when the "30 yo ttc#1" ladies get their bfp's

[lsd2721]

JCM, I can't wait to see if you'll be cooking up some twins!! Hope your appointment went great today!

 

[MrsKChicago]

M, I dreamed last night you had your baby. Someone asked you in a thread what you were planning for something birth related, and you just oh so casually responded with "Well, she's already here, but we did xyz."

 

[MgreenM]

M, I dreamed last night you had your baby. Someone asked you in a thread what you were planning for something birth related, and you just oh so casually responded with "Well, she's already here, but we did xyz."

Well MrsK, I did have the baby. Josephine Shira was born at 8:21 on Wednesday morning. We just got home from the hospital today. It was pretty crazy because Tuesday night, I had decided not to take a shower (I was pretty tired) but then I couldn't fall asleep. I just wasn't ready. Next thing I knew, I started to have contractions. I didn't fully time them, but paid attention to relative frequency. After 6 contractions came over the course of 25-30 minutes, I told DH that he needed to start timing and keep track. We waited a little over an hour from that point before calling the doctor. At which point we were told to go to the hospital. I barely got in the door of the ER before I vomited (warning, you may vomit during labor, quite a bit! A friend had mentioned it to me but I thought it would occur more towards the end of the process). I was about 3cm and they told me to go walk for 2 hours. I walked for an hour and then they checked me again and I had made a little progress but not much. I was starting to have quite a bit of pain and couldn't keep water or gingerale done. At that point, they gave me zofran for nausea (TAKE IT if you need it!) and Nubain for pain (Nubain is given by IV and intramuscle injection). I really didn't want an epidural. The nubain allowed me to sleep. At some point, I stopped sleeping through contractions and was in quite a bit of pain. It got to the point where I did ask for the epidural. My husband suggested they check to see where I was at before I made a decision (awesome suggestion). I was at 5 cm and decided to go ahead with it. Meanwhile, I am in so much pain that it was difficult to breathe through the contractions no matter what I tried. DH was great and encouraged me. I don't know that there was much that he could have done anyways. By the time they got the order and got things ready for the epidural, things had progressed significantly. The next thing I knew, they checked me and told me I was fully dilated. They had to call the house doctor because my doctor hadn't gotten there yet. I told them she was "right there" and they looked and said, OMG she's crowning. Yeah, I never got that epidural. I pushed once at that point and she was born. Everyone thought it was going to be a long time because this was my first, but all in all it was about 9 hours from start of contractions to delivery.

Alright, so this post got interrupted significantly due to baby care. I just put her down to sleep. So I am going to wrap it up for now and will post more at a later time so that I can try and sleep a little bit before she gets up in a couple of hours. There is plenty more to share with all of you, but it will have to wait. I will post a picture at some point.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Omg, congratulations! I must be psychic. What a beautiful name

 

[JCM]

Yayyyyy!!! Congrats!!! This is so exciting!

 

[lsd2721]

So exciting MgreenM!!!! AHHHH!!!!! We have our first baby!

MrsK, I think you ARE psychic!!

 

[PDReggie]

Congrats M!!!!!!! And you rock for doing it without an epidural. I have no such intention. I wondered when you had been quiet for a few days. So excited for the first baby. And that is a beautiful name.

 

[JCM]

Oh, lsd I had my second beta and it's 181! It may only be one in there!

 

[PDReggie]

Congrats JCM!!!! At least I assume going up is a good thing! When do "we" find out how many are in there? I recognize you have told us before but I'm forgetful.

 

[JCM]

My doctor said he should be able to see at my 6 week ultrasound! It seems so far away! I finally took Tylenol today. I can't seem to get rid of this headache.

 

[MgreenM]

So I know I said I would continue my post at another time, but I have no clue what else I wanted to tell you ladies!

 

[MrsKChicago]

I bet new mom brain is even worse than pregnancy brain. How are you recovering?

 

[ladders]

Ahhhh congratulations m that's such great news I'm so pleased for you and what a beautiful name!
Now on countdown to yours Pd!!
Jcm awesome news about your beta that's a definite jump up congratulations!
Been a very happy day on this thread eh ladies

 

[MgreenM]

Yeah, I put bodywash in my hair yesterday instead of shampoo...oops! I am doing ok, last night was hard. No matter what we did, the baby wouldn't stop crying and then I noticed that the umbilical cord stump was oozing so I freaked out about that. Ended up calling the pediatrician and they gave us some really good tips and told me not to worry about the umbilical cord - that it is just falling off earlier than expected. Plus I was having a lot of pain with the breastfeeding last night so that made everything worse. I used some lanolin cream which has helped a bit and mom told me to put a heating pad on my breast that is engorged. Mom gave me some other tips. So, we have some lessons learned - things to do for the baby and things for me to do for myself. My milk has come in so now I have to be aware of spillage during feedings.

Also, interestingly, Josephine doesn't really seem to need to be swaddled. In fact, she sleeps better if she can move her arms a bit. So, there is a specific style of sleep sack that I am going to pick up today that I really like for her and will allow her to have her arms out.

I am posting a picture. Hopefully I did it correctly!

Pd- how are you doing? I know the last couple of weeks are rough.

 

[MrsKChicago]

Awww, so cute! I'm glad you have some good resources to lean on. Those first few days (ok, years) seem so intimidating.

 

[PDReggie]

Awww. She's adorable! If I have breastfeeding problems I will have to ask you. My mom wasn't able to breastfeed and I'm the first of my close friends to either have a baby or breastfeed. I'm doing well. I am uncomfortable all the time. But it that seems pretty normal at this point. We only have a few little things left to do in the nursery and a little over 2 weeks until she's due. I was having some cramps on Friday but the midwife said that it wasn't anything. So we shall just sit back and wait.

 

[lsd2721]

Aww. She is absolutely gorgeous! Love the name too! Congratulations!! Ahhh!! You're officially a mom now.

They say the first week of breastfeeding is the hardest. Did you get a latch consultant to come and help?

 

[ladders]

Ahh she's absolutely beautiful m! And is that your doggie in the picture in the background because she's a bit gorgeous too!!

 

[MgreenM]

PD - feel free to ask, I will do my best to help! The dog in the picture is just a picture of a dog. My husband got it for me when we were dating since we weren't ready to get a dog at that time.

As for the breastfeeding, I did work with a lactation specialist while in the hospital. It was really helpful because my right nipple was a bit flat and the baby wasn't latching on. By the last day, with the use of a pump a couple of times and a nipple shield, that changed and I don't need anything now. The right side was just a little slower to be fully ready.

 

[JCM]

I LOVE her sweet face!!! I am so thrilled for you!