The Birth of Greyson John Busuego

I guess I need to start from the beginning....

My due date came, it went. I was a week overdue and the doctors had me come in for an ultrasound to check the baby and to check my fluid levels. Greyson looked very healthy in the ultrasound, but I only had 5cm of fluid which was just enough to not induce me that day. Anyhow, the ultrasound technician told me to go home and buy red leaf raspberry tea and that it would help bring on contractions. I right away went to the local health food store and bought the tea. Within 3 hours or so the contactions began. That night I began having contactions and they were in 3-5 minute intervals. So, like any other first time parents we headed to the hospital...They sent us home. I went home and prayed SOMETHING, ANYTHING would happen that night...Nothing! The next day I continued to drink the tea and the contractions kept coming. I had contractions all day, but nothing that made me hunch over in pain. Later that night I was not feeling baby move, which was uncommon to me, so we went in to the hospital. Still nothing, so they sent me home once again. The following day, the contractions were getting more and more intense. I wasn't wanting to eat that day so by dinner time we went back to the hospital for the 3rd time. They said that I was still not in active labor, to take a sleeping aid, and to go get a good nights rest. I was LIVID! I was so upset that the night before I wasn't feeling Greyson, and tonight she wanted me to take a sleep aid and not be able to feel him all night long. Crazy nurse! I was so upset my water ended up breaking. The nurse said, "well, I was going to send you home again, but we are going to admit you and start your induction because your water just broke". Yes. Finally. We were getting somewhere! They put me into my labor room, started the pitocin, and Greyson's heartrate began to drop. It hadn't even been 5 minutes on the pitocin when the doctor came in and said, "we don't have much time, we think the cord is around the baby's neck, and we need to do an emergency c section. The baby will be born within the next 30 minutes." I was TERRIFIED! Wow. I thought I was going to have a natural birth and all of the sudden this was an emergency. They wheeled me into the surgery room and 30 minutes later (on Easter Sunday) Greyson was born.

When they pulled Greyson out, the cord was not around his neck, however, the cord was in a knot. A true knot. The only happens in about 1% of births. I was told (because I was in recovery from the surgery) that the nurses brought him in and were calling him the "miracle baby". Greyson was just perfect. He was 7lbs 4.9oz and 19 3/4 inches long.