Avery's Birth Story

At 4:58pm on October 18, 2007, Avery Skye Montgomery entered this world. This is her birth story...


On October 15th at 12:30am, Jearmy and I found ourselves on the way to the hospital feeling quite sure that I was in labor and that we would be welcoming our new baby girl into the world shortly. By the time daylight broke, my contractions had slowed down and my dialation had failed to progress beyond 3 1/2. The doctor suggested that we start Pitocin in order to induce labor, but I opted to head home and give myself a few more days...


On October 18th at 6:00am, we checked into the hospital with the intention of inducing labor. The nurse let me know that I was dilated to a 5, but that there were no rooms available. We held off induction until we got a room. Our room became available at around noon and my doula, Patti, showed up shortly thereafter. Patti immediately began working on my back and hips in preparation for the labor and delivery. At 12:45pm my doctor arrived and broke my water. Labor immediately became intense. At 3:15pm I had only dilated to a 6 and my doctor was ready to begin pitocin. I opted for an epidural first and by 4:45 we were ready to begin pushing. 15 minutes and 4 contractions later, Avery Skye was here.