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XP: Lady2010 baby has arrived!!
Lady2010
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Sorry to be mia - I went into labor Fri morning and our little BOY arrived Sat morning at 10:49am after a very long and challenging labor.
Strong contractions 7-10 min apart Fri am, saw my dr, got sent for ultrasound since I was late - discovered he was around 6lbs, 4oz - 8oz - small since a week late. They said if labor didn't progress they would induce.
By 4:30 we went to hospital as my contractions were very strong and 3-5min apart. The pain was unreal. I was only 2cm though and 80-90% effaced.
I was crying - finally broke down and asked for epidural. Got it around 6:30 or 7. It was amazing even though it meant I was stuck in bed.
Finally got moved to our own room from triage around 8:30 - they were busy that night and around 11 they did another cervical check - I was only 3-4cm then. They recommended breaking my water but I resisted and we decided to revisit later. At 2am they checked - made it to 7cm and decided since I was progressing to break water. By 5 or so am I was 8-9cm so we got excited. Then contractions slowed down again - this is what kept happening all day / night Fri.
At 8am I was finally ready to push. Again contractions slowed. Started pitocin at 8:30ish to help. I threw up probably around 10 - too much water. And then spiked a fever. But finally after 2 1/2 hours of pushing our little boy arrived into the world at 6lbs, 6oz and 19inches long!
Because of my fever which was already on the way down and a small amount of meconium when they broke the bag - they only gave him to me for a minute and then took him but brought him back within 5 min. DH was with him and cut the cord. We had some nice skin to skin and even nursed a little.
It's been a blur - severely bruised tailbone means I don't feel much pain from stitches - 2nd degree. Am now on basically mod. Bed rest since getting up/down is so painful. DH has been amazing. Nursing challenges - but we have a plan.
Here is a picture of our baby boy A.
Strong contractions 7-10 min apart Fri am, saw my dr, got sent for ultrasound since I was late - discovered he was around 6lbs, 4oz - 8oz - small since a week late. They said if labor didn't progress they would induce.
By 4:30 we went to hospital as my contractions were very strong and 3-5min apart. The pain was unreal. I was only 2cm though and 80-90% effaced.
I was crying - finally broke down and asked for epidural. Got it around 6:30 or 7. It was amazing even though it meant I was stuck in bed.
Finally got moved to our own room from triage around 8:30 - they were busy that night and around 11 they did another cervical check - I was only 3-4cm then. They recommended breaking my water but I resisted and we decided to revisit later. At 2am they checked - made it to 7cm and decided since I was progressing to break water. By 5 or so am I was 8-9cm so we got excited. Then contractions slowed down again - this is what kept happening all day / night Fri.
At 8am I was finally ready to push. Again contractions slowed. Started pitocin at 8:30ish to help. I threw up probably around 10 - too much water. And then spiked a fever. But finally after 2 1/2 hours of pushing our little boy arrived into the world at 6lbs, 6oz and 19inches long!
Because of my fever which was already on the way down and a small amount of meconium when they broke the bag - they only gave him to me for a minute and then took him but brought him back within 5 min. DH was with him and cut the cord. We had some nice skin to skin and even nursed a little.
It's been a blur - severely bruised tailbone means I don't feel much pain from stitches - 2nd degree. Am now on basically mod. Bed rest since getting up/down is so painful. DH has been amazing. Nursing challenges - but we have a plan.
Here is a picture of our baby boy A.
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Me:37 DH:39TTC#1 since 3/2012
Diagnosis : Unexplained Infertility
3 BFN rounds Clomid + IUI
IVF 1 - BFN, 1 Frozen
IVF 2 - BFN, 5 Frozen
FET 1 - BFP!!! EDD 1/24/15 Beta 1: 700, Beta 2: 2,156; 1st U/S 6w3d: HB 118bpm, 2nd U/S 9w3d: HB 171bpm
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Re: XP: Lady2010 baby has arrived!!
ME: 38, DH: 42, stopped BCPS 1/2013, TTC #1 2/2013, AMH 0.4, started acupuncture: 7/2013,
BFP: 10/07/2013; MC 10/15/2013 @ 7 wks (natural), focused on health issues for 7 months.
TTC again: 6/2014, 2nd round Letrozole, BFP 7/7/2014!!! --- EDD 3/18/2015!!!
ME:46 MH:44 DE IVF 2014
Met with RE 4/11. 2 IUI's BFN. DE best option. Switched clinics to do "shared" program. Had to retake all tests and a mamm that put me behind and then on a DE waiting list for 12 months. Picked a donor!! (10/13/13) Got matched. Estimated transfer in December. After 2.5 years of patiently waiting I will finally cycle....can hardly believe it. DE cycle got cancelled. One of her tests came back positive. Waiting for another donor. Donor picked!! (1/18/14)
DE IVF #1 (4/26) BFN DE FET #1 (6/4) BFP! Beta 1=339 Beta 2=852 Beta 3=9957 EDD 2/22/15!!
"It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness." - Eleanor Roosevelt
I wish you a speedy recovery and much success with the breastfeeding!
9/1998 - Ectopic :: 4/2001 - M/C :: 8/2006 - Ectopic :: 4/2007 - M/C :: 8/2008 - Ectopic
4/2010 - DD
4/2012 - M/C
6/2014 - Surprise Pregnancy at 42 yrs old! EDD 2/16/2015
6/9 +HPT :: 6/10 hCG 383 :: 6/12 hCG 1190 :: 6/17 hCG 8224, Prog 26.4
6/24 U/S #1 showing 6w2d CRL .43cm w/HB! :: 7/7 U/S #2 CRL 1.73cm w/strong HB!!
7/31 NT Scan U/S #3 CRL 49mm, HB160 | MaterniT21 - Negative!! TEAM PINK
9/2 - AFP Panel - Negative | U/S #4 HB150
10/1 Anatomy U/S #5 | HB 134 | CPCs found, Trisomy 18 ruled out w/Mat21 on 7/31 | all other development normal!
11/24 - Glucose was normal at 94
1/12 BPP/Growth U/S #9 HB 129, weighs 5lb 12oz already w/ 4 weeks to go!!
1/20 BPP/Growth U/S#10 HB 155, weight 6lb 9oz :: 1/26 BPP U/S#11 HB153 :: 2/2 BPP U/S #12 HB 137 :: 2/9 BPP U/S #13 HB 150
He is precious. Contrast
Me:39, DH:40
DD born 8/96, DS born 8/04
TTC#3
NTNP since 2006, active trying 1/13
Natural M/C 3/13 at 7 weeks
CP 2/14
All welcome
I am loving these baby arrival posts! Congrats! He is adorable!
I know all about being so sore after being ripped up from birth. Its hard to imagine it now, but you will feel better! It seems at first the healing is pretty slow then it will take a big leap forward quite suddenly. I had lots of back and tailbone issues after the birth of my second, that took longer to feel better than the stitching soreness. But it got to where I could function in everyday life and work through the pain in not too long a time.