Introducing Embry Lynae Burton!

December 10, 2014

Introducing Embry Lynae Burton!

Embry Lynae was born on November 21st, 2014 at 1:07pm. She came fast and was 8lbs 3oz. Welcome to the world little one! She is such a chunk!

Embry's birth story: I had not had any contractions or signs of labor when I hit 40 weeks on November 19th. I had scheduled an induction for November 21st, but I was hesitant to go through with it. Not only was I really against getting pitocin (I had been told contractions can be a lot worse with pitocin, and I wanted to do it without an epidural), I also did not want to rush her if she wasn't ready. Also, with Vbacs, they usually don't try to push you into active labor too quickly. But....on the selfish side of things, I also wanted to be holding my baby girl on Thanksgiving day. The couple of days before Thanksgiving were booked with inductions, and I didn't want to "chance it" by just hoping she came before the holiday. The 21st was the only available date. Because I didn't want the induction, once my mom got in town on Wednesday (the 19th), I began doing what I could to make myself go into labor. I drank many glasses of raspberry leaf tea, and took primrose oil daily. Unfortunately, I had a bad reaction to the primrose oil, and was itchy everywhere. It was so bad that I had trouble sleeping. I ran a lot of random errands, just so that I could be out walking. I ate spicy curry (thanks to my hubby) and I ate almost an entire pineapple! At my appointment on the 19th, the doctor stripped my membranes for the 2nd time, and gave me permission to go get an inducing massage out in town. She also asked for me to come in the night of the 20th in order to start the induction slowly by doing a foley bulb/balloon to help dilate my cervix (I was still only 1cm dilated at this point). After leaving the appointment, I was prepared with more tips on how to help myself go into labor by the 21st. On the 20th, I drank 4 glasses of raspberry leaf tea, went to the chiropractor, and then Danny and I headed to get a massage around 6:45pm. The massage focused on the pressure points that can cause one to go into labor. After leaving (the massage was heavenly!), I called the hospital to ensure that I was to still come in that night. They turned me away, and said that their beds were full. Thankfully I had been prepared for the bad news, and we had bought castor oil an hour earlier. Through tears of frustration, I downed a root beer float and 2 tbls of castor oil. I chased it with two Reese's peanut butter cups. I went to bed with my stomach bubbling, but I still slept soundly without a problem. The next morning, I called the hospital at 5:30 to see if I could come in for my scheduled induction. They agreed. Upon arrival to the hospital I began having contractions on my own while laying there waiting. To this day, I believe it was a combination of the massage and the castor oil. I started having contractions between 1 and 3 minutes apart. After about 2 hours of waiting, the doctor came in and inserted the foley balloon. By this time, my contractions were really painful. Within an hour and 45 minutes of having the balloon, I had dilated from a 1 to a 6!! The doctor said it was the fastest she had seen it work. Some women take up to 12 hours for the balloon to fall out. She broke my water as she checked me and then left the room. Within the next hour and a half I was in so much excruciating pain, that I didn't know if I could do it without an epidural anymore. The nurse checked me and I was at an 8! I told her that I would "suck it up". Within 30 minutes, I was once again pushing the red button asking/begging for an epidural. The doctor came in to administer it and I had to sit up. That was the hardest thing I had to do----try to sit still through back-to-back contractions without moving. Soon after they had me sit upright, my body forced me to start pushing. The nurse was yelling at me to stop, but I had no control. The lady trying to give me an epidural stopped immediately and said that there wasn't any way that she could give it to me at this point. The doctor and other nurses rushed in and they chimed in with trying to make me stop pushing. Looking back, I find this comical---nurses and doctors that deliver babies daily should know that I absolutely had NO control! The doctor was quickly shoving her gloves on and after 3 pushes, Embry was here. I arrived at the hospital around 5:30am and had her at 1:07pm. Because it was quick, I was not too exhausted and was able to enjoy my first snuggles with my sweet baby girl. After about an hour, Danny went and picked up my mom and sister, and the boys. What a crazy memory, but also one of the most wonderful days in my life.