Our Birth Story

Towards the end of my third pregnancy I started to lose some weight and I was not progressing quite the way we wanted to. So the decision was made with our OB that we were going to induce.

Which I was truly not surprised by, I got induced with all of my babies. I get to about 2 cms and sit there for what feels like FOREVER.

We decided that we would induce on my due date. 3/23/2023.

The day before we were to get induced at 5 am, our older two started vomiting. Of course right? That’s how life works, when it rains it pours. I had intended on relaxing all day to help prepare my body for the marathon it was about to run tomorrow. But nope.

I was cleaning up puke, washing kids, and trying to make them as comfy as possible. I remember telling my husband, today did not go to plan I am worried that tomorrow will not go to plan and something will happen.

Well I was right, probably God telling me that things do not go to my plan, a good reminder that I am NOT in charge.

The girls started to be able to hold down food and we did drop them off at 7 pm to their Aunts house.

Day of Induction:

We went into the ER at 5 am, ready to get this party started and to have a baby. Someone I had known for several years ended up being our nurse, which was a lot of fun.

Things started very easily and went well. I started dilating more and more. Bryton and I got to walk around and just hung out until the contractions got more intense. I asked for an epidural and got it.

I was able to still feel my legs and the strength of the contractions but the pain was not there. Within the hour things got more painful. To help me get through the contractions I hummed the Mormon hymn The Spirit of God.

While it doesn’t align with my beliefs as an adult, I was born and raised Mormon. Growing up The Spirit of God was my favorite hymn. It was the only song I could remember and helped me breath through about an hour of contractions.

After an about and hour I felt the need to push very strongly. And asked the nurse to call the Dr.

The Dr was called and arrived shortly. Roughly 2 minutes later at 3:58 pm, Lennon was here. It took only 2 pushes and she was earth side. One for her head and one for her shoulders. My quickest and easiest delivery.

We were obsessed. She was 6 lbs and 7 oz, and 19 inches. With a beautiful head of hair. An absolute perfect addition to our family. I was over joyed and overwhelmed at the goodness of God.

Bryton and I for the next hour just soaked in the sweet angel the Lord had sent us. The nurse did come in several times and change the pad under me. I was bleeding a lot.

I thought nothing of it, the last two girls I bled very lightly and stopped after 3 days. I figured that this was a normal amount of blood. Since I knew my previous experience was not the normal.

Bryton’s mother and nephew came with dinner and to see the baby. While they were there the Dr. came to check on baby and I.

She said that I was bleeding a fair bit more than I should and wanted to see if I had a clot. She was able to pull out a clot almost as big as Lennon. She said that there was some more clots and potentially some pieces of placenta still attached and they needed to get them out.

I was put back into the delivery pose and for roughly an hour and a half she attempted to get all the pieces out and to stop my bleeding. I was also started on pitocin to help my uterus contract and to stop the bleeding.

I later asked for some pain medication as it was getting painful. The Dr. talked to me the whole time and was very compassionate. I am so blessed that God has placed such smart and wonderful medical providers that we trust in our lives.

Our sweet Dr still tried to get the pieces and I was given an ultrasound to see how much was left. She also called another Dr. and got a second opinion. They weighed all the blood and I had lost 4 liters of blood.

I was given a blood transfusion since I had lost so much blood and it was decided I needed a DNC as soon as possible as I was fading fast. I had lost so much blood and it was still not all out.

Thankfully I had pumped the week before being induced and while I was in surgery Bryton was able to give Lennon a bottle of colstrom.

She was such a sweet baby through the whole ordeal and just slept and hung out with my dad and Bryton.

I was scared to go under since we had already taken my epidural out I was going to be put under anesthesia. The nurse anesthetist arrived and it was someone I knew and trusted from church.

His daughter used to babysit for Lucy when she was younger. I knew that things were all in God hands and I was in good hands.

While I was wheeled into surgery and for the short time I was in the OR and awake I continued to hum The Spirit of God and I felt the Holy Ghost there with me.

I woke up in the room around 30 minutes later and was able to hold my sweet girl again and hug Bryton. My dad was also there, once it was deemed that I was alright he went home.

I made sure the baby slept in her bassinet due to the fact I was still coming down off the pain meds, and I did not want to co sleep while under the influence.

The next day we took it easy, my dad came to check on how I was.

Our Dr. came in and checked on me. It was ordered that I needed more bloodwork to check some of my levels. We talked about the night before and she said “And that is how women died during child birth, they would hemorrhage like you did and not make it.”

It did not hit me until then how big yesterday was. I could have not made it and not been here to raise my 3 perfect girls.

The miracle that God gave me will never be lost on me. I am here, I am alive and I am able to be there to see my girls grow. That I am able to see their milestones and to be a piece of their lives.

I thank God everyday and will for the rest of my life thank God for the miracle of my life and that I can live with my husband and raise our beautiful children together.

In the blink of an eye that can all change and I never want these blessings to be lost on me. The Lord is great and gracious.

He also works though others. I know he worked his miracles through the Dr. and the medical team. How blessed we are for him to put such smart and wonderful people in our lives. Including our sweet girls.

I am so happy and in awe at this experience and greatful that I was able to experience something like it. Sounds crazy right? I almost died and I am happy about it. But it was so truly eye opening. It changed how I look at so many things and it changed how often I see God’s hand in my life.

Forever and always I will be thankful to the Lord for these blessing and children.