Martino Moments: Hannah Marie Martino

Monday, April 7, 2014

Hannah Marie Martino

Hannah's birth was the wildest, fastest, and most perfect birth of all my babies!

On Wednesday, April 2nd I had a doctors apt. to find out I was already dialted to 3 1/2 and 70% effaced.

My due date was not until the 18th.

I was a little surprised since I was feeling great, but knew that I had dilated early with all my other babies. On Saturday I went with my girlfriends on a "Girls Day" shopping, eating, and getting pedicures in Rancho Cucamonga. (We were supposed to go for an overnight weekend in Newport but canceled last minute just in case I went into labor).

The next day was Sunday at I was a little tired from walking around the day before but luckily it was General Conference so we stayed home and had a nice relaxing day watching conference and enjoying being together as a family.

The last thing on my "nesting list" was to organize the garage, and we spent about a half hour getting that done. The whole rest of the day I felt wonderful; nothing different at all.

I went to bed that night not even thinking the baby could possible come.

At 2:40 a.m. I woke up with my first contraction.

It was pretty strong.

I was a little in shock that this could be happening.

5 minutes later I had another contraction.

At that point I knew this was the real deal and I should quickly get to the hospital since I knew I was already so far along.

I woke up Ben, put the last of my stuff in my bag, had a friend come over to stay with the girls and off to the hospital we went.

By this time it was 3:10 a.m.

In the car ride to the hospital the contractions felt stronger and I thought with each contraction I might be leaking a little fluid.

We pulled up to the hospital (where Ben left the car in the front entrance) and quickly got me in a wheelchair. After trying to check in at the front desk for 2 minutes and Ben knowing how much I wanted my epidural he played the "Dr. Card".

He told the nurses, "Look, I'm a Dr. at the hospital, my wife was already at 4cm a few days ago, and this is her 4th baby. She needs a room NOW and please order her her epidural immediately ". (thanks Benny Boo)

They rushed me over to my room where I told them I just needed to go poop (TMI?) and that would make me feel a lot better.

I tired to go but had no luck.

As I was walking back over to the bed to get my gown on my water breaks.

By this time its about 3:30.

I painfully get on my gown and onto the bed pathetically asking the entire time to please just get me my epidural.

I was relieved to see the anesthesiologist come into the room at that point.

They quick check me and I find out I'm at a 10 and they can see the babies head

...its time to push.

I start to cry a little about the fact that I don't get an epidural.

I don't know how to deliver babies without it.

I didn't have time to get an IV or hooked up to the monitors or anything.

Here we go...