



i woke up that Monday morning at 3:00 am and went to the bathroom only to find out that I was bleeding heavily. So, we went to the hospital and they said I was dilated to a 2. They watched me for an hour and I had dilated to almost a 4! i had been having regular contractions too. The doctor broke my water and then the HARD contractions started coming! I got my epidural around 9:00 am. After a while it looked as if the epidural had stalled my labor and it had completely worn off in my crotch! They hooked up some pitocin at 11:00 am and I was still only at a 4. Within 30 minutes I was hurting SO bad in the vaginal area and was begging that the anaesthesiologist fix my epidural. I had dilated from a 4 to 10 in only 30 minutes and they were telling me not to push that the head was right there and they hadn't even called my doctor yet! So for almost 30 minutes I had to fight the serious urge to push and just breathe through the horrible pain! Finally when my doctor arrived I had Tripp out in 2 contractions! What a freaking relief that was! I have had my little guy in my arms ever since:)