Beckam--Birth

Beckam Glen Cooley Born 3-2-2012 at 6:46 am

I want to write down his birth story so I can always remember it.
I was really hoping to have him on leap day, so that morning I went to the doctor and had him strip my Membranes (painful!!!!!) After the appointment I went to Costco and was walking all around, however no contractions and no baby. Thursday the 1st I started to feel some contractions. Not anything consistent but more than Braxton Hicks. I walked a lot that day but never felt the need to go to the hospital. That night around 9 my contractions were getting harder and closer together. I called my mom and she suggested we go to the Hospital. We were worried about that fact that I tested positive for Strep B and needed to get the antibiotics before he was born, it can cause major problems for the baby if I didn't get the antibiotics. So my mom picked up the kids and Free and I proceeded to the hospital.
At this point I was feeling hard contractions harder than I felt with Brayden and Eliza. So I get to the hospital and already Katie and my mom had posted it on Facebook that I was there.... They check me and much to my chagrin I was only at a 4 no progress. They kept me for an hour and checked me again and no change. I was feeling very frustrated at this point because I know I was having contractions, however they decide to send me home. Yeah I was that pregnant lady being sent home no big deal if it is your first but this was my third and it was already all over Facebook! I went home and Free went to sleep. I would fall asleep for a bit and then wake up with a contraction. I went into the other room to turn on the TV. For 4 hours I attempted to sleep with the contractions becoming more and more painful. Around 4 Freeman woke up because I was screaming in the other room in pain. He came in and told me we should go back, however admittedly I did not want to go back afraid they would send me home again. I called the doctor and he still wasn't sure I should go in. Well after having 3 strong contractions within minutes of each other Freeman made me go back to the hospital. (luckily the kids were still asleep at my parents house, not sure how they would have reacted to their mom screaming in pain!)
We get to the Hospital and I could barley walk to the front door, I had to stop a few times. The security guard saw me and didn't hesitate to unlock the door for us! We get in and the nurse that sent us home sees us and takes us back. The contractions were so strong that I had to have Free come in and help me change into the hospital gown.
The nurse checks me again and says "well you're staying" I was ready to cry, I thought that I was still at a 4 and had no change, I asked and she said "Oh no you are at an 8" that was awesome news!They then gave me my antibiotics and talk about pain! I felt like my whole left arm was going to burn off. It was horrible feeling extreme burning pain in my arm while having strong contractions. Needless to say I was ready for the pain to be done!
While they were wheeling me to the delivery room another preggo came in screaming that her baby was coming! They had to carry her to a delivery room, so crazy!
I get to the room they give me an epidural and then the doctor comes in. He breaks my water and Bam, tells us it is time to push!!! After 45 minutes of pushing Beckam is Born!
9 pounds 12 ounces 22 inches! My biggest baby!

Really now I hear that I probably could have done it without the epidural and that I felt the worst pain, I was just so tired and done with pain, I thought it would get worse. Of course easy to say that now when I am not feeling it!