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May 2014 Moms
RachelCA29
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**UPDATED** Colin Mackenzie - a baby with "war stories"
RachelCA29
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Colin Mackenzie was born today. He weighed 7lbs 13 ounces. I was induced at 41 weeks exactly when the induction was booked after my last OB appointment I was already 4 cm. I was 5 cm dilated when I arrived for my induction this morning. The broke my water at 9:30 am and noticed monicum in my waters, not too concerning but something to monitor so I was hooked up the whole time.
By 11:30 am they wanted to get things moving more because I was having contractions but not at regular intervals. I was started on the minimum does of oxytocin and that sent me into active labour pretty quickly.
By 1 pm I needed an epidural because the contractions were so close and intense. I never really had a lot of "lead up" contractions. They just kind of ramped to 2 minutes apart and crazy powerful once I started the oxy. I got the epidural just in time, it helped ease the pain for about 25 minutes and then Colin's heartbeat dropped significantly. When the nurse checked me I was worried I was going to need a c-section but I was shocked when she told me it was time to push. It was about 1:30 pm.
10 minutes of pushing and he was out. I was a really good pusher because I was terrified of his heartbeat being so low. He got caught on my pelvic bone but they had to get him out asap because he may have ingested monicum and his cord was around his neck. A little help from the vacuum and a broken arm and he was out at 1:40 pm.
I had a second degree tear.
His breathing was fine (nothing ingested) but after about 25 minutes with him he had to go to the NICU for xrays and monitoring. He will be spending the night there because he is on pain meds for his arm and needs to be monitored. He is in a little splint to hold him still.
We hope we can bring him this week. Apparently baby bone breaks heal very quickly so I hope it won't majorly affect breastfeeding.
More updates and pictures to follow as he heals.
UPDATE:
Thanks for the well wishes everyone. It has been a hectic few days. We just brought Colin home last night after a bit of an extended stay in the hospital due to his fractured humerus bone. It has been very challenging already, it has really impacted breastfeeding because he is all wrapped to protect his arm so skin-to-skin is not possible and most typical breastfeeding holds are too "rough" to get him to latch while being careful to cradle his arm properly. It has been very frustrating and I'm sad I can't just cuddle my baby the way you normally can when they are home with you, I feel like he is so fragile. Also, since he started in the NICU, his first feedings were from a bottle and they give them a lot of formula, so his appetite is more than a typical newborn already and my supply just started to come in today (I pumped at the hospital to help it along when he was in the NICU. Latching is a bit of an issue right now, he will only feed if I have a nipple shield. Last night after a somewhat successful breast feeding session (I met with a lactation consultant before we were discharged from the hospital) we noticed he was super fussy and his sling had shifted. It was probably because I had to move and shift him around a lot during BFing, so then I just felt horrible.
We're going for our first newborn check-up today so that our family doctor can help us re-wrap his arm better. My husband did it last night, but we already know it's looser than it should be. I'm very stressed about this extra aspect of caring for him over the next few weeks because it causes him undue pain and we do need support to make sure it's wrapped properly EVERY DAY. We have an appointment to see an orthopedic specialist next week, I'm hoping he will have a time line for us, because right now my husband and I both feel really helpless about caring for his broken arm.
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Re: **UPDATED** Colin Mackenzie - a baby with "war stories"
DS: 11/8/11 | 9 lb 7 oz, 22 in
DD: 5/22/14 | 9 lb 9 oz, 21.5 in
Simon fractured his collarbone on his way out, and the Dr's mentioned how common it is for babies to break bones while making their exit and that they generally heal quickly with no problems.
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