Barbie

She's like, you need to go to the hospital. They know that you're coming. I said, okay. So I walk out to my husband. I said, hey, apparently I'm getting induced tonight. Then it's the panic because I didn't have a hospital backpack. I was 37 weeks pregnant. So we rush around and pack everything up and we beeline it down to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

She's like, you need to go to the hospital. They know that you're coming. I said, okay. So I walk out to my husband. I said, hey, apparently I'm getting induced tonight. Then it's the panic because I didn't have a hospital backpack. I was 37 weeks pregnant. So we rush around and pack everything up and we beeline it down to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

She's like, you need to go to the hospital. They know that you're coming. I said, okay. So I walk out to my husband. I said, hey, apparently I'm getting induced tonight. Then it's the panic because I didn't have a hospital backpack. I was 37 weeks pregnant. So we rush around and pack everything up and we beeline it down to Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas.

I don't understand the gravity of the situation at the time. I walk into L&D. And there is a nurse pacing back and forth in the hall. I walk up to the desk and say, hi, you know, I'm Barbie. I'm here checking in. And I look on her desk and it has my name written big letters, Barbie dash severe preeclampsia. I'm like, why does she have that written? What is going on?

I don't understand the gravity of the situation at the time. I walk into L&D. And there is a nurse pacing back and forth in the hall. I walk up to the desk and say, hi, you know, I'm Barbie. I'm here checking in. And I look on her desk and it has my name written big letters, Barbie dash severe preeclampsia. I'm like, why does she have that written? What is going on?

I don't understand the gravity of the situation at the time. I walk into L&D. And there is a nurse pacing back and forth in the hall. I walk up to the desk and say, hi, you know, I'm Barbie. I'm here checking in. And I look on her desk and it has my name written big letters, Barbie dash severe preeclampsia. I'm like, why does she have that written? What is going on?

So the nurse that was pacing, she comes over to me. She's like, are you Barbie? And I'm like, yeah, she's like, come with me. I'm thinking in my mind, she was just hanging out waiting for me, not realizing that I was in grave danger at the time. They get me in the room. They're like, give us a urine sample, change this gown. So I do that.

So the nurse that was pacing, she comes over to me. She's like, are you Barbie? And I'm like, yeah, she's like, come with me. I'm thinking in my mind, she was just hanging out waiting for me, not realizing that I was in grave danger at the time. They get me in the room. They're like, give us a urine sample, change this gown. So I do that.

So the nurse that was pacing, she comes over to me. She's like, are you Barbie? And I'm like, yeah, she's like, come with me. I'm thinking in my mind, she was just hanging out waiting for me, not realizing that I was in grave danger at the time. They get me in the room. They're like, give us a urine sample, change this gown. So I do that.

I sit on the bed and all of a sudden there's three or four nurses in the room. One's digging in my arm for an IV. One's trying to explain to me what they're doing. Another one's trying to place the catheter. I was put on magnesium and on magnesium, you're pretty much confined to your bed. They were like, do you want an epidural? I was like, no, I don't want an epidural.

I sit on the bed and all of a sudden there's three or four nurses in the room. One's digging in my arm for an IV. One's trying to explain to me what they're doing. Another one's trying to place the catheter. I was put on magnesium and on magnesium, you're pretty much confined to your bed. They were like, do you want an epidural? I was like, no, I don't want an epidural.

I sit on the bed and all of a sudden there's three or four nurses in the room. One's digging in my arm for an IV. One's trying to explain to me what they're doing. Another one's trying to place the catheter. I was put on magnesium and on magnesium, you're pretty much confined to your bed. They were like, do you want an epidural? I was like, no, I don't want an epidural.

And she's like, okay, I just need to understand like you're not going to be able to get up and move around or anything. We're starting to go on Pitocin. I was like, okay, still not fully understanding. The pitocin was kicking in. It was really pinching and cramping. It was not feeling great. I couldn't move. Couldn't do much in the bed other than turn. And I looked at my husband.

And she's like, okay, I just need to understand like you're not going to be able to get up and move around or anything. We're starting to go on Pitocin. I was like, okay, still not fully understanding. The pitocin was kicking in. It was really pinching and cramping. It was not feeling great. I couldn't move. Couldn't do much in the bed other than turn. And I looked at my husband.

And she's like, okay, I just need to understand like you're not going to be able to get up and move around or anything. We're starting to go on Pitocin. I was like, okay, still not fully understanding. The pitocin was kicking in. It was really pinching and cramping. It was not feeling great. I couldn't move. Couldn't do much in the bed other than turn. And I looked at my husband.

I was like, should I get the epidural? We're both like shell shocked. Neither of us know exactly what's going on. I had my husband call Amy to ask her if it was okay if I got an epidural. To ask permission. And that's just how, I don't know another word for it other than being just brainwashed. You can't make these decisions without the permission of your midwife or your doula.

I was like, should I get the epidural? We're both like shell shocked. Neither of us know exactly what's going on. I had my husband call Amy to ask her if it was okay if I got an epidural. To ask permission. And that's just how, I don't know another word for it other than being just brainwashed. You can't make these decisions without the permission of your midwife or your doula.

I was like, should I get the epidural? We're both like shell shocked. Neither of us know exactly what's going on. I had my husband call Amy to ask her if it was okay if I got an epidural. To ask permission. And that's just how, I don't know another word for it other than being just brainwashed. You can't make these decisions without the permission of your midwife or your doula.

I felt like getting an epidural was admitting defeat and failure. Amy was just like, oh my gosh, yes, she can do the epidural. You get in this mental state when you're in that environment of natural birth where it's like epidural is bad when it was a great needed intervention for me. My OB, she was the OB that Origins gave all their shit shows to. If things went south, they would call her.

I felt like getting an epidural was admitting defeat and failure. Amy was just like, oh my gosh, yes, she can do the epidural. You get in this mental state when you're in that environment of natural birth where it's like epidural is bad when it was a great needed intervention for me. My OB, she was the OB that Origins gave all their shit shows to. If things went south, they would call her.