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I couldn't decide where to put this, so I started a new thread here. We went in for an induction on Wednesday October 4th. I didn't know it but my midwife had real concerns about the doctors scheduled to back her up on the days before and after the 4th. But the doc on on the 4th was the one she felt comfortable would let me do everything necessary to VBAC if possible. She broke my water around 8:30. We walked a while and chatted with one of the labor nurses who went to collge with Mike and whose husband was on the basketball coaching staff when Mike worked for the athletic department at George Mason University. I jokingly asked her if she still had a maternity jumpsuit I loaned to her twelve years ago...
Around 10, idle chit chat stopped abruptly. I was about 6 centimeters (I had started at 4) but I had weird painful pressure/pushing feeling contractions. Karoline was posterior. I've had posterior babies before, but this felt entirely different. At 11:00, I was 7  , having contractions 90 seconds long with about 30 seconds between them. And there was all kinds of pressure. I kept thinking about Alice's painless births and wondering why in the world I was doing this without an epidural. I was also really, really worried that she'd get stuck and I'd need a crash section without an epidural and with a general. Around 1:15, after some gymnastics I still can't believe I did nine months pregnant, she turned. I went from 7 centimeters to holding my baby in about 20 minutes.
No rips, tears, or stitches.
We both feel rather bruised but ever so grateful!
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Elizabeth -- oh thanks for the details. And she is such a beauty! Congrats on number 8!
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What a great birth story! Congrats on your beautiful baby girl and a successful vbac!!
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Thanks for sharing your birth story. I'm very happy for you and your family.
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Well done and congratulations! 
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Wonderful Elizabeth, thanks for sharing.
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Thank you for sharing. Congratulations!!! She's so beautiful.
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Congratulations!
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I've been waiting to read this post, Elizabeth. So happy to hear it!!! And yes, she is absolutely beautiful...
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Thanks for sharing. 
YEAH! I am so happy that you were able to have a successful VBAC. 
Congratulations again! Give that sweet baby a big hug and kiss from her cyber aunties. 
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I'm so happy that things went the way you and your midwife had hoped they would. I'm definitely glad you didn't need an emergency C! (I've had one!) Karoline is such a darling baby, and it's a real joy to see the photos of her older brothers and sisters...I can tell that they're totally in love with her.
Thanks for sharing.
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Elizabeth -
WOW! I love birth stories! Thanks for sharing and congratulations again.
Peace,
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Congratulations! She is absolutely beautiful.
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You did a great job!!! Congrats on you new special delivery!
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Congratualations, Elizabeth, on a safe delivery of your angel.
I winced remembering my posterior delivery (I will never forget)---all natural--my FIRST, a girl. She was born "sunny-side up", nothing I did would turn her! I was in shock for a few hours and barely did more than just glance at her before they whisked her away for intubation for meconium. Glad to hear your little girl ended up having a normal delivery with no complications, and your family was able to have such beautiful bonding.
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Whew, what a relief to know mom and baby made it through safely (and with as few after-effects as possible!!)
Congratulations on your triumph (posterior deliveries are so tough) and on those gymnastics  ...with those kinds of contractions all I can do is breathe!
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Yay!!! I love birth stories. Thank you so much for sharing yours with us. Just read at your blog about Karoline's first bath...so beautiful.
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Beautiful! I wish I had your strength.
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Thanks for sharing and so glad she's here and your doing well!! Many many blessings to you and your whole beautiful family, love and hugs!!!
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what a lovely birth story! Congratulations!
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