Introducing...

Kallan Ned Ashby

April 25, 2011

7 lbs 1 oz

19 inches long

Kallan made his debut in the world on monday at 11:35 AM after about 24 total hours of labor.  I was scheduled to be induced on monday anyway because I was a week overdue.  Sunday morning I woke up and was running around preparing Buck's Easter basket and making some Easter breakfast for him before he woke up to surprise him.  So we had our Easter morning together and around 1130 ish I didn't feel so good so I went and layed back in bed for about an hour.  I started contracting but they felt very different from my braxton-hicks I was constantly having, and were about 15 minutes apart...no big deal just way more uncomfortable.  So I sat through sacrament which was pretty difficult, so we came home afterwards because I wasn't feeling better.  We kinda just relaxed through the day, Buck made dinner and what not but my contractions were constantly becoming stronger and more intense.  By 6 PM they were to the point where I couldn't breathe or talk through them and about an hour later I couldn't even stand when one hit me.  They went from 15 min apart, to 10, to about 6 minutes apart by 9 PM.  My mom and family came up to our house around 930 because they were going to get a hotel to be close to go in with me for my induction the next morning and so my mom and Buck started timing them, and they were about 4 minutes apart so they suggested I should go in to labor and delivery.  I didn't want to because I was afraid they would send me home.  Finally about 1030 PM I didn't even care about anything anymore and I let them take me in.  By the time we got to the hospital I was dying.  They hooked me up and my contractions were 2-3 min apart and all in my back. It felt like someone was yanking on my spinal cord.  So they checked me and I was only dialated to a 1, yes, ONE, and 95% efaced. I could've cried.  So they called the Dr on call and I guess they're not fans of doing other Dr's induction pt's unless they have to so he ordered me some pain meds and sent me home.  The nurse was so awesome and taught Buck to put pressure on my knees to aleviate some pressure in my back during the contractions. It worked a little for about 10 minutes.

So we left but not wanting to go back to Springville from American Fork we just got a hotel there.  I could barely get into the room.  Each contraction would spike and then taper off but wouldn't completley go away in between so I could never get full relief from them.  We were in the hotel room for about 2 hours, but to me it seemed like years.  I was full on bawling from pain. (Let's be honest I don't have high pain tolerance anyway)  The pain meds didn't touch a thing, they just made me even more tired.  So Buck called back to labor and delivery at 1:30 AM and told them the meds weren't working and they told me to come back.  When we got there they took me straight to a room and checked me and I was dialated to a 4 and completely efaced, which bought me a ticket for my epidural.  They started my IV and got me all ready and the CRNA was there so fast.  They had me sit on the side of the bed and I was shaking uncontrollably from pain. The awesome nurse helped me to hold still and he had my epidural in my back in less than 2 minutes, and it didn't hurt at all.  In fact I'm pretty sure that epidurals are God's gift to medicine.  It was the best feeling I'd ever felt.  So they let me sleep, checking me every 2 hours or so.  By 6 am I was dialated to a 6, and then the craziest thing happened.  My epidural was just the perfect amount so that I didn't feel pain but I could still feel pressure really well, and all of a sudden it felt like a massive clot came out of me.  I felt between my legs and felt a wet bag-like thing.  My amniotic sack had prolapsed out of me and was sitting on the bed, still in tact.  I called for the nurse and she was like, "Oh it's your bag of waters" I guess it doesn't happen a ton, but it's not really a big deal, just makes it easier for the Dr to break it because he doesn't have to go get it.  Totally weird right?  Well I think I ended up sitting on it or something because it just broke, but I don't know when. It just wasn't there anymore and I was soaked.  So technically my water broke on my own, or I broke my own water, whichever.   My Dr came in around 7:30 ish and I was an 8 so he said he'd be back. I just hung out and enjoyed my amazing epidural. I could still feel my legs but my pelvis and back were totally numb. At 945 ish I was dialated to a complete 10 and ready to push.

So they set me up and I started pushing.  I only had to push for just under 2 hours, and at 11:35 he was here.  The Dr came in and I only pushed twice, he did my episiotomy and he was out.  It was an incredible feeling to feel the pressure of his little body leave my pelvis.  They put him right up on me and dried him off, while he just looked at me with his eyes begging for an explanation of what was happening.  And it was love at first sight.  He was amazing.  I couln't hear anything else that was happening in the room, everything was quiet except for me and him and his little cry.  He did awesome. They took him over and did his vitals and shots and he did amazing.  They were able to give him to Buck to bring him over to me

Sorry if this is graphic for you but I think this kinda stuff is cool :) And so does Heather.

I'm so so so happy I went into labor on my own and didn't have to be induced.  It couldn't have been more perfect; we were all packed and ready to go in anyway and we didn't have to put my body through an induction, and it meant that he was ready to be here.  I'm so blessed that I'm a woman, and that I had the opportunity to experiece child birth, and breast feeding, and to hold my sweet little spirit in my arms. I've heard from everyone that motherhood is incredible and words can't even describe how much I love being a mother, and everything I've been able to go through.  I wish I could post all of my pictures but there's just so many.  But here's a lot of good ones :) probably in another post because my blog is being lame