Saturday, December 8, 2007

Fast Labor and Delivery

My first child, Dylan Scott, was a difficult 12.5-hour delivery. So, with my second child, I assumed that birthing her would be much of the same. How wrong was I!

I worked from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. that day, but before leaving work I told my co-worker who had recently delivered her fourth child in an ambulance, that I thought I was having contractions and that they had been going on all day. However, the contractions were not very close together, nor were they very strong.

My friend tried to convince me to allow her to drive me to the hospital at that exact moment. But I refused. I wanted to go home and shower before I went into the hospital for another 12-hour delivery.

By 6:45 p.m. I reached labor and delivery and they examined me. The nurse said that I was dilated to 3 1/2 centimeters and that I had the option of being taken into the hospital at that point or I could walk around and be checked again in two hours. I chose to walk around.

So my mother, my mother-in-law and I went to pick my husband up from work. We arrived back at the hospital around 7:45 p.m., and my mothers wanted me to walk the stairs to get my labor moving.

At this point my discomfort level had greatly increased; however, it was not unbearable. And I felt as though I needed to use the restroom; however, all I could do was tinkle a little.

I decided at that point that it was time to return to labor and delivery. Upon arrival at 8 p.m., the nurse said that I was dilated to 7 centimeters. The nurse was walking out of the room, and said that she would be back with the instruments she need to insert the standard IV.

Meanwhile, I was standing next to the bed, and began having a very strong contraction. I called to the nurse attempting to leave the room, and she rushed over to push me back onto the bed. They immediately rushed me down the hall to the delivery room.

My husband had carted off to update the grandmothers and almost missed our daughter being born. My bed barely reached the delivery room when my daughter arrived into this world at 8:13 p.m.

All of the nurses were gasping, and I thought that something was wrong with Brianna Nicole. So I was hitting my husband in the arm, exclaiming, What is wrong with my baby? There was absolutely nothing wrong with Brianna.

The gasping was caused by the scene that the nurses/doctors had just observed. No one in the delivery room had ever seen it happen. Apparently, I had what is called a veiled birth, meaning that my water had never been broken and that my daughter was born in the sac (just like a kitten is born). Apparently, this is very rare, and they say that my daughter will be a very special child. And obviously she is very special to me!

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Anonymous said...

Very cool story! I just saw a picture on Facebook of a baby still in the sack, so I looked up "Veiled Birth" on Google, and it brought me here. I love birthing stories, and this one was definitely fun to read! I've never heard of a veiled birth before today.

Unknown said...

I just did the same.

Unknown said...

I just did the same.

Anonymous said...

same here..just saw the pic on facebook..googled the word&came to this page..GOD bless...

Unknown said...

Same here seen the pic on fb and looked it up broight me here....i guess this kind of labor is less painful

Unknown said...

Same here seen the pic on fb and looked it up broight me here....i guess this kind of labor is less painful

Unknown said...

yes i saw the veiled birth on fb as well that is so cool

Anonymous said...

Incredible! Seen a pic on fb and had to look up this extr aordinary birth

Anonymous said...

It's so fun to hear that all of us did the same thing then brought us to this page. I've delivered 3 times normally. I love birthing stories and this is so magical! Thank you Lord for letting us see this kind of photo that i believe what every mother's been imagining her child inside her for 9 months. :)))

Anonymous said...

Me too! LOL

Anonymous said...

same! google it because of facebook.
your blog must have gotten lots of visits today.
Great day to remember your daughter's birth story (which I loved!)
Claudia

Anonymous said...

I saw the veiled birth picture on fb so I googled and got to this site. Love the story.

Anonymous said...

Saw a picture of a veiled birth on Facebook. I saw the picture on 01/10/2013. I looked up veiled birth and was brought to this page.

Anonymous said...

And yet again a Facebooker Googled "veiled birth" and it came to this page! :) I have never had a child, but can't wait to experience it!

Anonymous said...

Lol me too fb did it again

Anonymous said...

Me too hahahhahaha. Crazy

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Anonymous said...

Omg same here lol pretty cool how I wasn't the only 1

Anonymous said...

Your so right about that and its also amazing how the human body works just lovely ..

Anonymous said...

:-) me too, but that's a wonderful story.

Anonymous said...

Me too

Anonymous said...

I did the same thing: fb: google: here.

Shannon said...

Funny!! Just did that. It would be crazy if my son comes into the world like that. I am 34 weeks. Almost there :)

Anonymous said...

I did too! Really intrigued now!

Anonymous said...

I did the same thing lol!!
Truly amazing

Unknown said...

funny....same thing.........me too saw pic in fb n googled it..n came here....

Anonymous said...

I did the exact same ! ^__^ lol

This is extremely amazing

Anonymous said...

i see that picture on facebook, google 'veiled birth' then to see this story. :) thanks for sharing the story. hope all is well.

Anonymous said...

Same here! The picture on Facebook brought me here! Amazing! (:

Anonymous said...

Wow... i just did the same. It was an amazing picture what a beautiful sight . Being a mother of two it was very touching to me as well God Bless all children

Anonymous said...

Haha i did the same thing lol

Anonymous said...

I did the same thing! Lol FB!

Anonymous said...

Me too.....amazing

Anonymous said...

Haha me too

Anonymous said...

Me too

Anonymous said...

Facebook - Google - Here. Beautifully inspiring.

Anonymous said...

Umm..Me too weird..

JeanMarie Kleppick said...

Ditto. FB, Google, "veiled birth", linked to this blog.

Great reading your birth story and interested to read others, since I've found this site. Especially since I was not able to have children and have no first hand experience :)

Unknown said...

The FB photo in circulation had also brought me here. :) Thank you for sharing your awesome story!

Anonymous said...

Me too!! I just saw it on FB and googled Veiled Birth and it brought me to this story.

Anonymous said...

Ditto

Anonymous said...

I guess ill add to the me tops!!

Anonymous said...

Too*

Anonymous said...

I heard about veiled birth from my midwife that assisted baby born in pool inside amniotic sack floating like an egg!!

Anonymous said...

Ha as seen o fb!!! almost evryone seen it on fb and instantaneously googled it!!! i know that's what I did!! I'm currenty pregnant and was amazed by the picture and throughly enjoyed your story! Thanks for sharing!

Anonymous said...

Me too! Oh the power of Facebook! :)

Anonymous said...

Okay me too.

Anonymous said...

Yep me too

Anonymous said...

Omg me too haha

Anonymous said...

I instantly googled it when I saw it on FB too! That's so crazy!

Anonymous said...

same here lol

Anonymous said...

Me too!!

Anonymous said...

Ditto, we are such creatures of habit. Glanced at a few "hits" as a result of the subject shared on facebook. Nice remembrance.

Anonymous said...

Freakin facebook and google

Anonymous said...

I did the same saw it on Facebook, googled and brought me here. This is a amazing story! God bless.

Anonymous said...

Meeee tooooooo :D

Henry One said...

Fb and googled that shit lol (sorry for swearing) important an EMT and in medical school that pic and your story is amazing 1000 well wishes

Anonymous said...

Same here!

Anonymous said...

Me too! Lol on that enimen one lol

Anonymous said...

I his saw it on Facebook like 5 minutes ago so I went on google lmao... Curious George lol Facebook has some power

Anonymous said...

Me also!

Anonymous said...

And another one! The Facebook photo is amazing. I was trying to figure out if it was real!

Anonymous said...

Same here. Lol

Anonymous said...

I just did the same!

Anonymous said...

I just did the same!

Anonymous said...

I just did the same!

Anonymous said...

Yep!!!!

Unknown said...

Lol... I just did the same!

Anonymous said...

Me too! Amazing picture!!

Anonymous said...

Ha, cool, now back to fb!

Anonymous said...

Same here!!!!!

jessie watson said...

seen a picture of this on fb and never heard of it till just now so i googled it and it brought me to this page had no idea this possible but its very kool

Anonymous said...

FB brought me here too!

pretty_lucky said...

Me too! Amazing stuff!

Anonymous said...

Omg. I saw it on fb too and google it. Showed my husband and he was impressed at what our daughter looks like in my belly. Cool

Anonymous said...

Haha did the same lol just saw the pic on Facebook this is amazing

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Anonymous said...

Lol great minds think alike... I did the same thing lol

Anonymous said...

Wow i just did the same thing! Lol

Anonymous said...

Facebook.

Anonymous said...

Me too!

Anonymous said...

I saw it on fb too! The baby looked like it had lacerations on it's behind and knee...trying to find the story behind that particular picture...anyone???

Anonymous said...

Me to lol

Anonymous said...

Did the same thing :) I'm 28 weeks pregnant and wanted to show the picture to my fiance but he refused to look at it..hes even worried about passing out when I go into labor. Did I mention he is very squeamish?

Anonymous said...

Same here re the pic on FB, very special ;o)

Anonymous said...

Me too!

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Anonymous said...

I did the same thing as all the others. I was a labor and delivery nurse and had never heard of this. I wish I could of experienced one while working!!!

Congrats on the birth of your daughter! :-)

Anonymous said...

Me too!

Anonymous said...

same here seen it on fb and had to find out for myself.Im currently on my 7th pregnancy and i often read books about pregnancy and birth but never seen or heard about this that is an amazing labor to experience.

Anonymous said...

As you all can guess Facebook lead me here too. LOL I had to see if this was real.

Anonymous said...

Just like a lot of comments here, i saw it of fb and googled it. Wow. never heard of the term "veiled birth" and never knew it existed. God is still performing signs and wonders and letting us know that He is God and that ALL things are possible with God.

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