At about 3:30am Sunday morning (3/14/04) I woke up and my undies were slightly wet. I went to the bathroom & it happened a little more with a little bit of a pink tinge. I woke up my husband and told him that something was leaking and I didn't know what to do.I also believe I lost my mucus plug the day before. I asked him if I should call the dr. He said yes. I was afraid that I was going to be waking up the dr over something that didn't mean anything because I wasn't having any contractions and it was a little over 5 wks until my EDD. Anyway, I called the dr at about 4am and he told me to meet him at the hospital.
The dr checked me out and found that I was in fact leaking amniotic flluid and that at this point in the pregnancy, he would have to induce me.He said I was 1 centimeter dialated. I asked if I could use the bathroom first and as I walked into the hospital bathroom,my water broke all over the place. I was trying to wipe up the floor with paper towels and then I told the nurse who told me to leave it and they would have someone clean up.
The dr went away for a little while and came back and went to check me because he was going to start inducing me. Thats when my water broke more. (Both times it seemed like 1/2 gallon of fluids came out.
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I started getting cramps and they just kept getting stronger so finally I asked for something. They gave me a little bit of Demerol to take the edge off.
The dr told us that it usually takes between 12-48 hours to deliver once you are induced. So my husband went home to get a few things for me and call the family. He was back within an hour and just in time. The dr said I was progressing so quickly.
I was walked into the labor and delivery room and just waited for the drs cue that I was ready. In the meantime I was in so much pain and asked for an epideral.(I went from having no contractions to ready to deliver in just a couple of hours.)
The dr said that he wouldn't give me an epideral because I had progressed so quickly that I would be delivering very soon.
I waited for the dr to tell me I was now fully dialated and ready to push.
My DH watched in amazement. He said the baby is right there. Push ,push!
And then I heard my DH say 'ITS A GIRL!'
She was born on 3/14/04 at 9:25am. She weighed 5 lbs 5 oz and is 19' long.
I got to hold her for a few minutes and then she was taken away to a different part of the room where they cleaned her up.
My DH and I didn't get to have her in my room at the hospital like all the other mommies after their deliveries because she was premature. She was put in NICU. We would constantly be going back to NICU all day and night to see her and hold her.
I was discharged from the hospital on Tuesday and we took our time because we didn't want to leave without our baby.
We just wanted to stay there with her as long as we could.
Alyssa is doing well. We are hoping that we will be able to take her home very soon.
They are just taking care of her now because she is a preemie and they have to make sure that she is strong enough to come home.
