and an epidrual because the nurse didn't think that we would have time to let the epidrual kick in befor he was born. Well they were right about that. The doctor came in to check me and broke my water. They asked me if I was feeling any more pain or contractioins. Well no way with all the drugs I had from the spinal and the epidrual. I couldn't feel anything for while. Then all of the sudden it was like I was having period cramps. But on the monitor it was showin as a really big and hard contraction. So they told me to start pushing. I pushed 3 times. And Tanner was born. He weighs 5 lbs 11 ounces and is 17 inches long. He was born at 8: 32 Am. Other then being born at 36 weeks he is doing just fine. He is so tiny but I am very gald to have him here and have him home with me.



We got to come home today at around 3 pm. It was really nice to get to come home to my other two kids so excited to see us and Tanner too. They can't stop asking to hold him and kissing on his little head. They really love this little guy.

35 weeks Appointment

Well I had my 35 week appt. I gained 3 lbs. BP was good. Heart rate for tanner was 145. Lower then it has been but higher then it was last week when it was 136. Talked to the doctor about what happened at L& D. He said the nurse didn't check me right. I was still only dialated to 2 and still at 80 % effaced. He told me if I went in to labor this week he won't stop me because tanner is mesauring almost a week and a half bigger then he should be. He said to go home and do what ever I wanted to do.DH asked if we could have sex( he is feeling a little deprived). Our OB said I could do anything I wanted to get labor going if I wanted to have this little guy in the next week or so. But he told me that He didn't think I was going to make it unitl NEXT Thursday because as I was sitting there talking to him I had like 6 contractions in a row and they were about 8 minutes apart. Not very strong but they were hurting. He said his feeling won't be hurt if I dont show up for my appt on thursday next week. I hade my Group Strep B test done yestarday also.

My Weekend trip to Labor and Delivery

I have been having contractions off and on all night and in to the moring. They are about 6-7 minutes or so apart. But are lasting 1 minute 30 seconds or so. I have been having back pains also. They hurt alot. And nothing seems to help but breathing thou them and standing still or laying down and just breathing.
am headed in to L& D. Contractions I had last nigth came back and are just as bad as they were last night. So we called L & D and they said to come get checked out

UPDATE AS OF SUNDAY

According to the nurse at L & D. I am dialated to 3 but closed. But still 80 % effaced. She said that my contractions must have just been more like cramps becasue they weren't showing up on the monitor. Kyle seen them showing up and when ever I would have one that was strong I would make a funny face. So he know that I was having them.So I am home and they told me to just go home a rest. And follow up with my doctor on tuesday when I have my appointment.

34 weeks

I went in to my appt and I gained 4 pounds. Tanner's U/S looked good. He said that he is in the 75 % percent range. He said he looks to be an average size baby. He is measuring a week ahead of what he should be. But he looks good.

So now to the fun part. My Doctor told me that He doesn't think I am going to make it to my Due Date. I am Dialted to 2 and 80 % efaced. He started me on my one week appts. So it may not be to much longer.