Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Labor Continues (edited at 1:37pm)

SUMMARY: We are still waiting, Cheyenne -- tired and in pain, John -- catering to Cheyenne's needs.

Late last night, the nurses began the inducing process. Cheyenne was immediately impacted by the medicine and contractions were coming faster and harder. It seemed promising, but eventually the contractions leveled off and soon dissipated - pain '2 out of 10'. We each tried to sleep, my attempt was a little bit easier because I don't have an 8lb baby maneuvering in my abdomen and a body constricting and aching all over. We each slept a little bit, off and on, between the hours of 3am and 6am. 

The doctor administered a different labor inducing drug, Pitocin, on the morning of May 12th. This drug is given over a longer time period and looks to not have the same effect (immediate response) as the drug administered last night. 

As of right now, the baby's head is resting on Cheyenne's sacrum (tailbone) and is causing much pain. The contractions are coming regularly and Cheyenne describes the pain as '6 out of 10'. 

ADDITIONAL INFO:

1:37pm - Pain at '8 out of 10', water broke

1 comment:

Michelle said...

What's the status on the epidural???