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November 2014 Moms
Lilwatz
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Birth Story - Chloe Marie
Lilwatz
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Yesterday, I was awake before 6 with my normal pregnancy insomnia. I didn't have an overwhelming urge to pee so I was chilling in bed. Next thing I knew I was starting to pee myself so I jumped up and ran to the bathroom but it wouldn't stop. While peeing, I reached down and felt my legs were wet. I smelled my hand and it didn't smell like urine but I still wasn't sure. I took a shower and started crying because I was also having some severe lower pain and menstrual like pains and I was convinced I was not in labor but my husband was supposed to go to DC this weekend to run a race he trained really hard for and runs every year and I didn't want to keep him here for nothing.
I got back in bed and he rolled over and asked if I was ok and I tearfully said no. We called the OB and couldn't get through to anyone so we called the hospital. They said it sounded like early labor but could be anything. We explained my blood clotting situation and how I wasn't sure if I should take my 9am heparin shots or not and they said we could go in to get checked.
I was so convinced it was nothing, we brought nothing. No car seat. No nothing.
. I insisted my husband bring his bag for the trip and we took separate cars so he could go right to the airport.
Around 8am we arrived and they processed us in and did a swab to see if my water broke. At 8:45 we learned that it had. At that moment we looked at each other and had the "WE ARE HAVING OUR BABY THIS WEEKEND!" party.
. An OB checked us and I was 3-4 cm dilated, 80% effaced.
At 11am I got my epidural (after much negotiation with the on call OB about when my last heparin shot was and some good bloodwork). The epidural was amazing. Smooth and perfect. The contractions hurt before it and I was only 5 cm! You med-free women are crazy tough!!!
Not long after the nurse told us the doctor wanted to give us pitocin. This made no sense to us as we had been moving along so quickly for a FTM, so we asked to delay it 3 hours to 3 pm and reevaluate.
Well, 8 and 10 cm came pretty fast and at 3pm I was pushing! I pushed for 30 minutes. Apparently I had impressive feeling in my legs and control of my legs and core as the OB and 2 nurses commented on how surprised they were at my pushing form and control.
Chloe was born at 3:33pm. She's considered a late preterm baby as she was 36 weeks and 5 days along but she got two 9s for apgars and passed all tests beautifully. She may have some trouble latching but so far we get it...eventually.. She also has a higher risk of being cold. So we keep her bundled!
She has a full head of brown head like her mom and dad and the cutest like sigh noises I have ever heard.
Here is a picture of her sweet face (upside down in true TB style!).
I got back in bed and he rolled over and asked if I was ok and I tearfully said no. We called the OB and couldn't get through to anyone so we called the hospital. They said it sounded like early labor but could be anything. We explained my blood clotting situation and how I wasn't sure if I should take my 9am heparin shots or not and they said we could go in to get checked.
I was so convinced it was nothing, we brought nothing. No car seat. No nothing.
. I insisted my husband bring his bag for the trip and we took separate cars so he could go right to the airport. Around 8am we arrived and they processed us in and did a swab to see if my water broke. At 8:45 we learned that it had. At that moment we looked at each other and had the "WE ARE HAVING OUR BABY THIS WEEKEND!" party.
. An OB checked us and I was 3-4 cm dilated, 80% effaced. At 11am I got my epidural (after much negotiation with the on call OB about when my last heparin shot was and some good bloodwork). The epidural was amazing. Smooth and perfect. The contractions hurt before it and I was only 5 cm! You med-free women are crazy tough!!!
Not long after the nurse told us the doctor wanted to give us pitocin. This made no sense to us as we had been moving along so quickly for a FTM, so we asked to delay it 3 hours to 3 pm and reevaluate.
Well, 8 and 10 cm came pretty fast and at 3pm I was pushing! I pushed for 30 minutes. Apparently I had impressive feeling in my legs and control of my legs and core as the OB and 2 nurses commented on how surprised they were at my pushing form and control.
Chloe was born at 3:33pm. She's considered a late preterm baby as she was 36 weeks and 5 days along but she got two 9s for apgars and passed all tests beautifully. She may have some trouble latching but so far we get it...eventually.
. She also has a higher risk of being cold. So we keep her bundled!She has a full head of brown head like her mom and dad and the cutest like sigh noises I have ever heard.
Here is a picture of her sweet face (upside down in true TB style!).
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Re: Birth Story - Chloe Marie
It's twin girls!! Born on 11-2-14!
BFP#4 3/17/14 - rainbow Baby BOY arrived 11/10/14 !!
DX: Uterine Septum - Resection 9/5/13 || MTHFR Hetero A1298C || My Chart
ET 9/10 - transferred 1 perfect 5AA blast
7dp5dt BFP ~~ Beta on 9/19 - 77.4 Beta #2 on 9/21 - 357
Low heartbeat on 10/7 86, lower heartbeat on 10/11 76, no heartbeat 10/14/13. D&C 10/15/13
Tests revealed MTHFR c677t mutation, put on Folgard.
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FET #1 1/6/14 - 4BB blast - BFN
Glad to hear all went well and she is here!
Nov. '14 January Siggy : Work Sucks!
Me 32-DH 38
Married July 14, 2007 ----- TTC # 1 October 1, 2013
BFP March 7, 2014 ----- EDD November 17, 2014 ---- Baby boy born November 16, 2014
Dx: PCOS
DS1 born 11/2014
DS2 born 11/2018
3 previous losses
Rainbow baby due 12/2021 - Team Green
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Trying for #1 since May 2010 l DX ~ Unexplained Infertility June 2011
IUI #1&2 = BFN; IUI #3 = BFP, m/c @ 6 weeks
November '11 ~ IVF#1 ~ ER 11/18 (29R, 17F) ~ 5dt of one beautiful blast on 11/23 = BFP!!
Beta #1 9dp5dt = 116, P4 = 28 ~ Beta #2 13dp5dt = 700 ~ Beta #3 20dp5dt = 9500, P4 = 26
1st u/s 12/27 - hb of 156!! EDD 8.10.12
**TEAM GREEN!**
Sweet baby boy born 8.18.12
Trying for #2
FET #1 - October '13 - c/p l FET #2 - December '13 - cancelled
l FET #2.2 - 1.30.14 - BFN
~ More testing - hysteroscopy, endometrial biopsy & more b/w - all normal / negative~
Surprise BFP while waiting on FET #3 ~ beta #1 500; beta #2 1600; first u/s 4/3 - measuring 5w5d, no hb yet!; 2nd u/s 4/10 - hb 132, measuring 6w6d - EDD 11.29.14
**TEAM GREEN!**
Beautiful baby girl born 11.24.14
Btw, I'm in DC and the weather was gross yesterday. Rainy and cold. Definitely not race-worthy anyway
N14 Nov. Siggy: CELEBRATION!
Plus you will forever get to be that awesome superwoman who can say, "I drove myself to the hospital while I was in labour!"