March 2014 Moms
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I almost delivered in the hospital hallway!
NortyLeigh
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First off, I have been MIA for a few weeks, so huge congratulations to everyone with outside babies!
Second, Cooper Matthew arrived on February 27th at 5:27 AM. He was 15 days early and still managed to weigh 9.1 lb and was 21 inches long!
The long, crazy story of the fastest birth ever:
I woke up to go to the bathroom at 3:30 AM and my water broke (same exact way that it happened with DS1). We finished packing our bags and had to make many calls to find someone who actually heard their phone in the middle of the night to watch DS1. We dropped him off at a friends and headed to the hospital. I went from having no contractions to contractions that were a minute apart during the 25 minute drive. We pulled up to the hospital at 5 AM. After getting my vitals we were moved to a triage room where I was supposed to put a gown on. I got my pants off and started screaming in pain and had my husband go get a nurse. She wouldn't come at first, thinking there was no rush. My husband had to beg her to come into the room. She came in all nonchalantly and goes to check me. Glances once and freaks out as she grabs the phone and calls frantically for a dr. My triage bed was wheeled, running, through the halls to find a delivery room and they grabbed the first dr the saw outside the room. I was told not to push but he started coming out in the hallway and I couldn't stop it. 6 people helped lift me onto the delivery table and Cooper was born within minutes. I obviously was unable to get an epidural (my biggest fear) but did not even have time for an IV or monitoring of any kind. I gave birth in the tank top that I wore to the hospital! It was the WORST pain ever imaginable but thank goodness it was so fast! I still don't know how he was so big when he was born at 37 weeks, 6 days! Afterwards, I started passing a lot of blood clots and a catheter and cleaning failed to get them out so I ended up having to have a spinal and go to the OR to get them cleaned out. That SUCKED after having had a last minute med-free birth. Cooper went to the nursery to get slight fluid on his lungs checked out. Luckily they were able to do it without a D&C. I never thought I'd have a baby without an epidural but I will say, my recovery has been MUCH easier this time around. Cooper had elevated jaundice levels at his check up with our pedi on Monday so he has had bloodwork done at the children's hospital 3 days in a row (to check his levels) and a biliblanket at home since Monday night. We are hoping that tomorrow will be nearing the end of it. Either way, we are so happy to be home and a family of 4! My doctor said that if my water had not broken in the middle of the night like it did, we would have gotten stuck in downtown traffic and he would have been born in the car. Thank GOODNESS that didn't happen! I am also glad this was my second child, otherwise, there may not have been a second!
Second, Cooper Matthew arrived on February 27th at 5:27 AM. He was 15 days early and still managed to weigh 9.1 lb and was 21 inches long!
The long, crazy story of the fastest birth ever:
I woke up to go to the bathroom at 3:30 AM and my water broke (same exact way that it happened with DS1). We finished packing our bags and had to make many calls to find someone who actually heard their phone in the middle of the night to watch DS1. We dropped him off at a friends and headed to the hospital. I went from having no contractions to contractions that were a minute apart during the 25 minute drive. We pulled up to the hospital at 5 AM. After getting my vitals we were moved to a triage room where I was supposed to put a gown on. I got my pants off and started screaming in pain and had my husband go get a nurse. She wouldn't come at first, thinking there was no rush. My husband had to beg her to come into the room. She came in all nonchalantly and goes to check me. Glances once and freaks out as she grabs the phone and calls frantically for a dr. My triage bed was wheeled, running, through the halls to find a delivery room and they grabbed the first dr the saw outside the room. I was told not to push but he started coming out in the hallway and I couldn't stop it. 6 people helped lift me onto the delivery table and Cooper was born within minutes. I obviously was unable to get an epidural (my biggest fear) but did not even have time for an IV or monitoring of any kind. I gave birth in the tank top that I wore to the hospital! It was the WORST pain ever imaginable but thank goodness it was so fast! I still don't know how he was so big when he was born at 37 weeks, 6 days! Afterwards, I started passing a lot of blood clots and a catheter and cleaning failed to get them out so I ended up having to have a spinal and go to the OR to get them cleaned out. That SUCKED after having had a last minute med-free birth. Cooper went to the nursery to get slight fluid on his lungs checked out. Luckily they were able to do it without a D&C. I never thought I'd have a baby without an epidural but I will say, my recovery has been MUCH easier this time around. Cooper had elevated jaundice levels at his check up with our pedi on Monday so he has had bloodwork done at the children's hospital 3 days in a row (to check his levels) and a biliblanket at home since Monday night. We are hoping that tomorrow will be nearing the end of it. Either way, we are so happy to be home and a family of 4! My doctor said that if my water had not broken in the middle of the night like it did, we would have gotten stuck in downtown traffic and he would have been born in the car. Thank GOODNESS that didn't happen! I am also glad this was my second child, otherwise, there may not have been a second!
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***************************************Child mentioned********************************************
Me 28 DH 32
TTC naturally 05/2011-10/2012= All BFNs
Nov 2012 Jan 2013 Clomid= BFN
IVF #1 scheduled for April 2013 Stims started 04/09 ER 04/19/2013- 26 Retrieved and 24 Fertilized 3 day Fert Report- 10 are 8 cell ET cancelled-all embryos arrested at day 3
IVF #2 scheduled for June 2013 -Transferred 1 day 5 Blast
07/04/2013 HPT- BFP! Beta 10dp5dt-35Beta 12dp5dt-82 Ultrasound 6 weeks 4 days- Heart rate 123bpm!!
Team Green turned Team BLUE!!!
Baby M born premature at 33 weeks 5 days, he spent 22 days in the NICU before coming home!
TTC #1 Since 7/2011
Me: 30, PCOS with anovulation
DH: 38, Low Morph & DE
Rx: Metformin 500mg
Cycle #1: Clomid 100mg + Ovidrel = No Response, Canceled
Cycle #2: Clomid 150mg + Ovidrel = No Response, Canceled
Cycle #3: Clomid 150mg + Follistim + Ovidrel = No response, Canceled
Cycle #4: Femara 7.5mg + Gonal-f + Ovidrel + IUI = BFP!!!!
~ EDD 03.26.14 ~
I had a somewhat similar experience with my first and know how intense and terrifying it can be! I hope everyone is recovering well.
I'm 36; DS 14; DS 12; DD 9; SD 15; SD 9 and DH 37
BFP July 10, 2013 and EDD march 18, 2014.
Left ovarian cyst and right unicornuate uterus (will likely be treated high risk again)
Sebastian 3-11-14
Simon 5-2-15
Baby #3 Due 9-29-16