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Baby Mrads is here!
After thinking there was no way he was coming early, the baby had other plans. My water broke yesterday at 5:30 in the morning and contractions started at about 5 minutes apart soon after. I was in complete denial that I was in labor, so I made breakfast and lunch for H and me. I thought i probably just peed myself. I was going to drive H to work, like normal, and go to the doctors appt I had previously scheduled for 8 that morning, but I told H to drive himself in, just is case.
By the time I got to the doctors, which is located at the hospital, my contractions were about 3 minutes apart. I had never met this particular doctor, so he was asking questions about me and what I do and I just wanted to be done with the pain. He checked me. I had indeed broken my water and was 4 cm dilated, so I was sent upstairs to the hospital and admitted.
It took about 2.5 hours for the epidural to be administered, bc first they couldn't find a vein and then they had to wait to bloodwork to come back to rule out preE, bc at my dr visit my Bp was high because I was having a contraction when it was taken. The monitor never picked up that I was having contractions, so I thought I might have been making up the pain in my head, but when the dr did an internal before the epidural I had dilated to 8 cm, so something was happening.
The epidural was amazing. Iwas able to just chill for about an hour and then I told the nurse I thought I was ready to push. She told me probably not, because it usually takes FTM a while to progress. The dr checked me ten minutes later and said I was ready to push. I made sure I had the max epidural in me and when the attending asked if I could feel my legs and what they felt like I said, " happily tipsy, like after you've had a drink or two." She said that was a new description, but you know when you're kind of numb when drinking but you can still feel and take in everything? That's what my legs felt like.
So after about 35 minutes of pushing, our healthy baby boy was born at 6lbs even and 19.5 inches. He wasn't happy with me pushing and had a major heart decel, so I was on oxygen and spent a lot of the pushing time on my side, but I really can't complain.
We decided to name him Benjamin Michael, because that's just what he looked like to us. And we said we weren't going to finalize it till seeing him anyway. He's doing great, getting the hang if a latch and just generally being a baby. I don't know how to do mobile uploads, so I can't share a pic, but he's cute!
B Born 6.27.13
Re: Baby Mrads is here!
*TTC since 10/11*
BFP: 9/30/12, EDD: 6/15/13
*~*Our miracle arrived on 6/13/13*~*
Radssss!!! I'm so happy for you!! I love how your water broke and you went on to cook! Lol. Ahhhh! You have a baby! Congratulations!
This is funny, but if I wasn't dead set on Vaughn's name, just by looking at him it would have been Benjamin. For the first few weeks we called him Benjamin Button.
Enjoy this! So happy for you, DH and baby B.
...hello out there!
dx with anovulatory PCOS 2005
off bcp 11/11
a few rounds of clomid and femara... no response.
injectables/IUI 12/12... BFN
Feb 13 IVF cycle converted down to IUI due to low follicle response... BFFN
one last IVF attempt April/May 2013: 19 retrieved. 10 fertilized. 2 transferred in a 3dt. 4 frosties... BFP!!
EDD: 1/21/14... Induced early at 36+6. Our LO was born 12/30/13
OMG this just made my day! Good job momma! Congrats! Cant wait to see pics, but for now enjoy your SON!
Also, I love the name.
Oh, wow!!! Congratulations M, and welcome to the world Benjamin! I can't wait to see pictures!
My new bff Gayle Forman!
“You can have your wishes, your plans, but at the end of the day, it's out of your control"
- Gayle Forman
"People talk about escapism as if it's a bad thing... Once you've escaped, once you come back, the world is not the same as when you left it. You come back to it with skills, weapons, knowledge you didn't have before. Then you are better equipped to deal with your current reality."
- Neil Gaiman
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Baby Boy M - 08/01/2013
Congrats to my TTC buddies Amberley18 and tdmd09!
After 25 months- medicated cycles and a failed IUI- The most planned surprise baby ever is on his way!
dx: Unexplained IF (mild MFI)
TTC since May 2011, 1 year trying, and then 3 TI, 2 IUI = BFN
IVF #1 (May 2013): Antagonist Protocol:24R, 18M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 2 early blasts, no frosties = BFN
IVF #2 (August 2013): Lupron Stop Protocol:
28R, 23M, 15F w/ICSI; 5dt of 1 partially hatched blast, 7 frosties = BFP
EDD 5/23/14, blighted ovum (6w6d), D&C (8w6d)
FET #1 (April 2014): transferred 2 5d blasts = BFP
C.J. born 01/09/15
TTC since May 2010. DX Unexplained IF. IUI #1 in August 2012. Clomid, Menopur plus Ovidrel. BFN. IUI #2 in September 2012. Clomid, Menopur plus Ovidrel. BFN. IUI #3 in October 2012. BFN. IVF in April/May 2013: BFP. Due February 2, 2014 Thank you God!
Our Little Raspberry-Born 3/27/12
We Said I Do 09/06/09
Congratulations!! Your story makes me not so afraid of labor. I just hope mine is half as awesome as yours sounds like.
Can't wait to "meet" him!
BFP #5: 3/25/2015: EDD: 12/8/2015.
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Baby E born: 2/16/2014 at 12:56pm. 5lb 15oz
So glad you had an easy labor and delivery! Love the name you chose too!
We had pretty similar labors! My contractions started off 5 min apart and were 3 minutes apart by the time I got to the hospital too. I was glad to get the epi right away though!
To make you feel my love.
Holy crap! I'm glad I checked in with GP Moms today! Congrats M!!! Happy birthday Benjamin!
I can't wait to see pictures!