10 am on Tuesday (due date) Aimee had her weekly check up at the OB/GYN and the Doctor didn't notice anything was really progressing. We actually scheduled Aimee to be induced on the 19th. Aimee was experience some contractions throughout the night before but they were very weak and she was able to sleep through them. She figured that they were just Braxton Hicks contractions. After that we ran some errands and got home around noon.
A little after noon Aimee had some stronger contractions that were 8-10 minutes apart. Not super strong contractions as she was able to walk and talk through them. We monitored them until we noticed that they were 3-5 minutes apart so we decided to call the OB/GYN clinic at 3PM. They contacted the hospital to expect our arrival.
We arrived at 3:30PM and Aimee was only dilated to 1cm. I was worried that they were going to send us home. They told us to walk around and for the next hour, so we wondered the halls as Aimee was having heavier contractions every 3-4 minutes. When they next checked her she was dilated to 3cm and we were very relieved. The staff got Aimee all settled in her bed and setup with an IV and other medical goodies like a monitor for Heidi's heartbeat, monitor for the strength of the contractions and I'm sure some other stuff I know nothing about.
At around 7PM the contractions were so strong that it was time for the epidural. Thank you for whomever invented this procedure and drug! From a pain scale of 1-10, 10 being the worst, Aimee was in the 7-8 range. After the epidural kicked in the pain settled down to a 1 or 2. We could monitor the contractions on the screen but all Aimee could feel was a little pressure. For the next few hours Aimee was able to relax as the nurse monitored everything.
Around midnight the pushing began. As we watched the contractions escalate on the monitor Aimee began a set of 3 hard pushes lasting 10 seconds each. She pushed and pushed for over an hour but there was no progress and the nurse noticed that Heidi's heart rate was fluctuating between contractions. It was decided by the Doctor to do an emergency Caesarean section.
It was a little nerve racking to say the least knowing that Aimee had to have this surgery. I suited up in some scrubs and walked with Aimee to the operating room. While they prepped her for surgery I had to sit in the waiting room. It was 15 minutes before the nurse escorted me into the O.R. Aimee was laid out like a cross on the table with a blue operating skirt hung up so Aimee and I could not see the operation and also to keep the surgical area sterile. After a couple minutes they pulled little Heidi from Aimee's belly. Heidi was all purple as they brought her to the table to clean her off and warm her up. I got to cut her little umbilical cord. I came back up to the labor room with Heidi and the nurse after she was born. Grandma and Grandpa Nordmeyer got to soak up some Heidi time before Aimee came back up. 1 hour later we moved from Labor & Delivery to Post Labor & Delivery.
We have been really happy with the Fairview Ridge's staff and facilities, no complaints here. The rest is history. We are happy to share Heidi's birthday with our niece, Laynie, who turned 4 years old the same day, May 13th. Nothing like a little cousin as a birthday gift. "Isn't she wonderful?" was Laynie's response after meeting Heidi.
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