After the doctor's came in and briefed us on the possibility of the C-section, my nurse avoided checking on me until the last possible moment, reason being, if she checked me and I was still a 7, they would have had to admit me to the OR. Instead, she gave us some time and thank heavens for that! When she checked me again, I was at a 10!! and Gracie had finally dropped like she was supposed to! (THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR PRAYERS)
I complained a little about the pain, and she told me that I should start pushing. She and Skylar held my legs and coached me, and 40 minutes later, Gracie was born.
I am truly amazed how much easier it was than I expected. I thought I'd be pushing for hours with little progress, but we could see her head already after the first round of pushes, which was very encouraging.
I did not get an episiotomy, not by choice though, only because they didn't do it, and the pushing went so fast I don't think they even thought to check if I would need one. I did tear a bit and had to get stitches, I don't know the implications yet.
She came out beautiful and healthy. We love our little Gracie and are so excited she has joined our family.
These are in backwards order. I'm too tired to fix them.
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