6 lbs 9 oz
19 inches
1:32 Central Time
It was a good experience. Christa was induced early this morning here in the Greenville Regional Hospital. She decided to use an epidural and received it in the late a.m. Unfortunately for Christa, after the initial injection the epidural didn't work. At all. It did not offer her any pain relief. The doctor had given the epidural and left the hospital so he couldn't re-administer the epidural. Christa was in a lot of pain and the contractions sped up. She was soon fully dilated and started pushing with the help of the nurses. After she pushed for a little while the nurses called the Doctor to get him to come back. Christa and Elsie weren't feeling very patient. They waited for a little while for the doctor but eventually Elsie was born with the help with our nurse Autumn. Who needs a doctor anyway? Who needs an epidural? Christa vows to never have a baby without (functional) pain medication again.
My favorite quote of the day came from Christa. She was well into the pushing process and was in a lot of pain. As she was taking a rest between contractions/pushing she looked up at me and the nurse and said, "Can I eat after this because I AM HUNGRY!"
We are so happy to have Elsie in the world with us. Brinley has joined us at the hospital and we are happy to all be together. Thank you for your love and prayers.
Brent, Christa, Brinley, & Elsie
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Elsie is beautiful! Congratulations on your adorable family. All my kids are drooling over the pictures and Libby won't let me do anything but scroll back and forth through them. We love you so much and hope things continue to go well. xo Jen
ReplyDeleteso sweet. We can't wait to meet Elsie and love you all!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I can't believe you have TWO kids now! Also, that just sounds a.w.f.u.l. absolutely awful to not have the epidural work.
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