Morning 1 – No Turning Back
Last night wasn’t too bad. Lindsey got a little bit of sleep. Not as much as she would have liked but she did get some. The Dr. Hudson came in at about 5:45 AM and broke her water. It was interesting. They checked her afterward and she was at 1 1/2 cm. which was great! They put a catheter into her uterus to be able to better track her contractions.
After that they started her on Patocin which got the contractions going pretty strong. They are now very consistent and God bless her, painful. After a good bit of pain, they gave her a dose of Nubane which is a pain reliever. I don’t think I’ve seen Lindsey so happy and relieved after receiving that dose. The pain completely went away and she is doing much better.
They can give her the Nubane every hour for 3 hours. After that we are hoping and PRAYING that she will have dilated to 4 cm. so that she can then receive the epidural.
To sum it up, everything is going well. Lindsey is resting as much as she can and I am hanging in there. I really don’t have much else to say at this point other than today is the day. Drew is on his way. This will probably be the most rewarding and happiest day of our lives.