Now that Gabe is sleeping peacefully I will recount a bit better about the whole delivery experience, but there really isn't much to tell - I have nothing with which to compare it, but seems all went extremely well for a 1st delivery. I went to the doctor on Monday night and I hadn't had any contractions, but was dilated to a 5. So Monday morning I checked in at about 8 am (I was supposed to be there at 7, but anyone who knows me knows how I hate mornings and really, they couldn't start without me!) They started me on hormones to get my contractions started. About 10 am I'd been having regular but not very painful contractions and was dilated to a 7. The doctor examined me, which was incredibly painful, and the contractions following weren't so pleasant so they gave me an epidural about 11, and a little after 1, after about 20 minutes of pushing the dr. told me to open my eyes (he had to tell me like 3 times because I was afraid/concentrating too hard/something) and I looked down and there we was! My doctor was fantastic, and to those that asked, I have no idea if he spoke to me in English or Spanish. Most of my appointments have been in Spanish, but he does also speak English and I think maybe he was telling me to push or not in English?? Funny now that I think of it, that I don't recall. The hospital was great, we had a beautiful private room with an extra bed for Mario to spend the night with me. Everyone was fantastic, a lactation specialist came to my room just after I had the baby and 3 other times during my 24 hour stay. They offered to let me stay an extra day if I wanted but we opted for our own bed and a little more peace!
The only kind of hard thing was that you have to bring EVERYTHING with you - the hospital provides practically nothing. I had to bring diapers, clothes, sheets for the baby's crib, everything for myself, etc. At one point I was feeling overwhelmed emotionally and tired and the nurse asked me if I brought some kind of creme for my wounds and I just started crying - how in the world was I supposed to know to bring that?? It wasn't on the list they provided!!
But overall it was great, I'm feeling good, and although I'm not looking to repeat the experience too soon, it wasn't nearly as terrible as I thought it would be! The doctor predicts that my next child will just fall out on it's own. haha
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