Under the Knife

Not much was happening for a long while. The were routinely checking Silvina, but no action.

Then at 4:30 pm, the older guy made his reappearance - this time dressed as a doctor. They checked Silvina out, and he recommended a C-section. Knowing that Silvina didn't really want a C-section, I asked the doctor what our options were. He said that the baby was not in distress so we could wait longer, but in his experience he didn't think things would change much. We asked for some time to absorb his recommendation. I think it was around this time while talking with the nurse that we learnt that when the baby's heart rate drops below a hundred, it's a sign of distress. At about 5:00 we gave the go-ahead for the C-section.

At about 6:00 pm they took Silvina away to prepare for the C-section. I packed up our stuff and moved it out of the luxury labour suite and into the recovery area. I was waiting a half hour to be called in when a nurse told me that the local wasn't working (thanks to the poorly positioned epideral) and they had to use general. When they use general, they don't allow people in the room, so I had to wait around in the recovery room.