Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Welcome to the world !! <3 The 's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 Tina, Congratulations! What an experience. Make sure you ask any questions you need to about breastfeeding. My two children were like night and day nursing so it was like new territory. Thanks for sharing your good news with us! Wendi http://www.lactivist.com breastfeeding info & resources Hi Girls! I've had quite a week! was born on Monday at 1:31 in the afternoon. ] 20 1/2 inches 8 lb 2 oz. (at 36 weeks) YIKES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 Tina- Oh CONGRATULATIONS!!! I am so happy for you and your family! Your labor sounds like a dream come true. I'm glad things are going well with the breastfeeding, and I hope all your DR appts turn out well too. Keep up the good work! S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 Congratulations Tina and welcome little !! Hope all goes well with your recovery and that touch of jaundice. Best wishes! Fawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 Congratulations! This is the second birth announcement I've read this morning! He is the same size my Keely was at birth :-) Michele, mom of Arran 12-27-93 & Keely 12-5-97 #3 EDD 3-13-00 It's a Boy! ICQ# 13092478 Our Family Pages ~ http://www.telusplanet.net/public/jcrocker/index.html Hi Girls! I've had quite a week! was born on Monday at 1:31 in the afternoon. ] 20 1/2 inches 8 lb 2 oz. (at 36 weeks) YIKES! As most of you know, I was put on complete bedrest due to pre-eclampsia, with my already having been an insulin dependant diabetic. Well, my doctor didn't think I would make it to 37 weeks (which is today!) and totally expected me to deliver at any time. Well I did start having irregular contrax. and since I had nothing better to do with my bedrest time than to time these (irregular) contractions, I got pretty bored. I mentioned to my husband that I'd really like my water to just go ahead and break so I'd KNOW FOR SURE. My labor started with my first son with my water breaking so I expected it to happen this time too, just a matter or time. Well Sunday night I hadn't had any contrax for at least 3 hours and woke up at 2:00 to pee (who doesn't????) and couldn't get back to sleep because of insomnia, not pain. I decided to go ahead and sit in the living room and just watch TV kicked back in my recliner. Well at about 6:00 in the morning I felt pain in my right rib like 's toes were stuck in there or something. It was a constant pain and so I tried to lay down in the bed and sleep. Finally at 7:00, I guess I finally fell asleep in the bed. I woke up at 8:00 and heard my husband getting ready to go to daycare and as they were walking out the door, I rolled over and I guess decided to roll over too, because I felt him just kind of stretch out (diagonally) and I felt a strange pop feeling inside me. Instantly I KNEW! I got up and sure enough! There was a huge GUSH! I decided to quickly get in the shower and get cleaned up. Immediately I started cramping and it got worse! My husband had come back from taking to daycare and he got all the bags in the car and we were off within an hour. Contractions were 3 minutes apart at this point. We got to the hospital at about 10:00 and was put in the triage/observation room of the OB floor and was confirmed that I was a " Keeper " in their words. By the time I was put in my own room, I was begging for my epidural. Evidently there is a rule about having a certain amount of fluid in your system before an epidural, so they had to start an IV of just a fluid expander. They called it an LR. Just plain saline from what I understand. I thought they were going for pitocin when they started the IV because that's what they had to do last time for me because I stalled labor. Anyway, they didn't need it this time, because I was contracting just fine on my own, about 1 min apart at this point. (It was still before noon!) Finally the epidural was in place. I went from 3 in the office last week to still being 3 when I was admitted. Then went to 6 in 30 minutes when I got the epidural and then to 9 in just another 30 minutes. My doctor had come to check me when I got the epidural and put in the internal monitors and was headed back to her office (15 minutes away) and went to chart my stuff and decided to check on me again before she left. That's when I was at 9. She decided to stay! My blood pressure was spiking higher and higher and getting in the dangerous zone. Magnesium was started through IV. Long story short(er) I delivered at 1:31 in the afternoon. A grand total of less than 5 and a half hours of labor from start to finish, including any labor I was having at home and in the car. I can't believe it! When she checked me at 9cm, I was fully efaced and at +2 station, so she had me go ahead and push. She went to scrub and change and was back in 5 min and we WENT TO WORK! In those 5 minutes, the nurses all prepared the room, bed, etc for delivery. I totally expected to be in labor all day, but this was moving too fast for me. Well 10 minutes of pushing after that, was born! Just 10 minutes of pushing! My blood sugar and blood pressure are still out of control, and have to continue insulin and started Procardia. Hopefully, my recovery will be under way and I can come off both soon. My doctor wants to see me in her office next week to evaluate how to handly the blood pressure and diabetes, post-partum. Breastfeeding is going great. Of course I nursed until he was 11 months, so I felt comfortable about what I was doing. is a great eater! He has a touch of jaundice, and hoping this will resolve itself. We had a horrible experience with jaundice with , and don't want to repeat it with . I'm sorry this is so long, but wanted to share my joy..... I'll probably have more to share later as I might remember stuff I forgot to tell you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 Welcome to the world little ! Glad to hear the bfing relationship is going so well. Best wishes for a speedy postpartum recovery. jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 congratulations on your new arrival a Wendi wrote: > > > Tina, > > Congratulations! What an experience. Make sure you ask any questions you > need to about breastfeeding. My two children were like night and day > nursing so it was like new territory. Thanks for sharing your good news > with us! > > Wendi > http://www.lactivist.com > breastfeeding info & resources > > > > Hi Girls! > > I've had quite a week! > > was born on Monday at 1:31 in the afternoon. ] > 20 1/2 inches > 8 lb 2 oz. (at 36 weeks) YIKES! > > --------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 CONGRATULATIONS TINA. What a wonderful birth story!! You did really well. (I love these stories) Chelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 28, 2000 Report Share Posted January 28, 2000 Wow Tina, How wonderful for you. I am so glad is here. Sounds like you all did great. I am so glad you could share your story with us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 31, 2000 Report Share Posted January 31, 2000 In a message dated 1/28/00 1:08:18 AM Central Standard Time, myguymatthew@... writes: << was born on Monday at 1:31 in the afternoon. ] 20 1/2 inches 8 lb 2 oz. (at 36 weeks) YIKES! >> Congratulations!!! and Davian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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