My name is Haylie Krum. I was due with my second child, my first daughter on February 25th. The day came and went with no contractions other then some discomfort in my lower back. I went to sleep that night feeling annoyed I was still pregnant and not having contractions I was certain I’d be pregnant for a few more days at least. I woke up around midnight having some contractions, nothing that hurt or were unbearable. I showered and washed my hair. I took the time to blow dry and straighten it. Hoping the longer I stood the more consistent my contractions would get but around 12:30 I stopped having contractions completely. I decided I would get some sleep since I had a 2 year old I’d have to entertain the next day I needed all the sleep I could get. I woke back up soaking wet around 2:00 AM. My first thought was my son peed the bed. When I realized it was my water that broke. I took the time to wake up my husband, change my clothes, get my son dressed, change the sheets on my bed, grabbed my bag and called my mother in law to tell her it was baby time and we’d pick her up in 10 mins. I didn’t start having constant contractions until we were almost to the hospital which was 20 mins away. By this time it was 2:45 AM… I remember standing up out of the car and as soon as I stood up a gush of water running down my legs. My pants soaking wet, my socks and shoes soaking wet and waddling into the hospital, standing at the front desk to check in. Telling the receptionist my water broke, I was soaked and my contractions were getting stronger and more consistent. She pointed us to the first room and said I could use the restroom to put on a nightgown and nurse would be in once she was done with another patient.
After I got dressed and cleaned up the nurse came in to monitor my contractions. She hooked me up to the monitors and said she would be back in to check to see how dilated I was in a few minutes. I asked her when I could get my epidural. She kind of laughed and said you need to be checked in, we need to check you and you just got here. I was very persistent in telling her I wanted an epidural or I wanted something.
It wasn’t long after she left that I told my mother in law I needed to push. My mother in law went to find the nurse to tell her it was time and I felt the urge to push. I could hear the nurse in an annoyed voice say “ya okay. I’ll be in after I’m done.” My mother in walked back in and told me just to breath, not to push yet. I kept telling my mother in law I needed to push and I was having this baby right now. My mother in law stuck her head out of the room and said “she’s pushing” The nurse came in to check me. Seeming extremely annoyed this time and angry. She said “your a plus 1.. don’t push. Just breath. Her head is right there.” She rushed out to get the doctor that was already there. It wasn’t my doctor, My doctor hadn’t got to the hospital yet, she thought I would be in labor for a few hours so she didn’t rush in.
It felt like seconds before my room was full of nurses and doctors and everyone was in such a panic to get everything ready for the baby because no one bothered checking me when I got to the hospital to see how far dilated I was. The nurse figured since I was walking and talking, my contractions weren’t that bad, i couldn’t be dilated more then a 4 or 5, Plus I had only been in the room for 30 mins. I hadn’t even been checked in yet.
My husband had my son in the room when all the nurses rushed in. My son only being 2 years old started to panic and cry. I told my husband to take him out and bring him back once I had drugs and everything was ready. He took him to the car to get his suitcase of toys I had packed and his blanket.
Meanwhile the doctor that was already there was telling me to breath, not to push and try and relax. I started to panic thinking “I don’t have drugs, I don’t have anything for pain.” I asked the nurse over and over again to give me something to manage the pain. My son was 8lbs and I could vividly remember how painful and exhausting it was pushing him out with an epidural. There was no way I could do it without an epidural. The nurse said “there isn’t any time for an IV, you don’t have time for an epidural, you can do this without anything, you have no choice.”
A man came in to my room to check me into the hospital, he was asking me all sorts of questions. I remember wanting to tell him to shut up, and yelling at him. Couldn’t he see I was in the middle of having a baby. The last thing I wanted to do was answer all his non sense questions.
I tried breathing but the urge to push was getting stronger and stronger. I had no control over what my body was doing. My body completely took over and after 3-4 pushes my baby girl was born at 3:33 AM.
My husband walked in a few minutes after I delivered. He said “I missed it? I just walked to the car and back. When I walked back in i could hear a baby crying” he thought “no way is that my baby.”
It all happened so fast, I couldn’t believe I never had hard consistent contractions. Apparently the nurse didn’t think it would happen so fast either. She was so annoyed with me when I said I felt like I needed to push. I’m sure a lot of women feel like they need to push and are having the baby right now and then, out of fear and anxiety, But it rarely actually happens.
From the time my water broke to the time I delivered my little girl it all happened within an hour and a half. I only had consistent contractions for about 45 mins.
My little girl was a healthy 6lbs 15oz 19 inches!
