Boy, it's amazing what chemicals can do.  A once painful experience had Sarah smiling again shortly after the epidural.  In fact we both took naps this afternoon taking advantage of both the time and opportunity to do so.

After what we hoped was the start of progressing labor, Sarah's contraction have plateaued.  Labor and dilatation has not progressed on it's own as we had hoped so we are back on with the Pitocin.  The nurse, Cathy, just administered the drip.  Once Sarah is on Pitocin, the baby has to be monitored closely.  As I mentioned in previous posts, Pitocin is a synthentic version of Oxytocin which the body produces on it's own.  There is some negative opinions out there about the use of Pitocin, however in talking with Dr. Fox, he has explained to us that there is much data about the safe usage of Pitocin.  In it's use here at St. Lukes, a baby is constantly monitored once on Pitocin.  Any negative effects, if any were to appear, would be caught nearly immediately.

Tim