Labor and Delivery Experience
📌 The baby, referred to as "Baby Dragon," was overdue at 42 weeks, which is about two weeks past the typical maximum suggested date (around 38-39 weeks).
😟 The waiting period was highly stressful for the narrator due to constant inquiries from family and friends about the birth timing, leading him to decide he will never share due dates publicly again.
🏃‍♀️ Lynn engaged in various methods to induce labor, including exercise, walking, herbal tea, and stretching, but nothing was immediately effective.

Medical Interventions and Complications
💧 The doctor eventually broke the water using a hook, resulting in a large gush, and then pain/cramps began for Lynn, increasing in intensity every minute.
💊 Inducing medication (a drip to help labor/contractions) was administered, but with every increase in dosage, Baby Dragon's heart rate would spike, signaling discomfort.
🌡️ Lynn developed a high temperature, leading medical staff to suspect illness (like COVID-19) and stop procedures until a COVID test came back negative, confirming she was just "hot."
🔪 Due to the concerning heart rate fluctuations with medication, the narrator, Lynn, and the family opted for a C-section after consulting with the C-section specialist.

C-Section and Birth
😵 The narrator experienced shock upon seeing Lynn opened up during the C-section, noting that she felt no pain, only pressure, and became very sleepy during the procedure.
👶 Baby Dragon was born, initially taken to be warmed under a heat lamp, wiped down, and checked for vitals; the experience was described as surreal and emotional.
🧵 After the birth, nurses offered a knitted beanie made by nurses in their free time, which the narrator found to be an amazing blessing.
🩺 The C-section doctor confirmed that the decision for the C-section was correct because the umbilical cord was wrapped around Baby Dragon's neck twice, which explained the difficulty during labor.

Key Points & Insights
➡️ Dealing with external pressure (family/friends asking daily) during an uncertain time like labor can be extremely stressful; setting boundaries about sharing due dates is critical.
➡️ Persistent fetal heart rate increases correlated with increasing doses of induction medication indicated fetal distress and signaled the need to reconsider the medical path.
➡️ The narrator witnessed his wife's immense strength during labor and the C-section, noting that she felt only pressure, not pain, during the operation due to anesthesia.
➡️ A key discovery post-birth was that the prolonged labor was due to the umbilical cord wrapping around the baby's neck twice.

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