So I was scheduled to be induce Nov 3rd 2006 @ 8pm. I was 40weeks and 4days pregnant. She just didn't want to come out after 10 grueling months of throwing up, back pain, no sleep, and swelling I was well past ready for her to come out. I got there and was already at 1 centimeters but I had also been 1ct for a month. They hooked me up to the machines to watch my contractions, baby's heart beat, and my vitals. They then inserted this gel onto my cervix to help me start dilating and gave me a shot of petocin. I had my mother and Jenny with me.
The nurses asked me to just lay down for an hour then I could go walk the maternity floor to make some progress. So as Jenny and I were walking around I wasn't really feeling anything until BAM!!! it hit me. I never in my life have felt that much pain now a lot of the nurses were rude. Probably due to the fact that I was 14 having a baby. Yes I know young but still they shouldn't have been judge mental bitches. As I was bent over in pain they all just seemed to shrug it off and told me it only gets worse from here.
I went back to the room to lay down I was done walking. I had been walking around for an hour and a half. Throughout my pregnancy I had trouble sleeping so the nurses gave me something so I could get some rest for the big day I had ahead of me. Shortly after I got all the IVs and the medicine I felt so funny. It felt as if my contractions were tickling me and I couldn't help but laugh. Throughout the night I kept waking up I was so nervous and hearing women screaming was actually terrifying. I had no idea what the hell was going to happen.
The next morning around 8:30am the nurses checked me for dilation. Now that is so uncomfortable and it seemed like they were just trying to cause me even more pain. Maybe it was the hormones from being pregnant making me feel this way. I was then at a and couldn't get an epidural. The pain at that point wasn't to bad. It was just annoying that I couldn't eat or drink anything. ( At times I wish I would have looked more into birth plans) So finally around 11am I was at a 5 and could get an epidural. If you think contractions are bad, shots, etc. It is nothing compared to an epidural. That is the worst pain I have ever felt in my life. Shortly after getting it my legs started going numb. It was nice I was finally able to get some sleep and apparently while sleeping the Dr came in and broke my water.
Things started to pick up after that but I wasn't dilating as fast as they would have liked so they upped the petocin. Now Jenny was such a life saver she had walked in the room with food lol. Now I know I shouldn't have but come on I hadn't eaten since 7 the night before and was starving. The hours seemed like they were dragging by the time is was 3pm I was only at a 7. Things needed to speed up but before I knew it at 6:30pm I was ready to push. The nurses told me I had to wait due to the fact the Dr was on her way. I was thrilled I couldn't wait to meet this person that I hadn't even laid eyes on.
The Dr finally got there and I started pushing. Now I never took I birthing class and couldn't feel anything. So I just pushed the only way I knew how and I gave it all my might. Everyone was encouraging me saying how great I was doing so I kept on going. I chose to have a mirror so I could watch the birth which was amazing. Once she started crowning the Dr told me she has so much hair and asked if I would like to feel it. I put my hand down there the minute I touched the top of her hair the tears started coming. That's when I couldn't wait any longer and gave 2 more huge pushes. Before I knew it my beautiful daughter was on my chest.
Now at 14 seeing a baby come out of your vagina was pretty shocking. I went into shock once she was on my chest I was crying with happiness. They then took her to get cleaned up and weighed that's when things got scary. At this point a lot of it is a blur I started hemmoraging badly the look on my mothers face is what made me worry. I didn't care though I couldn't take my eyes away from the beautiful person I just gave birth to. She was safe and that's all that mattered to me. I was comfortable with the idea I was dying not because I wanted to but I knew that I knew she was safe.
Ms Isabell Alicia Branch
The Night of the Induction
Only 3weeks old 
Her Godmother holding her for the first time
Then shots were being put into my thighs I believe I was given about 4. The next thing I remembered was I started throwing up and passed out. I woke up about 1am and finally got to hold my baby girl. She weighed 8lbs 4oz was 20inches long born at 6:57pm on November 4th 2006.She is so perfect was all I could think and I was so happy and wouldn't trade her for the world. I brought her safely into this world. She was mine she was a part of me.
I was able to leave the hospital 2days later breastfeeding was nothing what I expected it hurt so bad but that's a whole other story to tell. I was anemic after the bleeding so I was on a lot of meds. I had to be cut during the birth so I had stitches.It honestly felt like I had been hit by a bus from the waist down. Well that's all for now if you have any questions please feel free to ask.
Thank you for reading
Maegan
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