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Alyssa | Spiritual Soulpreneur
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My birth story part 1 🤍 it was the most intense and beautiful experiences of my life. Starting with mild contractions Sunday evening I knew that she was coming soon. I went to bed but was unable to sleep much, waking up every few hours. At 4:35 am I woke up to my water breaking. I called my doctor who told me to shower, eat something and to go to the hospital. When your water breaks, there is less protection for the baby so laboring longer at home wasn’t an option. Matt packed up the car and we arrived at the hospital at 5:55 am. 🪽It was a bit chaotic and they told us they were very busy so we were put into triage for 2 hours monitoring my contractions. At this point I was 2 cm dilated and having contractions every 5 minutes. It felt like it was coming quickly and I felt hopeful that she’d come that day. We got to our delivery room around 8:25 am. My mom arrived at this time and I last minute decided I wanted her in the room with us. The contractions were about 2 minutes apart and getting more intense. At 3:30 pm, by the time I was 4.5 cm dilated I decided I needed the epidural to help me be more present through the rest of the process. It allowed me to relax more and actually sped up the dilation. Because I had lost my fluid with my water breaking, she was in distress. Around 5:00 pm, her heart rate was declining and I wasn’t having contractions. 9 nurses, doctors, and anesthesiologists were suddenly hurrying in my room staring at the screen deciding what to do next. Matt and I just watched with no idea what was going to happen. I was extremely close to being pulled into an emergency c section but luckily was able get her in a good position. I was on my hands and knees for 2 hours trying to get her to flip from sunny side up to the correct position. The midwife on call was encouraging me and checking in nonstop. After 2 hours I went from 5-10 cm and was ready to push. My dr. And midwife supported my delivery and Matt was right by my side. I started at 8:11 pm and by 8:51 pm, Stevie arrived into the world to kygo. Im so grateful for the staff, my team, and my daddy doula for supporting me. And so glad we got 5 more days with her. 🩷 #birthstory