Sorry for the delay but these past five days have been CRAZY!!! I'll make this as short as possible. I got started on these tablets that are supposed to soften my cervix at 7pm Wednesday night. I was cramping all night and it was pretty miserable. Then at about 7am they started the Pitocin to make me have stronger contractions. I was about 2 1/2 centimeters dilated at that point. I got the epidural at 10am and was immediately pain free :). Then they broke my water and the contractions got way too out of control so they kept turning down the pitocin. After about another hour they had to stop the pitocin all together and I was contracting like crazy on my own. I thought I would have the baby late that night but I dilated way faster than they expected. I went from a 4 to a 9 1/2 in like three hours and they said it was almost time to push. I pushed for about 30 minutes (felt like five) and at 3:48pm on Thursday he was out!
He had some problems breathing so he had to go to the NICU for an hour but after that he was fine. So scary though. I finally got to see him again after three hours. We brought him home Saturday afternoon with some jaundice. He was getting really orange :(. We had to get him tested Sunday and then Monday and on Monday his levels were all of the sudden really bad so the doctor called us and sent us straight to the hospital. I was so freaked out and they were acting really nervous about him when we got there. He was under the lights over night and improved very fast and now he is fine and home again. We have to get him checked tomorrow and see how his levels are so pray for us that he will be fine. The poor little guy has been through a lot already.
So this has been the most emotional five days of my life and like any new mom I am insanely sleep deprived. I have been on such an emotional rollercoaster with his health problems but we are so crazy about this little guy. He is so precious and I can't believe I am a mom!
Oh Dana how scary for you guys. I'm so glad everything's ok now. Congratulations! We will for sure say a prayer for him tonight and I hope recovery for both of you goes better from here on out! What a beautiful boy!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to meet him! We'll pray for you too! WAY TO HAVE A BABY!
ReplyDeleteYou're in our prayers! Congratulations, he is adorable! You guys look good as parents!
ReplyDeleteHe's SOO cute dana! I have been checking this blog daily to see him. Way to go on all your hard work in labor, i am so scared. Little Sebastian is so sweet, I can't wait to see him in person. So sad he had to go through all that, he's a tuff little guy. Congrats on being a mom! We'll say a prayer:) Love you guys!
ReplyDeletePrayers sent your way- I can't imagine how stressed and worried you must be, but I admire you for being so strong!
ReplyDeleteHe is absolutely darling, just perfect! and I am in LOVE with his name!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I honestly love that name so much and it fits him perfectly.
You are so lucky you only had to push for thirty minutes and that it only felt like five! I pushed for an hour, which isn't bad, but it felt like ten hours. I was actually falling asleep and dreaming in between contractions! So weird.
Anyway, congratulations and we will pray for you guys. I'm so happy for you. I'm serious about getting Oliver and Sebastian together for play dates...
oh goodness, sounds stressful but also so amazing! i hope everything is ok with little sebastian and you of course!! i LOVE him. He is seriously so cute right out of the womb!! YOU ARE A MOM!! so happy for you guys! i love the pic of marci too, i bet she is really excited!
ReplyDeleteLet me just tell you it gets so much better! (Feeling sleep deprived). Our Marty was jaundice too and I totally freaked out but I hear it is really common and so good luck. He is beautiful and you are such a cute little family. Congratulations
ReplyDeletehey dana, congratulations! i am so happy i found your blog! your little boy is precious. hopefully the little guy is doing better. it is such an emotional roller coaster without health issues so i can only imagine how you are feeling. don't worry, the emotion overload gets better week by week. my little guy is 7 1/2 months now, so it wasn't too long ago i was going through the newborn phase. good luck!
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danaburger! i need more pictures of sebastian! where are they??
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