May 2013 Due Dates
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What great birth stories, everyone! I love all the vivid descriptions of how wonderful life is with a newborn -the swirl of positive emotions that we will never forget! Congrats again to all of my May 2013 baby friends! May your little ones & your families thrive in this new bliss.0
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Hi everyone, what wonderful birth stories, congratulations! :flowerforyou:
We've had guests for 2 weeks so I haven't been able to post. Here's my story.....
On Wednesday May 22nd I had a stretch and sweep by my midwife as she was concerned about my blood pressure and pre-e.
I started having periods like cramps that evening and the next morning tests ruled out pre-e.
It became clear that I was in early labor the Wednesday evening and I couldn't sleep.....my midwife came by the next day and I was only at 2cm. She wanted me to go to the hospital to get a sleep cocktail if I didn't sleep that night as she was concerned about a long labor and having no rest. I didn't sleep again Thursday night and the midwife met us at the hospital and I had a nice snooze for a few hours.
Friday my midwife performed acupuncture on me to try and get things moving. Apparently, it worked as the contractions became more intense and frequent.
And then......extreme pain on my left side of my back began. It was brutal as the back pain never subsided. I labored at home as long as I could with my Doula and Midwife before moving to the hospital. I was only at 4cm, but my back pain was killing me.
We got to the hospital and I started sucking on gas and told them....no more, give me an epidural. I could handle the contractions, but not the endless back pain without a break.....
It took 4 HOURS for the anesthesiologist to come as he was the only one working. I was begging for help at this point, only getting by on the gas.....I was at 6cm when the Epi was put in at midnight. They only give walking epis here, so they aren't as strong.
The next morning I hadn't progressed so I was given oxytocin.....then the Epi wore off on my left side and the back pain was back again. I could feel the contractions too and didnt possible think I could make it through with the back pain again....then began pushing at 9:30 and she was born at 11:18am.
Instantly the back pain was gone and I got to snuggle and do skin to skin and breast feeding with my little girl. We left the hospital 5 hours after the birth, which in hindsight was a bad idea as I struggled with breast feeding and found out later I'm under producing (I produce less than half of what she needs) so it's been a rough road with feedings and I felt terrible starving my little girl (I had no idea :brokenheart: ) we now supplement and I'm on meds and herbs to try and increase my supply.
I'm in love with our little night owl!0 -
Congrats Ruby (and everyone else)! So happy for everyone. Sorry I've been AWOL. Life with a newborn, right? The inlaws get in tomorrow and I've got a long night of cleaning. lol. See ya!0
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Congrats on your sweet baby girl, Rubybeach!! I have had some struggles with breastfeeding, but my lactation consultant put me on this strict regime to up my supply and it has worked. The other piece of the puzzle is teaching the little guy a more efficient latch. He was diagnosed with a tongue tie, which makes him a less efficient eater. You might want to look into whether that might be why your supply is low, too.0
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Thanks ladies!
Mormon Mama- how was the visit?
Laser, mine is tongue tied too! No surgery yet. I'm tongue tied too. My supply has increased with the prescription meds.
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Congrats to all the new May Mommas!!
I had my little guy (my 2nd) on May 10th, 4 days before his due date.
I had gone in to L&D the day before ((May 8th)) because I was having some pretty good contractions and as soon as they stuck the monitor on me they seriously disappeared!!
I was only dilated one CM so they sent me home. I walked the mall, I walked the neighborhood and then finally was so tired I went to bed. I woke up at 3:30 am ((May 9th)) with a weird trickle of fluid (similar to what I felt with baby boy #1 when my water broke) I waited and monitored it for a while. Around 9 am I called my husband who was at work and said that I think we should go because it didn't stop.
I got their and they did the paper test to see if it was my water and it said no. I looked at my husband and said "I swear this is my water!" and so they did the FERN test and she came back in the room and said congrats you are staying here and having a baby!
Since my contractions weren't too strong and my water was broken they started me on pitocin around 11. Around 1 am ((May 10th)) I finally dilated to 10 cm and was ready to push. I pushed for over an hour!! That shocked me because my 1st was only about 5 pushes and he was out and they say that it gets easier with each one. So they did some checking to see how he was laying. They thought he was sideways so I pushed on my side and then on the other. I got on my hands and knees and tried to get him turned the right way.... well, it turns out that he was a brow presentation (born facing up and head tilted back, like he was trying to get the back of his head to touch his back) and I pushed for OVER 2 HOURS before the Dr. stuck both hands in and pulled him out!!!!!! I had been in labor for 24 hours from water break to delivery!!! I had a fever of 101 F and he had a fever of 103 F.
It was the hardest thing I have ever gone through in life and yet soooo totally worth it!
Hes now 8 weeks old and getting all chubby (thanks to that Mommas milk!!! YAY EBF baby!!) and is such a happy little guy!!! 0
