Ella's Birth

Ella Rose Addison Daigle

Born October 11th 2006

8lbs 3oz, 21 3/4 inches

Long story short .... I had contractions all day on Tuesday October 10th. I saw the doctor that day and she thought I was in early labour. She had me go to the hospital that night to get checked out and they sent me home saying I was in false labour. We went home at 11:30 pm, and at 1:30 am on the 11th I was awakened by contractions. We headed back to the hospital around 3:00 am and they decided to keep me. This time, I was in real labour. By 4:00 am I had my epidural and was feeling really good. Things were progressing well and then Ella's heart dropped. Her heart went back up but then did the same thing a couple hours later. Around 12:00pm it was time to push. I pushed for two hours every two minutes. The doctor said Ella wasn't dropping anymore. She offered the forceps and we agreed, actually I didn't let Sly have a say. I just told them I wanted her out. I was so worried about her heart and I knew Sly was too. So they finally got her out and realize the umbilical cord was around her neck and shoulder. This is what had been causing her heart to drop. The doctors were not expecting such a big baby. We couldn't believe that such a big baby had been inside of me.