Personal Narrative: The Moment I Entered Motherhood

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The Moment I Entered Motherhood
In the early weeks of March, in the year 2007, I was weeks away from delivering my first child. At the doctor’s appointment I had five days prior to delivering, my doctor had decided I would be induced early. My doctor made this decision because my baby was measuring big and lying low in my pelvic region causing me pain. The feeling of excitement and fear flooded my body, but I knew the result of the pregnancy was going to be a gorgeous healthy baby I would love for the rest of my life. The morning of my induction my husband and I arrived at the hospital a few minutes past midnight. The nurses wheeled me into the room where I would spend the next twelve hours of my life in the most intense pain I would ever experience. The nurses placed my IV, so I would not get dehydrated through-out labor. Then my doctor arrived to examine me, broke my water and gave orders for a Pitocin drip that would help my body kick start labor. Because of my baby measuring big, the doctor inducing me early, and laboring for twelve hours I was welcomed into the world of Motherhood.
I arrived at my doctor’s appointment with nervous anticipation just wondering if today was going to be the day the doctor decides the time has come to deliver. My appointment time was early in the morning but like always the …show more content…

A nurse came in to help me get in a hospital gown and lay down on the hospital bed. She then placed an IV in my arm and attached monitor leads to my stomach. These leads were held on by one blue strap and one pink strap. These leads were to monitor the baby’s heartbeat and labor contractions through-out labor. My doctor came into examine me a little after one am and broke my water. As he was leaving the room he gave the order to start the Pitocin drip to help progress my labor. The contractions started almost immediately and that is when I knew labor had

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