Sirianna's Birth Story
I sit here holding my VBA2C baby and wishing my computer hadn't been broken
for nearly a month so I could have shared my excitement and HUGE THANKS much
sooner! I learned so much from this group and what I learned made it possible
to birth my baby on my own. Thank you so much for your empowering words and
support when everyone else was criticizing my hopes for vbac, thank you for
your honesty when no one else was honest with me, and thank you for helping me
see that only I could birth my baby, and i did! Here is my birth story for
anyone who would like to read it:
At 2:10 am on the 7th of August baby Sirianna was born by vba2c, She weighed
8 pounds 14 ounces and was 19 inches long. 100% natural with only intermittent
doppler monitoring (which they did maybe 2 or 3 times and only with my
consent). It happened so fast I didn't even realize it was real until we were
on our way to the hospital!
We called my MIL at 12:45 and I almost regretted it...thinking, great, now
labor is going to stop, just like it has every night for the last few weeks!
It wasn't painful, but I couldn't sleep. The contractions were random but I
just felt different...By the time she got to our house (just after 1:00) I
realized it was good that we called. the contractions were one on top of the
other--30 seconds apart and the only real pattern that I ever had! Our
hospital is @ an hour away and as soon as we pulled out of the drive way I
realized it had quickly become the real deal!
I told my hubby on the way that we weren't going to make it to our hospital so
he turned off to the hospital that is closer to our house, about 15 min away.
That 15 minute drive was the only pain I felt the whole labor, and I had no
break between contractions. We pulled in the parking lot and I ran to the
door pushing. I felt like I was going to 'go' in my pants so I went in the
bathroom right inside the emergency room. I realized I was pushing. lol! The
L&D nurse realized this and they started rushing around to get me in a room.
My hubby who at first was 100% against vbac was so incredibly calm (after much
struggle I finally convinced him it around 4 mos. pregnant that was the best
way to go) .
It was AMAZING. less than 1 hour from the time I realized it was real and my
baby was born the way she was meant to be! And the best part was that in
spite the fact that I was a vba2c no one freaked out!! I didn't have any IV
or heplock, no constant monitoring, no pain meds nothing.(of course there was
no time for any of this!) I even pushed the only way I felt comfortable--on
my knees, hanging over the back of the bed, and no one complained. And I did
not tear even though she came flying out! It was crazy and wonderful.
I can't even begin to find words to tell how great this was. I was able to
touch my baby's head when she was coming out--what motivation for pushing!
And pushing was so wonderful! Pushing honestly did not hurt one bit-it
actually felt good to push and in between pushing contractions I was able to
relax and refocus. I totally pushed to my instincts with no coaching and no
one yelling or counting. It was so calm and peaceful! Incredible considering
that I had never even been to the hospital before for anything prenatal!
I am still on cloud 9.. I can't believe I was able to go home so soon. That
I could move and walk and hold and see my baby right after birth. It felt so
GREAT to follow my instincts from start to finish and to have such an amazing
birth! My hubby even got to cut the cord! I held my baby when she still had
vernix on her and didn't let her go for about 2 hours!
It CAN be done!!!!! And I did it!!!
Martha
Mom of
Maria (c/s 5/27/04)
Aliyah (attempted vbac 12/30/05)
Sirianna (VBA2C!!! 8/7/07)