Due date: October 9
Born: September 7 (4.5 weeks early)
The build up
On the night of September 6 I started to have contractions. They were about 10 minutes apart but I took acetaminophen and went to sleep. The next morning my husband, Garret, left for hunting Geese at 4:30 am in Eugene, OR. I woke up around 5:30 because of being uncomfortable. I tried to stay in bed for another hour and then got up. After my son, Corbin, woke up I decided to call the midwife. She said to drink 3 cups of water and take a bath. After doing what the midwife asked the contractions kept getting closer. So I called the midwife back and told her that he bath and drinking water did not slow down my contractions. She decided that I should come in to get checked. I got Corbin dressed, grabbed my purse, Corbin and his backpack and headed to the hospital, it was 8:25 am. On the way there I remember thinking "I really should have gotten someone to drive me, too late now."At the Hospital
Corbin and I got to the hospital. I remember thinking that I was going to get checked and monitored and be sent home because of false labor. The nurses were very sweet and brought Corbin in crayons and a coloring book as I changed into the hospital gown. Around 9 am the Midwife (Katie Robins) came in to check me. She was the Midwife that had delivered Corbin. She checked me and I was at 10 cm!!!!! I was completely shocked! The pain was not as much as when I had Corbin. I thought that I was maybe at 5 cm if anything at all (I had not gotten far enough in the pregnancy to be checked). I immediately called Garret but he did not answer. So left him a message saying that I would probably be having our baby without him. He called me about a minute later saying he was on his way but would TAKE HIM AN HOUR! I decided to try to wait for him.Waiting
While waiting for Garret, I called my friend, Nichole, to come get Corbin. Her family had just gotten home from Hawaii the night before and all had colds. Other arrangements had to be made at the last second. Nichole ended up coming to the hospital getting Corbin and bringing him over to another friend's, Michelle, house.I also called my Mom, who lives 5 hours away. At first she did not answer when I called her cell phone. I called her house phone and she left the house within minutes.
During this time I also was being talked to by the Hospital pediatrician. She was saying because of our baby being so early it was likely that the baby would probably have to go into NICU.
I then called Garret asking where he was and said "If you do not get here in the next 5 minutes I am going to have this baby without you." Luckily he was only 1 stop light away from the hospital.
Garret arrived
Finally Garret got walked into the room around 9:54. I remember getting a kiss from him and he sat down in a chair beside me. I had 1 more contraction and then asked the Midwife "Can I start pushing now?" She said "If you are ready yes!" My water had not broken so it was decided that I would try to to pop my water by pushing. After 3 pushes it did not break and we decided to her rupture it. After only 10 minutes of pushing our baby was born!!! (The pushing would have taken less time if Bradyn had not been (sunny side up" which also made it hurt more). The Midwife asked Garret "What is it Dad?" (we did not find out the gender of our baby. "Its a BOY!" he said.
Bradyn Michael Ascherl
born at 10:04
Total labor from 5:30 - 10:04 (4 hrs 34 mins (it would have been about 3.5 hrs if I didn't wait for Garret))
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