My baby is here!

Sk8terWoman · August 2014

Hi everyone, I have an update---I had my baby!! Cameron Van Lastname was born on August 22. His birth story is below, and we are in awe everyday of our little miracle. Z6lbs 10 oz, 21 inch. Birth story: I started having pretty regular contractions on August 22 around 1 a.m. By the way, having sex seemed to induce labor because it brought on contractions the evening before, but those went away. I thought I'd have some time to labor at home, but to my surprise, they started coming every 4-5 min and lasting 45 sec-min in about 2 hours. We called the OB, she asked some questions and told us to go the hospital. My husband finished packing our bags (Ipad, charger etc.) we we arrived at the hospital around 3:00 a.m. After triage determined I was there to stay, we moved to the labor and delivery room. I wanted an unmedicated delivery and labored for about 7 hours. The pain was manageable through breathing, however when the dr. broke my water at 7 a.m. the contractions got a lot worse. Like blinding, searing pain and I was clinging to the side of the bed for dear life. I asked for the epidural and after an hour, finally got the epidural. It was the best decision I made, because I don't think there was anyway for me to handle the pain for any longer. After the epidural I was so relaxed, it felt like I just got a massage. We were able to relax and sleep for a few hours. When it came time to push, Cameron's heartbeat was dropping dramatically and taking a long time to rise up, the dr. said I was very close to having an emergency c-section due to fetal distress. However once I was on my left side, his heartbeat started to increase. Turns out the cord was wrapped around his neck twice and he also passed muconium. After 1.5 hours of pushing, which is really challenging when your bottom half is asleep, the dr. said that due to my anatomy he'd have to use forceps and vacuum. We just wanted out little guy out safely, and he was born at 6:17 p.m. I had second degree tears, but thank goodness didn't feel anything. Neonatal team was present to check on the baby, and after a few scary seconds of no baby cries, he finally cried. We are home and settled in. Breastfeeding has gone well, and we got lucky with so far an easy baby. We've been able to sleep. I've attached some pictures. ****SIGGY WARNING**** Me: 36-no fertility issues, DH: 36, low motility (0-30%), some morphology issues. : TTC since Sept 2010 6/2013- IUI #1, failed 7/2013 - IUI #2 , failed 8/2013 - IUI #3, failed 9/2013- IVF #1 (18R, 14F, ) 9/27/13- ET (1, 5-day embryo, and froze 7) 10/5/13 - beta #1 BFN 12/1/13 - FET , BFP!! Beta #1, 12/10: 264 Beta #

Lady2010 · August 2014

Congratulations. He is adorable! Hope you are recovering ok.

freakyfast · August 2014

Congratulations! He is a cutie!

southernyankeegirl · August 2014

Oh my gosh, look at all that HAIR! He is soooo cute! You must have had some major pregnancy heartburn to create that head of hair in the womb, lady.

Congratulations on his birth! Glad to hear you're both doing well!