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✨Farah’s birth story✨part 3

I began pushing soon after and the nurse kept saying “push like your pooping” and because I was medicated, I didn’t really get it. I couldn’t feel anything. 😂 So I asked for the mirror to watch. I know, I know. This grosses so many women out just thinking about it BUT hear me out! I could see what I was doing. I could focus on the location of where baby needed to go and so I could push and see progress! It was like wearing my Apple Watch during a work out and watching the calories burn. It makes you work a little harder! IYKYK.

I pushed for an hour and 40 ish minutes. It was a little long but WE DID IT! I didn’t tear or need an episiotomy 🙌🏻🙌🏻😭😭 so happy about this.

Also, because I had the mirror, I could start to see her little head and hair. And when my doctor was telling me she was almost there, at the end, I could hardly push because the tears were flowing so big from my eyes. She was almost here! I was just about to finally hold her in my arms for the first time and I could not keep it together. I did the final push and out she came! She was placed on my chest and john and I were big huge blubbering messes. Like loud sobbing! SHE WAS FINALLY HERE IN OUR ARMS! We could hardly believe it was real life and we knew we were truly living a bit of heaven on earth in these moments that we were in the hospital welcoming our baby. OUR BABY. It was the most incredible, beautiful thing I have ever experienced in my life.

Once they brought all of her 6 lbs 6 oz back for me to hold, she calmed immediately down and just laid on my chest. Again, I was immediately overcome as I told John through more tears that I knew her! I knew her little spirit. It was so familiar to me. Like I have known her for years and years and yet I was just meeting her in this lifetime for the first time. It was so unbelievably sacred to me to feel that.

Farah’s whole birth was so beautiful. I know that so many don’t get such a fast and easy birth and I see you. I recognize how unusual and easy mine was and I don’t take it for granted. I am humbled to have welcomed her without complication. 🤍

✨Farah’s birth story✨part 2

At 6 am they checked me and I was 80% effaced and 1.5 cm dilated. They hooked me up to pitocin by 7 am and broke my water by 7:30 am. Contractions began! I chose to do a medicated birth. I did prepare for unmedicated just in case. My doctor is awesome and told me if I didn’t want to feel any pain he would hook me up to an epidural whenever I wanted. However, I wanted to know what contractions felt like and breathe through a few so I did. Around 8:30 am I had a contraction that was so strong. I decided then that I wanted to not feel that again. Haha. So I asked for the anesthesiologist. He was literally right outside my door so he came in and gave me the epidural.

I was expecting the epidural to be really painful. I had heard from so many that it was pretty awful however, I literally didn’t feel anything. It wasn’t bad at all! So so grateful for a good anesthesiologist.

After that, I rested until 9:30 am and they checked and I was dilated to 3 cm and still 80% effaced.

Around 11:30 am I was at 4.5 cm dilated and 100% effaced. I was noticing at this point that I was progressing 1.5 cm every 2 hours. And at 1:10 pm I was dilated to a 6 cm! I was surprised how quickly my body was progressing as this is my first birth and I know that your first birth can usually take a loooong time. I was so grateful my body was progressing well!!!

I started to feel a lot more pressure around this time and at 2 pm the nurse checked again and I had jumped to 8 cm!

At 3 pm I was dilated to a 10!!!! 🎉🎉

I went from 6 cm to 10 cm in 2 hours. It was insane. So grateful I had an epidural! 😅😅

(See next post for part 3!)

✨Farah’s birth story✨part 1

We were induced 2 weeks early due to a concern that Farah wasn’t getting all the nutrients in her final weeks in utero that she would need to thrive. They had been monitoring her and measuring her belly and it was measuring unusually small. My doctor, along with a specialist, advised us that it would be best to bring her at 38 weeks to ensure she was safe. So we did just that!

The morning of the induction, i had to call to make sure there was room for us to come in. I was nervous and excited! I got confirmation over the phone that we were to go in and there was room. I hung up, burst into HUGE big tears and dropped to my knees. I immediately thanked my Heavenly Father that we get to go in and i also said to Him in prayer, “it’s me and you today. We’re bringing one of your daughters into the world. I need your help. I can’t do this without you”. I couldn’t hardly believe the day was finally here!

We got to the hospital around 5 am and they checked us in. We got into our room. It was a quiet morning in the hospital. John and I were literally so happy to FINALLY be meeting our baby girl and so we were cracking jokes and just constantly laughing and smiling. We could not help it! The nurse commented and said, “you guys are the best! You’re just so happy!” We told her we had been waiting 7 years for this and it was so special to us. She was so moved. It was sweet.

The nurses attempted to hook my IV up 3 times. The first time, the nurse nicked a nerve. The second time the nurse blew my vein. She told me what happened and I immediately joked and said “get it together veins!” And everyone started laughing. I’m sure they were nervous i would get upset that they weren’t getting it in but I wasn’t interested in letting anything bring my happiness levels down. (See next post for part 2!)

Welcome the world Farah Joy Hitchins!

After so many years of navigating getting our family here, she has finally arrived! And we have been soaking in every second of our little miracle! She was born 10/27 and weighed 6 lbs 6 oz and was 19.75 inches long. She is calm, happy and so so sweet.

John and I still can’t believe she is ours and we’re living the dream of being parents that we have had for so long. GOD IS SO GOOD! We are experiencing all of the prayers and well wishes from all of you over the years being fulfilled to us since she came. HOW IS THIS REAL LIFE!? We are still pinching ourselves that she is ours. We cry a lot of happy tears over here since she came to us. She is truly the best thing that we have ever experienced!

Getting closer to meeting this rainbow baby of ours and so so excited to see what/who she looks like! 🌈

We’re in the final stretch! I’m 29 weeks pregnant!!

Here is a quick update:
- We’re still working on a name (I think I need to meet her to officially decide)
- We’re working on her room! Stay tuned, I’ll share as we progress in my stories 🤍
- I am getting super tired again. 😴
- feeling grateful I am still getting a good nights rest (I don’t have restless legs or back pain)
- Soaking up these final weeks of just John and I before she comes 🤍
- Embracing my swollen ankles in this Arizona Heat 💃🏼
- Grateful for tums and other medications to help with my heartburn! (Small price to pay to carry her everyday 💕)

Put a 💕💕💕 if you’re getting as excited as I am to see what she looks like soon!!