Wednesday, May 17, 2006
Birth - Timeline
5:00 am - Amy feels something like menstrual cramps but feels otherwise normal and goes back to sleep.
8:00 am - Cleaning lady arrives at our house. Dan leaves for work.
9:00 am - Amy's menstrual cramp feelings come and go but seem to lessen with movement, so she decides to go for a walk.
9:30 am - Amy walks around the neighborhood, stopping for a croissant and to buy a pair of shoes.
10:00 am - Amy returns home after an hour walk. Cleaning lady is still working.
10:30 am - Handyman arrives. Amy helps him measure some windows for mosquito screens. Menstrual cramp feeling is getting slightly stronger but still comes and goes.
12:15 pm - While paying the handyman, Amy feels a sharper, more instense cramp, then a small gush of water. Rushing to the bathroom, she starts to suspect her water has broken.
12:20 pm - Amy calls Dan. No answer on his cell phone. Dan is just starting a nice hour long jog through the hills of Rome.
12:25 pm - Still trying to get rid of the handyman, Amy feels a wave of nausea and runs to the bathroom clutching her cell phone. After vomiting, she calls her midwife, who says she'll be right over.
12:26 pm - Amy tries Dan's cell again - no answer. Handyman, still waiting for Amy to come out of the bathroom, finally gets a clue and leaves.
12:30 pm - One more try to reach Dan but still no answer.
12:45 pm - Midwife and her assistant arrive. Amy is crawling around on all fours in the computer room (strange choice since it is the one room in the house she hates on the rug she also hates)
13:30 pm - Dan finishes jogging and sees 6 missed calls on his cell phone. Immediately calls Amy and is confused why the midwife is answering Amy's phone. Dan is told that labor started and to come home quickly.
13:45 pm - Dan receives a call from the assistant saying that Amy is pushing so he'd better fly home. Dan proceeds to run through five straight red lights -- not uncommon in Italy.
14:00 pm - Dan arrives home and sees Amy on her hands and knees wearing a t-shirt that says on her back, "Beer: it's not just for breakfast anymore". The room is dark and has a very calm atmosphere.
14:20 pm - Doctor arrives and takes a seat in our living room (our midwife was responsible for the birth - the doctor was present in case of emergency).
14:25 pm - A gush of blood spurts out of Amy and no one is sure where it came from. Midwife tries to find the baby's heartbeat but can't.
14:31 pm - The midwife then tells Amy to stand and squat down and push hard during the next contraction.
14:33 pm - And with one big push, Zoe enters the world.
8:00 am - Cleaning lady arrives at our house. Dan leaves for work.
9:00 am - Amy's menstrual cramp feelings come and go but seem to lessen with movement, so she decides to go for a walk.
9:30 am - Amy walks around the neighborhood, stopping for a croissant and to buy a pair of shoes.
10:00 am - Amy returns home after an hour walk. Cleaning lady is still working.
10:30 am - Handyman arrives. Amy helps him measure some windows for mosquito screens. Menstrual cramp feeling is getting slightly stronger but still comes and goes.
12:15 pm - While paying the handyman, Amy feels a sharper, more instense cramp, then a small gush of water. Rushing to the bathroom, she starts to suspect her water has broken.
12:20 pm - Amy calls Dan. No answer on his cell phone. Dan is just starting a nice hour long jog through the hills of Rome.
12:25 pm - Still trying to get rid of the handyman, Amy feels a wave of nausea and runs to the bathroom clutching her cell phone. After vomiting, she calls her midwife, who says she'll be right over.
12:26 pm - Amy tries Dan's cell again - no answer. Handyman, still waiting for Amy to come out of the bathroom, finally gets a clue and leaves.
12:30 pm - One more try to reach Dan but still no answer.
12:45 pm - Midwife and her assistant arrive. Amy is crawling around on all fours in the computer room (strange choice since it is the one room in the house she hates on the rug she also hates)
13:30 pm - Dan finishes jogging and sees 6 missed calls on his cell phone. Immediately calls Amy and is confused why the midwife is answering Amy's phone. Dan is told that labor started and to come home quickly.
13:45 pm - Dan receives a call from the assistant saying that Amy is pushing so he'd better fly home. Dan proceeds to run through five straight red lights -- not uncommon in Italy.
14:00 pm - Dan arrives home and sees Amy on her hands and knees wearing a t-shirt that says on her back, "Beer: it's not just for breakfast anymore". The room is dark and has a very calm atmosphere.
14:20 pm - Doctor arrives and takes a seat in our living room (our midwife was responsible for the birth - the doctor was present in case of emergency).
14:25 pm - A gush of blood spurts out of Amy and no one is sure where it came from. Midwife tries to find the baby's heartbeat but can't.
14:31 pm - The midwife then tells Amy to stand and squat down and push hard during the next contraction.
14:33 pm - And with one big push, Zoe enters the world.
# posted by Dan and Amy @ 8:50 PM 
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Increible!! digno de ser recordado y celebrado. Dan, menos mal que estabas en Italia. Aca en USA pasando la primera roja te hubieran detenido y te hubieras perdido el parto, ademas de tener que pagar una multa enorme! jaja
Felicitaciones a Amy por ser tan valiente!
Carola
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Felicitaciones a Amy por ser tan valiente!
Carola
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