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When your a 1st time mom your literally nerves about everything. You have no clue what could be when you have the baby and you imagine all kinds of horrible things that may be the case. Now, I was truly blessed to have a super amazing oh so cute and smart son. Sadly being a 1st time mom also doesnt get you listened to by the doctor.
I had found out from talking to my mom after being on this world for 27 years that my mom suffered from a condition that she wasnt sure if it was genetic or not. There was no way for us to go back and ask my grand mother on my moms side cause she died 10 hours after my mom was born of heart failure. This odd condition causes you the inability of ever going into labor. She literally carried my older brother for 44 weeks till they finally said what the... and took him out. After I learned of this I went to my OBGYN and said UMMMM could this be hareditary. Well he insisted know. Weeks upon weeks go on and Im thinking WHEN IS THIS GOING TO END!!! At 36 weeks my stress level was so high I was getting nose bleeds and I just couldnt function. They had considered taking my son Aiden at 36 weeks but they changed there mind. I suffered from high blood pressure and it was all because of the stress in my life. Now as all of this is going on Im still saying.. UMMMM MY MOM!!! Again NOTHING to do with my mom he insisted...
I went for my 37 wk check up. I was 70% efaced. 38 wks the same.. At my 39 wk check up I for some reason was able to put on my shoes that morning, and have been leaking a lot over the past week. My husband and I are hanging in there waiting for my water to break and NOTHING was happening. I went to my dr and said that I thought I may have been leaking instead of my water break. Nope no way wasnt happening I was just loosing water build up. About 3 days later which was 2 days before my due date my son is really quiet so I went to the hospital to make sure all was ok. The doctor on staff who I had sceen told me to call the office 1st thing Monday morning (the day he was due) and schdule for a ultrasound for them to messure is the emniotic fluids. They got me in that Tuesday. Much to my suprise, I had none. Now you would think ok so she goes to the hospital to have the baby and they enduce her and POP here comes baby. Not even close. My normal dr was the one at the hospital that day. After 20 hours of them trying with know sucess to enduce me, the nurse they assigned me and I did some talking. Holy hell I am like my mother. She asked me why this wasnt in my chart and who my normal OB was and I told her. For some reason she wasnt suprised. I laid in bed taking a nap while I was having contractions every 6 minutes with absolutly know idea. They finally saw my son was in distress.
As all of this goes on the only thing in my mind was I was right they should have taken him a week ago. Why would know one listen to me. I wasnt just an anxous mom wanting to get it over with, I knew! I unlike most women will never feel a contraction or ever be able to be told to push. I will never dialate and will never be able to say "My water broke". They finally sent me in for a C-Section. 30 min later we have baby. He was small only 6lb 5 oz and 19" long. The dr who checked him called him scrawny. But thankfully I was like my mom cause if I wasnt they would have never found that is cord was rapped around his arm.
He is now 1 years old, blond with blue eyes.
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10/29/08 06:09am PDT sarahmichelle
Hello! God Bless you! I was told after I miscarried my daughter at four and a half months, that i would never have kids.I found out 9 months later that I was pregnant..and i just didnt believe them til I saw him on the sonogram..my pregnancy was fine..I had very little vomiting,and eagerly counted the days to his birth.my water broke the day before tax day...I had started contractions the morning of April 13,around 6;45 a.m......but was only dilated to two...when admitted the 15th, I was @ 4....I had toxemia that the doctor knew about and never told me..it got worse thru the labor..my blood pressure was thru the roof,and I had seizures they say.. after 9 hrs, he was born..my heart broke when the dekivery room fell silent.I asked my then husband,whats wrong with the baby? turns out, he was in distress and had aspirated meconium and amniotic fluid. He had to be revived..he is 15 now, and is "slow" because of the birth.. but he is my miracle..have lost six pregnancies,and cant have anymore for sure now,but I have my Davie, so that is ok.I have two step daughters also...miracles happen! -
10/28/08 23:54pm PDT 2008indy
Becka, You are an amazing mom! What a great story! There's just something about motherhood that gives us that instinct to protect our babies. I love this story, and when I get a minute, I'm going to tell you my story too - much like yours. you are definitely blessed with that beautiful baby! -
10/28/08 15:55pm PDT cynara
I agree, you do have a beautiful son. Glad you both made it, and may you celebrate many more Birthday's in the years ahead. -
10/28/08 15:29pm PDT westtexas8
Becka, he is just beautiful. Sweetie, after 2 deliveries and 5 miscarriages I can only say that not experiencing labor may be a blessing. LOL I can tell you that I felt contractions and knew exactly what was happening after the first labor & delivery. Now that you know you can plan accordingly. This is an amazing story and how great of you to share. How many women out there, having their first baby, have suffered as you have? Thank goodness you cared and kept fighting for your baby boy. I admire you! -
10/28/08 13:30pm PDT katieg
Your son is so cute! Thanks for sharing the story--and the photos. Thankfully everything has turned out ok!




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Becka, Your story is fascinating and disturbing. Disturbing in that you were not listened to, your concerns were not addressed and your information was not given credibility. Unfortunately, the medical profession has wrong assumptions about women and acts on them, I'm sorry to say it doesn't get any better as you get older. Perhaps the Commission this website is calling for will improve this problem. Fascinating, because I too experienced something similar to this. I have never experienced cramps with my period. I gave birth to my son when I was 40. My "contractions" BEGAN at 2 minutes apart, When I was told to push, I broke the capillaries in my face but couldn't feel to push him until his head was 1/2 way out. He was suppose to be an 8 lb girl based on the sonogram, but he came out a 5 lb 7 oz boy! I thought his placenta may have degraded given my age, but maybe the problem was something else. As NO ONE seemed in the least bit interested (other than me), I received no further information regarding what had happened. Hopefully issues such as these will be brought to light by this Commission. The very best to both you and your son.