Hard Labor! Part 2

Continued...On the morning of September 6, 2012 after arriving to the hospital and getting prepped and ready to have a baby shorty after arriving and being hooked up and checked I was still having very strong contractions and just anticipating the time that I would get the magical drug called and epidural! Luckily in my favor they hurried and called the anesthesiologist not long after I got to the hospital because I was progressing so fast and the fact that I was really in a lot of pain. Thank goodness it only took about 10 min for him to arrive because I was freaking out! It didn't take him long to set up all his tools and things he needed for the epidural so within about fifteen minutes I was completely done and starting to feel numb from the waist down. I was really quite nervous for the epidural after watching videos and hearing about other peoples experiences but all in all the whole epidural was probably the least painful procedure of it all and I was completely relaxed through the whole thing. After receiving my epidural I was one happy mama and really happy to be in the hospital having my baby! One downside of my epidural was that about and hour and a half after I got it I started to have feeling in my left leg, I kept asking the nurse if that was normal and she said it was and that the epidural works best on one side and that I should turn over to get the medicine going through that leg. Well I turned over and sure enough I started to feel numb again, I was relieved. Unfortunately about 30 min after turning over I started to have feeling in my right leg, so once again I turned over but this time I still had feeling in my right leg and a lot of feeling in my bum. Now, this wasn't normal. The nurse figured that  my body just wasn't taking the medication as it should be so they called the anesthesiologist back down to give me another dosage of the epidural. It worked so within this time and the time I was able to start pushing was a very relaxed time for Tyler and I as we sat there and reminisced on times and laughed about things and just sat and talked to each other. We tried to get some rest in but at this moment we were just to hyped about having our baby that day since we had been waiting so long for this boy and the fact that he was a week over due. The hours in between went by really fast, and about 2 hours later at about 1:00pm it was time to start pushing! I honestly couldn't believe that this was it, the time that our lives would change forever, I started to have a lot of mixed emotions and got very emotional and started to cry, I'm sure it was all nerves but I was happy as well. I started pushing with my nurse and I pushed for about 10 min and low and behold I started feeling my contractions and about 5 min after that I started having feeling in both my legs. My thoughts were "Oh crap, here we go again...I'm going to have to wait and get another dosage of medicine." Well at this time it was too late, and the nurse had me continue to push every time I had a contraction. I felt just about every pain you can image once again. I never thought this would happen to me, that my epidural would completely wear off for the most part. It was horrifying! At this point I just had to get my mind past the pain and keep pushing because that's all I needed to do to get my son into this world. I just have to add that Tyler was the best labor coach ever, he was so sweet to me and counting to 10 every time I pushed and kept telling me I was doing a good job, and every time I told him "I can't do this any more" he was there to reassure me that I am strong enough to keep pushing though the pain. I kept pushing with my nurse for about another 20 min while we waited for my doctor to arrive. The time I had to wait for my doctor was the longest time in my entire life. He finally showed up and hurried to get ready because the top of Masons head was visible. When my doctor was ready I pushed some more, and some more, and more...I pushed for about an hour and 20 min total, which is a very long time for most women mind you that my epidural for the most part had completely worn off so I felt every pain, practically doing it all natural. Finally at 2:10pm on a wonderful bright sunny day a little boy was finally born, a whole 8lbs 14oz and 21 1/2 inches of pure perfectness was put on my chest. I will never forget the moment that he came out screaming and once he was put on my chest he was completely calm, almost like he knew I was his mom within seconds of touching skin. I locked eyes with this handsome little guy and I fell in love all over again as joyful tears ran down my face. I was feeling so many emotions the moment he was delivered. A feeling of relief, exhaustion, happiness, love, you name it I felt it, I kept looking at Tyler almost wondering if this was real, the first moments we spent as a family were the best moments a mother could cherish. It was the most beautiful moment of my life, a moment that I will never forget! Giving birth was by far the most difficult thing I have ever done in my entire life. The pain is completely unreal and unbearable something that only a mother understands, but when your baby is placed in your arms all those feelings diminish and its all worth every waking moment seeing that sweet bundle of a baby part of your forever life! I felt like I could do just about anything after going through childbirth, people would try and tell me what it was like, but everyone has their own experiences and I definitely wouldn't change mine for anything. To be continued.... post baby and Masons not so wonderful health scare and hospital stay.