"Birth Story"

Porter Ririe Leach

Born at 9:03pm

2/8/2012

8lbs 11oz

22in tall

My contractions started Tuesday morning (2/7/12) i woke up in the middle of the night with some discomfort in my lower tummy! I didn't think anything much of it since my doctor said they will be hard to talk and breathe through so i just went back to sleep! I kept getting up in the middle of the night because i thought that i had to pee all the time but it was actually my contractions getting stronger! When Justin woke up, i told him about it and he suddenly got really excited! So he had to go to work and school and told me to time them and let him know if they got closer together! So through out the day it was really random on the times that i didn't even time them! Once Justin got home, they started getting stronger and closer so i started timing them! They were about 4 min apart for a good solid two and half hours...we were getting so anxious! Then all of a sudden they started getting further apart! I was so sad! We watched a movie to pass time! The contractions were getting more intense and hurt really bad that i had to walk through them and breathe slow! It was getting to bad that we decided to go to he hospital! I was sure i might get sent home but i was in so much pain i didn't care, i needed some help! So we checked into the hospital and took me to a room and had me hooked on monitors and checked my dilation...i was only a 2 so i wasn't in labor yet so they gave me some Lortab and sent me home to rest!

Well rest is exactly what i didn't get! I was up all night waiting until it was time to go to my appt. Before we went, we decided to go to the store and get some groceries for breakfast! I was going to stay home but Justin suggested i come and walk off my pain, so i did! As we walked in the store i had an contraction about every five minutes! I probably looked retarded walking around with pain on my face trying to get through my contraction! We finally got out of the store and had NO time to go back home so we went straight to the hospital to go to my appt.

My appt was at 10:20! I had to wait like 10 minutes! So i paced back and forth up and down the hall. When i checked in the front office lady asked me questions! She seemed a little nervous when she saw me in pain and hard to breathe and answer the questions so she hurried and brought me back and of course my doctor wasn't there...she had a pending delivery! They checked me to see how dilated i was..i was a 4!! I was sooo happy and relieved! I WAS IN FULL ACTIVE LABOR!!! at about 11:00am they admitted me down stairs to labor and delivery! I got all checked in my room and that's when we told everyone i was in labor! They got me hooked up the monitors!

At 1:45 pm My doctor wanted to start my IV! That didn't sound fun! I was sooo sooo nervous to get an IV since i was so sure i wouldn't need one with going natural! The nurse prepped my arm for the IV while i was squeezing Justin's hand! She put it in and i was so relieved that it was over...little did i know that she messed up and had to stick it in my other arm! I started balling! I was so mad that she messed up and had to prick me AGAIN! After she put it in she flushed ICE COLD FREEZING fluids in me! I seriously thought my arm was going to fall off! It was very painful! So Justin asked for a warm blanket to wrap my arm in...that helped a little!

About an hour went by and then they decided to break my water! My doctor came walking in to do it...i was so nervous! It was the weirdest experience i have ever had! Since Porter was so low no water came out! He was acting like a plug! After every contraction some water would come out! i felt like i was peeing! ha ha it was starting to get really tough suffering through my contractions as they would get more and more intense since i was stuck sitting down due to having been hooked on the monitors! So they gave me Fentanyl, which is supposed to ease off the pain! It was nice but i felt so loopy and couldn't control my body! Kinda like fighting against going to sleep after taking benadryl! The nurse kept on asking if i wanted an epidural (after i would almost cry and moan after every contraction lol) and i kept saying NO! After the fentanyl wore off my pain came back and i was dilated to a 7 and i thought to myself i can do this only 3 more to go so she gave me more fentanyl thinking it would ease me pain again but it didn't, just more loopy and out of it! So at 3:00pm i finally gave in with getting an epidural and so the anesthesiologist came in to do it! I was sooo nervous needing to get one but since i was so out of it i wasn't! It didn't even hurt! 

After getting the epidural and i was in HEAVEN!!! I was off the loopy medication and my normal self!  Justin was so happy to be myself again lol 

Whitnee came to visit me! Luckily i already had the epidural or i wouldn't have been the funnest to visit lol later came Lexi and dad and everyone waiting for Porter to arrive! 

Around 5:30pm i was dilated to a 10 and was ready to push! I really wanted my doctor to deliver Porter but she was off call at 6! So she waited to see if i was ready at 6 to have him and unfortunately i wasn't :(  During my pushing i got a fever! I was shaking and could not stop! I pushed for 3 hours before the doctor came in to deliver Porter (luckily it was a female doctor) by that time my epidural had worn off since my doctor said to not feed anymore since its better to somewhat feel myself push to make it faster! So once it was time to deliver Porter, i could feel every contraction and him coming out! Talk about the WORST PAIN I HAVE EVER FELT!!! I may had an epidural for the contractions but id consider this birth all natural! As i was pushing...the doctor said K ONE LAST PUSH and he was out! They put him directly on my tummy! He was beautiful! He was so warm and perfect! He was so clean and slimy! I cried with joy! My baby boy was finally out and in my arms! 

Words cannot describe how much LOVE i have for him! They had to clean him up and everything and then they took him to the NICU since i had a fever, they needed to check him as well! I was so sad! i finally had him in my arms then they took him away from me!! Luckily Justin was able to be with him while they cleaned me up! 

Happy Family!!!