- The fourth and final baby.
Three boys and now we're having our first girl.
- [Nurse] She's gonna be soon
and the pain's gonna be gone, okay.
- Okay.
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Hi, I'm Hannah.
I'm the World's OK-est Mom.
And I am 39 weeks pregnant.
Very much over it.
Very much ready for this to be done.
So imagine my surprise, nine short months ago,
I find out that I'm pregnant again.
It was such a welcome, exciting surprise.
I'm always so excited to welcome one more.
And then imagine my absolute shock
when we find out we're having a girl.
I thought we only made boys.
Honestly didn't quite sink in until she was born
that we were gonna have a daughter.
You might have seen that with my current youngest, Henry,
I ended up filming his birth.
I never documented any part of birth before that.
And it was so amazing to film it and get to reexperience it.
So I've decided I'm gonna do it again
because birth is so different every time.
I am going to take you along on this journey
of the fourth and final baby.
Give me some eviction vibes.
Let's get her out.
I should have known that maybe I was having a girl
because this pregnancy was so different from my other ones.
It was so much harder.
I was really, really sick.
Violently ill for about 17 weeks.
I had way more pain, more fatigue, more heartburn,
nausea at the end of pregnancy.
Just all those side effects
of pregnancy that you read about,
I was experiencing all of them.
I would love for her to come out soon
because I'm not sleeping at night at all.
I'm over it.
I'm not one of those people who likes being pregnant at all.
Someone said, can you say one good thing about pregnancy?
And I was like, no.
39 weeks, about done.
I'm so uncomfortable and tired.
It dawns on me, I literally haven't bought
anything for this baby, and I'm totally unprepared.
So I was feeling really panicked
about a couple key items that I hadn't bought yet.
But Matt had a little surprise for me.
I do this every time.
I don't buy a stroller, then the baby's here.
Then I panic, I get backed into a corner.
I buy whatever stroller's at the store and I don't like it.
It's not the stroller I wanted.
So I was venting to Matt and he said,
do you want your surprise?
And I said, yes.
So he's outside getting something.
And I'm very excited to see what it is.
Oh my gosh!
What?
- You like it?
- [Hannah] Oh my gosh.
Okay, where did this come from?
- Your friends sent me money with Zelle,
so I was able to get this cool new stroller.
- [Hannah] Oh my gosh, that's so sweet.
- [Matt] You like it?
- [Hannah] It's the one I wanted.
- The money was in my account so fast
I was able to get it right away.
- [Hannah] Oh my gosh.
Okay, let's take it for a test run.
Let's get the kids.
Woo, looking good.
Who's gonna sit behind you?
- Leni. - Yeah.
So having a girl opened up
just a whole world full of names as well,
and we were so overwhelmed choosing a baby name.
But I found out about something super cool
that's kind of new to me, baby name consultations.
So I reached out to this really sweet woman named Morgan,
and we booked a baby name consultation,
and did it over video chat.
Hi, Morgan.
- Hi, Hannah.
Nice to meet you.
- Thank you so much for doing this.
I can't tell you how many names I've picked
and we've decided on,
and then a week later I'm like, I hate it.
We're done, we're not using this.
We're starting all over.
What is your process
for whittling down the names for people?
- I've got big databases full of names
just from different vibes, different generations.
A lot of parents want different sounds or letters.
So I've got just Google sheets
on Google sheets that have
lots of different categories of names.
- What did you come up with?
- Yeah, well I was looking at your boys' names,
Jackson, and Wyatt, and Henry.
And I feel like, for them, it's classic
but maybe a little bit western and a little bit vintage.
And then I really liked leaning into that vintage vibe.
- So if you had to pick one name that's like
your number one recommendation for this baby,
what would that name be?
- Based on the names that you were giving me
I really liked the idea of Birdie.
And even if you didn't use Birdie directly,
names like Wren, you can get the nickname Birdie from,
or Beatrice, or even Roberta.
I just got big Birdie vibes from you.
- That's so funny 'cause we definitely have noticed
that we like the E sounding ending of her names,
like Birdie.
It's so cute and it just feels really playful.
But I love that end sound.
Thank you so much for helping me organize my thoughts.
And I feel like even if we don't use
one of the names that you suggested,
it's another really good starting point
for us to kind of associate even more names
that we might not have thought of.
Well thanks, Morgan.
- Thank you so much, Hannah.
- And I will, I'll let you know what we end up with.
- So with Henry, I ended up being induced
because he was born really close to Christmas,
and we just wanted a little more control over the situation.
And I wasn't gonna do that this time around,
but she wasn't coming out,
and so we decided to go with inducing again this time
because we needed a really ironclad plan for childcare.
If I were to go into labor in the middle of the night,
we have three kids who someone has to stay home with.
And we live really far from my family.
So with that date in mind,
I really had high hopes to do a lot of family stuff,
do a lot of outings.
And of course, nothing ever goes to plan
and we all got very sick with a really bad cold.
So the last week was spent trying to get everybody healthy,
trying to find moments to do fun stuff together
while we can, inside.
And just make sure that no one has a cold
when this baby comes.
How many are there?
- One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine.
- Almost. - 10.
- Four days until my induction.
And I woke up this morning 50 times worse.
I feel like garbage.
Oh my God, I'm trying so hard not to throw up.
I wanted to spend these last few days enjoying time
with the kids and here I am stuck in bed.
Oh my God, I look like poop. (laughs)
I really wanted to dedicate a lot of time to Henry
because I knew that this was
gonna be a rude awakening for him.
He is so much the baby of the family.
I knew it would be a big adjustment for him
because we're so close.
So I dedicated a lot of time to Henry,
a lot of cuddles to Henry, 'cause he knew a baby was coming,
but I don't think he really knew what it meant.
TMI, if I don't regularly pee,
every time I cough, I pee my pants.
I've had to change my pants three times today
'cause she's so low,
and she's putting so much pressure on my bladder.
So I had my final doctor's appointment
before my induction date.
It's two days away.
I needed a cervical check and I'm three centimeters dilated.
I was having some contractions, not painful ones.
He did what's called a stripping your membranes,
which is kind of like loosening the amniotic sack
from inside the uterus.
And it's supposed to help with a smoother labor.
It wasn't unbearable or anything,
but it was uncomfortable.
And that was it.
So now we wait.
And I can't stop peeing, so.
I feel like it's near.
This is the last full day of the baby bump.
Okay, I'm headed to the hospital
for my pre-screening that they do before induction.
They're gonna take a urine sample, probably blood,
they're gonna COVID test me.
And then it's like all done and set
so that I can come in tomorrow and not have to deal with it.
Okay, so I just finished at the hospital.
I'm gonna go get myself a little treat
'cause this is my last day as a pregnant woman.
Oh my God, it's all happening.
This is crazy.
So my mom is here.
I'm all set to go at 5:00 AM tomorrow.
Hi, guys. - Hello.
- [Hannah] Are you excited to have a baby sister tomorrow?
- Yes. - Yeah.
- [Hannah] Yeah?
Who's gonna hold her first?
- Me. - Me.
- The oldest. - Me.
Me!
- Me.
- [Hannah] I'm gonna miss you guys tomorrow.
- You'll be at the hospital.
- [Hannah] I know.
Do you wanna say anything to your sister before she's born?
- Hi.
- We're doing a bedtime book for honey.
Last night as the youngest.
When I come home
I'm coming home with your sister.
Okay, goodnight guys.
- Goodnight.
- So our induction appointment was 5:00 AM,
but that did grant me the luxury of getting ready for birth.
I got to do my hair and makeup.
It felt very reminiscent of having Henry.
It was like total flashbacks to putting on my makeup,
pitch black outside, in the bathroom,
heading out in the darkness to go to the hospital.
So I get to the hospital, I get admitted,
I go to my labor and delivery room.
And they did a cervical check on me,
which is basically they shoved their whole arm up there
to reach your cervix and see how open it is.
And to give birth, your cervix goes from completely closed
to 10 centimeters dilated,
which is how open it is to fit the baby out.
So every time I've gone to the hospital
I've been at about a three or a four centimeters dilated.
It's kind of that pre-labor
where your body's starting to get warmed up.
I was six centimeters dilated.
So I had been in medium labor, I'd say,
where things were really moving quickly,
I just hadn't noticed.
I'm six centimeters dilated.
So they were like, do you,
you might wanna get your epidural now if you want it
'cause it's gonna go really fast probably.
Once they hook me up to the Pitocin.
This one's very different than Henry.
- Yeah, so far.
- Like Henry, it just wasn't budging.
This one is like lightning speed, knock on wood.
But yeah, I hate, this is my least favorite part.
I hate IVs.
And I'm hungry.
Anesthesia has a whole hospital full of patients to tend to,
so they're not always at your beck and call.
So the timing is really important for getting your epidural.
And I opted to get it before they hooked me up
to the Pitocin so that if things got crazy
I'd at least have that epidural.
I'm hooked up to fluids and they're gonna come in
as soon as I've had enough fluids,
they're gonna come in and give me my epidural,
and then hook up the Pitocin.
I can feel myself having a contraction though.
They're getting a little more frequent.
I'm like, maybe I just deliver normally.
So they gave me a bit of time just to see what would happen,
and maybe the labor would kickstart on its own.
But eventually I got hooked up to Pitocin,
which causes synthetic contractions, I guess.
And usually helps move things along.
Just a waiting game.
Nice and comfy though 'cause I have my epidural.
The epidural is on a constant drip.
It's kind of just the same as an IV,
but it's in your spine, which is a little scary.
But, when you're in that level of pain
it's, in my opinion, very much worth it.
I'm having contractions, but my water needs to break.
In the meantime, while we were waiting for my doctor,
we decided to try some positions
to see if my water would break.
They ended up sitting me upright in the hospital bed.
It's not working.
Nothing's really happening.
So Matt and my mom decide to go get coffee.
And in the meantime, we are planning to put me
back on my back and try something called a peanut ball.
It's a big ball shaped like a peanut.
You put it between your legs.
They get the peanut ball in and what do I feel?
I feel basically a rubber band snap inside of me.
That's how I would describe your water breaking.
Oh my god.
Okay, now like fluid is coming out.
My epidural was gravity based.
So when they put the epidural in your spine,
it goes with the gravity of your body.
The epidural wasn't up here anymore
because I had been sitting up.
- [Nurse] Start breathing now.
Start breathing now.
There you go.
Start breathing out like a wave.
Okay, it's gonna come and go.
- The the contractions just ramp up from zero to 100.
Oh my God.
They were like, oh snap,
your mom and Matt have to get back now.
Oh God, it hurts so bad.
- [Nurse] I'm like, I don't care who checks her.
- Okay.
And so they called anesthesia to try to get them
to come up and gimme what's called a bolus,
which is basically just a boost of medication
to try to make it a little more pain free.
But anesthesia was in an operating room.
I just started getting flashbacks to Henry's birth
of the realization that I was gonna feel it, again.
- [Nurse] And she's gonna be soon
and the pain's gonna be gone, okay.
- Okay.
- [Nurse] I promise.
Promise, Hannah.
(Hannah sobbing)
- When they went to look to see if my water was broken
they saw a head.
And so she was ready.
She was like ready to fly out and be born.
(all laughing)
(baby cries)
- [Nurse] Hi!
I know, let's get that gunk out.
Beautiful, 150.
She's gorgeous.
- Oh, my God.
- Right here. - In between.
- [Hannah] She's got so much hair!
- [Nurse] She does have a lot of hair.
- [Hannah] Oh my God.
- [Nurse] Her heart's good.
I'm gonna tuck her into you, okay honey.
- Okay.
Oh my God, that was so fast.
- [Nurse] One push.
- Hi. - We have a baby girl.
- [Nurse] Baby girl.
- [Nurse] Oh Dad, proud Dad.
- Oh my gosh, I love you.
I love you.
I immediately knew that I was gonna need stitches.
Usually if you're doing like pushes every contraction
then your body stretches with each contraction
and with each push.
But with her, she just kind of flew out of me.
But I was just so happy, I didn't care.
I was like, do whatever you have to do.
I'm so excited and happy to meet this little girl.
(baby crying)
- [Doctor] You should be all good now.
All stitched up.
- [Hannah] Matt is changing his first girl diaper.
- The first diaper that she's had as a person.
There's a lot of black tar.
- [Hannah] She just keeps peeing and pooping,
no matter how fast he wipes.
- She's my little deuce poop.
- So my mom had been with the boys,
they were so excited for us to get home.
We walked through the door with little Leni Jean
in her car seat and the boys just flocked to her.
Hey guys.
(Henry crying)
Now I knew Henry wouldn't take it great
that he just, he had a whole meltdown.
In that moment, it dawned on him like,
this is here to stay, this.
- I'll hold you.
- Jackson and Wyatt are seasoned pros.
They're seasoned big brothers
and so they were just so ready to hold her.
And I think that helped Henry get more excited too
and kind of snap out of the shock and sadness
of seeing this little baby.
And so he got really excited to hold her as well.
We were still recovering from this cold.
Couple kids had to wear masks
because I just didn't want her to come home
and immediately get sick.
So it wasn't that close contact welcome
that I had really hoped for, but we worked with what we had.
The boys got to all hold her.
- You need to be gentle. - Okay, I'll be gentle
Henry, what should we do?
She's crying.
- What you crying about?
- She's hungry. - Oh.
- Matt is obsessed with her.
Oh my gosh, she's just his world.
We fight over being able to hold her.
It's been so surreal and so special.
And she's just magical.
Perfect, magical.
- To Leni. - To Leni.
- New girl in the family.
A new baby girl.
- [Hannah] Cheers, sweetie.
- Oh, that's good.
- It's just so exciting to welcome Miss Leni Jean,
our baby girl, into our family.
It's a wild final chapter of parenthood.
I'm just so excited to finally introduce you to her.
But I can hear her crying.
She's really pissed and hungry, so I better go.
So that's all for now.
I'm Hannah, and if you have a birth story to share,
message me on Instagram.
If you have any questions about birth,
message me on Instagram too.
If you'll please excuse me,
we're gonna go take our very first family walk.
Move her into the snazzy new stroller.
'Til next time.
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