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Liam's Birth Story...longish
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So...since I hadn't made any progress toward being able to have a VBAC, I was scheduled for a c-section for Monday, September 12th at 8:00am, that way, if things changed, I'd still have some time to have Liam the way I'd like to and avoid the longer recovery.
Thursday evening (09/08/11), I left work at 5:00pm, and hadn't even gotten a block from the office when a car ran a red light, plowing into the passenger side of my vehicle at about 50mph. My car was spun through an intersection and finally came to rest half in the street, and halfway over the curb and in a person's yard. I was SO scared. The EMS arrived and checked my BP, which was 167/102. I was already experiencing pain in my neck, chest and back, but had also noticed an increase in activity in Liam's movement. They transported me to Wake Med for observation and planned on keeping me until 9pm that night. However, while under observation, I started having contractions (6 or more in an hour) and Liam's heart rate became elevated, so I was admitted for 24 hr observation. Friday morning, the doctor came in and told me they wanted to go ahead and do a c-section since I was still contracting and they couldn't rule out a placental abruption. I was a little disappointed, but was more concerned that things be okay with the baby than anything else.
Since they knew I had planned on delivering at Rex, they called my OB and made arrangements for me to be admitted there for an emergency c-section. At 2pm that afternoon, they wheeled me into the Rex operating room, and at 3:01pm, Liam David Smith entered the world. He was 7lb, 5oz and 20 inches long. He's the most mellow baby, and hardly cries (so far). He's nursing great, and has already started to gain weight back from his post-delivery loss.
Here's a pic of my new sweetie pie:
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Re: Liam's Birth Story...longish
CONGRATS!! He is so cute!
I cannot believe you were in an accident, is your car totaled? I hope that idiot that ran a red light knows they hit a pregnant woman. I am SO glad everyone is ok and you have a healthy baby. I cannot even imagine how scared you were. Are you experiencing other pain from the accident (how great on top of a c/s to deal with that).
I'm so sorry about your accident sounds scary. I'm glad it all turned out well and your LO is perfect. Congrats!
Photo/Family Blog
Congrats! He is ADORABLE!
I cannot believe you got hit that far along! So, so, so scary! Glad everything turned out OK in the end. Hope you're recovering well.
Congrats! He is SO adorable!
1. I am so glad that you and the baby are ok. That is SO scary!
2. Thank GOD you were that far along and it was no big deal to deliver him when they had to.
I hope you are doing ok and your recovery goes smoothly. Surgery plus whiplash can't be fun. I hope that person who hit you got slapped with a huge fine and can pay you damages for your car plus emotional stress.
Wow. So glad everything turned out okay!
Congratulations and Liam is too sweet!!
Adorable!
So glad that both of you made it through the accident okay!
Life at Chunky Gal
Liam is adorable. Congratulations! I hope you have an easy recovery from the accident and your c/s.
Wow, I am so glad that you and Liam are both ok. That sounds like a terrible accident
Congratulations all the same, how exciting that he is here!
My Sweet Girls
All of this. And he's so cute! Congrats!!