She's Here!!

Madison Lynn Wright finally made her appearance Friday February 27th at 7:16 pm.

Last Belly Pic - 41w 3d

I had an appointment Friday morning with the doctor for a checkup and to schedule an induction for Saturday or Sunday. The appointment went well (I was already 5 cm dilated), but when the doctor called Labor and Delivery they said for me to go ahead and come in since they were slow. Once I got over the shock that I was going to have a baby TODAY I went home and got everything ready and had Matt head home from work.

The drive to the hospital was surreal - We couldn't believe after all this waiting that we were finally going to meet her. We kept saying how weird it was that this was the last time it'd be just the two of us.

We got all checked into the hospital around 2pm and the doctor on call came in to check me around 2:30 pm. I guess they had a bet going that I wasn't really 5 cm, but sure enough I was! They decided to break my water and see if that would get things started or if I'd need pitocin to get the show on the road. Contractions started pretty much immediately after my water broke. I was super excited since I was hoping to go without any medication.

The contractions weren't bad at first, but started to become more intense around 4:30pm. The midwife came in and checked me around 6pm and I was still 5 cm dilated, but was 95% effaced. Some progress, but not as much as I'd hoped since contractions were starting to become really bad. I labored on the birthing ball for awhile and eventually decided to labor in the shower sitting on a shower chair. The shower was AMAZING!!! The contractions were still extremely painful and intense, but the hot water helped me to focus.

Around 7pm I was in a ton of pain and feeling lots of pressure, so I decided to discuss my options for pain relief other than an epidural - Since I hadn't progressed much in the 3.5 hours I'd been there so far I didn't know how much longer I could stand the super intense contractions. The midwife came in to check me and discuss my options, but when she checked me I was 10 cm - Time to Push!!! I couldn't believe I'd gone from 5 to 10 in a little less than an hour. They put a squatting bar on the bed, so I was able to stand up and squat to push rather than laying down. For me it made pushing much better. I pushed for about 15 minutes and at 7:16 pm our beautiful little girl was born.

First Picture

Matt and I were instantly in love - She's perfect. She weighed 8lb 14oz and was 21 inches long. She has a head full of dark hair and adorable little lips (her favorite thing to do is suck on her lower lip).


I started breastfeeding Maddie about 20 minutes after she was born and she's been doing great. We both had some learning to do, but so far so good.

We stayed in the hospital Friday night and were lucky enough to be sent home on Saturday afternoon - about 24 hours after we were admitted.

Matt is an amazing daddy already. He's so sweet with her and I can already tell how much she loves him.

It's been a whirlwind couple of days, but we're so happy to have our little girl home.

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