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skye83
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Charlie Alexandra's Birth Story!
skye83
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Short version: Charlie Alexandra was born at 3:17 on 10/17. She weighed 6lbs 4oz and was 19.75".
Long version:
At 9pm on Tuesday (Just as the presidential debate came on), I started having regular contractions. By 9:30 they were getting more intense and were about 5 minutes apart. After having 2 false alarms the week before I was convinced that they would just go away and decided to stay home and watch the debate. When the debate ended at 11pm I was still having regula contractions so I called my midwife and she told me to drink some water, wait half an hour, and call back if they were still 5 minutes or less apart or got more intense. I called back at 11:30. The contractions were about 4 minutes apart at that point and more intense. She told me to come on in. I called my mom to stay with the big kids (still convinced this was another false alarm). We finally got to the hospital at 1am.
After putting me on the monitor for about half an hour my midwife checked me and said I was only 2cm dilated. My midwife told me to walk around or get in the shower for awhile to see if we could get things moving enough to admit me and she would check me again at 3:15. I took a hot shower and came back out having really intense contractions but it was only about 2:15. I rolled around on the hospital bed for about half an hour and DH noticed blood on the sheets. He called for the nurse. I told her I really wanted to get in the tub (I was planning on a water birth but couldn't get in the tub until 5cm). She called the midwife to check me. I was 8cm!!!!
They ran the tub for me and and I got in at about 3am. Instant relief. At 3:15 my water broke, at 3:16 I said I had to push, she was born at 3:17! Wow! That was fast!
She is absolutely perfect and we are so much in love. We are both doing great. They actually authorized an early discharge for us since we were doing so good (and I was going to stab the next dr/nurse/housekeeper who came in and woke her up). As of her DR appointment this morning she had only lost 2oz. She is nursing like a champ.
Thank you ladies so much for all your support! Especially to my labor buddy kbhaynes for keeping me sane. I will be stalking you ladies over here and waiting your arrivals on PAL.
Now for some pictures.
https://tinypic.com/r/303aa9l/6
We are all a little weird and life's a little weird, and when we find someone whose weirdness is compatible with ours we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love
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Re: Charlie Alexandra's Birth Story!
BFP #1 EDD 12.18.12 - Missed M/C at 9w3d D&C 5.22.12
BFP#1 - 11/13/11, Natural MC - 12/24/11 at 12 weeks
BFP#2 - 10/2/12, Please be our rainbow.
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
BFP#1 on 02/14/09 BIRTH to Mason 6lb9oz on 10/12/09
BFP#2 on 5/28/11 EDD 2/1/12 Natural M/C on 6/13/11
BFP#3 on 1/20/12 EDD 9/30/12 Natural m/c on 1/27/12
BFP#4 on 4/23/12 BIRTH to Isabella 7lb1oz on 12/19/12
Cycle 9: BFP 5-3-12:EDD 1-24-13 It's a girl! Born 12-27-12
BFP1: DD1 born April 2011 at 34w1d via unplanned c/s due to HELLP, DVT 1 week PP
BFP3: DD2 born Feb 2013 at 38w4d via unplanned RCS due to uterine dehiscence
BFP #1 5/4/11 EDD 1/12/12 natural m/c 5/17/11
BFP #2 8/9/11 EDD 4/18/12 ectopic pregnancy (methotrexate) 8/24/11 ruptured tube and removal 8/29/11
BFP #3 3/9/12 EDD 11/19/12 Logan born 11/18/12
~*~*Everyone Welcome*~*~
Mother to DD, born sleeping on 9/28/11, and DS, born 3/12/13, 5lbs 13oz, 19in
TTC since 11/2009; Lap/HSG/Hysteroscopy: 5/2011 (endometriosis - removed; endocervical polyp - removed; high pressure in bilateral tubes - cleared)
BFP #1: 8/4/11; DS1 born sleeping on 11/16/11 at 19w1d
BFP # 2: 5/7/12, EDD 1/10/13, DS2 born 1/4/13
BFP # 3: 11/8/13, EDD 7/17/14, mmc 10wks
BFP # 4: 5/16/14, EDD 1/15/15, praying for our 2nd rainbow baby
Positive for HLA-B27, I'm a mutant
Testing - Me ok, gluten issue? DH - borderline count, low motility
4/28/11 IUI#1 = BFP!(5/25), EDD 2/2/12 - m/c 5w3d
7/3, 7/31, 9/25 - IUI#2-4=BFN
IVF#1 - 1 blast = BFP!! (12/30), EDD 9/9/12, confirmed c/p 4w2d
FET#1 3/2/12 - 2 blasts =BFP!! EDD 11/18/12, us#1 = twins! Confirmed m/c 5w6d
4/20-surprise BFP and another c/p 4w2d
FET#2 7/16/12 - 2 blasts = BFN
FET#3 8/20/12 - 1 blast - BFP!! Beta #1-2=177, 354
1st u/s 5w6d, one beautiful little HB
baby girl born 5/10/13
TTC#2 since 12/17/2014, Cycle 8
Repeat Testing...FSH=12, AMH=3.8, AFC=28.
IUI#5 5/10/15- c/p?
IVF#2 8/19/15 - cancelled due to cysts
IVF#2 take two 10/2015 - 5 blasts frozen
FET#4 12/11/2015 - BFN - 4 blasts remaining
FET#5 2/18/16 - BFP!!! Beta1-3, 126, 250, 745!!
Tons of love and ((hugs)) to my IF sister NMscubagirl
EDD 1/31/13, MC May 17. EDD 3/31/13, MC July 26. I miss you so much already my angel loves
My Life
BFP 7.7.09 - CVS 9.10.09 (Girl) - 9.24.09 Severe Fatal Malformation - D&E 10.7.09 @ 17wks
BFP 6.1.10 - 6.10.10 Ectopic M/C @ 5wks
BFP 10.26.10 - 10.29.10 CP
BFP 1.30.11 - CVS 3.28.11 (Girl) - EDD 10.11.11 - Born 10.6.11
BFP 12.18.12 - 12.20.12 CP
BFP 3.18.13 - CVS 5.21.13 (Girl) - EDD 12.2.13 - Born 11.24.13
BFP 6.10.14 - CVS 7.2.14 (Girl) - EDD 1.12.15 - Born sleeping 8.6.14 @ 17w5d
BFP #1 6.19.11 ~ EDD 2.23.12 ~ CP on 6.22.11
BFP #2 7.23.11 ~ EDD 3.28.12 ~ MC on 8.16.11
BFP #3 11.17.11~ EDD 7.31.12 ~ MC on 1.18.12
BFP #4 4.12.12 ~ EDD 12.25.12~ Born on 12.26.12
Now if we can get my delivery started and get baby girl here all will be right in the universe, lol.
So glad your delivery progressed so quickly and that Charlie made a safe arrival!
BFP #1 3.23.11 :: Natural M/C on 5.21.11 @ 12wk4d
BFP #2 2.17.12 :: EDD 10.28.12 :: Ava was born 11.2.12
BFP #3 1.31.14 :: Natural M/C on 3.10.14 @ 9wk2d
BFP #4 4.29.14 :: Natural M/C on 5.5.14 @ ?
New Beginnings: Our Journey into Parenthood (Blog)
BFP #1 ~ EDD 5.20.2012 ~ MC 10.1.2011
BFP #2 ~ EDD 11.15.2012 ~ CP 3.7.2012
BFP #3 ~ DS born 12.03.2012
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