Stacey is now panting and it looks like things are starting to happen. She just yelled at me and told me not to speak. I look at this as a good sign. We have been waiting all day for this, and it is finally happening! It is really hard to watch my partner deal with this kind of pain. Obviously the sound of my voice is not helping her so I don't really know what to do. Stay tuned...
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Stacey at the Hospital - Episode 2
It's about 5:30 p.m. here and the doctor is in the room and he is breaking Stacey's water as I write this. I am using this current blog post as a method of avoiding paying attention to the sights and sounds... and the water is now broken and the nurse is telling Stacey that the contractions are getting worse. The doctor just told Stacey that she can get whatever she wants for pain whenever she wants, whether it be a narcotic or an epidural. It looks like Stacey is going to get something, probably an epidural. Doctor said Stacey isn't breaking any speed records, and he earned an award for stating the obvious. I keep asking questions about timelines and it is making Stacey angry. She just yelled "Nobody knows when it's coming!" when I asked the doctor when he would make a decision about a C-section. Needless to say, he doesn't really know. His best guess was that if she hasn't dilated past a 5 by midnight he will do a C-section. I should really stop asking questions. Anyway, here is the video I took just before the doc showed up. It appears as though it will be documented evidence of Stacey's final moments of lucidity before little Mason joins us in this world.
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4 comments:
Get that girl an epidural and she won't mind your voice again...:)
Sounds like all good things happening--even though they cause so much pain for Stacey. Thanks for the updates--they are awesome. I need these when all my nephews and nieces are being born!!
This is a hard time and a wonderful time. All the right things are happening. And, this is a first baby, which usually means slower than one would like. Love the blog updates--so helpful for all of us caring and wondering far away. We'll still hope for the 20th!
Hurray for blog updates so Stacey doesn't have to hear your voice! ha ha but really that made me laugh. I think I probably wanted to yell at Ben during labor about something too but I was too sick to do so.
Even in these tense moments you manage to be funny. Well, not funny to your wife but funny to us :-). I remember hating all sounds except Eth's heartbeat that first time around. In the midst of the worst pain, Chad came over and put his hand on my leg. I kicked it off so fast and glared at him long enough to scare him and then I went back to closing my eyes and trying to endure the pain. Stacey will love you after all this but this isn't easy on either of you. This baby will come out eventually but it can feel like years the first time around.
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