Introducing.....

40 weeks 1 day!


Mr. Cohen Nathaniel - Born October 16th 2010 at 2:59am, weighing in at.... 10lbs 1oz!!! He's a small tank haha.. He was two days late. But was he ever worth the wait <3

I've never written a birth story before, so here goes my first attempt.

I'd had my OB appointment on the monday before he was born and was 2cm, and thick. Dr told me that if baby was still in there by my next appointment that we would be talking about setting an induction date. NO THANKS! Apparently Cohen was completely content with my decision on that lol because i started to lose my mucus plug on thursday, and was having real contractions starting on friday afternoon (which I was trying to make myself believe they were still just braxton hicks) So I was continuing my day at the new house (oh yeah! we got a house and moved two weeks before I gave birth lol) unpacking boxes, etc. When I went to pick Braden up from school, it felt like baby was going to fall out. He was SO low. So when Nathan got home from work, we did a little bit of running around, we were walking through the mall picking Braden up a water bottle for Hockey practice, and I couldn't do it anymore. It was SO uncomfortable walking. So we went home, had some supper - and then started watching Prince of Persia (which I didn't get to finish watching) Braden was colouring and I was folding laundry when I decided that we should probably head to the hospital. So I got Braden ready and tucked into bed, and warned him that I might not be there in the morning, but Uncle CJ would be. And I told him he might have a little brother pretty quick. Gave hugs and kisses, and off we went. We got to the hospital at about 9:30, and were sent upstairs immediately. I was 4cm and about 50% effaced. They hooked me up to the blood pressure machine and my nurse was not too pleased. My blood pressure was HIGH. So the on call OB came in, and told me that if my blood pressure didn't go down then I would have to get the epidural. I did NOT want an epidural by anymeans. It was NOT part of my birth plan. My nurse had even said she was the most "granola" nurse there and supported my decision on that 100% until my blood pressure was 167/113. Far too high, the risk of placental abruption and me seizing were too high. So I reluctantly got the epidural, crying my face off the entire time. I was ridiculously disappointed.

After awhile the ob came in and was apparently concerned about there being meconium in my bag of waters, so decided to break them. (GROSSEST FEELING EVER!) that was at 11:40 and that's when labour kicked into high speed. At one point my contractions were right on top of each other, I could barely breathe inbetween them. I ended up getting sick too, yum. The nurse I had went on break (I was not impressed lol) so another one came on, I didn't much like her. Thankfully Teresa (the nurse I liked) came back early. I had told the other nurse that I was feeling pressure, but she didnt do anything. So when Teresa came back on, I told her. So she checked me, and low and behold I was 10cm. I went from 7cm to 10 in about twenty minutes. Pretty crazy.

So it ended up that there wer 21 births that same night, and only ONE ob on. So while I was ready to go, the OB was in a c-section. So Teresa got me to push, and immediately told me to stop, as he was RIGHT there. (yeah good luck telling me to stop pushing when there's so much pressure!) She went to check to see where the OB was, turns out she was going to be twenty minutes still, and there was no way I could wait that long. So She went and got the charge nurse and told me to start pushing. And after 4 pushes, and Her very first time delivering a baby - Cohen Nathaniel was born into the world!



Bright eyed and bushy tailed. He let out one huge wail, and then just looked around. He is PERFECT! He took to the breast wonderfully. There were some things that I was pretty disappointed with, like having to get the epidural, and she didn't place him on my belly immediately. Other then that, everything was pretty good. I had some hemmoraging, and it took longer to deliver the placenta then it did him haha.

We got to the leave the hospital the same day. Thank god! I'm not a fan of hospitals, so I didn't want to be there any longer then I had to.

Braden is an amazing big brother, and was bursting at the seams when he got to meet Cohen. It was amazing <3




Cohen is now 1 month 2 days old, and pretty amazing. Breastfeeding is going extremely well, he's a great sleeper, and overall pretty content. He definitely has a set of lungs on him though haha. It can really start to hurt the ears.



Nathan is doing wonderfully as a new Daddy. He adores the boys.




Life with two is pretty incredible. There definitely some overwhelming parts, but overall I'm so happy.. Now if I could get some un interrupted sleep, that would make it perfect! lol