5:50a – After several hours of waiting and adjusting Pitocin levels to open the cervix and induce labor, the providers have initiated a procedure that breaks the water. They now can apply a monitoring devise to more accurately measure contractions. Breaking the water has some risks, but the process could hasten delivery, develop a better medical approach, and enable the baby to descend more rapidly.
We’ll know a little more over the next hour. She is now a solid Kiwi.
To memorialize this occasion, someone in this room shared this note:
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Yay! That should seal the deal!! March 7 sounds like a nice birthday !