It has been quite a week! Tuesday, DH came home from a 6 month deployment. We spent Wednesday getting ready for Turkey day on Thursday. I planned to cook for several of the single sailors who just arrived from deployment also. Thursday, after everyone had eaten and was hanging out and relaxing, I felt a gush, then another and an even bigger one and was sure I wasn't peeing myself. I quickly went to change and DH and I went to the medical clinic on base.
Medical confirmed it, my water had broken. However, since we live in Japan and the military hospitals do not have a NICU and i was only 34 weeks, I was transferred to a Japanese hospital. Then I was transferred again after the first hospital said they did not have room in their NICU for my baby.
After arriving at the second hospital, the doctors gave me magnesium sulfate to try and stop my contractions. They prepared me to stay in the hospital for as long as it took to keep LO inside and prescribed extreme bed rest, I could only get up to use the toilet. After being on the magnesium sulfate for about 8 hours and my contractions still coming, the doctor took me off it and said to prepare for delivery.
The first three hours of labor were fairly mild, contractions were just an annoyance, but then the heat was turned up. I went from 4cm to 9 cm in three hours without medication and delivered our baby girl after twenty minutes of pushing. I cannot describe the relief and joy the second Maddie came out!! She was 5 lb 1oz and 18.3 inches long and is absolutely beautiful!
Since she is early, she is having a few difficulties but nothing major. Her breathing had already stabilized, she is strengthening her sucking and swallowing, and maintaining her own body temperature. The hardest part is only being able to see her for a few hours a day and not being able to hold her. But the nurses think I will be able to hold her soon! I cannot wait!
Congratulations! I also had a dose of that lovely mag sulfate this week... Mine has worked so far though as my labor has not progressed but I'm also on strict hospital bed rest now.
Hope LO continues to do well and you are able to bring her home soon.
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Congratulations! She must have known that Daddy was home. Glad to hear she is doing well. Sounds like she was a good size for being a few weeks early. Hope you get to hold her soon.
She just couldn't wait any longer! Congratulations...I'm so happy you both are doing so well! Praying she continues to grow each day...I'm sure she is beautiful!
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Wow! Sounds like an eventful turkey day. I'm glad to hear she is doing well and that daddy was home for her arrival. Keep us updated on her condition and post some pictures when you can. Take care!
Congratulations! My H was just asking me today how many if any of us from our month board had had their babies yet. I am sure she will be in your arms soon!
Wow CONGRATS! So happy little Maddie is doing well!!
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Re: Little Maddie arrived!
congrats!! so glad to hear all is well.
take care!!
Congratulations! I also had a dose of that lovely mag sulfate this week... Mine has worked so far though as my labor has not progressed but I'm also on strict hospital bed rest now.
Hope LO continues to do well and you are able to bring her home soon.
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Congratulations! Glad to hear she is doing well; hopefully you'll get to hold her soon!
TTC since March/April 2010
DX: MFI - less than 1 million sperm, 26% motility
DH put on anastrozole to increase counts
June/July 2011 100 mg Clomid + TS IUI#1 & IUI 2 - BFN :-(
Forced break due to DH getting spinal surgery in August 2011
IVF - January 2012: BFN
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Wow, congratulations!!!!
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