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Bekah went into labor 10 days early. She had already been 3 cms dilated and experiencing contractions on and off for more than 2 weeks so the doctors kept saying ‘any day now’ at her weekly appointments. Her belly was very big (she had added 43 pounds to her starting weight of 110) and was having a hard time waddling around. Jimmy was on stand by and had already cancelled all business trips for the month of March.
On Friday, March 18th Bekah and Jimmy went to work as usual. Jimmy dropped James off at April’s daycare and headed to the office in Wareham. When Bekah got out of school and finished up some maternity leave paper work at the school department, she decided to call the doctor to see if she could get one last check before the weekend.
At 3:00 on Friday afternoon Bekah was put on the monitor, 30 minutes and 3 contractions later, the nurse practitioner told her she was 4.5 cms and ready to go to the hospital.
Jimmy was almost to the daycare pick up so he got James and called Susan. Bekah went straight to the labor and delivery floor while Jimmy handed James to his Grammie in the hospital lobby.
At 6:00 Bekah is in a hospital gown and starts walking laps around the 10th floor of Beth Israel Medical Center with Jimmy. Contractions are getting stronger and more frequent at 6 minutes apart yet still not too painful. At 9:00 we are still waiting for things to pick up so we decide to do a slow drip of Pictocin. By 11:00 the guy comes in for the epidural. It takes him 3 tries to get it in right – first because the spinal space is small and then because of a faulty needle. Bekah asks him for a much smaller dose so she can feel the contractions more and be more effective at pushing the baby out.
At 11:30 the OB comes in and breaks the bag of water. The contractions intensify.
The serious pushing starts at 1:00. Bekah is on her back, in a squatting position, on her back and in a squatting position again. The OB is really serious about how to push, how hard to push and how to get this baby out. Bekah stays focused and does her best to push as hard as she possibly can. The head finally comes out after an hour of pushing. Then the shoulders get stuck and the doctors have to pull and twist the baby out.
At 2:25 am we have a perfect baby girl weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 19.5 inches long.
Georgia Violet Blakeney screams right away, making her parents so happy.
Excellent choice for the job! And handsome, too! What a perfect yard for 2. lucky kids to play in after school everyday! Cannot wait to chase James around the house ...do you think Nanna can run faster? We'll see! : )
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