My labor was, well I shouldn't say "a piece of cake" but I'd say it was waaaaaay easier than I ever thought it would be. My contractions started on October 21, 2010 at about 3:00 am. I didn't think I would know if I was in labor or not, but YOU KNOW!! Alex was going to be leaving for work at 4 am and I told him no this is the real thing. They kept getting stronger and stronger, then I bled a little bit. Nothing to be worried about. I was excited because I knew this was it. I decided to take a shower and get my bags around, I called my mom ( she knew what I was calling for. It was 5 am for gods sake!) and we left for the hospital around 5:50 am. It was the longest 25 minute drive I had to ever sit through. The contractions were so strong and close together. After we got there at 6:15am I was taken to my room and they kept asking me all these questions. I wished they would just shut up so I could relax and get through my contractions. I went into this not wanting any pain meds. When the time came I said GIVE ME THE EPIDURAL! At this point I was starting to feel a lot of pressure and the doc checked me and said I was fully dialated. They asked me if I wanted to epidural and I said no lets just get this over with. I gave birth at 8:35 am to my healthy baby girl. I'm so glad that I didn't get the epidural or any other pain meds because at the time it was very painful but it was all worth it. My labor was SO fast! I couldn't believe it! I figured i would be in labor for hours and hours thanks to everyones horror stories. I think the after birth was harder than actually pushing out my baby.
After I had her they put her right on my chest. I could get over how beautiful she was. When they took her to weigh and measure her I couldn't take my eyes off of her. I felt instantly bonded to her. She was so quite during our whole stay at the hospital. I only think she cried a few times. She didn't even cry when she had a poopy diaper. Being new to all of this, it didn't even cross my mind to check her diaper for the first time and when the nurse came to get her she said she had pooped! I felt horrible that I didn't remember to check her! That was the last time that happened.
We ended up getting to go home the next day because Madisyn was healthy and I was doing good. I didn't tear or have to have any stitches so I wasn't feeling too bad. A little sore. Coming home was so surreal. I felt like I was dreaming. It was so strange to have this whole new little person with us forever now. I was breastfeeding her for the first few days. It hurt like hell. I couldn't take the pain anymore. That Sunday night I gave up and felt like the worst mother in the world. I felt like she needed breast milk to be healthy and the perfect angel that she is. She deserved that! But I just couldn't do it anymore. My mother reassured me that it was okay so switch to formula. She is just as happy on it, I'm happy and I know my boobs are happy. The following morning we went on our first family outing to Babies R Us to get some more formula. It was great. We were finally a family.
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