The birth of Addison was so different than Alexis. With Alexis, I was in active labor for 47 hours before it was decided to deliver via c-section. With the birth of Addison, I wanted to try and have her naturally. The morning of the 17th, I was induced. By the evening, I had made NO progress what so ever. Gary and I decided that we would stop and have a c-section the next day. The next morning, I was so nervous I was shaking till the the spinal kicked in. I kept on thinking about what the Dr. was doing to me which is never a good thing! Once the surgery started I just kept listening for Addison's cry. Once I heard that, I started crying and they popped her head over the screen so I could see her. All I could comment on was her hair! The spinal started wearing off at that point. That was when I started feeling what the Dr. was doing too. The Dr’s started pumping the painkillers. I had 3 or 4 rounds of morphine plus a few other drugs. Until the meds started kicking in again, I concentrated on my breathing and controlling my emotions. They kicked in right before I had to be put to sleep. Gary was with me and he was getting upset watching me in pain. He was such a rock. He kept praying. Praying over me and praying over Addison. Once the med’s kicked in and I started to get loopy, Gary kept going back and forth between me and her, telling me her size and showing me pictures. The best thing was listening to her cry since I couldn’t hold her. I spent an hour in recovery then on the way back to my room, they took me by the NICU and let me look at her. She is a beautiful baby. So chubby and with such dark hair and skin! By that evening, I was able to get into a wheelchair and visit her for a while.
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