We welcomed Tatum Kathleen into the world Saturday May 16th at 12:17 pm. I am a FTM and she was 39w 1d. She was 6lbs. 13oz. And 20 inches long. I naturally went into slow early labor on the 15th. Birth story coming soon. It's was not what I expected!!!
Born 41 weeks 4 days.This is Grace Renee. Due to complications she was born via c-section because her heartbeat was dropping after every contraction. She is healthy though. She is 8.0lbs and 20 3/4 inches. I couldn't be happier!
Lorelai was born late in the evening on May 18th. Induction started the night prior with foley balloon at 41 weeks (she was moving less and was losing amniotic fluid). We finally made it home today...mom just is terrible at breast feeding!
Harper Rose was born May 20th @ 11:04am and was 39+3! I had my membranes swept at my docs appointment on Monday and started contracting not long after that. I made it through Monday but Tuesday I started having pretty regular contractions starting at 8pm and when I called the doc at 11pm he told me to head to L&D. When I got there the contractions where strong and I was admitted. I was 3cm dilated that night then in the wee hours of the morning I was 5cm I was given morphine to help with the pain and slept as much as I could through the night. That morning around 8am the contractions were back with full force I was 7cm and got an epidural and then around 10am I was 9cm and then right after I was ready to push. I pushed for about 35-45 mins and then my baby girl was born! She was a tiny little thing even with how far along she was only weighing 5lb 9oz and 19 inches long. She is perfect and healthy and is breastfeeding like she's been doing it for years! We are so in love and even in this little time she's been in the world I couldn't imagine life without her!!!
Blake Ryder was born today May 20th at 8:46 am via scheduled c section. He's perfect, we are in love!! He's such a mellow happy baby and the perfect addition to our family He also began breastfeeding like a champ immediately in recovery so I'm one happy momma!
Averi Rae was born today May 21st. I was 38+4 weeks and she was 6lbs 2oz and 17 1/2" long. My water broke at 3 am and she was here at 6:06 am! We are all in love!
William Adam Richard was born on May 20th at 11:40am. I was 40w6d. He was 7lbs 11oz and 20 3/4 inches long.
Labour started pretty intensely on May 19th at 6am with contractions every 5 minutes. Things progressed very quickly and then stalled in the afternoon due to my history with trauma and pelvic exams. I ended up getting an epidural at 10:30pm. Things did not go as planned and ended up with lots of medical interventions I had been avoiding (forceps, episiotomy, epidural, catheters, etc). But our little guy is here!!! (29.5 hours later) Team green is officially team blue. Once we get a better grasp on breastfeeding we will be heading home
Anne Hazel was born two weeks early on Monday evening. 8# 4oz and 20 inches long. After three weeks of what they had told me was, "irritable uterus". I went for my 38 week checkup and she found that I was dialated to 5 and 100% effaced. She broke my water and 7 hours later I had a baby! She was born sunny side up, so this mommy got an epidural and ended up with an episiotamy. After an extra 12 hours at the hospital than we hoped for because of Anne's low blood sugar, we were sent home and told to supplement feed with formula. Which lasted about twelve hours till I decided to skip that. Fully breast feed, and pump of needed. And suddenly she started feeding like a pro!!! The pump I got yesterday might never get used, as I'm lucky enough to be a stay at home mom and can skip that hard part of breast feeding. God bless all you other new momma's and your precious bundles of joy!!! (App won't let me add a pic)
Charlotte Grace was born at 1:06 a.m. on May 22nd. She was 9 lb 2 oz and 20.5 inches long! Latching perfectly, hoping to go home with her tomorrow morning!!
Caleb Jason was born on May 22 at 7:57am. I was 41 weeks and 4 days overdue. They scheduled me in for an induction for the 21st. After 12 hours of labour and 3 hours of pushing LO heart rate dropped and the doctors had to use a mixture of forceps and the vacuum. LO had a rough ride but he is here and eating like a champ already. So in love.
Makenzie Skye born May 14th at 4:25pm. She weighed a whopping 9.8lbs and was 21in long. It seemed like a never ending labor and after two hours of pushing and attempting to use the vacuum they doctor decided she wasn't coming out any other way than a c-section. I now know why....she's a little chunker!
Annabel Rose came May 19 at 5:55am! She weighed 7 lbs 15 oz and is 21 inches long(: my water broke at 12:00 pm on the 18th, she was being a bit stubborn so after 5 hours of labor they gave me pitocin and an epideral to help things progress and finally after laboring for 15 hours and pushing for 2 she came into the world. I'm so in love.
Mackenzie was born on May 19, 2015 (original due date May 22, 2015 and fears of premature labor due to shortening cervix). She was a whopping 8lbs 02oz and 20 inches long! FTM is sooooo in love!!!
Landon James came into this world May 21 at 9:59pm weighing 7lbs 15 ounces. FTM and born at 39+2! I had been having contractions consistently but not too painful for 2 days straight, so we ended up at the dr office on may 20 and was only 2 cm and sent home. At 3am on May 21 I was woken up by stronger contractions, but I didn't want to get sent home again so I labored at home for an hour when my water broke! Went to the hospital and was 6cm and 80 percent effaced. Got epidural after 3.5 more hours when I was planning to go natural, but back labor is no joke! Finally after 19.5 hours, 2.5 hard hours of pushing, and a 3rd degree tear our little prince was born! Mama and daddy are so in love and he has the most hair I've ever seen on a newborn!
Walter Nicholas came into the world on May 23rd at 2:06pm, 7lbs 15oz. He was 41weeks +1day. Was scheduled to be induced at 6:30am. When I got I the hospital the doctor decided to just break my water instead. Baby Walter was ready to come out when I was only 8cm dilated. Things got alittle scary ad his heart rate started to drop, the umbilical cord was also wrapped around his neck at this point. The doctor then rushed me in for a C-section but my body was determined to push so he let me give it one last try even though I was still only 8cm. After only 9 minutes of pushing, my little prince was here. I was very proud of myself for doing it all natural, it was tough, but I made it through. To all the overdue May moms left, I know it sucks but it will be totally worth it when you see your LO!!!
Zachary Logan born May 22 at 5:40pm after being induced at 7am via c-section because he got stuck in a bad position. 7lbs 8 oz and 20 inches long at 39 weeks and one day.
Landon James came into this world May 21 at 9:59pm weighing 7lbs 15 ounces. FTM and born at 39+2! I had been having contractions consistently but not too painful for 2 days straight, so we ended up at the dr office on may 20 and was only 2 cm and sent home. At 3am on May 21 I was woken up by stronger contractions, but I didn't want to get sent home again so I labored at home for an hour when my water broke! Went to the hospital and was 6cm and 80 percent effaced. Got epidural after 3.5 more hours when I was planning to go natural, but back labor is no joke! Finally after 19.5 hours, 2.5 hard hours of pushing, and a 3rd degree tear our little prince was born! Mama and daddy are so in love and he has the most hair I've ever seen on a newborn!
My son Landon Josiah was born on the same day via csection! Two Landons will have the same birthday. He was 8lbs 12oz. 20 inches long.
Olivia Josephine was born at 11 minutes after midnight on 24 May 2015. She weighed 6 lbs and 12 ounces and measured 19.5 inches. I was 39 weeks and 1 day.
We took a drive out to the beach yesterday and on our way back home at about 8:30 last night my water broke about 45 minutes away from home. We got some beach towels out of the trunk for me to sit on and kept on driving.
After dropping off the kids at the neighbors house we got to the hospital at about 9:30 and I was 4 cm, 90% and at -1. At 10:30 I tapped out and asked for an epidural. By the time they were able to run all the IV fluids and get the paperwork and the anesthesiologist situated there was no time to give me a full epidural. He placed the catheter and gave me enough medicine to "take the edge off". By then I was 9 cm, complete and 0 station. I started pushing at 11:30 and by 12:11 she was here.
Caelis Warren Ikaika, our little miracle, was born on 5/19/15 at 11:31am after being induced 5/17/15 at 7:30pm (41wks +5 days). 7lbs, 19in, and purely lovable and amazing! :x
Allison Azalea Ann was born this morning at 8:15am! We had an induction scheduled for tomorrow morning, but she had her own plans she weight 7 lbs on the dot and is 19 and a quarter inches long.
Brielle May Was Born on May 23rd at 9:42am. 39 weeks 5 days. I had high protein levels in my urine so they induced me. I was dilated to a 3 and 80% effaced before pitocin was started. They started me on pitocin and broke my water at 8pm on the 22nd. Received my epideral at midnight (greatest thing ever) Around By 6:30am the next day I was fully dilated but they let her decend for an hour. At 7:30 I started to push and my epideral had ran empty (nurses didn't notice) so after a hard painful two hours of pushing she was here! Level three degree tear. She is so perfect and beautiful!
Little Daniel was born May 21 at 6pm. I gave birth at home with my husband and my friend in attendance. Went for a walk at 11am to get things started and was so glad to have him in my arms by dinner time! Happy and healthy baby!
May Josephine born 22nd May at 12.36pm. She came via c section and was 6lbs 8oz at 40w + 6! It really feels like she has always been here. So in love! Her big brother was less interested but today kissed her feet and called her 'my baby'. Progress! Congratulations everyone. I feel incredibly lucky.
Sebastian Jude was born May 26 at 1:47am. 7lbs 3oz 21in. Pitocin was started at 11:30am on the 25th, doc broke my water at 2pm, epidural at 6pm, started pushing at 1:15am and he was here after 30 min. Fortunate to have had an easy labor. So very in love!
Jackson Breed was born May 19, weighing 6lbs 2oz and 19" long.
Due to low fluid I was scheduled for an induction at 41weeks. I started feeling a few natural contractions during the day of my induction but went to the hospital that night and was given Cervidil. My body immediately reacted to the medication and my contractions came every 4 minutes. Baby's heart rate would dip at each contraction so they took me off Cervidil after only 1.5 hours. My body continued to contract naturally and my water broke. I was hopeful this meant I'd be able to deliver naturally but baby's heart rate continued to dip too low with each contraction so the doctor determined that he was unfit to handle any stronger contractions and therefore vaginal birth. My only option was c-section. I was petrified but there was nothing else we could do. He was born happy and healthy and is now a week old. My recovery hasn't been too bad. We fall more in love with him each day!
Isaac James was born on May 23rd at 7:19pm at 41 weeks +2 days! He is 8 pounds 9 ounces & 21.5 inches long! He's a trooper & we are so smitten with him. :-*
Thoughts & prayers that his blood sugars stabilize - he is currently in the NICU working on getting those sugars up! It has been really hard on DH and I to be home without our baby boy.
Solana Stencia was born May 18 @ 3:05pm she was 7lbs 6oz & 21inch she was 29wk3d I had a vaginal delivery 8hrs of labor pushed her for 15 min with the epidural thank god for that [-O< everything was smooth and quick . She was healthy & we are so in love with this lil angel
Liam Harding Bishop born may 20th via scheduled C section at 7:54am 6 lbs 7 oz 19 3/4 inches. Big brother is as in love as mommy and daddy and we couldn't be happier.
Matthew Steven was born May 26th at 8:06 AM. He was a scheduled c section and everything went as planned. He weighed 7 lbs 6 ounces and was 20.5 inches long. He is nursing like a champ and we will be heading home tonight or tomorrow morning.
Re: May 2015 Birth Announcement
Due to complications she was born via c-section because her heartbeat was dropping after every contraction. She is healthy though. She is 8.0lbs and 20 3/4 inches. I couldn't be happier!
Labour started pretty intensely on May 19th at 6am with contractions every 5 minutes. Things progressed very quickly and then stalled in the afternoon due to my history with trauma and pelvic exams. I ended up getting an epidural at 10:30pm. Things did not go as planned and ended up with lots of medical interventions I had been avoiding (forceps, episiotomy, epidural, catheters, etc). But our little guy is here!!! (29.5 hours later) Team green is officially team blue. Once we get a better grasp on breastfeeding we will be heading home
Good luck other mommas!!! You can do it!!!!!
God bless all you other new momma's and your precious bundles of joy!!!
(App won't let me add a pic)
We took a drive out to the beach yesterday and on our way back home at about 8:30 last night my water broke about 45 minutes away from home. We got some beach towels out of the trunk for me to sit on and kept on driving.
After dropping off the kids at the neighbors house we got to the hospital at about 9:30 and I was 4 cm, 90% and at -1. At 10:30 I tapped out and asked for an epidural. By the time they were able to run all the IV fluids and get the paperwork and the anesthesiologist situated there was no time to give me a full epidural. He placed the catheter and gave me enough medicine to "take the edge off". By then I was 9 cm, complete and 0 station. I started pushing at 11:30 and by 12:11 she was here.
We are all so in love with our new addition!
Happy and healthy baby!
Baby #1 (Isaac): May 2015
Baby #2: January 2017
can't get enough of her .