tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post4569981259194880230..comments2023-04-30T02:13:42.544-07:00Comments on A Most Uncivilized Adventure: The Cherry Family Birth Plan...Laura Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13233400861163410055noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-38305917937349134712010-12-30T16:11:40.985-08:002010-12-30T16:11:40.985-08:00Laura, you amaze me more and more each day. I lov...Laura, you amaze me more and more each day. I love your humor, yet the ability to be completely serious at the same time.Dear Diary....https://www.blogger.com/profile/15516606281159306400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-82486745928322675242010-12-09T21:25:30.107-08:002010-12-09T21:25:30.107-08:00BAHAHAHAHA!!!! That was the funniest thing I'v...BAHAHAHAHA!!!! That was the funniest thing I've ever read!!!! HAHAHA!!!! I laughed my butt off!! I'm sure everyone thoroughly enjoyed it at the hospitaThe Simmons Bunchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11442548444963154727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-28420772504083525932010-11-30T19:54:19.608-08:002010-11-30T19:54:19.608-08:00Hello Laura, we haven't met, but I ran accross...Hello Laura, we haven't met, but I ran accross this on Treeva's Facebook page and just had to tell you that I love it! Would it be okay if I shared this with my doula friend? Congratulations on your adorable little one!MC2https://www.blogger.com/profile/16572087956017992411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-57294864198458531322010-11-30T10:09:30.114-08:002010-11-30T10:09:30.114-08:00Around 4:30 pm the nurse checked me again. Not eve...Around 4:30 pm the nurse checked me again. Not even 3 cm. Sheesh! <br /><br />At this point, we made a decision I didn't expect to have to make... pain meds. We'd been up for 36 hours. I'd been in labor for a good half of that at least, and we were exhausted. The outside of my body, with D's help, was able to remain relaxed, in spite of the contractions. <br /><br />The inside of my body was a different story apparently. ; ) <br /><br />Our two options were IV or epidural. We chose an epidural since it could be monitored better and didn't touch the baby. <br /><br />Anyone who knows me knows I wasn't a great advocate of epidurals. <br /><br />My opinion has changed. <br /><br />The epidural didn't take the pain/pressure away for me. It just transferred where I was feeling pain/pressure. I could still move my legs, still wiggle my toes... I could still feel everything going on downstairs... <br /><br />I had been stuck all night and all day. 2 cm. That terrible, daunting measurement... <br /><br />Within a half an hour of getting the epidural, I was dilated to 10 cm, 100% effaced, and ready to push. Serious. <br /><br />And throughout all of this, little TD's heart not only remained as steady as a freight train, but actually improved in the way it was feeling and handling my contractions. Atta boy. : )<br /><br />I am convinced Heavenly Father is extremely mindful of the way in which our children enter the world. My OB wasn't able to be there. The woman who was on call, Dr. Mel Konradi, will forever remain in our hearts as one of the greatest OB's in the world. She was fabulous. On top of that, the RN on duty when delivery started (thank you Bonnie!!) made the entire process something different - something incredibly exciting. I had a cheering section for goodness sakes, and someone to coach me through it all. With Bonnie on one side, my wonderful Maren on the other, and D running back and forth from my bottom to my top, little TD was here after pushing for just shy of a half an hour. <br /><br />He was put on my chest immediately. Nearly two hours passed before they took him for measurements and a bath. He nursed within his first hour of birth. We did not fry up the placenta as planned. D was my handsome Greek God, AND he didn't pass out!! <br /><br />As I said before, the birth of our first child was so much more than we had hoped for, and nothing at all like we'd planned. <br /><br />Isn't that life?Laura Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233400861163410055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-10582402231463029102010-11-30T10:09:22.336-08:002010-11-30T10:09:22.336-08:00We had WAY too much fun gallivanting around the 5t...We had WAY too much fun gallivanting around the 5th floor of RiverBend all night. We ate, we walked, we laughed our butts off. We watched Bill Cosby. Maren and Kelly Jo massaged me. Ahhhh... The nurses all laughed at me for still having my sunglasses on the top of my head. Anyone who knows me well knows that my sunglasses serve a much more important purpose than keeping the sun out of my eyes. They keep the hair out of my face! <br /><br />The OB on call had mentioned that he wanted to start Pitocin to augment labor around 5 or 6 am if I hadn't started progressing. We held him off until 9 am, but when they checked me at 8:30 and I hadn't moved an inch - or a centimeter rather - after all night of consistent mid-range contractions about 2 minutes apart, we decided it was time to go ahead and get things moving. <br /><br />I was on Pitocin from 9 am to 5 pm... a work day! ; P As soon as they started the IV, the contractions hit and hit hard. 2 minutes apart, 1 minute apart, 30 seconds apart, 15 seconds apart, right on top of each other... keep breathing keep, keep moving, and concentrate! We went all day like this. I thought for sure we'd get somewhere! <br /><br />Right? <br /><br />Wrong.Laura Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233400861163410055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-49188691286152632752010-11-30T10:09:02.247-08:002010-11-30T10:09:02.247-08:00Okay so here's a summary of the birth. First o...Okay so here's a summary of the birth. First off, let me say that, in answer to the common question here, yes - my every wish was granted. Everyone was informative, kind, and patient - they knew what they were doing, they explained everything in detail, and when we came to a point where we were headed off track from where our Birth Plan had mentioned we wanted to go, they gave us options and then sat back and let D and I talk it over before moving forward. It was awesome. <br /><br />My water broke on Wednesday night, around 9:45 pm. Poor D was absolutely exhausted, and was 1/2 a day from finishing a big job. As we got into bed, he said, "If you can just give me one more day to finish this remodel, we'll be all set and you can have a baby anytime you want!" Not five minutes later my water broke. Heavenly Father definitely has a sense of humor. ; P <br /><br />I took a shower, D loaded the van, he gave me a blessing, and we were off. We checked in to the hospital around midnight. I was barely dilated to 2 cm and 90% effaced (up from 1 cm and 50% effaced at my appointment Wednesday at 4 pm) - but I was definitely headed in the right direction so they put us in a room and my family started showing up.Laura Cherryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13233400861163410055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-86078839366543915682010-11-29T21:36:17.107-08:002010-11-29T21:36:17.107-08:00What a good laugh, this is great Laura! I hope eve...What a good laugh, this is great Laura! I hope every desire and wish was granted;)SBarthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05113106691384685069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-82437103611163520262010-11-29T20:52:22.781-08:002010-11-29T20:52:22.781-08:00Never heard of one of these, did they honor your w...Never heard of one of these, did they honor your wishes for the most part?<br />You are hysterical woman <3Jeannettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04852322353661463322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-49061085116879589622010-11-29T17:17:26.516-08:002010-11-29T17:17:26.516-08:00You guys are too funny: ). Did you go as natural a...You guys are too funny: ). Did you go as natural as you planned?Brandon,Shara and Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04903752505740736986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-41561457361527674452010-11-29T16:48:59.945-08:002010-11-29T16:48:59.945-08:00As 'crazy' as your NATURAL birth plan soun...As 'crazy' as your NATURAL birth plan sounded to the medical community... did they honor it completely or come pretty darn close????<br /><br />Inquiring minds, er mind (mine) want to know!!!!Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15586137236450884692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9116737380167481238.post-18208558422506421042010-11-29T16:47:42.262-08:002010-11-29T16:47:42.262-08:00Awww it brings back such fond memories. Baby Joey ...Awww it brings back such fond memories. Baby Joey going GOOD LORD WOMAN IT"S ABOUT TIME! And me going uuurgh you're going to take a pic now?!Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02627204346920353636noreply@blogger.com