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it is 10:30 AM

and I just drank a Guinness... it was awesome.

A Cloud Champion is Born

Nyla Isabella Schmieder was born on 2/2/10 at 6:44pm She weighs 7.o2lbs and is 19 1/4 in length. Both mother and daughter are doing great. No complications in the c section and her bp remained at reasonable levels. I finally got Jocelyn to go to sleep but she wanted me to update everyone

Labor

Inductions suck. Plain and simple.

I went to my 8:15 appointment and before we finished the NST the midwife stopped me and told me to get a bag and head to the hospital. I asked why, she said having a 160/118 blood pressure was unacceptable.

We got here around 11. I was refusing to believe that I was having a baby and assumed that I would be going home in a few hours, just like every other trip.

UPDATE: 3PM Doctor confirms they are going to induce my labor, she is not ok with my labs and BP rate, already naturally contracting mild every 4- 5 minutes since this am.

UPDATE:4PM Started 1st round of cytotec... we are "starting from scratch" mild contractions

UPDATE: 8PM No progress- starting 2nd round of cytotec. more severe contractions

UDATE: 12:30 AM - we got to 1.... baby progress- Starting 3rd round of cytotec. Gave Joc Ambien and she passed out, no idea how contractions were, she was out cold.

UPDATE :5:00 AM- still at 1- now 30% effaced, starting pitocin (6 drips an hour) Contractions are irregular and managable.

UPDATE: 6:00 AM- More pitocin, still no progress

UPDATE: 9:00 AM- Stopped Pitocin, no progress, cervix retracting

UPDATE 11:30 AM- tried 2 other methods of dilation- no progress- jocelyn's cervix does not want to cooperate.

UPDATE 12:30 PM- we have the OR booked at 6pm for her c-section unless by some miracle her body gets the memo that after 25.5 hours of contractions it is supposed to react.

UPDATE 3:15 PM- still no progression, no change. Nurse just shaved the belly, looks like c-section is happening at 6:00 or so.