Nathan Ritchie
6 lbs 15 oz
20 inches
born 1-2

This was my first baby. I was induced at 12;01 am on that morning. Matt, my parents, and my sister were there. At about 3 am my contractions started. I didnt progress to well so at 6 am they broke my water. when they put in my epidural it took a half an hour to put it in and then i went numb instantly. they thought that the epidural was in the wrong spot so they couldnt put the drugs on a good enough drip.I was on oxygen for the entire time because Nathans heartrate kept going down. It was pretty bad because they kept having to move me and turn me to get his heartrate to go down. I was dialated to 9cm for 2 hours before they decided to let me try to push. I pushed for about an hour and a half. With the 2nd to last push, his head came out. My dad (also my breathing coach) told me to push again, and my doctor turned around and said "no" but it was too late, Nathan had already been born. The doctor had to catch him with an ungloved hand because she didnt have time to put them on. and after 15 hours, i finally got to hold my beautiful baby boy for the first time. Its hard to believe its already been a week, but hes sitting here now sleeping and I kind of miss the feeling of having him inside of me. I wouldnt wish that labor on anyone, but all the pain was well worth it.