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Joseph's Birth Story
Hi Ladies! Thanks for all the well wishes; Joseph and I got home from the hospital yesterday. He is just perfect; we are so in love with him.
I am struggling with feeding him and would appreciate any T&Ps you could send our way. BF is not working out so well, but we have a LC coming to the house today. I started pumping last night- several weeks early than I thought I would (but I got 3 oz, so I'm happy about that). It's just a rough adjustment time with the surgery and emotions, but we'll get through it.
Here's his birth story; apologies in advance for the length:
Joseph Matthew joined us on Wednesday, Oct 5 via c-section. Of course, we had "planned" a natural, med free birth. That plan went out the window after my 40w4d OB appt.
I'm with a wonderful practice that was very supportive of my birth plan. Doc was cool with me going to 42 weeks before mentioning the "I" word as long as baby and I were healthy. Everything looked great at my appt, but he sent me for a sono to make sure everything was ok with the baby.
The sono was done in another office, and we knew by the tech?s reaction that something was wrong. Thankfully we had just heard the hb at the OBs office otherwise I would have melted into a full blown panic attack. Joseph wasn't active enough and I did not have enough amniotic fluid to delay delivery. I spoke with the doc and he had me check into the hospital for an NST, but said the baby would be coming that night or the next day at the latest.
He gave us the choice of trying an induction (not dilated, but effaced and baby had dropped). We would have started the process that night and pushed in the morning. We were also offered an immediate section, but the Dr. recommended starting with the induction. Something in my gut told me not to attempt the induction. Admittedly, I was terrified of the process, but there was something else pushing me towards the section (ironically, the last thing I wanted for the past 40 weeks). My platelets are always low due to a pre-existing condition, but they were bordering on being low enough to force me into general anesthesia. Anything spinal would not be an option- I would have been unconscious and DH not allowed in the room if they weren?t high enough. Labs were drawn and my levels just made the cut, so I decided to go with the section.
The Dr. was very supportive of my decision and delivered Joseph within two hours of my walking through the door. Afterward, the Dr told DH we made the right decision going with the section; he did not like the readings he was getting on the monitor and an induction would have likely resulted in an emergency section.
DH was ecstatic- one of my favorite parts of the whole birth process was seeing his reaction. He?s had a rough couple of years with losing his brother and being injured on the job and having to retire. It was so good to see that cloud lifted for a bit. Our baby is named for my Dad, Giuseppe (the Italian version got vetoed so by DH so we went with Joseph) and DH?s late brother, Matt. It means so much to us that he entered the world on Matt?s birthday.
The recovery is going better than I expected, but I just wish we could get the feedings down. Surgery isn't fun, but at least I got my little pumpkin 
Re: Joseph's Birth Story
congrats! he is such a cutie!
i know how frustrating bf can be. my son was born with low blood sugar and he wasn't getting enough milk from me so we had to FF. 3oz is fantastic! no stress don't worry
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Congratulations and thanks for sharing! He is a very handsome little guy.
I agree with the others about trying to relax to help the BFing process. It's not easy, but your anxiety level can definitely affect how smoothly the process goes. When it's time to nurse, sit in a quiet room and watch Joseph and think, "I am feeding my child, this is natural, my body and his are both meant to do this." It's amazing what peace of mind can do for breasfeeding! I think the LC will be a great help, too. Lots of luck!
Also, I know the difficult feelings associated with ending up having a c/s after planning a natural birth. DD was born via section after I had labored for 23 hours and pushed for 3.5. She was stuck in the canal and her heartrate started to drop, I was in an intense amount of pain and completely exhausted, and I was running a fever from my water being broken for so long. I had very mixed feelings about my birth experience and have had a tough recovery, but in the end, I just have to look at my baby girl to know that it doesn't matter - she's here and she's healthy, and that's what matters. If you ever want to talk, feel free to PM me!
Congratulations!
He has a beautiful name, and i think it's always very special when a baby is named for such important people in your lives.
Congratulations! He is just precious.
It is amazing and wonderful that he shares the birthday of someone so near and dear to the family...
even though I know the story, reading the last part still gets me a little teary. You were right that he was waiting for the 5th to make his appearance. He's such a beautiful little boy.
That's good you saw the LC. Keep at it Mama, you can do it!! Don't make me have to make up a song about it. LOL
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Congratulations on baby Joseph! He is adorable!
Take it easy as you recover and just follow their instructions...I found it worked for me!
Love the names and love that he was born on such a special birthday...my DD share's her great grandma's birthday