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the epidural is in

epidural diagram

so the anesthesiologist (big word) was here about 15 minutes ago. funny story, he has a daughter named madeline rose. and our nurse emily has a daughter named madeline. it was like a convention of PoMs in here (Parents of Madelines).

anywho, i am pretty proud of myself for making it through that ordeal without passing out.

jennie’s BP dropped a bit after the epidural went in, and as a result the baby’s heartbeat became a little unstable, but the nurses did a good job changing her position (jennie’s) and things came back to normal within a couple minutes.

the doctor just came in for a check. about 3cm, 80% effaced. i think…

so now that all that is taken care of, i think jennie’s gonna rest some and i’m gonna watch some sportscenter!

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10 Responses to “the epidural is in”

  1. on November 16th, 2006 at 5:29 pm David said:

    PTI soon!!!

  2. on November 16th, 2006 at 5:32 pm Bridget said:

    Another big milestone! Way to go! Keep up the good work :)

  3. on November 16th, 2006 at 5:44 pm Suzanne said:

    I think I still have a shot with my original time estimate! The first few cm take the longest. I would guess it might pick up a bit now that she has gotten to three.

    Hope Jennie is able to get some rest now!

  4. on November 16th, 2006 at 6:10 pm Grandmom B.. said:

    I’m Proud of you Steve for hanging in there and not passing out! Don’t get discourgaed!Think positive. You’re both doing great.

  5. on November 16th, 2006 at 6:46 pm Dave said:

    Any talk of breaking the H20 or did I miss that part? That will also put the pedal to the metal!

  6. on November 16th, 2006 at 6:48 pm dad said:

    spare me your technological mumbo-jumbo, dave…the water was broken this morning around 10am i think.

  7. on November 16th, 2006 at 7:02 pm Grandmom K said:

    Is Jenn feeling the effects of the epidural? I hope so. Maybe she’ll share with you, Steve, if you’re feeling tense…of course the spinal part may not be to your liking…

    I think Suzanne may be right about the timing - if so, it’ll be tonight! That’s when you can be officially inducted into the PoMs.

  8. on November 16th, 2006 at 7:06 pm dad said:

    oh yeah she’s feeling the effects. she’s asleep right now.

  9. on November 16th, 2006 at 7:18 pm Brie said:

    4:20 Steve, 4:20

  10. on November 16th, 2006 at 7:48 pm Dave said:

    Where does TCP/IP live? Now that is technical mumbo-jumbo!!! I was quickly made aware of my past mistake of forgetting about the water being broken!

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