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AmyM72
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Hello - Intro & Lilah's Birth
AmyM72
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Hi Everybody,
Just wanted to introduce myself over here. It's been a wild month and I haven't been able to get online much at all, but I miss seeing how everyone is doing and wanted to see all the adorable little ones from PGAL.
Well, my water broke at work so I drove home and had DH meet me at home to grab our bags and head to the hospital. When we got there around 4 pm they pretty much just sent me on up to L&D since I would need to get set up for the IV antibiotics for GBS. I was starting to have a little bit of cramping at that point so once I was all settled in, DH actually went home for a little while to feed the pet parrots and grab something to eat since it looked like it might be awhile. Soon after he left I started to feel really nauseous, and the contractions started getting much stronger. By the time the anesthetist arrived around 7pm to discuss pain meds with me I had to leave the room to vomit. Got some anti-nausea meds then and went on the monitors for a little while to check baby's heart rate & the contractions. DH finally got back and we walked around the halls for a while and then I threw up some more. Why did no one ever mention in class or in all the well intentioned advise that you might throw up non-stop for hours? Kept on laboring and vomiting until almost midnight, when a check showed dilated to 5 and baby about 0 station. Decided to go with epidural at that point, I couldn't focus on breathing because of all the puking. Blah.
Slept for a couple of hours with the epi and more nausea meds. Another check around 4:30 or so, and we were about ready to push dialed back the epi and started pitocin. Shift changes again so we ended up starting to push around 5:30am .....and pushed for 4 hours! Midwives had me try different positions, massage, etc and said that they could see baby moving but her head just wouldn't turn around the pubic bone. Finally at about 9:30am they had the doctor come in and recommend the vacuum extraction. It sounded better than c-section, so on the first push with the vacuum we finally had our baby!
Lilah Ruby was 7lbs 2oz and 18.5". She began nursing pretty well but had to be put on a bili light the second day. This made her super sleepy and we had a hard time getting her to stay awake long enough to eat. At 4 day appointment she had dropped to 6lbs 4 oz. so we had to start supplementing with bottles of pumped milk and/or formula. It seems like all we did for the first 4 weeks was nurse or pump and try to eat or sleep. At three weeks she got back up to birth weight and we have now been weaning off the supplement bottles. On the bright side, insurance sent me a rental of a hospital grade pump, so I can use that for a while to get some milk stored now (hopefully)
It finally feels like we are getting into a routine and I hope to be able to check in and post more! Hope all you moms and babies are doing well
Just wanted to introduce myself over here. It's been a wild month and I haven't been able to get online much at all, but I miss seeing how everyone is doing and wanted to see all the adorable little ones from PGAL.
Well, my water broke at work so I drove home and had DH meet me at home to grab our bags and head to the hospital. When we got there around 4 pm they pretty much just sent me on up to L&D since I would need to get set up for the IV antibiotics for GBS. I was starting to have a little bit of cramping at that point so once I was all settled in, DH actually went home for a little while to feed the pet parrots and grab something to eat since it looked like it might be awhile. Soon after he left I started to feel really nauseous, and the contractions started getting much stronger. By the time the anesthetist arrived around 7pm to discuss pain meds with me I had to leave the room to vomit. Got some anti-nausea meds then and went on the monitors for a little while to check baby's heart rate & the contractions. DH finally got back and we walked around the halls for a while and then I threw up some more. Why did no one ever mention in class or in all the well intentioned advise that you might throw up non-stop for hours? Kept on laboring and vomiting until almost midnight, when a check showed dilated to 5 and baby about 0 station. Decided to go with epidural at that point, I couldn't focus on breathing because of all the puking. Blah.
Slept for a couple of hours with the epi and more nausea meds. Another check around 4:30 or so, and we were about ready to push dialed back the epi and started pitocin. Shift changes again so we ended up starting to push around 5:30am .....and pushed for 4 hours! Midwives had me try different positions, massage, etc and said that they could see baby moving but her head just wouldn't turn around the pubic bone. Finally at about 9:30am they had the doctor come in and recommend the vacuum extraction. It sounded better than c-section, so on the first push with the vacuum we finally had our baby!
Lilah Ruby was 7lbs 2oz and 18.5". She began nursing pretty well but had to be put on a bili light the second day. This made her super sleepy and we had a hard time getting her to stay awake long enough to eat. At 4 day appointment she had dropped to 6lbs 4 oz. so we had to start supplementing with bottles of pumped milk and/or formula. It seems like all we did for the first 4 weeks was nurse or pump and try to eat or sleep. At three weeks she got back up to birth weight and we have now been weaning off the supplement bottles. On the bright side, insurance sent me a rental of a hospital grade pump, so I can use that for a while to get some milk stored now (hopefully)
It finally feels like we are getting into a routine and I hope to be able to check in and post more! Hope all you moms and babies are doing well
About me:AMA 41 BFP 8/1/12 EDD 4/8/12 Found no Heartbeat 9/5/12 D&C 9/12/12
BFP 12/13/12 EDD 8/22/13 Lilah Ruby born 8/8/13
BFP 12/13/12 EDD 8/22/13 Lilah Ruby born 8/8/13
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Re: Hello - Intro & Lilah's Birth
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[/RA with Sjogren's Syndrome. Risk of heart block in newborn. Age: DH and I are both 38.
BFP #1: 11/25/2007, EDD 7/28/2008 - Missed m/c (blighted ovum) 12/6/2007 6w3d, D&C 1/3/2008.
BFP #2: 4/2008 - Natural m/c at 6w.
Met with RE in 5/2008 full cycle analysis and SA normal. Not considered high risk for blood clots but prescribed 1 baby aspirin a day precautionary during TTC and Progesterone suppositories during 1st trimester of pregnancy.
BFP #3: 10/17/2008. EDD 6/23/2009, Third time's the charm! Healthy baby boy born 6/27/2009 via emergency c-section.
BFP #4: 6/14/2011. Healthy baby boy born 2/16/2012 via elective c-section.
BFP #5: 1/15/2014. EDD 9/22/2014. 2/17/14:.We have a BABY!!! Heart rate 167 and measuring on time. 3/10/14 u/s #2 baby measuring perfectly at 12 weeks at heart rate of 166. NT u/s was normal. Maternit21 blood draw on 3/5/14. Results back on 3/19 - Normal. It's a BOY!!! 4/10/14 at 16 weeks, 3 days discovered baby's heart stopped at 15 weeks, 6 days. D&C 4/11/14. Pathology results were all normal. New information on 8/11/14 - blood test revealed 1/3 of babys blood was in mine caused, most likely, by a tear in the placenta from extreme coughing. Doctor believes this to be the cause of death. Repeat D&C and Hysteroscopy scheduled for 8/19/14. My Chart
BFP: 01/08/11 EDD: 09/15/11 Natural MC: 02/03/11
BFP: 02/14/12 EDD: 10/26/12 D&C: 03/09/12
BFP: 04.05.12 EDD: 12.17.12 Born 11.18.12 Jackson Kane 6lbs 5ounces
BFP: 06.08.13 EDD: 02.13.14 Baby Girl.. 2U2 Here we come
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BFP #1 4/22/10 MC 5/5/10 (6w4d) EDD 12/25/10
BFP #2 10/19/10 CP 10/27/10 (4w6d) EDD 6/30/11
BFP #3 5/10/11 Lucas Abelardo born 12/29/11 at 37w3d
BFP #4 12/10/12 MMC 1/14/13 (9w3d) D&C 1/15/13 EDD 8/16/13
BFP #5 8/22/13 Lucia Elizabeth born 4/17/14 at 38w
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
BFP 12/13/12 EDD 8/22/13 Lilah Ruby born 8/8/13
TTC since 7/10, BFP#1~6/28/11(4wks2d)~EDD 3/4/12, missed m/c(8wks)~8/12/11, D&C~8/16/11
BFP#2~12/15/11~EDD 8/25/12, Hannah born 8/22/12~ 7lbs 10oz & 21 in. long.
BFP#3~1/12/14~EDD 9/23/14, Found out baby is a girl!~4/18/14
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BFP#1 3/8/12; diagnosed w/ Anencephaly at 12w6d; D&C 5/9/12
BFP#2 7/18/12; A/S 10/26/12 It's a Girl! EDD 3/29/13
Phoebe Jordan Born 3/20/13
BFP#1 10 wk missed mc
BFP#2 DS born at 40+2 on 8/14/12 BFP#3 DD Born at 39+3 on 5/13/14
BFP #2: 08/23/12; EDD: 05/04/13 ~Please stick little one!!! DS born 05/09/13 at 40w5d
BFP #1: 05/05/12; EDD: 01/01/13; m/c: 05/21/12 ~Forever in our hearts~
#1 BFP 1/10/11; missed m/c discovered 7w5d
IF Dx: Endo, hetero MTHFR mutation, poor morphology
#1 IUI: 1/18/12 = BFN
#1 IVF/ICSI 4/2/12 = 2 x 7-cell and 1 x 5-cell transferred (3dt) = BFP!!
H was born at 41w2d on 12/29/12 - be still my heart!
#2 IVF/ICSI 1/19/14 = 2 x 8 cells transferred (3dt) = BFP!! EDD 10/09/14
M&W born at 37 weeks on 9/18/14 - I am the momma of 3 boys!!!
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