Baby Pictures

Brooklyn Marie was born Friday morning at 9:29 am. She weighed 6lbs. 11oz. The exact same weight as Kaden when he was born. She was 20 1/2 inches long. My active labor from when my water broke til she was born was 6 1/2 hours and super super intense pain. Whole different experience from Kaden's delivery. With Kaden my active labor was 12 hours and not very painful until I was 8 cm and then it was tough but not super super intense. This one just was awful the entire time. So, I am proud to say that I did the whole thing natural with no help except with the loving touch from my wonderful husband to support me. I was only dilated to a 3 when I went to the hospital already in pain. At 7 cm I decided to get in the tub and that was nice (wish my would have done that earlier). The doctor came at that time and said she would be back in 2 hours and I was thinking 2 HOURS ARE YOU KIDDING ME!!! I can't do this any longer!!! The next contraction after she walked out the door I felt like pushing. So Blake jumped up and opened the door to get the doctor. She came back and checked my again saying I was an 8 almost a 9 and that I would be having the baby within the hour. She left again and the next two contractions I just wanted to push and I felt like the baby's head was coming out. The nurses came in and we need her out or that tub now! Brooklyn almost came out in the jacuzzi tub but the nurses won't let me and made Blake carry/drag me to the room (because I was in no condition or strength to climb out of the tub and walk myself across the hall to the delivery bed.) I wanted so bad to just push that baby out in the tub. I was vetoed!!! Well, the nurse checked me and said you're there you can push. So I pushed super hard that next contraction and the one after then the nurse said stop pushing. You have to stop pushing (as she is holding the baby's head from coming anymore.) That was awful!! All those women who have had baby's know you can't just stop pushing. She told Blake to make me stop pushing and he is thinking uhhh, okay, how. So he got in my face staring at me eye to eye telling me to focus on my breathing. The doctor walked in put on her gloves said okay you can push and I pushed with all I had. I have never used so much strength in my life because I did not want to have one more contraction so out she came with that one last push. So yes, the doctor literally walked in and caught the baby. I had no rips, tears or hemorrhaging. That was awesome to hear because I tore bad with Kaden and had to have 2 pints of blood in me afterwards. Then she told me that was a perfect delivery and that she hardly ever uses the word perfect but that was perfect. She came out a healthly little baby. So here are some pictures: