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Re: October 2016 Birth Announcements
Our son is in NICU for the time being, weighing in at 3lbs13oz and measuring 16.4 inches. He's a little guy but doing really well regulating his temp and maintaining his sugars. He has a steady heartbeat and has been breathing room air since delivery, assisted with a canula. Our hospital gave us a beautiful, amazing memory box for our daughter that didn't make it with her little footprints and a hand crocheted mini blanket. We also got photos of her hands and feet, but until we're ready to look at them they're in a sealed envelope. But baby boy should be off of oxygen tomorrow and we're going to try nipple feeding tomorrow. It's been a difficult road to this point but all things considered we are supremely blessed.
Edit: Ooh crap sorry! Totally forgot this is the announcements thread! So sorry won't do it again! I was just so caught up in PP's loss and difficulty.
All I can say ladies is listen to your bodies and what you are feeling. I felt silly going to the hospital, but had I not trusted my instincts, with my bp being so high, she woukdnt have gradually lost blood flow and I could have had a stroke. We know more about ourselves than we give ourselves credit for.
After a a quick visit with me he was taken directly to the NICU. At 6lbs 9oz he is a pretty good size, but has to stay in the NICU on a cpap machine. My little man is such a fighter and he seems to be doing well! He is the best thing in the world!
It started about a week before then. I went to my MFM appointment and was told my amniotic fluid was a little low. 7.? Abd to increase my fluid intake to 8 bottles of water per day. Went to my next ob appointment (last Tuesday), cervix was 0 and nothing really to report. I asked my ob what is the latest he'd let my ptegnancy go before inducing, due to my GD . He said 39 weeks if or sooner because of the low fluid. I was thinking 38-39 weeks. On Thursday I went to my last MFM appointment. My fluid was lower, 6.3. He told me that he wanted to measure my fluid again the next day at the hospital. I asked what could cause low fluid and was told dehydration or problems with the plecenta. He said if my fluid was lower he would deliver. When I went in on Friday, 9/2 my fluid was 3.6. I was then admitted.
After being admitted I was told my c section was scheduled for 3pm. Then it was moved up and pushed back again. I was finally rolled into the or at 4pm. She was born at 4:40 pm and when my ob pulled her out he said she really didn't have any fluid.
She he was born perfectly healthy at 5lb 13oz and 19.5 inches long. She didn't have to spend any time in the nicu and was able to breathe without any assistance and no lights.
Note to first time moms and first time c section moms:
it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I felt better the day after my c section than I did on any given day during my pregnancy. The pain was completely manageable. The first night home was wonderful. It wasn't bad to get up to feed her during the night. Also breastfeeding hadn't been as painful as I thought it would be. I put on lanolin after every feeding though.
and now a picture.
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Felicity Joy, born September 2, 2016
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EDD May 23, 2021
I had my last OB appointment on Thursday and was at a 3 and 80% effaced. Later that evening I started timing my contractions because they were a bit more painful that normal. I woke up Friday morning and by 9 am they were 2 minutes apart. We decided to go in and get checked out. We arrived at L&D around one and we were triaged. I was at a 4 at that point and contracting regularly so my OB decided to admit me. Started Pitocin and nothing. They kept bumping my dosage up to no avail. By 7 am on Friday I was done. Absolutely exhausted. My epidural had been placed a couple hours before and only worked on the left side. My OB decided to break my water at 9 am and shit got real. I stayed at a 6 for forever and then went to a 10 within an hour. Most excruciating pain ever. I went so fast that my epidural couldn't help the pain. I was quickly wheeled to the OR to deliver. I pushed once and A (Beckham) was out. B (Jack) was a bit harder and came out about 15 minutes later. They had to use the vacuum. I'm exhausted, but so blessed. Jack is the NICU because he's having some breathing issues, but Beckham is perfectly healthy.
Me: 28 DH: 27
Kaylee entered this world at 11:49 this morning. She's 6 weeks 5 days early and only weighs 2lbs 15oz. That being said, she's has been breathing just fine on her own and the NICU doc says for one so small, she is very impressive.
I'm elated that she is doing so well, however I'm still a little sad. Since she was delivered by c-section, I didn't really get to see her right after they got her out, and because I'm still on Magnesium sulfate I have to stay abed and I can't go to the NICU to see her and I want to so badly!
Baby GIRL born 9/16/201
BFP! EDD 8/1/2019 CP 4w2d
I went in for my weekly midwife appointment on Tuesday and she sent me right to the hospital for elevated blood pressure. The officially diagnosed me with severe preeclampsia. They started me on magnesium and gave me misoproxin to try and ripen my cervix. It wasn't dialated or effaced at all when I arrived. I slightly started to freak out because I told them I was supposed to have an October baby, but they quickly informed me that would not be happening. They continued to monitor my blood pressure and urine output since they had placed a catheter. I ended up not bring able to continue with the midwives due to the pre-e, but the physician was still shooting for a vaginal birth. They gave me more misoproxin and tried pitocin over the next 48 hours, in the end I only dialated to 4cm and was barely effaced. They gave me the option of continuing to see if I wanted to deliver vaginally or go for the c-section. At that point I was mentally and physically exhausted (I hadn't eaten since Wednesday at noon), so I went for the c-section. Then the whirlwind stated, within 20 minutes I was in the OR and almost ready to go. Hazel came out screaming and ready to go! I'm still pretty out of it because they just stopped the magnesium, but I'm looking forward to more baby cuddles and attempting to breastfeed.
I'll reread and edit this later after the drugs all wear off, but it's the abbreviated version of our birth story.
Delivery was much better than I imagined and I am very grateful.
He's was in the NICU because of my having gestational diabetes and his sugars were low! I finally got him in the room and able to breastfeed for the first time around 4am!
*edited
After being on bedrest since week 23 with a breech baby, MFM made the decision to schedule a c section due to possibility of cord prolapse.
All is well with baby and I. I'll add a picture later after I recover from the drugs.
PCOS baby due October 09, 2016
Beta #1: 22.5
Beta #2: 74
After my fourth trip to the restroom and lying back down, I felt a trickle which I attributed to my position. Well the trickle kept coming and 13 hours later, we had a baby!! He received phototherapy for high levels of bilirubin, but we were able to go home together after 2.5 days.
SO IN LOVE WITH HIM!!
I started having some contractions on Friday night but they never became consistent and by midnight they were gone. I just thought it was false labor. Saturday around 5am they came back. We planned a med free home birth so I knew as long as baby was moving I could relax and let my body do what it needed to. The labor was not that bad until transition when I was ready to push but my body was not ready for baby to come. I had an amazing med free home birth with two midwives. Amelia is perfect and her two older sisters just want to love up on her all day.
Ticker/Siggy Warning: Children and losses mentioned
TTC #1 since 7/2011
ME: 37 DH: 38
SA-12/28/11-normal
HSG-1/16/12-possible blocked left tube
BFP#1---CP 7/9/12
Hysteroscopy-8/9/12-blocked left tube for sure, proceeding with IUI#1
IUI#1 (Gonal-F + trigger)=BFP#2 m/c @ 19w1d D&E 1/23/13
IUI #2 (Gonal F + trigger)=BFP#3 EDD 1/6/14 TWINS!!!
Identical girls born 11/17/13
BFP#4 EDD 8/27/15 MMC at 7w6d
BFP#5 m/c at 6w
BFP#6 EDD 10/5/16 Going Strong! It's a Girl!
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Down in L&D they ran pitocin but Baby was not happy with that. After a few hours of his heartbeat dropping during each contraction, they cut off the pit and decided to set me up for a c-section around 8:30 Friday morning with me being 35wks+5days along.
Scariest time of my life, but I made it! When they pulled him out he had a perfect little knot tied up in the middle of his umbilical cord! But he was pink (not yellow like we all feared) and was crying like crazy, so his lungs were working good! He weighed 4lbs 5oz and was 16.5in long. Since he was premature and so small he is currently in the NICU.
I haven't gotten to visit him yet (it's Friday night) because my blood pressure went sky high and is having trouble coming down and staying put, so I'm stuck in bed with a 24hr magnesium drip. I will be able to go visit after the drip hopefully, Saturday afternoon.
It's been an emotional two days, but Baby Bamacoop was totally worth it!
Bump pals, say hello to Lewis!
Hi Ladies - meet Jace. He was born this morning at 10:46am via an emergency c-section. He is weighing in at 5lbs 2oz.
We got to the hospital at about 10:30 and started antibiotics because we didn't have results from the GBS yet. Then came Pitocin. I wasn't moving from a 5, so I got my epidural and then broke baby A's water. After that, I progressed like crazy. We did practice pushes in the labor room until I had Carlisle at a +3 station and then wheeled to the OR. It took about an hour total I'd say if pushing her out. The epidural didn't work so it took a lot of endurance and screaming "i can't do this!" She was born at 2:25am and weighed 6lb 4oz. She had a ton of fluid in her lungs so she couldn't cry really. Then came baby B (Cora). They made sure she was still head down, helped guide her into position, broke her water and had me labor her down into the same station. Once we got there, it only took a few sets of pushing and she came out at 2:43am crying! They both needed NICU time for breathing help. Carlisle has a tube in and something inserted into her umbilical cord - haven't gotten all the details yet. Cora has a CPAP and an IV for fluids. They are stabilized and hopefully soon I can go see them.
All in all, this was the hardest thing I've ever had to do. I think I'm still processing it and I can't wait to go see them for the first time and hold or touch them. I can't believe I'm a mom to 2 sassy things! I will post better pictures when I can get them. I know they have tons of hair but haven't witnessed it. This is what SO got while we were in the OR.
Babies were born 6 days ahead of their scheduled c/s due to early preeclampsia that was detected on Monday at my routine NST appointment. We are so in love with these two!
Married 5.21.2011
TTC Since October 2012
Me: 36, all normal, DH: 43, MFI
IUI #1 & #2 - Sept & Oct 2014, BFN
IVF with ICSI #1 January 2015 - BFP, M/C Feb 2015
FET June 2015 = CP
IVF #2 September 2015 - Discovered during ER I had ovulated early, 0 retrieved
IVF with ICSI #3 January 2016 - BFP! Beta #1 - 839, Beta #2 - 3,192, Beta #3 - 15,000+ = TWINS!
EDD 10/12/16
She weighed 7lbs 8oz and is 19.5 inches long.
8lbs 1oz 20.5"
2:18pm
I started having contractions Friday during the day and though "man, these are annoyong". Then Friday night in decided to a tart timing them and they were about every 7 minutes. Took a hot shower and laid down with a bunch of water and they didn't dissipate much. My husband was at a hockey game with our sons and got home around 1 am.. at 3 am I told him I thought I was in labor and around 6 I texted my mom to come over so we could come be checked. When we got here I was 4cm and 95% effaced, which was a change from 1cm at the office on monday, so I was admitted! Got to my labor room around 745-8 and was told by my nurse she'd check me again around 830. Then the doc said, no, he'd come check me and break my water. When he checked I was about 5cm and he broke my water and ordered my epidural. I got my epidUral around 930 and I was 7.5 at that time. Claire wasn't engaging very well and took a while to get a last lip of cervix out of the way around 2:00. They cut my epidural in half and I started feeling pressure and pushy. So, I started pushing a little after 2. The doctor joked that I would blow her right now because she was number four. Well, little miss was posterior, so it took about ten minutes instead of the five he expected