Hey guys, fingers crossed you pop soon!
I had my son Te Ariki on February 20th, 12 days late!!!! he was 9lbs 6.5oz :O but gorgeous. No stitches either!
We got him home and after 2 days he started throwing up green bile and not eating. We were calling hospital to take him in when a massive 6.3 earthquake struck and the world collapsed.
My midwife was with us at the time so we called hospital again and were told to go in. My mum tried to drive us across the city through the devastation, cracked roads, buildings falling down around us and aftershocks rocking us every 10 minutes causing more and more buildings to crumble around us. I was a bit of a mess obviously less than 48 hours after giving birth, no sleep and a very sick baby.
The roads were gridlocked but we got to hospital after an hour and I had to be wheel chaired across a few streets with Ari in my lap. We got up and the doctor assessed he had a blocked digestive tract and needed surgery for a membrane covering his anus.
Off to intensive care with a tube down his nose to drain his stomach to await surgery. All the premmie babies on life support were getting airlifted out to somewhere safer.
He had surgery and after 3 days in hospital is fine and perfect and the worlds hungriest baby and best BFer ever!
We're staying with my parents now as they have power and water. My house still stands but has no water and I'm so not ready to be alone there right now with just baby and OH. It's also just up the road for the hotel which is about to fall and cause another quake.
Theres my novel of my babies first days of life. Hope you guys are going well
Well its my due date in 2 and a half hours looks like im an over due mommy
