Baby Zoe is finally here!

I finally gave birth to little Zoe Marie at 3:52 St. Patrick's Day.
I went to my doc for an ultrasound and cervical check at 10am Monday morning and they found that our little one didn't have enough amniotic fluid to stay inside any longer.
Despite my original intentions for an intervention free natural child birth, i decided to allow the induction with pitocin at 1:30pm.
I had a leep procedure done 3 years ago due to cervical cancer that prevented me from dilated fully. It took some serious contractions and the assistance of my doc and nurses massaging and breaking up that scar tissue so that I could deliver vaginally.
But, I did it.... I birthed a beautiful baby girl!!! COMPLETELY DRUG FREE!!!! I am so proud of myself and my support team because if it wasn't for them, I may have caved!

Baby Zoe arrived 7 days late at 3:52 am 3/17/10 weighing 7 lbs, 1 oz and was 20" long.





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baby, where are you?!?!

with my due date looming a short 6 days away, my doctor is already discussing her desire for a medical induction not allowing me to carry beyond 41 weeks.

i do not agree!!!

i feel very strongly that women are fleeced into so many unnecessary procedures and interventions during birth. medical data proves that inductions lead to stress on the fetus, which then leads oftentimes to unwanted cesarean.

this pregnancy has lead me down a road i never thought i'd go... i came from never wanting to have children, to now finding myself wanting to be an advocate for women, especially first time mothers.