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Guess what ladies?
I am a momma! Baby G was born yesterday, 1.6.2011 at 6:58pm, weighed 7lbs 9oz and is 21 inches long. He was born med free and in the water.
A couple pictures. I'll of course share more later because we've been taking tons.
Here is the story:
I stared my bloody show Wednesday evening. Early
Thursday morning, I started having contractions, but they really were
not that painful and just felt a bit more intense than braxton hicks.
By 9 am Thursday, I was in a definite pattern: 6 mins apart and about 45
second in duration, though really not that painful, but we decided to
call our midwives at the Birth Cottage to let them know that I've had
show and was contracting. They told us to keep them posted and that
they would check in with us later on that day, and that we should plan
on coming in at 4:1:1. By 11 am I had to concentrate through them, but
they were about 5 and a half minutes apart, though they were lasting a
minute to a minute and a half. My DH and mom were asking if they were
hurt and I had no answer for them. Its really hard to, even now after
the birth, to describe how they felt-I never had a point of reference
for something like this before. So I just described them an intense.
It was the only word that fit.
By 2:30 the midwives called us to
check in and my contractions were just under 5 mins apart, so they asked
if we wanted to come in. DH told them that we'd hang out at home for a
while longer til 4:1:1 and we'd come in then. Well shortly there
after, I had what was either an 8 minute long contraction, or else I was
having coupling or tripling (basically back to back contractions). My
mom then said that I needed to go in and DH agreed and called the
midwives to tell them we were heading out.
We arrived at the
cottage at 4, I was in the tub by 5 and he was born at 6:58p. I could
not get comfortable to save my life. The only thing that was remotely
satisfying for me was to bear down and push spontaneously. Somewhere
during that time my water broke, and I kept saying "I'm peeing!" and DH
and my midwife said no, no, thats your water breaking. Honestly, it
felt like I was urinating, even as I sat in the water. In between two
contractions my midwife asked if she could check me (my first ever
internal) because she didnt want me pushing if I wasnt fully and she was
concerned that I might be pushing through a lip of cervix. So I was
checked, it was established that I was 9 with a bit of a bulging bag
left and my midwife just let me be. As I finished up transition, that
was the only moment that I yelled out "I can't do this!" and everyone
was saying that "you are, you are!" and it was after that point that I
really started pushing. The first few I didn't have quite down and my
groans/yells were getting higher pitched instead of staying down low in
my throat. Somehow I managed to listen to my midwife's instruction to
make the sounds lower because they'd be more productive, and she was
right. Once she told me that, my pushes were much more effective.
Active pushing only lasted 25 mins and he was out. I was so focused I
didn't even ask to pull him out, but its a good thing I didn't because
he came out with his hand by his head, and my midwife had to do a bit of
twisting/rocking him around after he crowned. Because he came out this
way, I had a first degree tear and a couple lacerations. They said if
he had not come this way, I wouldn't have torn at all. But I can't be
mad-having only a first degree tear, needing only a couple of stitches, I
am really fortunate.
We were then discharged to go home at 12:30
am after I was stitched and showered and both lil G's and my vitals
were stable. Our stay at the cottage was a total of 8 and a half hours
and it was so nice to go home to our own bed.
He is doing great
and is such a lil angel. He needs a bit more practicing with
breastfeeding, but today he has really latched on well a few times and
seems to be getting the hang of it. And DH is just amazing. He was the
type who was afraid of new babies before hand, but with his own he is a
natural. So adorable to watch the two of them together. And he was
absolutely perfect during my labor and delivery. He was just present
enough, but gave me my own space to get into the zone and do what I
needed to do. I couldn't have asked for a better birth partner!
Re: Guess what ladies?
Mrs. Little Drew 10/25/08
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TTC since 1/2010 - Dx with Stage IV Endo
11/10 - 100mg Clomid + trigger + IUI + Estradiol + Progesterone = BFN
12/10 - Unmedicated cycle due to RE not doing treatments in December = BFN
1/11 - 100mg Clomid + trigger + IUI + Estradiol + Progesterone = BFN
2/11 - Same sh!t, different month = IUI cancelled due to no response = BFN
IVF #1 - Start stims (Follistim) 5/10, add in Ganirelix 5/14
ER 5/21 - 13 retrieved, 7 mature, 5 fertilized; ET 5/26 - transferred one perfect 1AA blast. 3 snowbabies.
Beta 6/3 - 15.8; Beta 6/7 - 21.8; Beta 6/10 - 7
FET - Transferred 1 AA blast 7/11. Beta 7/20 - 311! Beta 7/22 - 784!! First u/s 8/10
*~PAIFW/SAIFW~*
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congratulations liss! he's absolutely adorable!!!
enjoy every single moment of him!
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