charlottecco2
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Jaiden was born on the 17th June at 6.15am weighing 6lbs 5oz.
The labour was 12 hours long, i was induced at 6.15pm and at 12am having contractions, so the doctor did a membrane sweep which left me in agony and my contractions were really strong. I asked for an epidural at about 2am but they said they were to busy and they didn't have anyone to give it to me.
At 5.30 am i was given the epidural, although the pain had gotten so bad i was literally spaced out and don't remember some of it, the epidural didn't even have chance to kick in because Jaidens heart beat had dropped, so they told me I had to be taken down to theatre for an emergency cesearean.
But i hadn't been checked since 12am because the labour ward was so short staffed and the doctor looked between my legs and was shocked to see his head, 4 minutes later and with 3 pushes Jaiden was born.
He is absolutely gorgeous, and was not squished like they thought because of having no amniotic fluid, but he does have light talipes on his left foot which has to be put in plastercast tomorrow.
I have had the worst time since he has been born, we were transferred to a renal specialist unit in london soon after he was born and i have not left the hospital since. We have told that he will need to be here for months, and that his kidneys are not working so he will need a kidney transplant when he is big enough.
I am a complete emotional mess because he is poked and pricked every our of the day, he is covered in bruises from the amounts of times he has had blood taken, he has a nasal tube so that he is constantly fed and a catheter to analyse his urine, so its hard to pick him up, but I am still breastfeeding, so at least have control over something.
And whenever i feel like a failure, I just look at him and realise how lucky i am to have such a gorgeous baby regardless of him being ill. I wouldn't change him for the world.
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The labour was 12 hours long, i was induced at 6.15pm and at 12am having contractions, so the doctor did a membrane sweep which left me in agony and my contractions were really strong. I asked for an epidural at about 2am but they said they were to busy and they didn't have anyone to give it to me.
At 5.30 am i was given the epidural, although the pain had gotten so bad i was literally spaced out and don't remember some of it, the epidural didn't even have chance to kick in because Jaidens heart beat had dropped, so they told me I had to be taken down to theatre for an emergency cesearean.
But i hadn't been checked since 12am because the labour ward was so short staffed and the doctor looked between my legs and was shocked to see his head, 4 minutes later and with 3 pushes Jaiden was born.
He is absolutely gorgeous, and was not squished like they thought because of having no amniotic fluid, but he does have light talipes on his left foot which has to be put in plastercast tomorrow.
I have had the worst time since he has been born, we were transferred to a renal specialist unit in london soon after he was born and i have not left the hospital since. We have told that he will need to be here for months, and that his kidneys are not working so he will need a kidney transplant when he is big enough.
I am a complete emotional mess because he is poked and pricked every our of the day, he is covered in bruises from the amounts of times he has had blood taken, he has a nasal tube so that he is constantly fed and a catheter to analyse his urine, so its hard to pick him up, but I am still breastfeeding, so at least have control over something.
And whenever i feel like a failure, I just look at him and realise how lucky i am to have such a gorgeous baby regardless of him being ill. I wouldn't change him for the world.
https://i26.tinypic.com/n38d3n.jpg
https://i28.tinypic.com/2ldkhhs.jpg
https://i27.tinypic.com/9r0zr5.jpg
