All's well that ends well for Reviglio baby

SPRING VALLEY — For Kendra Reviglio, the two-minute drive from the outskirts of Spring Valley to St. Margaret’s Hospital were the longest two minutes of her life.

Reviglio and her husband Pete had left their rural Princeton home about 20 minutes earlier, around 2:30 a.m. Tuesday, on their way to the hospital to have their baby. Just outside of Spring Valley, at about 2:55 a.m., Reviglio had what she called a huge contraction and felt the baby’s head start through the birth canal.

Reviglio told her husband they needed to get to the hospital fast because the baby was coming. She also told her husband to call the hospital so someone would be waiting for them. One final instruction was to run the red light about two blocks from the hospital.

When the Reviglios pulled into the hospital parking lot and stopped at the emergency room entrance, two nurses were waiting for them, Reviglio said.

Seconds later, the nurses delivered the baby, at 2:58 a.m., in the front seat of the Reviglio car. After a quick check of the baby, mother and daughter, Reese Mignon, were taken into the hospital and admitted.

On Wednesday, from her room in the obstetrics floor, Reviglio said she’s very appreciative for the good care she and her daughter received by the hospital staff. She and her daughter are doing fine, Reviglio said.

Looking back at the events of the past 48 hours, Reviglio said everything happened so fast, there wasn’t much time to get scared. She had gone to her doctor on Monday for her regular check-up and everything seemed on schedule. The baby wasn’t due until Friday.

But Reese had a different idea.

About midnight Monday, Reviglio began having minor contractions.  They weren’t extremely uncomfortable and her water (amniotic sac) hadn’t broken yet. Since she had experienced several hours of labor with her first child, two-year-old Brody, she expected a similar experience with her second child.

The harder contractions didn’t start till about 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, Reviglio said. The couple called Pete’s mother to come care for Brody and the couple headed for the hospital. A couple miles from home, Reviglio’s water broke and she knew things would probably go faster than originally expected. Still, she wasn’t too concerned until she had that big contraction and the baby’s head started through the birth canal.