Well I have to say that either eggplant parmesan really works or it was a super super freaky coincidence. Friday night (February 29th, her due date) we went to an italian place around the corner and I had eggplant parmesan. That was around 8:30.
I woke up halfway around 2:30 or 3 thinking that I was feeling some lower abdomen pains but didn't think it was contractions since they are typically suppose to start at the top of your belly. Finally at 4 am I decided that they were probably contractions since they were beginning to get stronger and a little more painful. At 5am I told my hubby that we needed to start packing things up because I was pretty sure I needed to get to the hospital. We gathered everything up and packed the things and our 5 year old in the car and headed to the hospital. I checked into a room at 6:15 and at 6:30 when they checked me I was 4cm. At that point they broke my water and my contractions went from slightly painful to unbearable. LOL I told them to get me drugs.
When they broke the water they noticed there was meconium (sp?) in it already and that had them just slightly concerned. They wanted to be sure the baby didn't breathe any in when she took her first breath so they explained that they would bring her head out and suction her well before they pulled the rest out. About 30 minutes after they broke my water they put me on oxygen. They said the little one was a bit unhappy and I needed to be on it? I didn't argue. 30 minutes after that I finally got my epi. I guess that was around 7:30. It was easy sailin after that. I could feel my contractions but they didn't really hurt. They were just uncomfortable. At 10:20 the doc came in and said it was time to start pushin. I pushed a total of nine times and her head came out. That's when things got a little dicey. Not only did they need to suction her because of the meconium but her cord was wrapped tightly around the neck. They suctioned her good and cut the cord and unwound it. The nurses rushed her off. The doctor started to do the whole deliver the placenta thing and I noticed she wasn't crying. I started to freak. The nurses told me she wasn't breathing but not to worry! WTFEver! They stuck a tube down her throat and started breathing for her. Finally after about 5 minutes she started breathing on her own. Probably the scariest moment of my life. I couldn't even speak I was so scared. I just had tears streaming down my face and Luis was just wide eyed and teary. He didn't know what to do or think either.
After she started breathing on her own all was hunky dory! She was 8lbs 1oz and 20.5 inches long, so considerably larger than my other daughter was. I got a second degree perennial tear and a small vaginal tear while delivering her. It sucks ass. lol
I also had something really weird happen to one of my eyes. I don't remember the medical term but basically one of my muscles in my left eye isn't working properly now and it's imparing my vision. I was seen by a specialist yesterday and they are going to keep an eye on me. They think it is some type of palsey and are hoping it will go away on it's own. If it doesn't get better or gets worse in the next two months then I will go in for an MRI to see if it's specifically something neurological. At least, I think that was how the doctor described it and what he said.
Scarlett has also been to her pediatrician as well.She has a "twitch" and the doctor thinks it may be seizures. last Friday we had tons of tests done at the hospital. An EEG and a sonagram on her brain as well as tons of bloodwork. So far all tests have come back negative. She has an appointment with a neurologist on the 17th of this month. Please say a prayer for us.
Anyways, she slept from 1am to 8:30 this morning and I was VERY happy about that. Let's just see if it was a one time thing or if she will repeat the process.
