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As I think back to that day I had Brighton I still can't believe I never wrote it down.  I'm sure there will be some things I am forgetting but better late than never. 

2 weeks before my due date I went in for a routine check up. When they discovered my blood pressure had went way up. They took my blood pressure 3 times and all three times high. I still blame my blood pressure spiking from my ward at the time asking me to speak in church 2 weeks before my due date! I was so scared and when they called Daniel's phone and asked I seriously thought I was going to pass out and I instantly started sweating I was so hot! Daniel took one look at me and told them I couldn't do it but he would. From then on, HIGH blood pressure. So at my check up they sent me over to the hospital and said I could be having a baby that day. That was on a Wednesday. I went to the hospital laid on the bed for a few hours and it came down so they sent me home. But they said they wanted to see me at my doctors office to check me out again on Friday. Went back in on Friday and guess what Blood Pressure still up! Sent me back to the hospital this time hooked me up to an IV (that hurts worse than the epidural) laid there for a few hours blood pressure came down, nurse told me she would be really surprised if the doctor didn't just induce me. Well guess what he didn't! He said he didn't want to risk me having a C-section if my body wasn't ready. So he sent me home and put me on bed rest. Well Sunday came and I felt a little leaking down there, I was a little worried about it so I called the hospital. They told me to come in and they would check me. I went in told them I have had high blood pressure so they decided to have me pee in a cup. Well now I had protein in my urine so the different doctor on call for that day decided to keep me and get things started. I would be having a baby! They admitted me at 3:00pm. Hooked me up to my IV at 4:00 and said they were going to insert a pill into my cervix to get me started slowly. That nurse said they give you one pill every 3 hours and I would have about 3 pills before they gave me pitocin. So she only gave me 1/2 a pill cause she was leaving and didn't want the new nurse to give me too much. They told me there is no way I would have a baby tonight. Maybe tomorrow morning but probably in the afternoon. So I told my mom and Daniel's parents to not even come up. Good thing they didn't listen to me. at six my new nurse walked in the door, and right when she walked in BAM water going everywhere! (or so it felt like it) I remember feeling so embarrassed. Within 5 minutes I thought for sure I was going to DIE.As soon as my water broke I started going into full blown labor all on my own. My nurse checked me I was only at a 2 at 6:00 pm. I waited for about 1/2 hour before I felt like I couldn't move and was asking begging pleading for the epidural!! They came in and told me he was giving and epidural to someone else and that he would be in shortly. What seemed like 2 hours later but was really only 20 min later he came in. I couldn't move he just had me lay on my side and wam bam thank you mam it was in! I felt so relieved! That was at 7:00pm at 8:00 pm I was feeling relaxed my nurse checked me again and I was at a 5 she couldn't believe it! at about 9:00pm I was shaking like crazy. My nurse checked me again and said I was at a 10 and we would start getting ready to push! Wow I seriously couldn't believe it!! She went to go call my doctor and then my mom and dad got there. They didn't even know I was going to be pushing soon. They came in my mom was worried cause I was shaking and then the nurse followed in by saying I called your doctor he will be here soon but we can start pushing now. My mom was so shocked!! So they left the room and Daniel and I got ready to meet little Bright. I started pushing at 9:30pm and Brighton was here at 10:40 pm. I still can not believe how fast it went!  

Seriously though I loved my labor,I loved my nurse, and my doctor. It was such a great experience and I really look forward to the day I get to do it again! 


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