Pitocin

I'm typing this post on my Macbook in our hospital room at Kaiser Irvine. Today, Amy's contractions were happening regularly. They had started on Monday night and we went to the hospital to get things checked. Amy was 3 cm. dilated and they sent us home.

We were very excited and thought the baby would be coming post-haste! But then we slept through the night Monday and Tuesday was a long day of mild contractions, walks and waiting.

This morning, Amy called Labor and Delivery to ask some questions about labor taking so long. The nurse said to come in and get checked. We were kind of discouraged about how long it was taking and Amy was very tired from all the contractions.

We were placed in an observation room and when the midwife came to check Amy out, the baby's heart rate dipped a little bit, so the midwife advised induction.

Sooo . . . here we are in the birthing room. Amy's hooked up to the monitors and we're getting ready to welcome the first Godwin/Gilmore grandbaby into the world!

We'll keep you posted!