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Shannon, at Rocks in My Dryer, has a meme that is very appropriate for today!  And she has asked all of us to play along!

How long were your labors?

1. 5 hrs
2. 4 hrs
3. 6 hrs
4. 1 hr
5. 3 hrs
6. 3 hrs

How did you know you were in labor?

1. I didn’t know.  I had a regular check up.  They convinced me I should get my hubby to come to the hospital.  He got there only to find out that the proceedings weren’t, um, well, proceeding.  We were told to walk, walk and walk some more.  I think we walked around the outside of that hospital 4 times before they told us to go home.  Of course, once we got home it was clear we needed to go right back.  It was raining to beat the band and my Very Dear Hubby had to drive painfully (this is not a pun) slow.  I nearly gave birth in the car.
2. God tapped me on the shoulder and told me something was not right.  That’s my best explanation.  I just picked up the phone and called my Very Dear Hubby at work and told him something was wrong and I needed to go.  So, he took me.  I was only 4 days from my due date.  They did an ultrasound and found that Calico Zak was in trouble.  He had gotten all tangled up in the rigging and was having some heartbeat issues when I would contract.  So, they waved a vial of pit over me gave me a tiny dose of pitocin and we were under way.
3. We had an unfortunately timed trip to the ophthamologist during which I was kicked in the 8 mo belly by Calico Zak.  I have forgiven him, after all, he was only 2 yo.  But the next day I went in to labor a tiny bit prematurely.  No horrid pains or water breaking, but enough pain for concern at 36 wks.
4. I had an ultrasound at 37 wks because I was measuring WAY LARGE.  The ultrasound estimated baby’s weight at 11 lbs.  HELP!  So, I was offered the choice of a c-section or induction, but either way, they convinced me that he needed out, soon.  By the way, it’s not hard to convince a woman of this once she has seen the weight estimate of 11 lbs!
5. We used to refer to The Squid, during the last 3 wks of pregnancy, as the mean baby.  I’m sorry if that sounds unkind, but he was hurting me.  Turns out he was transverse.  This hurts!  So, again that ole ultrasound machine showed us that not only was he transverse, but he had fouled the riggin and I was already dilating, maybe 4½ or 5.  Long story here.  My Very Dear Hubby was upstairs with Billy Bones who was having an intrathecal injection of some kind of chemo.  He was in the beginning stage of his treatment for Leukemia.  So, it was all a little complicated that day.  And it was Valentine’s day, to boot.  The upshot was, I was admitted, Billy Bones was released.  All the children spent the night at our friends house who also happened to be a Urologist and was thereby competent to care for such a sick child.  Did I mention it was complicated?  By the time Hubby returned to the hospital the OB ward was so busy with other ladies who were in active labor, including the obligatory Valentine’s Day twins, that I had been put on the back burner, but not before they had performed medieval torture on me turned my baby to a more traditional presentation.  At least I was more comfortable (once the torture was over).  So, The Squid did not get to be born on Valentine’s Day and I didn’t really ever go into labor until they broke out the pitocin.
6. Again, no going into labor, per se.  I went into high blood pressure.  Short story, they don’t fool around when the bp goes through the roof.  Fortunately I had a history of short labors once someone says the word pitocin, so I was allowed to decline their offer of an automatic c-section.

Where did you deliver?

1. old fashioned delivery room
2. door-way of old fashioned delivery room
3. labor/delivery room
4. labor/delivery room
5. labor/delivery room
6. lovely, plush, labor/delivery suite

Drugs?

1. No time.  The Cap’n got in a hurry before we got back to the hospital and he was born a mere 15 minutes after we arrived.  Did I mention he was born on his due date?  He’s the ship-shape type though.
2. Just the pit.
3. I was given an epidural.  The only effect it had was to make me itch head to toe, almost enough to distract me from the awful, horrible, pitocin contractions.  Yes, they’re worse than the regular ones!
4. Just the pit.
5. Just the pit.
6. Another try with the epidural.  This time it killed all the pain and almost killed The Princess and me as well!  I have to say, it’s not worth it.

C-section?

Thankfully, no.

Who delivered?

I guess I don’t fully comprehend what is being asked here.  I delivered all these babies.   There were a few OB docs involved, but I get the credit, and God gets the glory!

Thanks, Shannon, for starting all the fun!  I’m gonna be bold and add another part to this fun, Labor Day meme.

Baby’s Weight?

1. 9 lbs, 4 oz
2. 8 lbs, 6 oz
3. 7 lbs, 2 oz
4. 10 lbs, 9 oz
5. 7 lbs, 11 oz
6. 8 lbs, 3 oz

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