The last ten hours have been busy but I think we are turning a corner. Fife-Myers is moving down the birth canal and after 40 hours of Pitocin, she’s reached at least 2 cm of dilation. More on what that means later, but it indicates that the treatment is working and everyone is moving in […]
Sending this out now instead of last night. Many things happened overnight, I’ll update in Day Nine. Lara discussed her treatment strategy with Margaret the midwife and the her sister-in-law, Amanda Fowler, who is also a midwife with a practice in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Specifically, they discussed the approach to epidural and treatment for nausea. According […]
Lara is resting. She initially received relatively low levels of Pitocin, also known as Oxytocin, periodically throughout the night; however, that dose has increased. Lara is currently having dull but steady contractions, occasional cramping. Our medical team believes that she is firmly in early labor. While I indicated in a previous post that this was […]
We began Pitocin on or about 12:45a. The process involves constant monitoring and dose adjustments so about every half hour, Zoe must enter the room. She is great at her job and I appreciate her kindness and skill. I’m almost certain that she has forgotten that I’m in the room. Occasionally, I put words together […]
Slowly, Lara is moving toward delivery. Along the way, she continues to make friends. Our new nurse, Zoë, has seven years experience nursing and has a health policy background. Like Lara, she has a love of nursing and hopes that one day the medical overlords listen to their frontline warriors. Unlike Robin, Zoë lets Lara […]