January 9, 2008
Yesterday he fed soley on the breast (without shield) twice!! And today, so far, he has fed one time on the breast (without shield)!!!!
The only concern I have, is that so far, whenever he has fed solely on the breast it has always been on the left side. I am just hoping he figures out the right side soon. Then once I can get him to feed solely during the day on the breast alone, I will hopefully incorporate it into his night time feedings.
Friday, January 21, 2011
January 9, 2008
Well today I had my "Mommy and Me" checkup. Today was William's 1 month check up and my 4 weeks post-partum checkup.
Doc says I am healing up nicely and in another 2-3 days we can resume "business " as usual. (Now if we could only find the energy. LOL )
William is doing GREAT!! Doc said that for how old he is, he should be between 8.3 lbs and 8.7 lbs. (He was 7.7 lbs two weeks ago and she says that, on average, babies gain 1 lb every 2 weeks) He weighed in today at a hefty 9.3 pounds!!!! Doc still can't get over how that he is growing soo big and that it is all by the breastmilk (as we had a rocky start to breastfeeding). She is also quite happy to hear of his progress with breastfeeding and latching. He is also longer, at 20.5 inches. Doc kept on saying that he might need a MATERNAL test but definately not a PATERNAL test. There is no doubt that he looks the spittin' image of Jason. He also has a small umbilical hernia on his belly button (his belly button pops out of his chubby belly when he cries) and said that it should heal on its own. But other then that he is doing great and we scheduled his 2 month checkup. He will also hafta have his 2 month shots that same week, and I am not looking forward to that at all.
Today was also Jason's first day at classes, and so I had to take care of him by myself and get him ready and take him to his appointment by myself, which, I'll admit, had me nervous to be on my own like that, but I think we did really well for our first day by ourselves (William & I). Jason however had a hard time getting himself to leave this morning as he would be gone for the full day away from William (his first time away from him since birth) and it was all he could do to leave, as it was breaking his heart. Right now he is holding William and consoling himself with time with him right now.
William still is feeding every 45 minutes to 2 hours and for 1 hour stretches.
Well today I had my "Mommy and Me" checkup. Today was William's 1 month check up and my 4 weeks post-partum checkup.
Doc says I am healing up nicely and in another 2-3 days we can resume "business " as usual. (Now if we could only find the energy. LOL )
William is doing GREAT!! Doc said that for how old he is, he should be between 8.3 lbs and 8.7 lbs. (He was 7.7 lbs two weeks ago and she says that, on average, babies gain 1 lb every 2 weeks) He weighed in today at a hefty 9.3 pounds!!!! Doc still can't get over how that he is growing soo big and that it is all by the breastmilk (as we had a rocky start to breastfeeding). She is also quite happy to hear of his progress with breastfeeding and latching. He is also longer, at 20.5 inches. Doc kept on saying that he might need a MATERNAL test but definately not a PATERNAL test. There is no doubt that he looks the spittin' image of Jason. He also has a small umbilical hernia on his belly button (his belly button pops out of his chubby belly when he cries) and said that it should heal on its own. But other then that he is doing great and we scheduled his 2 month checkup. He will also hafta have his 2 month shots that same week, and I am not looking forward to that at all.
Today was also Jason's first day at classes, and so I had to take care of him by myself and get him ready and take him to his appointment by myself, which, I'll admit, had me nervous to be on my own like that, but I think we did really well for our first day by ourselves (William & I). Jason however had a hard time getting himself to leave this morning as he would be gone for the full day away from William (his first time away from him since birth) and it was all he could do to leave, as it was breaking his heart. Right now he is holding William and consoling himself with time with him right now.
William still is feeding every 45 minutes to 2 hours and for 1 hour stretches.
January 7, 2008
Proud Praises from a Proud Mama
Today William is 5 months old today. I just got done from the BEST feeding with him!!!
We went back to breastfeed like usual. He started on the left breast (with shield), then once he was done with that one, I offered him the right breast (with shield). Well, then I had taken the shield off and was burping him (I burp him after each breast). He still was acting like he still wanted more, so I offered him the left breast (without the shield). (because of him being a premie and having latching issues, if he gets a latch, its a good day) Well, he not only latched on (YAY!!!) he actually BREASTFED for 10 minutes and fell asleep still latched on!!!!
William BREASTFED (soley) for the first time!!!!
I am sooo excited and overjoyed and sooo very proud of my son!!!
Thats my boy!!! He is truelly a miracle and quite the fighter!!!
WOOHOO!!!!
Proud Praises from a Proud Mama
Today William is 5 months old today. I just got done from the BEST feeding with him!!!
We went back to breastfeed like usual. He started on the left breast (with shield), then once he was done with that one, I offered him the right breast (with shield). Well, then I had taken the shield off and was burping him (I burp him after each breast). He still was acting like he still wanted more, so I offered him the left breast (without the shield). (because of him being a premie and having latching issues, if he gets a latch, its a good day) Well, he not only latched on (YAY!!!) he actually BREASTFED for 10 minutes and fell asleep still latched on!!!!
William BREASTFED (soley) for the first time!!!!
I am sooo excited and overjoyed and sooo very proud of my son!!!
Thats my boy!!! He is truelly a miracle and quite the fighter!!!
WOOHOO!!!!
December 29, 2007
William is doing really good. We are now feeding soley with the nipple shield and have had a couple of latches directly to breast alone (didn't stay on for long, but its a start). He is changing soo fast. His cheeks are getting more fuller and chubbier and he is starting to get that cute "double chin" role. He is also starting to sport a pudgy belly and it is soo cute!!
He had his 3 week weight check appointment on the 26th (Wednesday) and doc is really happy with the progress he is making. He is now upto a chubby 7 pounds and 7 ounces. Which the progress with him gaining weight is right on target with where he should be. Doc is also impressed that it is soley on breastmilk and that I haven't had to supplement with formula.
On Thursday (27th) William developed some white and green mucous coming from his right eye as well as it was swollen and watering. We called doc and she has us put some warm compresses on it and had us come in the next morning. She thought it might have been conjunctivits (pink eye) but thankfully it is just an undeveloped and blocked tear duct. It seems to be looking better today.
His circumcision and belly button have healed up nicely.
Got his birth pictures back. My, how he has changed. I will post some when I get a chance to get them scanned. Will also post some Christmas pictures and such when I get a chance.
He is now starting to smile here and there, and is a little more alert in the evenings. He has some gassy times through the night, but his time inbetween feedings is getting longer (but his feedings are taking longer too).
He has soo many expressions and such, and is constantly keeping his Momma and Papa in stitches, but we truelly couldn't be happier.
William is doing really good. We are now feeding soley with the nipple shield and have had a couple of latches directly to breast alone (didn't stay on for long, but its a start). He is changing soo fast. His cheeks are getting more fuller and chubbier and he is starting to get that cute "double chin" role. He is also starting to sport a pudgy belly and it is soo cute!!
He had his 3 week weight check appointment on the 26th (Wednesday) and doc is really happy with the progress he is making. He is now upto a chubby 7 pounds and 7 ounces. Which the progress with him gaining weight is right on target with where he should be. Doc is also impressed that it is soley on breastmilk and that I haven't had to supplement with formula.
On Thursday (27th) William developed some white and green mucous coming from his right eye as well as it was swollen and watering. We called doc and she has us put some warm compresses on it and had us come in the next morning. She thought it might have been conjunctivits (pink eye) but thankfully it is just an undeveloped and blocked tear duct. It seems to be looking better today.
His circumcision and belly button have healed up nicely.
Got his birth pictures back. My, how he has changed. I will post some when I get a chance to get them scanned. Will also post some Christmas pictures and such when I get a chance.
He is now starting to smile here and there, and is a little more alert in the evenings. He has some gassy times through the night, but his time inbetween feedings is getting longer (but his feedings are taking longer too).
He has soo many expressions and such, and is constantly keeping his Momma and Papa in stitches, but we truelly couldn't be happier.
December 21. 2007
Still hard to believe that I have lost more then I put on during the PG, but I'm not complaining.
About MIL visit: It wasn't just about the sleep that upset me, it was during her unannounced visit it was time for William to eat again. I know if I leave the room to feed him it will be about 45 minutes until we return. I was in a dilemna and I hated myself for what I chose (and won't choose that again). I chose to stick my finger in my son's mouth to console him while waiting on his STUPID, INCOSIDErATE, and RUDE Grandma to leave!!!
So the visit with my Uncle yesterday went really well!! I had sent him some pictures (he lives in TX) and he had created a video slide show with music with them. It was soo cool to see our first few days with William like that!!
Still hard to believe that I have lost more then I put on during the PG, but I'm not complaining.
About MIL visit: It wasn't just about the sleep that upset me, it was during her unannounced visit it was time for William to eat again. I know if I leave the room to feed him it will be about 45 minutes until we return. I was in a dilemna and I hated myself for what I chose (and won't choose that again). I chose to stick my finger in my son's mouth to console him while waiting on his STUPID, INCOSIDErATE, and RUDE Grandma to leave!!!
So the visit with my Uncle yesterday went really well!! I had sent him some pictures (he lives in TX) and he had created a video slide show with music with them. It was soo cool to see our first few days with William like that!!
December 19, 2007
MIL RANT:
So we have told everyone that if they want to come over to see William, that is fine, but to PLEASE CALL FIRST.
Well, last Sunday, MIL just SHOWED UP with FIL (first time to see William), and so I tried to let it pass, even though, we told her to call first.
So this morning (1030am) we hear the doorbell ring. Its my MIL and SIL wanting to see William. Did she call???? NO!!!! Thing is, last night was our first night to work with the techniques that the LLL LC gave us, and we had one 2 hour period of sleep, then a rough patch between 330-500am, then we had just gotten back into our second 2 hour stretch (8:40- doorbell ) of sleep when it was interrupted by her unannounced visit!!! If she had of called, my Mom would have answered and let her know that we were asleep. It just makes me soo mad!!!
DH better say something, or else, I WILL!!
MIL RANT:
So we have told everyone that if they want to come over to see William, that is fine, but to PLEASE CALL FIRST.
Well, last Sunday, MIL just SHOWED UP with FIL (first time to see William), and so I tried to let it pass, even though, we told her to call first.
So this morning (1030am) we hear the doorbell ring. Its my MIL and SIL wanting to see William. Did she call???? NO!!!! Thing is, last night was our first night to work with the techniques that the LLL LC gave us, and we had one 2 hour period of sleep, then a rough patch between 330-500am, then we had just gotten back into our second 2 hour stretch (8:40- doorbell ) of sleep when it was interrupted by her unannounced visit!!! If she had of called, my Mom would have answered and let her know that we were asleep. It just makes me soo mad!!!
DH better say something, or else, I WILL!!
December 18, 2007
So today we had the appointment with the LLL LC reguarding breastfeeding William. It went GREAT!! She things that within the next couple of weeks that he will be at the breast soley!!! YAY!!! She has me using the nipple shield again and said, we need to do that a while so he can exercice and get his back jaw muscles stronger so that they can do a bigger latch (as he currently only tries to take just a little of the end of the nipple in) and get more of the nipple in and be able to suck it in more. She also has me using a little hose like thing that is connected to the sirenge of breast milk, so that when he is latching with the nipple shield and starts to get frusterated because he is looking for the "big flow" that he will still get it, but associate it with the breast. We are only to do that at the start to get him there and ina calm state and then just let him feed on one side. When he is done with the one side, we are to try to get him to latch onto the other breast (without the nipple shield) and see how that goes. We are to do this at each feeding. So in essence we are no longer feeding via sirenge, but only using the hose and sirenge as a calming tachniqu while on the breast!! When he got on soo calmly and didn't flail his arms and stuff but just ate for a good 20-30 minutes!! It was awesome!!
Anyways, today is also our 3rd Anniversary and so afterwards we went to Olive Garden to celebrate our anniversary. He slept through all of it, and was great as he slept in his car seat (while we ate).
He gained 70 ml of weight with that one feeding which is awesome and because of such the gain and the bonding (I think), he slept for a good 3 hours before wanting more food. He also slept in his car seat (without us holding him) while we were at the Olive Garden and that was awesome. We think it might be, because he go the "bonding" part of the breastfeeding, and wasn't "needing" to be held (to get the "bonding" he was lacking). He also had the largest diaper load he has ever had, which is probably from the amount he ate from that one feeding. We are just soo excited about all this!!
Needless to say, we have had a GREAT day and I am soo ecouraged at the prospects of breastfeeding our son.
So today we had the appointment with the LLL LC reguarding breastfeeding William. It went GREAT!! She things that within the next couple of weeks that he will be at the breast soley!!! YAY!!! She has me using the nipple shield again and said, we need to do that a while so he can exercice and get his back jaw muscles stronger so that they can do a bigger latch (as he currently only tries to take just a little of the end of the nipple in) and get more of the nipple in and be able to suck it in more. She also has me using a little hose like thing that is connected to the sirenge of breast milk, so that when he is latching with the nipple shield and starts to get frusterated because he is looking for the "big flow" that he will still get it, but associate it with the breast. We are only to do that at the start to get him there and ina calm state and then just let him feed on one side. When he is done with the one side, we are to try to get him to latch onto the other breast (without the nipple shield) and see how that goes. We are to do this at each feeding. So in essence we are no longer feeding via sirenge, but only using the hose and sirenge as a calming tachniqu while on the breast!! When he got on soo calmly and didn't flail his arms and stuff but just ate for a good 20-30 minutes!! It was awesome!!
Anyways, today is also our 3rd Anniversary and so afterwards we went to Olive Garden to celebrate our anniversary. He slept through all of it, and was great as he slept in his car seat (while we ate).
He gained 70 ml of weight with that one feeding which is awesome and because of such the gain and the bonding (I think), he slept for a good 3 hours before wanting more food. He also slept in his car seat (without us holding him) while we were at the Olive Garden and that was awesome. We think it might be, because he go the "bonding" part of the breastfeeding, and wasn't "needing" to be held (to get the "bonding" he was lacking). He also had the largest diaper load he has ever had, which is probably from the amount he ate from that one feeding. We are just soo excited about all this!!
Needless to say, we have had a GREAT day and I am soo ecouraged at the prospects of breastfeeding our son.
December 17, 2007
Just got back from William's 2 week check up. He is now 6 pounds 11 ounces and still 19.75 inches long. They like babies to be back to their birth-weight by the time they are 2 weeks old. Since he lost alot, had jaundice, they've been monitoring his weight. He was 6 pounds and 6 ounces on Tuesday, so he is gaining an ounce a day, which is what he is suppose to do, so he is doing well. His jaundice is clearing up, you can still see it in his eyes though, but his eyes keep on getting bluer and bluer, which means its clearing from his eyes as well.
We have a thumb-sucker on our hands. Doc says that is fine, and actually encourages that as to oppose to pacifiers.
Doc scheduled us to see a LLL consultant at the hospital William was born at, so we can hopefully get him to latching and say good-bye to pumping. Hope it works, as I would really love to bond with William that way.
Doc says its about time to get him to lay on his back and get him stimulated, with things such as a playmat, etc. He's more alert to be stimulated now.
Doc and a Nurse also wondered how much weight I had lost. I just assumed it was the 11 pounds I had gained with William. So I got on the scales. I am 22 pounds lighter then when I started out PG. That means I have lost 33 pounds!! Holy crap!! Thats outrageous. But I guess they also say that the breast feeding (or pumping) has alot to do with that. Just nice to know that I have not only lost the pregnancy weight, but even more (I was obese pre-PG). My stomach still hangs "flabbily" like its a deflated balloon, but I think once I am able to start exercising, that it will tone back up. I will take pictures to show you the 2 week post-partum difference (later).
Other then that, she wants William to come back on the 26th for a weight check just to make sure he is gaining where he should be.
Just got back from William's 2 week check up. He is now 6 pounds 11 ounces and still 19.75 inches long. They like babies to be back to their birth-weight by the time they are 2 weeks old. Since he lost alot, had jaundice, they've been monitoring his weight. He was 6 pounds and 6 ounces on Tuesday, so he is gaining an ounce a day, which is what he is suppose to do, so he is doing well. His jaundice is clearing up, you can still see it in his eyes though, but his eyes keep on getting bluer and bluer, which means its clearing from his eyes as well.
We have a thumb-sucker on our hands. Doc says that is fine, and actually encourages that as to oppose to pacifiers.
Doc scheduled us to see a LLL consultant at the hospital William was born at, so we can hopefully get him to latching and say good-bye to pumping. Hope it works, as I would really love to bond with William that way.
Doc says its about time to get him to lay on his back and get him stimulated, with things such as a playmat, etc. He's more alert to be stimulated now.
Doc and a Nurse also wondered how much weight I had lost. I just assumed it was the 11 pounds I had gained with William. So I got on the scales. I am 22 pounds lighter then when I started out PG. That means I have lost 33 pounds!! Holy crap!! Thats outrageous. But I guess they also say that the breast feeding (or pumping) has alot to do with that. Just nice to know that I have not only lost the pregnancy weight, but even more (I was obese pre-PG). My stomach still hangs "flabbily" like its a deflated balloon, but I think once I am able to start exercising, that it will tone back up. I will take pictures to show you the 2 week post-partum difference (later).
Other then that, she wants William to come back on the 26th for a weight check just to make sure he is gaining where he should be.
December 12, 2007
Well today (10 days old) William has lost his umbillical cord stem. I know most people would be soo happy to see that ugly thing go, but I guess I am a bit sad about it. It means my baby is not a newborn any more, and no matter how terribly I want him to stay a newborn and not grow up, he is growing up and changing before my eyes.
How can you love someone soo tiny so simple soo small?? I look at him, and I swear I would move heaven and earth for him... he is definately my world and I am soo immensely inlove with my sweet baby boy.
Well today (10 days old) William has lost his umbillical cord stem. I know most people would be soo happy to see that ugly thing go, but I guess I am a bit sad about it. It means my baby is not a newborn any more, and no matter how terribly I want him to stay a newborn and not grow up, he is growing up and changing before my eyes.
How can you love someone soo tiny so simple soo small?? I look at him, and I swear I would move heaven and earth for him... he is definately my world and I am soo immensely inlove with my sweet baby boy.
December 12, 2007
Not much to report (which is great). Jason's grandfather just stopped by this morning to see little William again. Thats a big thing because he lives in a different county and doesn't travel much. He also lost his wife (of 44 years) back in May and so he is still grieving and trying to find his way. So it was really good to see him this morning and to see him smile when he held William.
Jason got about 5.5 hours of sleep, and I was in the middle of my shift of sleeping when Jason's Grandpa came, so Jason woke me up before he got here so I could at least put clothes on. So, later on I will probably take a nap to catch up on sleep.
Not much to report (which is great). Jason's grandfather just stopped by this morning to see little William again. Thats a big thing because he lives in a different county and doesn't travel much. He also lost his wife (of 44 years) back in May and so he is still grieving and trying to find his way. So it was really good to see him this morning and to see him smile when he held William.
Jason got about 5.5 hours of sleep, and I was in the middle of my shift of sleeping when Jason's Grandpa came, so Jason woke me up before he got here so I could at least put clothes on. So, later on I will probably take a nap to catch up on sleep.
December 11, 2007
Well, today we had a weight check up with doc as well as to see about a possible billy reuben stick. William weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces yesterday and today he weighs 6 pounds 6 ounces!! YAY!! My baby is gaining weight appropriately!! He really is going through a growing spirt as he is eating alot more. Doc says its due to the fact that he was early he didn't know what to do out here in the big world, and now he is starting to get the picture. I am just soo proud of him!! He is getting more alert and I love being able to look at his beautiful eyes more!! She also checked his skin and its starting to leave his chest area, so she says to keep him on the billy blankets for the next 2 days then we can send the blankets back, but she doesn't see a need to stick him again, unless we wanted the test to see the results. We are soo thrilled he didn't hafta be stuck again today!!! So now we don't hafta go to a hospital or doctors office until Monday (for his 2 week checkup)!!! YAY!!!! We are soo thrilled!!! He is such a good baby and everyone says the same thing... he is just too cute!!
Last night we had such a good night!! I sent Jason to bed from 10-4 and then after I pumped some breastmilk he took the second shift and I slept from 4-9. Jason and I both got 5 hours of sleep in a row!!!! I mean, sure we could have slept longer, but having this much sleep in a row is priceless!!! We also both got showers this morning (before our appointment at the doctors office)!! I know it doesn't sound like much, but it does a mountain of wonder!! I feel like I can do anything and get a ton of things done, now that I have had that much sleep. Hopefully we have finally discovered a way for both of us to get rest and yet be up for William to get his 1-2 hour feedings.
Well, today we had a weight check up with doc as well as to see about a possible billy reuben stick. William weighed 6 pounds and 5 ounces yesterday and today he weighs 6 pounds 6 ounces!! YAY!! My baby is gaining weight appropriately!! He really is going through a growing spirt as he is eating alot more. Doc says its due to the fact that he was early he didn't know what to do out here in the big world, and now he is starting to get the picture. I am just soo proud of him!! He is getting more alert and I love being able to look at his beautiful eyes more!! She also checked his skin and its starting to leave his chest area, so she says to keep him on the billy blankets for the next 2 days then we can send the blankets back, but she doesn't see a need to stick him again, unless we wanted the test to see the results. We are soo thrilled he didn't hafta be stuck again today!!! So now we don't hafta go to a hospital or doctors office until Monday (for his 2 week checkup)!!! YAY!!!! We are soo thrilled!!! He is such a good baby and everyone says the same thing... he is just too cute!!
Last night we had such a good night!! I sent Jason to bed from 10-4 and then after I pumped some breastmilk he took the second shift and I slept from 4-9. Jason and I both got 5 hours of sleep in a row!!!! I mean, sure we could have slept longer, but having this much sleep in a row is priceless!!! We also both got showers this morning (before our appointment at the doctors office)!! I know it doesn't sound like much, but it does a mountain of wonder!! I feel like I can do anything and get a ton of things done, now that I have had that much sleep. Hopefully we have finally discovered a way for both of us to get rest and yet be up for William to get his 1-2 hour feedings.
December 11, 2007
Tonight DH told me thought I should take the drugs that doc prescribed, but I just don't feel like it would be safe to William for me to try them. Alot of those drugs have not been tested as far as seeing their effects on the child and I can't imagine putting that in my body, not knowing how it would affect William.
I know once we get the jaundice and feeding issues under control that things will settle down better, its just an adjustment period we are going through.
I LOVE how a friend described PG as the season of Christmas. It is just that. I guess for me, Christmas came sooner then expected and I also wish I still had that time alone with him that I feel was stripped from us so unexpectedly. It made me feel that what I am going through is completely normal. My Mom and Jason seem to make me feel crazy or out of control for all the emotions I have been going through and feeling, and sometimes it really feels as if no one understands or gets it.
Well today we had our doctor's appointment. His weight went up from 6 pounds 2 ounces (on Friday), to 6 pounds 5 ounces!! YAY!!! He is also now 19.75" long (19" at birth). She also said that he is showing signs of the jaundice is starting to leave his system. She says you can see that in his legs its not there, but then showed us how it is still in his chest. That was encouraging to see that. I love my doctor. She also took the time to spend with us and had me try to breastfeed William in the office to see what was going on. She gave some great pointers, and wants us to try to do these tips (Jason helping) 3-4 times a day, and thinks that within the week that we could be breastfeeding soley!!! She was really encouraging and it made me feel better about our changes of soley breastfeeding. She tells you straight about everything, and said I was not blessed with the best breasts, but that she doesn't forsee any reason why we won't be able to breastfeed. YAY!!! I also was concerned about my breastmilk supply and so she prescribe reglan to up my supply of milk.
William has been more alert today. He also has been taking in more milk within the last 24 hours. So we are really encouraged about all this.
Tonight DH told me thought I should take the drugs that doc prescribed, but I just don't feel like it would be safe to William for me to try them. Alot of those drugs have not been tested as far as seeing their effects on the child and I can't imagine putting that in my body, not knowing how it would affect William.
I know once we get the jaundice and feeding issues under control that things will settle down better, its just an adjustment period we are going through.
I LOVE how a friend described PG as the season of Christmas. It is just that. I guess for me, Christmas came sooner then expected and I also wish I still had that time alone with him that I feel was stripped from us so unexpectedly. It made me feel that what I am going through is completely normal. My Mom and Jason seem to make me feel crazy or out of control for all the emotions I have been going through and feeling, and sometimes it really feels as if no one understands or gets it.
Well today we had our doctor's appointment. His weight went up from 6 pounds 2 ounces (on Friday), to 6 pounds 5 ounces!! YAY!!! He is also now 19.75" long (19" at birth). She also said that he is showing signs of the jaundice is starting to leave his system. She says you can see that in his legs its not there, but then showed us how it is still in his chest. That was encouraging to see that. I love my doctor. She also took the time to spend with us and had me try to breastfeed William in the office to see what was going on. She gave some great pointers, and wants us to try to do these tips (Jason helping) 3-4 times a day, and thinks that within the week that we could be breastfeeding soley!!! She was really encouraging and it made me feel better about our changes of soley breastfeeding. She tells you straight about everything, and said I was not blessed with the best breasts, but that she doesn't forsee any reason why we won't be able to breastfeed. YAY!!! I also was concerned about my breastmilk supply and so she prescribe reglan to up my supply of milk.
William has been more alert today. He also has been taking in more milk within the last 24 hours. So we are really encouraged about all this.
December 10, 2007
Well, today my baby is 1 week old. I can't even believe he has been here that long, as it only seems like yesterday we were rushing to the hospital trying to figure out if it was my water that had broke. His cries are starting to change which I know comes with him growing, and I am not ready for him to change and grow quite yet. He's my baby. Part of me still wishes he was still inside me and I was feeling his movements and sharing that special one on one time alone with him. I am also starting to want to try for another child. Am I insane?? I know how long it took us to conceive William and they say you are very fertile after giving birth. I know PG wasn't easy for me, and it was a hard delivery, but now that we have him, I'd go through all of that again just to have this precious little one with us. I know doc says not to make love till after the 4 week post-partum check-up, but after that, I am wondering if we want children right after that. I know when we TTC we didn't get PG, so I don't think we will "actively" TTC, but I don't think we will prevent and hope it happens on its own. I've got to be insane for wanting another child soo soon, but I am soo inlove with William, and would do this 100 times over to get such a precious little one again.
Well, today my baby is 1 week old. I can't even believe he has been here that long, as it only seems like yesterday we were rushing to the hospital trying to figure out if it was my water that had broke. His cries are starting to change which I know comes with him growing, and I am not ready for him to change and grow quite yet. He's my baby. Part of me still wishes he was still inside me and I was feeling his movements and sharing that special one on one time alone with him. I am also starting to want to try for another child. Am I insane?? I know how long it took us to conceive William and they say you are very fertile after giving birth. I know PG wasn't easy for me, and it was a hard delivery, but now that we have him, I'd go through all of that again just to have this precious little one with us. I know doc says not to make love till after the 4 week post-partum check-up, but after that, I am wondering if we want children right after that. I know when we TTC we didn't get PG, so I don't think we will "actively" TTC, but I don't think we will prevent and hope it happens on its own. I've got to be insane for wanting another child soo soon, but I am soo inlove with William, and would do this 100 times over to get such a precious little one again.
December 9, 2007
Well, thursday we had our nurses home visit. William lost even more weight. Weighed (Thursday) at 5 lbs 15 oz (almost a full pound lost ). Anyways, so doc wanted me to feed every 2 hours (breast) and then every other feeding, to add 1.5 oz of formula (via sirenge). I really hate adding the formula. Anyways, we worked through the night trying to get him to feed as much as possible and take all that he could. Its still soo awkward trying to feed him, and change him with the stupid "billy blanket". Anyways, so Friday we had to take him back to the hospital again to get yet another jaundice stick. It breaks my heart at how much he has been poked and such and to hafta watch him go through all of that. So then after that, we had to go to the doctor's office to get William weighed again. Good news is he weighed in at 6 lbs and 2 oz. So he gained some. Bad news is, his jaundice test Friday came back at 20.9!!!! So doc wanted to add a second "Billy Blanket" to the mix as well as today we had to go back and have him stuck yet again for another jaundice test. We also have a doctor's appointment on Monday at 10am. Also, if it gets to 24, he will hafta be re-hospitalized until we can get his "Billy-Reuben" down.
It just breaks my heart to see him going through soo much, and to also have soo much trouble with breast-feeding. I have tried various positions (cradle, football, etc), tried to express milk onto his lips, talked to LCs and had them try and suggest various possible solutions, pump to pull out my nipples, use nipple shield, etc. He just flails his hands and wont take the breast by itself. Friday night various times it took over 30 minutes to get him to take my breast with the nipple shield due to the introduction of formula. Yesterday, I made the decision to stop adding the formula, and went to pumping breastmilk and then giving it to him via sirenge. The main goal is that he is getting the antibodies, and we can always work on the breastfeeding issues once we get his jaundice under control.
I am sure I have a good case of the baby blues. I miss my tummy. I miss his movements. I miss rubbing it and thinking and longing for him. I miss our special time we had together (just him and I). Its like one chapter has ended (that I wasn't ready to have end) and another one (with its ups and downs) has just begun (and I'm not sure I am ready for ). My heart breaks over the breastfeeding issues, and the lack of bonding due to the feeding as well as the Billy Blanket situation.I worry constantly about the jaundice and loss of weight. I am sleep deprived. And I am sure all of this is normal.
Yesterday when we went in to get him weighed (at the doctor's office) the nurse asked about his feedings. I was trying to avoid bursting into tears by asking Jason to tell her. The dense man that he can be sometimes, he said "I could tell her". So I tried to just get the first word out and that was all she wrote. From that time forward I was a basket case in the office. and couldn't get the water-works to shut off to save my life. Needless to say, doc wants me to go on zoloft to help with the baby blues. I am just not sure I want to be on those types of drugs, when , logically, I can reason that all these feelings and all are normal, and eventually it will get better.
So anyways we had to call the place where our first "Billy Blanket" came from to get the second "Billy Blanket". We called for it a little after 12:00pm and the place where it is coming from is only 30 minutes away from where we live. By 730pm it STILL was not here, so we called doc. She said to call the place again. So we did and they started to talk about getting it to us tomorrow(today). TOMORROW??? Here we are suppose to get a Billy Reuben stick today after time he is suppose to be on two of these blankets. I proceeded to let them know, and we FINALLY got the 2nd Billy Blanket at 11pm last night!! So needless to say, I called doc this morning and asked if we can avoid the stick today since there will probably be no change in his condition as well as why stick him needlessly and get him out in the cold winterland. Well, she said she still wanted to have the stick to make sure his levels don't go up any higher and so she wanted us to get him in there after 4pm. Then the labs were suppose to call her with the results and she then is suppose to call us. Well, we FINALLY have GOOD NEWS!!! His Billy Reuben is now down to 16.9!!!! YAY!!!! So, she said to keep both Billy Blankets on him tonight, then we get to have a break from them tomorrow (YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ), then we go back to the doctor's office on Monday and talk about where we go from there. But right now it looks like the numbers are finally going down. I just pray they keep on going down. I was soo scared today. Yesterday his levels were 20.9, and if they had went to 24 he would have been readmitted back into the hospital, and since the numbers kept on rising, both Jason and I were really scared he would hafta go back into the hospital. Now we are just soo incredibly happy!!!!
Well, thursday we had our nurses home visit. William lost even more weight. Weighed (Thursday) at 5 lbs 15 oz (almost a full pound lost ). Anyways, so doc wanted me to feed every 2 hours (breast) and then every other feeding, to add 1.5 oz of formula (via sirenge). I really hate adding the formula. Anyways, we worked through the night trying to get him to feed as much as possible and take all that he could. Its still soo awkward trying to feed him, and change him with the stupid "billy blanket". Anyways, so Friday we had to take him back to the hospital again to get yet another jaundice stick. It breaks my heart at how much he has been poked and such and to hafta watch him go through all of that. So then after that, we had to go to the doctor's office to get William weighed again. Good news is he weighed in at 6 lbs and 2 oz. So he gained some. Bad news is, his jaundice test Friday came back at 20.9!!!! So doc wanted to add a second "Billy Blanket" to the mix as well as today we had to go back and have him stuck yet again for another jaundice test. We also have a doctor's appointment on Monday at 10am. Also, if it gets to 24, he will hafta be re-hospitalized until we can get his "Billy-Reuben" down.
It just breaks my heart to see him going through soo much, and to also have soo much trouble with breast-feeding. I have tried various positions (cradle, football, etc), tried to express milk onto his lips, talked to LCs and had them try and suggest various possible solutions, pump to pull out my nipples, use nipple shield, etc. He just flails his hands and wont take the breast by itself. Friday night various times it took over 30 minutes to get him to take my breast with the nipple shield due to the introduction of formula. Yesterday, I made the decision to stop adding the formula, and went to pumping breastmilk and then giving it to him via sirenge. The main goal is that he is getting the antibodies, and we can always work on the breastfeeding issues once we get his jaundice under control.
I am sure I have a good case of the baby blues. I miss my tummy. I miss his movements. I miss rubbing it and thinking and longing for him. I miss our special time we had together (just him and I). Its like one chapter has ended (that I wasn't ready to have end) and another one (with its ups and downs) has just begun (and I'm not sure I am ready for ). My heart breaks over the breastfeeding issues, and the lack of bonding due to the feeding as well as the Billy Blanket situation.I worry constantly about the jaundice and loss of weight. I am sleep deprived. And I am sure all of this is normal.
Yesterday when we went in to get him weighed (at the doctor's office) the nurse asked about his feedings. I was trying to avoid bursting into tears by asking Jason to tell her. The dense man that he can be sometimes, he said "I could tell her". So I tried to just get the first word out and that was all she wrote. From that time forward I was a basket case in the office. and couldn't get the water-works to shut off to save my life. Needless to say, doc wants me to go on zoloft to help with the baby blues. I am just not sure I want to be on those types of drugs, when , logically, I can reason that all these feelings and all are normal, and eventually it will get better.
So anyways we had to call the place where our first "Billy Blanket" came from to get the second "Billy Blanket". We called for it a little after 12:00pm and the place where it is coming from is only 30 minutes away from where we live. By 730pm it STILL was not here, so we called doc. She said to call the place again. So we did and they started to talk about getting it to us tomorrow(today). TOMORROW??? Here we are suppose to get a Billy Reuben stick today after time he is suppose to be on two of these blankets. I proceeded to let them know, and we FINALLY got the 2nd Billy Blanket at 11pm last night!! So needless to say, I called doc this morning and asked if we can avoid the stick today since there will probably be no change in his condition as well as why stick him needlessly and get him out in the cold winterland. Well, she said she still wanted to have the stick to make sure his levels don't go up any higher and so she wanted us to get him in there after 4pm. Then the labs were suppose to call her with the results and she then is suppose to call us. Well, we FINALLY have GOOD NEWS!!! His Billy Reuben is now down to 16.9!!!! YAY!!!! So, she said to keep both Billy Blankets on him tonight, then we get to have a break from them tomorrow (YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ), then we go back to the doctor's office on Monday and talk about where we go from there. But right now it looks like the numbers are finally going down. I just pray they keep on going down. I was soo scared today. Yesterday his levels were 20.9, and if they had went to 24 he would have been readmitted back into the hospital, and since the numbers kept on rising, both Jason and I were really scared he would hafta go back into the hospital. Now we are just soo incredibly happy!!!!
December 7, 2007
Jason and I are soo inlove with our son. He is soo cute and precious.... course we could just be biased.
We will either call him Will or William. Jason and I are both not a fan of Willy, Billy, or Bill.
William is quite the little character and has his Momma and Papa in stitches constantly. His Papa loves to call him "Doodle Bug", and well... to me... he's my "Snort Bug" (he snorts when he cries). He is quite stubborn and definately my child. He loves to put his hands towards his face when its feeding time which of course is not condusive to breastfeeding. He seems to grab at his face when he is crying, which (I know may sound bad), but it absolutely cracks us up. He hates any booties or blankets and is a mastermind at getting them off. He also is not a big fan of being changed and kicks with a vengance. His eyes are soo beautiful and I love when he is awake and his big eyes are just staring up at you.
Now if only we could get this jaundice under control, as well as his weight and breastfeeding.
Jason and I are soo inlove with our son. He is soo cute and precious.... course we could just be biased.
We will either call him Will or William. Jason and I are both not a fan of Willy, Billy, or Bill.
William is quite the little character and has his Momma and Papa in stitches constantly. His Papa loves to call him "Doodle Bug", and well... to me... he's my "Snort Bug" (he snorts when he cries). He is quite stubborn and definately my child. He loves to put his hands towards his face when its feeding time which of course is not condusive to breastfeeding. He seems to grab at his face when he is crying, which (I know may sound bad), but it absolutely cracks us up. He hates any booties or blankets and is a mastermind at getting them off. He also is not a big fan of being changed and kicks with a vengance. His eyes are soo beautiful and I love when he is awake and his big eyes are just staring up at you.
Now if only we could get this jaundice under control, as well as his weight and breastfeeding.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
William's Birth Story
December 5, 2007
I would like to introduce my son, William Nathaniel Paul. He made his grand entrance at 1:28am on Sunday, December 2, 2007. He weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces and was 19 inches long.
William’s Birth Story
On Saturday at 8:30am I turned over in bed and felt a “gush” of liquid. I wasn’t quite for sure what it was, but since I haven’t had any problems with leakage of urine or anything, I suspected it might be my water breaking. I woke Jason up and he helped me out of bed. As soon as I stood up, I was soaked down both of my legs. I made it to the restroom and the fluid looked clear. I paged my doctor and she called me back at 9:20am. She asked how long it would take me to get the hospital (its about 30+ minutes away from where I live). I explained that I still was not even packed yet and so she hoped that I could be at the hospital in 1.5 hours. In between packing and running to the restroom (due to more and more leaking of amniotic fluid) it took us 3 hours to pack.
We got to the hospital and Jason dropped me off at the door, parked the car, and we slowly made our way up to the 4th floor to Labor and Delivery. When I got to the nurse’s station, they checked my temperature, weighed me (I had lost 2 pounds since my weigh in at the doctor’s office the previous Wednesday) then sent me to the triage area to assess me. My Mom also came to the hospital (drove separately). Due to the “open area” in triage, only one person was allowed to be in there with me, so Jason stayed, and Mom went to go get something to eat.
Once in the triage area, they had me empty my bladder and then change into a hospital gown. Then they had me get into bed with the right side of my bottom propped up on a blanket so I wouldn’t be fully laying on my back. They then checked me and I was 1.5 centimeters and thinned out and 80% effaced. They then did an “amniture (sp)” test to check to see if the liquid was amniotic fluid or not. It was amniotic fluid and so we knew they were going to keep me, and that today was “baby day”. They then stuck to monitors on me. One to monitor William’s heart rate (which he was having good decels and accels) as well as to monitor my contractions. Up until this time I hadn’t felt any contractions. By the time they put the monitors on me, it was after 4pm. At that time, I started to feel the “minor” contractions, and felt excited, as well as, I thought these contractions were manageable and I could do this.
I ended up only having 30 minutes of those types of contractions, before skipping for those type of contractions to going to the final type of contractions and skipping the transition contractions all together (due to my water breaking, no cushion for transition) .
During that time, I was taken to my Labor and Delivery room, and told to go and take a shower and wash my front and backside with this special soap due to my bag of waters breaking, for trying to avoid any infections and such. I then was put back into bed to have a few minutes on the monitors. At this time, Jason ran down and got two of our bags (but forgot our camera or camcorder. )
I tried playing relaxation music, and changing positions, such as birthing ball, rocking chair, walking, laboring in the shower, laboring on the bed, holding and swaying with Jason, etc.
The labor was really intense and at there are several moments that are memorable.
I have a gap between my teeth and I would try breathing through the contractions and concentrating on Jason’s face. Well, as I breathed real fast the gap would create this “Whistling” sound. Needless to say, our first nurse was quite taken back that she had a “Whistler” during labor, and that in all her 7 years, she had never had a lady whistle through her labor. LOL
Anyways, this same lady also forwarned Jason that there is a point in labor that you really don’t want to get too close to a laboring woman. Well during labor at some points I would grab the middle of Jason’s shirt and pull it to me (at one point I also grabbed one of his nipples), at other times I grabbed his fingers in such a way he thought I was going to break them, and a couple times I ended up pulling his hair. Needless to say the next day, the same nurse came by to meet William and said to Jason “I hear you got too close”. LOL
Anyways, at one point the labor was soo severe and the contractions were coming hard and long (back to front to back again) without a break inbetween. I had back labor the whole entire time I was in labor. I was definitely not myself during labor, but as my doctor puts its “What happens in delivery, stays in delivery”.
At one point I was laboring in the shower and Jason was putting the stream of water from the shower head and aiming it at my lower back where I told him to put it. Well, this one time he didn’t have it in the right place and I told him “Left NOW!!” and he started to try to explain that he can’t see too well and blah blah blah blah blah.. I told him “No explanations, just shut up and do it”. LOL
Another time when I was laboring in the bed, Jason was trying to help by saying “just breathe through it”, I looked at him and retorted “YOU BREATHE THROUGH IT”. LOL
Anyways, with all the back labor and excruciating pain, I was at my max, so doc checked me (right in the middle of a contraction… ugh!!) and (I thought I would be 9.5 or better) I was only at 6 centimeters. Only 6 centimeters????? This is when my reasoning took over. If I was only 6 centimeters then that meant there were 4 more centimeters to go, plus that meant there was worse pain down the road and he wasn’t even down the birth canal, crowning etc. At this point I was positive that I couldn’t make it. That I had had enough and I was done. I then proceeded to reason that I needed the C-section with general anesthesia. I proceeded to inform my doctor that I was done and we needed to do a C-section. That I was at my max as far as pain. She proceeded to tell me just to breath through the contractions, which of course we got into a huge shouting match, and I kept on yelling at her to listen to me etc. (I’m glad she didn’t… she knew what I really wanted and kept me on track). I did try a shot of Nubain (sp) but after the initial shot of that, the rest of them really didn’t seem to phase the pain at all.
Anyways, The contractions were soo intense that I was yelling at the top of my lungs for a quite a while. At one point my MIL and SIL came to the hospital and went to the nurse’s station and my SIL was like “my SIL is in labor” and the nurse asked the name of her SIL, and then about that time I guess I screamed and the nurse then told them “That’s her”. LOL
So at 11pm, I was finally at 10 centimeters and started the pushing process. Mom and Jason held my legs. I pushed for almost 2.5 hours. I pushed during contractions and whenever my back was hurting. It was the only way to deal with the pain of it all. They put William on my tummy briefly. Jason cut the cord (which he is soo proud of) then they whisked him away to the warmer.
His heart rate was a bit high (64.. should be under 60) and he was having a small issue with keeping his temperature regulated. They also did heel sticks to check his glucose (due to my gestational diabetes) levels. Anyways, William was fussing across the room, and doc was still having me deliver the placenta and then stitch me up (no episiotomy, I just had a minor tear that required 5 stitches). So I started talking to William and calling out his name. He then quieted down and then his head arched back (it was like he knew my voice and was looking for it). It was such a precious moment.
Anyways, they got a NICU nurse in there to evaluate him to see if he needed to go the NICU. His apgar was 7 and 8 (anything above 6 is good). So they said he didn’t hafta go to the NICU.
We then gathered our stuff and they put me in the wheelchair with William in my arms and we were then wheeled to our room in the “Mother and Baby” section. While staying there he has developed Jaundice (highest reading is 12.1) and so he has to where a “Billy Blanket” until that clears up (he was just in the up 75th percentile of Jaundice which is in the “treatable” range).
Anyways, Since I delivered on Sunday, the hospital hear has Mom and Baby stay for 48 hours after delivery. My doctor wanted to keep monitoring his glucose and jaundice levels and so we were not released from the hospital until last night.
This morning we hafta go back and get an outpatient blood draw to check his jaundice again. Hope it comes back alright. Thursday we have a home visit with a nurse from our doctor’s office.
Jason is great with William. He changes all his diapers and is quite the proud Papa. Due to William’s prematurity, he is still having latching issues, but hopefully that will all right itself out within the next week or so.
I would like to introduce my son, William Nathaniel Paul. He made his grand entrance at 1:28am on Sunday, December 2, 2007. He weighed 6 pounds and 13 ounces and was 19 inches long.
William’s Birth Story
On Saturday at 8:30am I turned over in bed and felt a “gush” of liquid. I wasn’t quite for sure what it was, but since I haven’t had any problems with leakage of urine or anything, I suspected it might be my water breaking. I woke Jason up and he helped me out of bed. As soon as I stood up, I was soaked down both of my legs. I made it to the restroom and the fluid looked clear. I paged my doctor and she called me back at 9:20am. She asked how long it would take me to get the hospital (its about 30+ minutes away from where I live). I explained that I still was not even packed yet and so she hoped that I could be at the hospital in 1.5 hours. In between packing and running to the restroom (due to more and more leaking of amniotic fluid) it took us 3 hours to pack.
We got to the hospital and Jason dropped me off at the door, parked the car, and we slowly made our way up to the 4th floor to Labor and Delivery. When I got to the nurse’s station, they checked my temperature, weighed me (I had lost 2 pounds since my weigh in at the doctor’s office the previous Wednesday) then sent me to the triage area to assess me. My Mom also came to the hospital (drove separately). Due to the “open area” in triage, only one person was allowed to be in there with me, so Jason stayed, and Mom went to go get something to eat.
Once in the triage area, they had me empty my bladder and then change into a hospital gown. Then they had me get into bed with the right side of my bottom propped up on a blanket so I wouldn’t be fully laying on my back. They then checked me and I was 1.5 centimeters and thinned out and 80% effaced. They then did an “amniture (sp)” test to check to see if the liquid was amniotic fluid or not. It was amniotic fluid and so we knew they were going to keep me, and that today was “baby day”. They then stuck to monitors on me. One to monitor William’s heart rate (which he was having good decels and accels) as well as to monitor my contractions. Up until this time I hadn’t felt any contractions. By the time they put the monitors on me, it was after 4pm. At that time, I started to feel the “minor” contractions, and felt excited, as well as, I thought these contractions were manageable and I could do this.
I ended up only having 30 minutes of those types of contractions, before skipping for those type of contractions to going to the final type of contractions and skipping the transition contractions all together (due to my water breaking, no cushion for transition) .
During that time, I was taken to my Labor and Delivery room, and told to go and take a shower and wash my front and backside with this special soap due to my bag of waters breaking, for trying to avoid any infections and such. I then was put back into bed to have a few minutes on the monitors. At this time, Jason ran down and got two of our bags (but forgot our camera or camcorder. )
I tried playing relaxation music, and changing positions, such as birthing ball, rocking chair, walking, laboring in the shower, laboring on the bed, holding and swaying with Jason, etc.
The labor was really intense and at there are several moments that are memorable.
I have a gap between my teeth and I would try breathing through the contractions and concentrating on Jason’s face. Well, as I breathed real fast the gap would create this “Whistling” sound. Needless to say, our first nurse was quite taken back that she had a “Whistler” during labor, and that in all her 7 years, she had never had a lady whistle through her labor. LOL
Anyways, this same lady also forwarned Jason that there is a point in labor that you really don’t want to get too close to a laboring woman. Well during labor at some points I would grab the middle of Jason’s shirt and pull it to me (at one point I also grabbed one of his nipples), at other times I grabbed his fingers in such a way he thought I was going to break them, and a couple times I ended up pulling his hair. Needless to say the next day, the same nurse came by to meet William and said to Jason “I hear you got too close”. LOL
Anyways, at one point the labor was soo severe and the contractions were coming hard and long (back to front to back again) without a break inbetween. I had back labor the whole entire time I was in labor. I was definitely not myself during labor, but as my doctor puts its “What happens in delivery, stays in delivery”.
At one point I was laboring in the shower and Jason was putting the stream of water from the shower head and aiming it at my lower back where I told him to put it. Well, this one time he didn’t have it in the right place and I told him “Left NOW!!” and he started to try to explain that he can’t see too well and blah blah blah blah blah.. I told him “No explanations, just shut up and do it”. LOL
Another time when I was laboring in the bed, Jason was trying to help by saying “just breathe through it”, I looked at him and retorted “YOU BREATHE THROUGH IT”. LOL
Anyways, with all the back labor and excruciating pain, I was at my max, so doc checked me (right in the middle of a contraction… ugh!!) and (I thought I would be 9.5 or better) I was only at 6 centimeters. Only 6 centimeters????? This is when my reasoning took over. If I was only 6 centimeters then that meant there were 4 more centimeters to go, plus that meant there was worse pain down the road and he wasn’t even down the birth canal, crowning etc. At this point I was positive that I couldn’t make it. That I had had enough and I was done. I then proceeded to reason that I needed the C-section with general anesthesia. I proceeded to inform my doctor that I was done and we needed to do a C-section. That I was at my max as far as pain. She proceeded to tell me just to breath through the contractions, which of course we got into a huge shouting match, and I kept on yelling at her to listen to me etc. (I’m glad she didn’t… she knew what I really wanted and kept me on track). I did try a shot of Nubain (sp) but after the initial shot of that, the rest of them really didn’t seem to phase the pain at all.
Anyways, The contractions were soo intense that I was yelling at the top of my lungs for a quite a while. At one point my MIL and SIL came to the hospital and went to the nurse’s station and my SIL was like “my SIL is in labor” and the nurse asked the name of her SIL, and then about that time I guess I screamed and the nurse then told them “That’s her”. LOL
So at 11pm, I was finally at 10 centimeters and started the pushing process. Mom and Jason held my legs. I pushed for almost 2.5 hours. I pushed during contractions and whenever my back was hurting. It was the only way to deal with the pain of it all. They put William on my tummy briefly. Jason cut the cord (which he is soo proud of) then they whisked him away to the warmer.
His heart rate was a bit high (64.. should be under 60) and he was having a small issue with keeping his temperature regulated. They also did heel sticks to check his glucose (due to my gestational diabetes) levels. Anyways, William was fussing across the room, and doc was still having me deliver the placenta and then stitch me up (no episiotomy, I just had a minor tear that required 5 stitches). So I started talking to William and calling out his name. He then quieted down and then his head arched back (it was like he knew my voice and was looking for it). It was such a precious moment.
Anyways, they got a NICU nurse in there to evaluate him to see if he needed to go the NICU. His apgar was 7 and 8 (anything above 6 is good). So they said he didn’t hafta go to the NICU.
We then gathered our stuff and they put me in the wheelchair with William in my arms and we were then wheeled to our room in the “Mother and Baby” section. While staying there he has developed Jaundice (highest reading is 12.1) and so he has to where a “Billy Blanket” until that clears up (he was just in the up 75th percentile of Jaundice which is in the “treatable” range).
Anyways, Since I delivered on Sunday, the hospital hear has Mom and Baby stay for 48 hours after delivery. My doctor wanted to keep monitoring his glucose and jaundice levels and so we were not released from the hospital until last night.
This morning we hafta go back and get an outpatient blood draw to check his jaundice again. Hope it comes back alright. Thursday we have a home visit with a nurse from our doctor’s office.
Jason is great with William. He changes all his diapers and is quite the proud Papa. Due to William’s prematurity, he is still having latching issues, but hopefully that will all right itself out within the next week or so.
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