Motherhood is exhausting!
In the first 2 weeks we have had a lot happen.
2 pediatrician appts because Noah was jaundiced and she was worried about his weight (both with improved from the first visit to the second).
I ended up with mastitis and a 103 degree temp.
Friday night the power went out, meaning we had no heat, no lights and no breastpump! we packed all of our stuff to go to paul's parents and of course as we finished packing the power came back on.
Very stressful week.
On the upside today is our wedding anniversary and things seem to be settling down!
Here is hoping i can get the hang of this and get a routine before I go back to work in 2 weeks....
Sunday, November 29, 2009
LABOR
Here are all the details of my labor and delivery if your so inclined......
On Tuesday 11/17 my water broke at 1:00 am. I was not having any contractions but went to the hospital since my water broke. I started having contractions around 2:30 am. We spent the night at the hospital walking in circles and using the birthing ball desperately trying to get my labor going because I did not want to be put on pitocin.
At 9:00 am I was only 2 cm dilated =( so i got put on pitocin to speed things up because once your water breaks you are on a timeline to deliver.
By 3:30pm I was freaking miserable! Labor on pitocin sucks! I went without pain meds as long as i could but my midwife checked me and I was only 6 cm. I needed some rest so I got an epidural. Once I did that my body relaxed and I dilated pretty quickly. By 5:30 pm we were ready to push. So I am thinking ok we are almost done! WRONG!
Noah was delivered at 7:25 pm.
I pushed for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
My total labor was 18 1/2 hours.
He weighed 6 pounds 14 oz and was 19 inches long.
I ended up with a 3rd degree laceration from the delivery (mostly because his arm was up by his head on delivery).
It was a long and hard labor but TOTALLY worth it!
I was very blessed to have a great midwife and avoid any other medical interventions.
I guarantee an OB would have done internal fetal monitoring, antibiotics and started talking c-section but she hung in there with me, and was in the room the entire time i pushed (which is very rare).
Overall I am very happy with how it turned out. it wasnt ideal but we made the best of the circumstances.
On Tuesday 11/17 my water broke at 1:00 am. I was not having any contractions but went to the hospital since my water broke. I started having contractions around 2:30 am. We spent the night at the hospital walking in circles and using the birthing ball desperately trying to get my labor going because I did not want to be put on pitocin.
At 9:00 am I was only 2 cm dilated =( so i got put on pitocin to speed things up because once your water breaks you are on a timeline to deliver.
By 3:30pm I was freaking miserable! Labor on pitocin sucks! I went without pain meds as long as i could but my midwife checked me and I was only 6 cm. I needed some rest so I got an epidural. Once I did that my body relaxed and I dilated pretty quickly. By 5:30 pm we were ready to push. So I am thinking ok we are almost done! WRONG!
Noah was delivered at 7:25 pm.
I pushed for 1 hour and 40 minutes.
My total labor was 18 1/2 hours.
He weighed 6 pounds 14 oz and was 19 inches long.
I ended up with a 3rd degree laceration from the delivery (mostly because his arm was up by his head on delivery).
It was a long and hard labor but TOTALLY worth it!
I was very blessed to have a great midwife and avoid any other medical interventions.
I guarantee an OB would have done internal fetal monitoring, antibiotics and started talking c-section but she hung in there with me, and was in the room the entire time i pushed (which is very rare).
Overall I am very happy with how it turned out. it wasnt ideal but we made the best of the circumstances.
MIA
Ok I know I have been MIA for almost a year now, but with the arrival of our new baby decided to start the blog back up to keep people posted on our life with a little bundle of joy!
So first off a catch-up:
We moved back to Columbus and I started practicing at an office there and I LOVE it. My bosses and co-w0rkers are great! Definitely a good move.
I was pregnant for most of this year and we just delivered our little man last week. (another post with more details on that).
Other than that not much is new.
Well I am back and am committing to keeping this blog current!!!!!!!!!
So first off a catch-up:
We moved back to Columbus and I started practicing at an office there and I LOVE it. My bosses and co-w0rkers are great! Definitely a good move.
I was pregnant for most of this year and we just delivered our little man last week. (another post with more details on that).
Other than that not much is new.
Well I am back and am committing to keeping this blog current!!!!!!!!!
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