April 14, 2009 - I had contractions that were around 5 minutes apart for several hours through the night and we went to the hospital. We were sent home at 8:30 am due to failure to progress. At around 12:30pm my water broke and back to the hospital we went and got admitted this time. After a few hours of monitoring they started the Pitocin to speed up the labor.
April 15, 2009 -Through the night the contractions got closer and more intense and around 2:30 am I decided I had been brave enough and decided to get an epidural. I was much more comfortable and Damian & I finally got a some much needed rest.
7:30 am - The Dr. arrived discovered that there was still a fluid sac that was cushioning Isabella's head which is why the labor was so long! Once it was broke things went FAST!!!
8:30 am - The contractions got intense and the epidural was not really working well. The Dr. and nurse came in and I was fully dilated and ready to push! Finally!!!
9:10 am - After 20 minutes of pushing Isabella Colleen Brant was born! Yeah!!! 6 lbs 6 oz and 19 inches long. She is beautiful!!! She spent about an hour with us when they decided to take her to the NICU for observation. She was breathing a little too fast.
4 pm - Isabella was stable but had to have CPAP to help give her oxygen and get the fluid out of her lungs. She also had a feeding tube so that she could be fed.
We continued to visit Isabella throughout the day so that we could help with the feedings.
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