I was put on steroids for her lungs and magnesium sulfate to stop my contractions. We needed to buy some time for her to develop just a bit more. I was so scared. We joked how we only completed two childbirth classes and that I was not "allowed" to go into Second Stage Labor because of it. Well, I found out first hand how painful it would be!
on Wednesday the 23rd, I went into active labor and boy was it active! I had two shots of demrol to ease the pain and tried to rest up for the main event. By 4pm I was 9 and 1/2 cm dialated and 100% effaced. The Dr. told me I could start pushing since there was a great chance she was small.
Pushing was NOT easy. I began to panic and could not get that deep breath in they tell yu about. So my pushes were short and strained. But, at 5:10 after 30 minutes of pushing.... Emma arrived crying into the world.
