Speedy Delivery!

This is kind of long, but for those of you who wanted the details, here's Brinley's birth story:

A couple nights before Brinley was born I had some strong contractions that would last for a few hours and then fade away. Every time it happened we would get excited, pack our bags, and then be totally disappointed when nothing came of it. So Tuesday night when I started having contractions at 9:30 p.m. I didn’t think anything of it. I told Taber we should just keep getting ready for bed and not worry about them. Well after 5 or 6 really hard ones that seemed to come pretty close together I started to think this was the real thing. I told Taber to call the babysitter, but he was still scared about getting our hopes up so he told me to lie down and see if they started to fade. They just kept getting stronger though and at 10:40 p.m. we called the babysitter and started frantically loading up the car. At this point I was in a ton of pain and was seriously rethinking my decision to try doing this naturally.

We left for the hospital at 11:00 p.m. and it was the longest and worst car ride of my life! The contractions were only 2-3 minutes apart and in the car I just couldn’t get my mind in the right place to control the pain. We got to the hospital at 11:35 and I was already dilated to an 8 and going through transition. My Dr. was actually there on call and when they wheeled me upstairs I said, “Oh Dr. Moore! I don’t want a natural birth anymore!! Please oh please give me some drugs!” She assured me they would get me some as soon as my labs came back. Meanwhile the contractions were one on top of the other and I swear I thought I was going to die! I had Taber’s hand in one hand and the nurse’s hand in the other and was squeezing them both so hard I thought I’d break their fingers. I was shouting out all kinds of things and dramatically calling on the heavens for relief like a fired up preacher. I kept asking for my epidural but by the time my labs came back I was already complete and dilated to a 10 and ready to push. Still, I didn’t care; I was honestly at the brink of sanity and just wanted some kind of relief before I had to push. So at literally the last second possible they gave me a shot that helped numb me up (and only lasted for an hour) and 10 minutes later Brinley was born. I can’t believe she was born just 45 minutes after getting to the hospital! It was a very fast labor and delivery. From my first contraction to her birth was less than 3 hours. Next time we’re getting in the car the minute the contractions start hurting!

Looking back I probably could’ve just sucked it up and pushed through the pain for 10 more minutes and had my totally natural birth, but at the same time that shot was so glorious and the relief so heavenly, that I really can’t say I regret it. It wore off quickly too and I was up and walking in no time. My recovery this time around has been sooooo much better than it was with Teya. Not sure if that’s because the labor was so fast or because I didn’t get an epidural. Either way I’m just happy that she got her safely and just can’t wait to take her home!

Right after giving birth, tired, relieved, grateful and happy it's over!

Rigg Family of Four!