I had a doctor appointment on Tuesday and I was questioning the doctor if I could go to my family reunion this weekend in Bear Lake. He thought I was crazy, but he was toying with the idea of letting me go. I asked if he could check to see if I was dialated, and I was dialated to a 3. I have never been dialated that early, so I was excited, but then he told me he didn't think it was a good idea to go camping with my family this weekend. (Jay was very relieved, because he has been worried about that camping trip for months thinking that he might have to deliver a baby in our tent).
I also told the doctor that I thought the baby might be breech, so he had me get an ultrasound, he told me if the baby was breech then for sure he didn't want us going out of town. We had the ulrasound and it confirmed that the baby was breech, and we would be staying home for the weekend. Then he scheduled me to have a version done (where they attempt to turn the baby). It was scheduled to be done yesterday morning, but right before we were getting ready to leave to go to the hospital to have the version done, they called and said that they couldn't get me in and they would call later on and let me know the new day and time they would try to turn the baby.
At 1:00, the hospital called and said they could get me in in 1 hour, so I called Jay and he came home from work and we arranged to send the kids to Grandmas and Aunt Robin's house. We got to the hosipital and the nurse began to tell me how painful a version is and that she has never seen someone get one done without crying. I assured her that if I cried it wouldn't be from pain, but it would be pregnancy hormones (atleast this is what I was telling myself). Then the ultrasound tech came in and started checking to see where the baby was positioned and then minutes later the doctor came in and the ultrasound tech let him know that the umbilical cord was positioned in my cervix opening. Dr. Robison decided to still try to turn the baby to see if the cord would move, but he didn't have success turning the baby or moving the cord. I did have success though...I didn't cry! I was very proud of myself and the nurse was impressed too. It did hurt really bad though, and I was greatful when the doctor stopped trying to turn the baby. It was so painful!!!
Dr. Robison, then let me know that since the cord was positioned the way it was, he didn't want me to leave the hospital for fear that if my water broke while at home, the cord would come out and the baby could die. He said he was going to think about doing the C-section for a few hours as he headed back to work, but that he would probably end up doing it later that day. He was just worried that the baby's lungs might not be quite developed because I still had 3 weeks to go. Then about 10 minutes later they admitted me to the hospital as an in-patient, and informed me that he decided that he would just do a C-section that night.
Then I broke down in tears, from the craziness of the whole thing. I knew it was such a blessing that they realized where the cord was positioned, but I wasn't ready at all for a baby. I was ready to see her, but didn't have any baby things ready at home. Paisley is still in the infant car seat, no baby clothes were washed, the bassinet wasn't set up, and on and on.
The C-section was scheduled to happen in about an hour and half so I sent Jay home to wash the baby clothes, and pack an overnight bag for me and get the camera.
They got me all ready for the surgery, and then my blood pressure dropped dramatically from the epidural it was only 72 over 44. This is a common thing, but I got really sick to my stomach and thought I was going to throw up. The nurse put something in my IV to help my blood pressure and within about 60 seconds I felt fine again. The problem was the medicine she gave me had a side effect of making me really tired! I kept nodding off and on as they wheeled me back to the operating room and continued to doze in and out during the whole C-section...not the best timing to want to take a nap!
As soon as they cut me open and the fluid came gushing out, Dr. Robison said that the majority of the umbilical cord dropped into my cervix opening, so he again was so grateful that we found out I had a prolasped cord and that he did the C-section that day.
Then at 5:42 pm
Jursey Lyla Anderson was born exactly 3 weeks early. She weighs 5 lbs 14 oz and is 19 1/4 long. Her lungs were perfect and she is healthy as can be. She is so cute and quiet. I think she is going to be really well natured like Paisley is.
All day yesterday any time a new nurse came in our room they just kept saying how lucky we were with the whole situation and how it was a blessing that the baby was breech, otherwise it was very possible they never would have known there was a prolapsed cord until it was too late. Jay and I feel very blessed and know that Heavenly Father was watching over our sweet little girl and made sure that she arrived here safely. I am so thankful everything worked out the way it did.
The hardest part is my parents and my siblings all left to go out of town for the family reunion (they said they would stay home, but I insisted that they still go) and Jay didn't get any work done on Thursday, so he had to work all day today and he has to work tomorrow too. So I have been lonley at the hospital by myself all day. It is okay though because I keep falling asleep, but I would still like to have Jay here with me even for an hour or so. Hopefully I will get to go home tomorrow night though. I think they want me to stay until Sunday, but I am ready to see all my other kids and be in the comfort of my own house.
We are so grateful for all the people that have watched or offered to watch the kids while Jay is at work and yesterday while we were both at the hospital, it is so wonderful to have such great friends, neighbors, ward and family.
I am typing this from the hospital and Jay has already taken the camera home, so I will have to post some more pictures of her later.
