Around 6:30 am I awoke to feeling some pressure and when I was checked I was about 8 cm. The nurse left the room momentarily and suddenly I felt more pressure and sent Ira after her. Sure enough I was 9 cm and talk of pushing began...woohoo! It was time!!!!
The nurse shift change was up and April was sad to leave, she spent the entire night taking care of me and was going to miss the birth. It was bitter sweet because I got Michelle back. Although April was sweet, Michelle was very seasoned and wonderfully sarcastic and funny, and I was glad that she would be delivering our little one.
Michelle was a fantastic coach and was so great at motivating me to get the job done. She told me that the average pushing time for a first birth is 3 hours - just the thought of that exhausted me. The epidural really allowed us all to enjoy the experience, and I could definitely still feel enough to know when and how to push correctly. I pushed with everything that I had in me and I had our baby boy in my arms in 1 hour!
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