My Birthing Survey

The Firstborn Survey (with all the rest thrown in for good measure):

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
no
yes

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?

yes

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?

excitement followed by shear panic

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?

No

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?

33 and 34 at delivery

35 and 36 at delivery

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?

Home test
Home test

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?

Tim


8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?

Absolutely

9. DUE DATE?

July 21st
March 5th

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?

no

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?

ice cream

12. WHO IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?

students and work

13. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?

my husband does- me I'm fine with 2 girls

14. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?

too many

15. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?

2 with the first, 1 I attended and 1 my in laws had in MI --video taped and mailed the presents to us

16. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?

knew about it

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?

yes, Riley was breech and I had an aversion- WITHOUT DRUGS!!!! and for those of you wondering what that means. . . the Dr. strong armed my stomach and spun her around in my belly like a football

yes, Natalie was determined to come early and put me on bed rest for the later part of my pregnancy and ended up coming early on Superbowl Sunday with an abnormally short umbilical cord

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?

IN THE GREAT STATE OF TEXAS!!! All the McGovern Girls are Native Texans.
Temple, TX
San Angelo, TX


19. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?

From the time we got to the hospital to the time of birth:

6
7

20. WHO DROVE YOU THE THE HOSPITAL?

my mom- I was induced and Tim came later
Tim

21. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?

Tim and my Mom
Tim- then he threw up

22. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?

vaginal yes, natural hell no- I got drugs

23. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?

The day you deliver should be a day you enjoy. . .not endure.
Hell yes I had drugs and I got them early too! I had epidurals before I even felt hard labor. With Riley the Dr. gave me my epidural early since I already endured the aversion and since there were all men on duty with Natalie on Super Bowl Sunday I got every thing early.


24. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH??

7lbs 1 oz

6lbs 13 oz

25. DID YOUR CHILD HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS??

Riley wouldn't put on weight and had jaundice

Natalie suffered jaundice and was in for an extra week

26. WHAT DAY WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ON?

July 16, 2002
February 6, 2005

27. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?

Riley Catherine
Natalie Morgan

28. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?

4
2

Okay Jennifer I did it!