Short story: after failure to progress at a 4 because mia was stuck in my pelvis i had to have a c-section. Mia made her entrance in this world at 6:29PM cst. She was 7 pounds 8 oz, 19.25 inches long! She has dark brown hair and of course blue eyes!
Long Story:
From 8:40AM, when my water broke to 5:00PM i went from a 1 to 4. My cervix was still high but i got to about 75% effaced. But on max dose of pit i just wasn't going anywhere.
Around 3:30-4 i got the epidural. Amazing invention- took the cx pain away!
At that time(5) CS was basically our only option. Mia was starting to not handle the cx well, her heart started to get an arrhythmia and i was getting nervous as well.
From about 5:30-6 i was getting prepped and ready to go to the OR. The meds they gave made me shake so bad! But since i had just received an epi they did not make me get a spinal. I still experienced the "i cannot feel me breathing" feeling...so weird. The anesthesiologist was a God send, he talked me down when i got nervous, and cleaned me up when i got sick.
At 6:29PM cst, Mia came screaming into this world. She was trying to make her way down into the birth canal, but got her head caught in my pelvic bone so she was un able to fully descend. Thats why she has a little bruising on her eye.
They cleaned her up and assessed her heart, as far as i know she is now perfectly healthy, like the arrhythmia went away.
They brought her to my husband and the minute he started talking she stopped crying- little turkey is such a daddy's girl! Then i was able to see her and it was amazing.
She has dark hair. I was totally expecting red but her eyebrows are blonde, so who knows what color everything will end up being!
Once i got done in recovery, i was able to nurse and she latched on well with my left side, but has no interest in my right. So thats a work in progress.
Thank you all for your thoughts and prayers! I am so happy my rainbow baby is here!!
Here are baby pics!! For funsies i compared our 3D with her and it is really scary how accurate it is!
Yay Amy!! This was such a great post to wake up to! She is absolutely gorgeous. You look so happy to have her! The epidural is basically the best thing ever, and I got the shakes super bad too so I feel ya on that. Best wishes on a speedy recovery. So much love to you
Congrats! She's beautiful. What a story, do u know why she got stuck? This is one serious fear I have because I'm rly small and I'm afraid she's not going to be able to make her way through.
Congrats! She's beautiful. What a story, do u know why she got stuck? This is one serious fear I have because I'm rly small and I'm afraid she's not going to be able to make her way through.
No idea! She doesn't have a big head- i think it was just the way she was making her way down, she kind of turned diagonally.
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Re: Mia Hope's birth story! PIP! (Amymheidecker)
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Married : ** 09/09/2011 ** BFP : 07-18-13 ** Baby #1 is a GIRL , Born 03/12/14 **
** BFP 2 : 01- 05-15 ** EDD 09-11-15 **
Congrats on your rainbow, she's beautiful! I'm so happy for you!
My Pregnancy/Parenting BLOG TTC since 5/2011, BFP #1 12/3/11, M/C 12/7/11 @ 4wks 2d. Began seeing RE Sep 2012. October 2012 Metformin 1500 mg= ovulation on CD34 BFP#2 11/14/12 9DPO, EDD 7/26/13, DX Gestational Diabetes @14 wks, our angel born sleeping 3/24/13 @ 22wks 2d. BFP #3 7/4/13 8DPO EDD 3/22/14, DX Gestational Diabetes @14 wks. started insulin @16 wks. Our rainbow, born 3/19/14 @ 39wks 6d., we're so in love!
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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