Welcome to the world, Mr Andersen Jerald!
A quick story on his birth and everything in between.
On Tuesday, May 6th, I had another dr's appt and when my dr checked me, I was 1cm but my dr said Andy was really low. He also told me my pelvis was really small and may not be able to fit more than a 7 lb baby through it. We talked for a long time and decided for safety reasons to schedule a c section for the next day. At 6:15am, we arrived at the hospital and at 8:47am, Andersen was born, weighing 6lb 6oz and was 19 inches tall (so who won the guestimate in that previous post?)
I would like to document that my c section with Hayley was actually less painful and scary. The difference between an epidural (with Hayley) and a spinal block (with Andersen) was like night and day. With a spinal block, you still feel no pain bu you get a tingling sensation and can feel when someone touches the numb parts on your body. I was crying the entire surgery because after a while, they say its normal to feel like your chest is caving in and that you cannot breathe anymore...definitely got that feeling times 10. I got really scared and could feel a lot of movement. I will also point out, though, that I begged to get up and walk 2-3 hours after surgery and when they finally let me walk (6 hrs after surgery) I knew what to expect and it didnt hurt nearly as bad as it had with Hayley. Now, only 4 days later, I feel almost completely back to normal and am not in too much pain (though I do still rely somewhat on my pain killers). We are all glad to be back home, since we couldnt have Hayley in the hospital and missed her so much. Andersen would have slept through the night last night, had I not gotten him up every 4 hrs for feedings. Could we be any more blessed?
I'd also like to journal my feelings of failure throughout this whole process. My first feeling of failure came with scheduling the c section. I wanted badly to try a VBAC but honestly, what I wantd more was to get my baby here safely. My second feeling of failure came with breastfeeding. I had it all planned out to breastfeed and was even told that my Andy was such a strong sucker and would have no problems and he didnt...for the first 2 days. The third day, a nurse convinced me to give him a bottle to top him off after my breastfeeding since my milk had not come in yet and after her promising me it would not affect his breastfeeding, I did it...and as dramatic as it sounds, he hasn't breastfed since. I will try for 3 hours straight and he screams when I put him up to my breast to try and feed him. He knows the difference. And so now we are going for second best. He still has not had any formula because I have been able to pump breast milk for the past 2 days. So far, so good. And we hope it stays that way because I really tried and it has really been one of the most stressful weekends of my life.
Hayley loves her brother. She gets nervous and cries when he cries but if she hears him crying, she HAS t be near him or she cries louder. If we put him to sleep and shut the door, she will look all over the house for him and gets worried when she cant find him.
So now, some pictures to enjoy. Not much commentary...sorry if you'd prefer NOT to see the ones of him coming right out of me. I put them in black and white so there is not blood and it isnt gory.
A quick story on his birth and everything in between.
On Tuesday, May 6th, I had another dr's appt and when my dr checked me, I was 1cm but my dr said Andy was really low. He also told me my pelvis was really small and may not be able to fit more than a 7 lb baby through it. We talked for a long time and decided for safety reasons to schedule a c section for the next day. At 6:15am, we arrived at the hospital and at 8:47am, Andersen was born, weighing 6lb 6oz and was 19 inches tall (so who won the guestimate in that previous post?)
I would like to document that my c section with Hayley was actually less painful and scary. The difference between an epidural (with Hayley) and a spinal block (with Andersen) was like night and day. With a spinal block, you still feel no pain bu you get a tingling sensation and can feel when someone touches the numb parts on your body. I was crying the entire surgery because after a while, they say its normal to feel like your chest is caving in and that you cannot breathe anymore...definitely got that feeling times 10. I got really scared and could feel a lot of movement. I will also point out, though, that I begged to get up and walk 2-3 hours after surgery and when they finally let me walk (6 hrs after surgery) I knew what to expect and it didnt hurt nearly as bad as it had with Hayley. Now, only 4 days later, I feel almost completely back to normal and am not in too much pain (though I do still rely somewhat on my pain killers). We are all glad to be back home, since we couldnt have Hayley in the hospital and missed her so much. Andersen would have slept through the night last night, had I not gotten him up every 4 hrs for feedings. Could we be any more blessed?
I'd also like to journal my feelings of failure throughout this whole process. My first feeling of failure came with scheduling the c section. I wanted badly to try a VBAC but honestly, what I wantd more was to get my baby here safely. My second feeling of failure came with breastfeeding. I had it all planned out to breastfeed and was even told that my Andy was such a strong sucker and would have no problems and he didnt...for the first 2 days. The third day, a nurse convinced me to give him a bottle to top him off after my breastfeeding since my milk had not come in yet and after her promising me it would not affect his breastfeeding, I did it...and as dramatic as it sounds, he hasn't breastfed since. I will try for 3 hours straight and he screams when I put him up to my breast to try and feed him. He knows the difference. And so now we are going for second best. He still has not had any formula because I have been able to pump breast milk for the past 2 days. So far, so good. And we hope it stays that way because I really tried and it has really been one of the most stressful weekends of my life.
Hayley loves her brother. She gets nervous and cries when he cries but if she hears him crying, she HAS t be near him or she cries louder. If we put him to sleep and shut the door, she will look all over the house for him and gets worried when she cant find him.
So now, some pictures to enjoy. Not much commentary...sorry if you'd prefer NOT to see the ones of him coming right out of me. I put them in black and white so there is not blood and it isnt gory.
(love this next pic of daddy and the tears in his eyes)
2 comments:
congrats! He is so sweet! If you can't get him to nurse use a nipple shield! I had to use one for Krew since he was a premie and didn't have the strength to eat. It'll get him used to it and then after awhile you can wean him off. You can get them at target for like 8 bucks. It was a life saver for us!
There are a lot of different things you can do to strengthen their sucking reflex...call me sometime and I'll share if you want. I've had a different issue with each of my children. You're such a good mom! And your kids are sooooo cute!!!
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