The Schneider Family Blog: Birth Day!

On October 5th I started having pelvic pressure and some contractions, decided to go to L&D and was sent home because I was only 1.5 cm dilated (which I had been for 1 week). On October 6th I had my doctor's appointment and was told I was 3 cm dilated.

That night we had dinner plans where my contractions started to become uncomfortable and were about 5-7 minutes apart. Once we got home around 8pm, got all the bags situated, they slowed down to about 8 minutes apart, but were getting increasingly painful.

Around 10 pm I couldn't handle it anymore and decided to head to the hospital. Dropped Isaac off with family and checked in around 11pm. After being checked (where I could barely lay still long enough!), I was 4 cm and wanted an epidural. I didn't remember my first being this painful. After they wheeled me into the delivery room to get the IV going for the epidural, my water broke after the doc put in an internal electrode to make sure the baby was doing okay. Before I realized it, I was checked and was 8 cm! I went from 4cm to 8cm in about 5 minutes!! At that point I was unable to have any pain medication and started pushing. About 10 minutes later, our beautiful baby girl was born. It felt like 2 hours, but Eric said it was only 10 minutes :) When she was born she had the cord wrapped around her neck 3 times and was a bit blue, but none of the nurses or doctor were freaking out - not like I was! Yet after what seemed like an eternity, she started crying.

We are ecstatic to announce with love:

Brynn Elizabeth Schneider

Born at 12:29 am on October 7, 2011.

6 lbs 6 oz and 19.5 inches long

We are home now, she is eating wonderfully and doing great!