Evie Gene Martin

She's here!! Evie Gene Martin, born September 27th, 2011 at 7:13 pm, 7 lbs 1 oz, 20.5 in, 31 cm chest, 34.5 cm head.


We were scheduled for an induction at Sherman on Sept. 26 @ 730 am. I called at 5 am to make sure they had room for us - they didn't! I was told to call back at 8... nope, call back at noon.... nope, don't call us, will call you : (.  At 3 o'clock I received a phone call saying that we were on the schedule for the next day at 630. I cried all day out of frustration, I had my mind set that it was going to happen that day and when it didn't i was so bummed. I took two Tylenol PM and went to sleep at 830. Woke up the next morning and called at 5 again. They said we are busy now but just

come at 7. I was so scared we were going to get there and be sent home that I wasn't even nervous about the induction. We got there at 630, we registered(good sign), received a room number(even better sign), went up to L/D(great sign), got a room(fantastic sign), they had me pee in a cup(YAY! This is really going to happen!!). The nurse came in and told us if we would have been 5 minutes later we would have been sent home. Phew!!! She started my IV and the pitocin was started at 0730!! Labor progressed really well. Evie didn't really tolerate contractions from the beginning. I had to continuously flip from side to side or on my back because her

heart rate kept dropping really low. I stood next to the bed for 45 minutes until I got my epidural because it felt better to stand to tolerate the pain, and because she never dropped her heart rate while I was standing. At 10 I started having painful contractions, at 1030 I asked for an epidural, and at 11 I got an epidural. They were very busy that day. I was third in line for an epidural, Perks of working at Sherman, the anesthesiologist did mine first : ). The epidural was fantastic!! I would recommend one to all!! Dr Korzen came and broke my water at 1230 and I was dilated to 4cm. I stayed at 4cm for awhile because Evie wouldn't tolerate any higher level of Pitocin. Around 4 I told my nurse I was having a lot of tail bone pressure. She checked me and I was 9 cm dilated!! She called Dr Korzen. Evie kept randomly dropping her heart rate with contractions but would recover. We started pushing at 430. Pushed for an hour but Evie kept dropping her heart rate. Dr Korzen said lets let you labor down for an hour and will start pushing again then, we might try to vaccum if you cant push her out, and if she keeps dropping her heart rate we might need to do a c/s. 20 mins later she comes running in, Evie had dropped her heart rate really low, and Dr. Korzen said lets push now, she didnt move with every push, they did a quick ultrasound and Evie was side ways, Dr Korzen tried to Vaccum her twice and it didnt work. Evie dropped her heart rate REALLY low with no contraction and dr. korzen said thats it were doing a c/s.... 6 nurses popped up out of no where, they called the c/s at 655, baby was born at 713!!

The c/s was horrible!! Evie was lodged in my pelvis and would not come out. One dr was pushing on my ribs, dr korzen was pulling  Evie, and there was a nurse up me pushing evie back up, I felt so much PRESSURE... Eugene was VERY pale(Dr. Korzen let him watch). They finally got her out, she was very pale and grey, and not crying. The SCN nurses and Childrens Memorial Dr. worked her and after what seemed like FOREVER, she let out a very sad cry... phew. After she was ok they carried her over and let me see her. SO WORTH IT!! Then they thought they knicked my bladder for they were moving all my organs around. Horrible feeling. They sewed me up. My legs were dead... I was so uncomfortable, I threw up. It took three hours for full feeling of my legs to get back. an hour to even feel them. Once I could feel my legs, even a little, I felt better.

I am so excited she is here!!! It makes me tear up just typing all this up and how emotional everything was. She is so precious. Gene and I are so in love. Gene is so good with her, it makes me smile and love him even more when he talks to her, feeds, changes, or just holds her. <3