Eventually, the big day came, and surrobaby was ready for induction at 40 weeks + 2 days. My own pregnancy went to 42 weeks, so I was very comfortable with the plan to induce, and I was very much ready for him to come out, as he was almost measuring 9lbs and I was extremely sleep deprived.
Intended mom came to my house the afternoon that we were to get checked into the hospital. We had dinner together, hung out with her family, who also came up, and then we all made our way to get ready for the birth.
Since I was not dilated, I was put on some IV medication the night before induction, and in the morning, they inserted a balloon and started more drugs to get us going. Everything leading up to baby’s birth at 8pm was smooth sailing. We were all together all day through the medications, the contractions, and the epidural. He was born after on two contractions/rounds of pushing. Things did get a little hairy for a little bit, as the chord was around baby’s neck, and I ended up losing quite a bit of blood. After the doctor and nurses worked their magic, we were all okay and got a good night’s rest. Even with the chaos, I was able to see Mom’s first moments with the baby, and it was an amazing feeling finally seeing all of the work we put into this journey reach our goal.
We all got to really bond the following day, once our medical needs were all taken care of. My partner and I would visit Mom and baby in their hospital room, until we were both discharged. My children got to finally meet the baby and are very excited to see him grow and visit with him in a few months. We have been updating each other almost daily since the birth on baby’s progress, and my healing progress. Being home and healing has been nice being able to see baby and Mom looking so happy and healthy. As the journey comes to an end, we all formed what feels like a family connection and I am excited to be able to visit and see updates on baby’s life as he grows!
