1 week!

Exactly a week ago at this time Weston and I were driving to the hospital. I wasn't in labor but I knew something wasn't exactly right. I was nervous. I never thought anything would go horribly wrong and thankfully it didn't but I was nervous that it would be a long scary day. For the past couple of months I've been very nervous about this delivery. My last two were smooth and perfect. My dr expected the same for this one but deep down I knew it would be different. Again not horrible but different and different always makes me nervous. I did attribute my nerves to moving so close to the due date and thus being far from the hospital. We had a lot of unknowns with new schools, new baby, new house, new ward, lots of change so I felt anxious I guess. Then by 36 weeks I was not dilated at all. Very unusual from my last two pregnancies. 37 weeks same thing. No dilation. My body was being different. My dr wanted to induce me since I was so far from the hospital and he then told me he would be out of town around my due date. The dr was 45 mins away from our new house. He was in our previous ward and a wonderful dr so I kept going to him after we moved but knowing he wanted to induce me and that he would be out of town if I wasn't induced before he left made me feel uncomfortable with using him. There is a new hospital 3 mins away from our new house with an ob in our new ward who everyone was raving about. I thought about switching after my 38 week appt when I was only dilated to a 1 not much effacement (50%) and my dr still pushing for the induction. The next day I decided to indeed switch to the lds ob right next to our house. They gathered all my info and then told me we can't get you on with him because his earliest appt is after your due date but we can get you with a midwife. They asked if I've ever had a c section. I said no, they told me good because a midwife can't perform surgery but with your history that should be fine. This was a Thursday. I was 38 weeks and 1 day. I had my appt for the following Tuesday with a midwife. The following day Friday I had a brief appt with a nurse just to go over my medical history. She mentioned it looks like you were trying to get in with dr Calvert but he was booked out? I said yes and she said I know he will take you on. Let me call you later today to let you know for sure. As I'm driving home ( my short 3 min drive) she calls back and says he would be so happy to see you. He as an opening today or mon but would like to see you today in case you have the baby over the weekend. I almost laughed and said oh I'm not even close to having this baby, for sure not this weekend but I can see him today. I had my appt and immediately knew switching was the right thing to do. He was amazing and I could tell a fantastic dr. I felt good about things. The next night I woke up to use the bathroom. I was bleeding a little bit. Fear. Not a lot of fear but the feeling that this is not good. It was 4:30 am. I waited until 7:40 before I called my mom and said I think we need to go to the hospital. I was having a few inconsistent contractions but definitely not in labor. I was still feeling  the baby move a lot so that was great. By 9:30 we left for the hospital. The labor area was busy. I told the nurse im not in labor, I'm just bleeding a little bit so I need to get checked and then we'll get out of your hair. They asked how far Along I was. I said 38 weeks and 4 days. The nurses looked at each other like your having a baby today but I was still in total and complete denial. In triage they found I was 3 cm, bleeding a little and they took a test to see if my water had broken. It came back that it had but could have been a false positive because of the blood interfering with the test. Because of those three things I was admitted and having a baby that day. Shock, total shock! Since I wasn't in labor I was being induced. Nobody seemed at all concerned about the bleeding, just attributed to cervical bleeding at this point. They started pitocin and contracting kicked in quick. They kept telling me this will be fast and easy. It was 12:30 and  I should have baby by 6 was their plan. At 4 pm after lots of hard contractions I was only a 4 and bleeding a lot more. With each contraction baby's heartbeat would dip dangerously low. Nurses and dr were very concerned at this point. I got the epidural, they broke my water to hurry things along to get the baby out but his heartbeat was getting worse. They had to stop pitocin and hope I would labor on my own. I didn't. My body stopped contracting at a 6. It was 5:30 now. The dr was in my room for a couple hrs just Staring at that heart rate machine. Babies heart rates should not dip below 120. 100 makes them nervous. Ours was at 60. Baby was in lots of distress and not getting any better. When it dipped to 55 the decision was made. It's time to get him out and now!! I was wheeled to the or and very very scared. I was shaking so bad. I really had no idea what was going on. There were people everywhere. They were poking me testing to see if I could still have feeling. I did. More drugs. I still had feeling. I could hear my dr say put her to sleep I need to get him out now. I was so scared!! The anasteologist (sp?) said one more minute I can get her numb. The dr said I'll give you 25 seconds that's all we have. They counted down, did a poke. I said I felt it but not as strong. The dr said go! Lots of tugging, pulling and then a cry! Bless that cry!!  It was over, we did it and I got to kiss hudsons head over and over and over again! I couldn't move, it was the craziest feeling. In recovery I got to hold and feed Hudson. It was wonderful. Then I think my body came out of shock. I had the shakes so bad for three hrs! I was wheeled to my room and my family was there. It was so great to have haylee and Hunter there. I had left them in the morning not preparing them at all that I was having a baby that day. I wanted to snuggle all three of my babies so bad. I had been dreaming of the moment when I could introduce them to a new baby for so long and here it was. I'm so thankful it all worked out and that I did switch Drs and hospitals. The lord knew what was going to happen and he put me in such amazing hands to take care of me and my baby! All of the nurses knew I was so scared. They took such good care of me and were so comforting! My dr especially never left my side. He was amazing!! And now Hudson Crew Teuscher who weighed 7.4 lbs length 20 inches born at 6:16 pm is now 1 week old! It's been a wild ride Hudson but we love having you in our family. You are my dream come true and the answer to lots of prayers!!