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Old May 11, 2016, 08:47 PM
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My new nephew has arrived!! I was at the hospital pretty much the entire day. I saw my sister have contractions, they increased in frequency and intensity. I felt so bad seeing her in so much pain, I was just overcome with emotions and had to leave the room and I cried in the family waiting room. I brought my journal with me just in case (I packed a bag for myself, I figured I was going to be there a while). So I had to write about all those feelings.
After coming back from the cafeteria following my meltdown, we returned to her room right as the epidural was kicking in. Apparently while we were gone, trying to get the needle in was difficult as the contractions increased, so by the time the epidural finally took affect (after the second try), the baby was pretty much was about to come out. So it's like 75% of labor was natural
She allowed me to stay in the room as she delivered. Wow. I've never seen anything like that in my life. I don't even have a way to express that experience. When my first nephew was born, I showed up at the hospital afterwards. With this one, I was there for everything. The contractions, the pain, the epidural, and the delivery. He came out so pink with a powerful set of lungs! He's so cute and fragile. I loved him before he was born, but seeing him for the first time, I can't wait to spoil him!
I know I'm a female capable of doing the same thing, but it does confirm a choice to not have children. That was too much.

It's been a long day, so hopefully tomorrow I can figure out how to upload pics. I'm so excited, I just had to share!

Last edited by gina_re; May 11, 2016 at 09:27 PM.
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