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May 2018 Moms
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May 2018 Birth Announcements
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I thought maybe it was time to start this post. I am hoping we are weeks away from adding to it but with some of us on bed rest maybe not 
Seems like only yesterday we were posting our intros.
Stolen from another BMB. Post your announcements here! PLEASE do not comment here unless it's an announcement, LOVE-ITs are a great way to say congrats without clogging up this post.
STOP & READ BELOW
***Please do not comment on this thread unless it is your birth announcement***
CONGRATULATIONS!
Use this thread to share baby's name, birth date, birth stats, pictures, and etc.
Please share your birth story as a separate thread if you are comfortable doing so!
**Please try to use spoiler boxes on pictures!**
"Love Its" are welcome and appreciated on this thread, but please refrain from commenting with anything other than your story and baby's/babies' details
***Keep in mind there is a 30-day limit on editing anything you post, and pictures cannot be deleted at this time. Any photos and/or information posted becomes proprietary to The Bump, granting the XO Corporation rights to use this in any way they choose (see https://www.thebump.com/terms.html).***
@BumpAdmin @bumptara @BumpCaitlin ; sticky please
Seems like only yesterday we were posting our intros. Stolen from another BMB. Post your announcements here! PLEASE do not comment here unless it's an announcement, LOVE-ITs are a great way to say congrats without clogging up this post.
STOP & READ BELOW
***Please do not comment on this thread unless it is your birth announcement***
CONGRATULATIONS!
Use this thread to share baby's name, birth date, birth stats, pictures, and etc.
Please share your birth story as a separate thread if you are comfortable doing so!
**Please try to use spoiler boxes on pictures!**
"Love Its" are welcome and appreciated on this thread, but please refrain from commenting with anything other than your story and baby's/babies' details
***Keep in mind there is a 30-day limit on editing anything you post, and pictures cannot be deleted at this time. Any photos and/or information posted becomes proprietary to The Bump, granting the XO Corporation rights to use this in any way they choose (see https://www.thebump.com/terms.html).***
@BumpAdmin @bumptara @BumpCaitlin ; sticky please
Re: May 2018 Birth Announcements
On 2/26, 28w1d, at 12:01 am, my water broke in a glorious fashion. We rushed to the hospital where they did some work on stopping some small contractions I was having, put me on antibiotics, and gave me steroid injections for baby's lungs. We were told the first 72 hours were our biggest hurdle and our goal was to make it to 34 weeks with baby inside. Once we passed the 72 hours, I was told to get comfy because they expected me to go the full 6 weeks and would be staying in the hospital that entire time. Apparently, baby girl had other plans.
On 3/9 at around 12:30 pm, I started to feel some pains and cramping. We eventually called my nurse in who hooked me up to monitors and confirmed I was having contractions and they were already 5 minutes apart. They did an iv line of fluids in hopes I was just dehydrated, but it did nothing and I was already 1.5 cm dilated. Since baby was breech, my ob on call said we would be doing a c section within 45 minutes so to get everything ready as fast as we could.
The c section went very well and we were so glad we remained team green and got to hear my ob yell "it's a girl" from behind the curtain. I was in disbelief as I thought from day one it was a boy, but oh man, is our little girl beautiful and perfect!
She was born weighing in at at 3 lbs 1 oz, 15.3 inches long and not breathing (which was expected). The nicu team worked on her right away and got her from the color blue to a soft pink within minutes. Once she was stable, they wheeled her over to me to say hello and whisked her to the nicu.
She is doing really great and I am in pain, but working through it. She will be in the nicu for up to 10 weeks at this point and hopefully in a few days we are able to hold her. Name is still undetermined.
Definitely not how we pictured her arrival, but we will make it through and survive this bump in the road.
William Shakespeare — 'Though she be but little, she is fierce!'
Six weeks later I started having contractions at 26w5d so went to L&D. I was 1cm but contractions finally stopped. A few days later at 27w1d I started contracting again. Went to the OB and was dilated 2cm and he could feel the contractions so sent me to L&D. Things slowed down so they let me shower...huge mistake. Contractions came back and I was 4cm dilated. I cried and cried cause I wanted to make it to term but it didn't look good. I was shipped off to St.Louis because our hospital wasn't able to handle babies her gestation. I was there 5 days....didn't have anymore contractions even with them making me walk around and didn't dilate anymore. They sent me home on activity as tolerated. My doctor wasn't thrilled but luckily my dad and husband had already put me on bed rest lol. At 31 weeks I went to L&D again but I didn't dilate anymore and they got contractions to stop. So by now I'm seen weekly and checked when I feel I need to be. At 34 weeks I was 5cm but not contracting. 2 days later on March 15th I was contracting so went to my OB and I was 6cm. He didn't wanna try to stop them this time with as many times and as long as I had been dilated but he wasn't gonna do anything to make me have her faster. Well I got to 8cm and was given my epidural. They broke my water and we waited. March 16th they decided to help me dilated the rest of the way and at 3:15am out came my big 34 weeker....6lbs9oz and 18.5in. I was able to hold her. She cried a lot but had trouble breathing so she was taken to the nursery. Few hours later they told us she was breathing harder and would be sent off to a better hospital. At 3 days old she was in an open crib and at 5 days old she was breathing on her own. Now we are just working on breastfeeding. It's not easy....she doesn't latch every time and when she does latch it's usually not for long. She is only a week old so it's gonna take time since she was early. The older kids wanna meet her but they can't because of cold and flu season is still going. She got to meet the Easter Bunny today.
Rylee 2.18.09
Kaitlyn 12.20.09 (36 week preemie)
Ziva 8.12.13 (31 week preemie)
Losses: 2.3.17 - 4.19.17 - 7.25.17
I went in to l&d the night before at 39+1 with contractions 3-5 mins apart and 4cm dilated, but was sent home after 3 hours. Contractions lasted through the night and into the am. My kids were hungry and I was in need of milk so we loaded up to go to the shopette. while at the store my labor started, within minutes contractions were on top of eachother. I made it home and immediately called my friend down the street while screaming. She and her husband came so she could sit with my kids (my husband was still deployed) and he could take me in, but by then I couldn’t move and my body started pushing. My friend managed to keep calm and help me deliver my baby while her husband called for an ambulance, my 8 year old and 2 year old watching. Emergency crews showed up a few mins after she had been born and helped to cut the cord and take us to hospital.
Babygirl is perfect, I had some complications and am completely traumatized! I wanted a natural birth this time and definitely got it.
Congrats to all the other May mamas!! Eagerly awaiting more birth stories and announcements! ❤️
Oh, also, he’s a boy! His gender was a surprise for us. Maverick James, weighing 7lbs7oz at 39w4d.
Positive thoughts and prayers to all your mama’s still waiting for your little ones arrival! Trust your instincts
So this bundle of joy came into our life May 16th! I was due May 7th so i was 9 days over my due date and scheduled an induction that day. I planned to go with no pain meds and I ended up succeeding at that!! Lucille came out after 13 hours at the hospital, only 5 hours of actual active labor after doctor broke my water and 30ish minutes of pushing. Her shoulder got a little stuck and her cord was wrapped once around the neck (her heart rate dropped a little at every contraction/push) so I used oxygen between every push. My doctor and the nurses were great! She came out 10 (Yes 10!!!) pounds and 8.8 ounces and 21 inches long. I can’t believe I did it and made such a cutie! Came out with some second degree tears and my body was so sore but I’m feeling a lot better already.
Good luck and congrats to everyone!
Early Sat morning (3am-ish), I was awaken with discomfort, but was able to fall back asleep for a little bit. By 6:30-7, I was waking my husband and he called the Dr. office. We were told to wait a bit for closer contractions, which started around 9am. We left for the hospital, checked in to the triage area, was told to walk around for an hour and if I progressed to 3cm then I would be staying, which happened. I was checked into our delivery room, decided on the epidural, which helped me sleep on/off for couple hours. I decided to have my water broke, which happened around 5pm. At 7-7:30 pm I started having the feeling of needing to push, which I told my nurse, she checked me and said yep, you are fully dilated.
This part was hard, there were moments that I felt I wasn't going to be able to do this. But my husband and nurse were there for support and after about 2 hours our little girl was here at 9:16pm! So in love with this little girl! ♡