{"id":458,"date":"2005-04-29T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2005-04-30T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2005-04-30T22:48:02","modified_gmt":"2005-05-01T02:48:02","slug":"a-surreal-labor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblearchive.com\/blog\/a-surreal-labor\/","title":{"rendered":"A Surreal Labor"},"content":{"rendered":"

A healthy baby and a completely surreal labor. We got in
\naround 6 for a seven A.M.<\/st1:time> induction.
\nIt took forever to set up, but when they finally had the Pitocin drip going it
\nwas 8:10 AM<\/st1:time>, five minutes before the
\narrival of our OB\/GYN. Coasting right up to 9:00
\n AM<\/st1:time>, the OB\/GYN broke my wife?s water to try to see some activity. A
\nmere four centimeters dilation and my wife still wasn?t in real labor as we
\nchuckled over the stupidity of Saved by the Bell<\/st1:place><\/st1:city>,
\nCollege Edition. The Surreal began to happen while I ate breakfast.<\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

Yeah, so why would I go eat breakfast while my wife?s water
\nwas just broken? The reasons were not so selfish as it appears. Normally, I
\nonly eat a bagel for breakfast or simply skip the meal?the difference here was
\nthat the Doctors asked me if I had eaten and I (stupidly) told them ?no?. <\/p>\n

At 9:10 AM<\/st1:time> they
\nbegan telling me that they didn?t want me to pass out, that I needed my energy
\nfor the long haul and that I should go eat now while nothing was going on. I
\nasked my wife if it was okay and she agreed. Everything was fine and there was
\nsome wisdom to be found in their words. Our Doc?s parting words as she went off
\nto do her rounds were ?Let?s hope that this baby is born at 12:00<\/st1:time>, ay Laura?? To which my wife laughingly agreed.<\/p>\n

?Page me if you need me.? Said our doc and I was ushered out
\nto the cafeteria. I didn?t look at the time, I just went. <\/p>\n

I went with wisdom and purchased some eggs, bacon and a
\nbagel to get a full breakfast. I also made sure to drink plenty of water. As I
\nsat down to eat I figured I should turn on my cell phone to set a timer for
\neating. I didn?t want to miss the birth of my child because of eating.<\/p>\n

The food stopped in my throat when I saw the time. 11:59.
\nThat?s what the cell phone said. The Doc?s words of a hopeful delivery by 12:00<\/st1:time> rang in my ears. I was at the Eleventh
\nhour and fifty ninth minute and I was sitting down and eating!<\/p>\n

I finished the sandwich in four choking bites and hotfooted
\nit up four flights to labor and delivery?energized and ready! Bursting into the
\nroom I see that Labor has gripped a hold of my wife as the contractions are now
\npainful. My cell phone, for some reason, turned itself off and I (stupidly)
\nstarted telling my wife about the ?weirdest thing how this piece of junk keeps
\nrestarting?. <\/p>\n

As my eyes panned the walls I noticed that the time was 9:35<\/st1:time>. It made no sense. My cell phone told me
\nit was 11:59<\/st1:time>?is the clock in labor
\nand delivery wrong? No?impossible, my phone had to be screwy. I started to tell
\nmy wife about this but then she started REALLY moaning. ?Something?s not right?
\nshe said, and my voice caught in my throat ?Something?s NOT right!?<\/p>\n

She turned to the nurse ?I NEED the epidural!? The resident
\nDoctor, a student really in this university hospital, started explaining that
\nthere was no shame in having the epidural. After all, the odds were stacked
\nagainst her. The Pitocin and the broken water were heavy handed ways of making
\nsure you have a stronger than natural labor?this being the case, the resident
\nDoctor went out to make the call. The nurse checked the vitals as My wife was
\nmoaning then began complaining about tremendous back pain?and pressure.<\/p>\n

?Pressure?? repeated the near-novice nurse. She?s been
\nfumbling around the whole morning but now, there was a sense of panic. ?Don?t
\npush.?<\/p>\n

?I?m?trying?not?too?<\/p>\n

I looked up at the nurse who?s eyes suddenly went wide as she
\nleft the room. I could hear her shouting down the hall ?Help, please!? as
\nthe door shut behind her. <\/p>\n

Time froze. I heard a heart beat (the baby on the monitor),
\nI heard breathing and as I looked over, I saw the baby?s head. Someone shouted
\n?Help please!? or ?DOCTOR!??I can?t remember what he said?my eyes were very
\ntransfixed as my lips ran off on their own accord.<\/p>\n

The resident doctor came in followed by the novice nurse.
\nThe Resident put her hand on the head and with no effort Elayna Marie Reynoso
\nentered the world weighing 6lbs 1 oz, 18 ? inches long at the time of 9:42 AM<\/st1:time>. The nurse was aghast ?This has never
\nhappened to me before!?<\/p>\n

I had a feeling it never happened to the Resident before
\neither. As our OB\/GYN came bursting in saying ?WHAT HAPPENED!?!?? I had the
\ndistinct feeling this was a first time for her as well. <\/p>\n

Thanks for praying folks. It may not have really been 11:59<\/st1:time> when I was eating, but God managed to
\nfind a very surreal way to say ?Get. Back. There. NOW! You?re gonna want to remember this.? When it was all done, we could hardly believe how quick it went.<\/p>\n

-r-
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