Birth
09:30p - cervadil - 1cm {Sunday night after we put Ellie to bed}
09:30a - pitocin - 2cm {Starting Monday morning}
11:00a - epidural -
12:00p - penicillin, first dose {for GBS positive, a strep-B, helps protect the baby}
12:30p - nurse check- 4cm
01:30p - yuan check - 4-5cm (Yuan refers to Dr. Frances Yuan, Alia's OB)
01:30p - yuan broke water
02:30p - baby variables/hrt rate flucuations - 6cm - cut back on pit
03:30p - hit the bolus on the epi
03:45p - full dilation, waiting for a minor lip - 10 cm
04:30p - a few test pushes, Alia moves Shay quite forcefully, we pause and wait for doc
05:0?p - doc arrives, start pushing. Alia makes major headway with each push.
05:27p - Shay pops out happy and healthy 9lb 5oz - 21" (09/15/03)

(09/16/03) Checked out and went home at 2pm
(09/18/03) Shay was 8lb 13oz, still healthy
(09/22/03) Shay was 9lb 9oz, still healthy

Nurses, all of whom were good and we would recommend. Donna in particular was great.

Rie - pm
Anna - night
Donna - am
Rie - pm