September/October 2018 Birth Announcements!!

[Nymeria]

Post a comment here with your stats (labor/baby/whatever) and pics (if you're up for sharing)!! Please feel free to start a main board thread with your complete birth story so we can coo over you and your new squish!

In order to keep down on clutter, let's just use "likes" in this thread as acknowledgement and congrats, so we can see all the new babes and put the squeeing in any birth story threads created.

[Nymeria]

Admin, enchanted, dc2london, bunnyfungo - Could this be pinned please when one of you has a chance? Thanks!

[dc2london]

Aug 22, 2018 9:44:47 GMT -6 Nymeria said:

Admin, enchanted, dc2london, bunnyfungo - Could this be pinned please when one of you has a chance? Thanks!

Done

[mirabelle]

Pdq

Introducing Baby boy * born 8/21 6 lbs 7 oz.

Will poof pic and name in a bit.

My water broke at about 10 o’clock at night after having a busy day of nesting and a prenatal massage (I think I over did it). I called labor and delivery bc I wasn’t sure if it had broken because it felt like I was wetting myself 🤷🏻‍♀️. I told the nurse on the phone that I was going to give it one more hour to see if things progressed and she was like ma’am you need to come right now to get looked at. I’m glad I did bc H was not home so I had to drive myself to the hospital and just as I pulled up I was having intense contractions. I was in shock up until recently because everything happened so fast. Once I got checked in the procedure started within hours. Luckily H was only a few hours away so he was by my side quickly. He was officially 37w6d* at arrival so a bit earlier than planned and quite the birth story for me. Recovery is going much better this time around.

[meggriffin]

Ab.el Jam.es

6 lbs 14oz, 20 inches long.

I’ll add more once I get some rest!

Last night around 1 am I was just barely asleep when I was abruptly woken by a rush of fluid. It was sooooo much fluid, I tried to get up and walk to the bathroom and it just kept coming. However I was still worried that I just lost control of my bladder so I paced around with a towel for 20 minutes before telling my h 😂.

Called l &d they told me to come in, I was still leaking fluid at a steady pace so they did t question if at all. Doc said I was good to wait until morning- I had zero contractions or signs of labor other than the fluid.

6:20 we wheel into the OR and I will admit I started to have a little panic about the c section, the lights meds and crowd got to me a little. Once he got started I was good.

6:55 and I had a healthy baby boy.

Big brother B checking out “his” baby, my SS will be her tomorrow to meet him as well.

Poof

[brenna]

Liliana Joy was born 8/29 (37 weeks 1 day)at 1:21 am. She was 6 pounds 7oz. And 18.5 inches long.

Very long birth story ahead:
I had a doctor's appointment on Monday the 27th where my doctor said the baby might have a complication with the cord, it was already only a 2 vessel cord and they saw a part of it on the ultrasound was swollen which can form blood clots and be life threatening for the baby so we decided to start induction that night. We arrived a little after nine, I got the cytotec and had slight contractions from 1-3:30, then they stopped.

We started pitocin at 6 am and I started having good contractions from about 8-10 and then they stopped again so DH and I decided to walk the halls which got me having contractions 2 minutes apart lasting about a minute each. I made it until about 1pm when my contractions were pretty intense but still manageable to get the epi and the lady that did it was amazing!

At this point I stalled out at a 5 for quite awhile. My ob thought I'd be delivering by like 5:30 but that was not the case at all. From about 7pm-9pm I went from a 5 to almost complete.

We started pushing at 10:30 pm and the on call ob and the baby nurse were in the room because everyone thought it'd be about 20 minutes to get the baby out. Every half hour the nurses and doctor kept saying "you're so close! Almost there!" And after 2 hours I was very tired of hearing it. My epi wore off at this point too so I was in pain and so exhausted. I started to lose it at this point, I was puking, crying, telling everyone I was done, etc. But I still had awhile to go.

Finally after almost three hours my sunny side up baby girl came out. The ob was in the ER on and off during the pushing phase and they wanted me to breathe through some of my last contractions to wait for her and I was having none of that but she made it just in time to catch the baby and my DH got to check to see if we had a boy or girl.

At this point I was so exhausted I was pretty much falling asleep on and off so after trying to feed (I ended up pumping and sending it with baby) we sent Lily to the nursery for a few hours so I could try to recover a little.

This was definitely not the birth I had expected. I am a lot more sore than I thought I'd be and the whole process took a lot longer than pretty much every medical person expected. We are very happy though to have Lily on the outside where we can make sure everything is ok.

She has jaundice and they are doing extra testing on her because of the cord complications but other than that she seems super healthy.
Poof

[getdownplease]

Fi.ona.Jos.ephine was born at 5:38 yesterday, 9/11. She’s 7lb 10oz, about a pound smaller than her brothers. She’s doing very well, and is so sweet ❤️

*poof*

I labored at home yesterday until about 1:30pm, mild contractions had started around 4am. then we headed down to the hospital when things got about 5min apart. We checked into the birth center and I labored there until about 7cm. She wasn’t tolerating ctx well so they had us move to the regular delivery rooms (3 doors down). At that point I was getting stressed and worried about her and kind of over the pain after laboring all day.

So anesthesia came in and gave me an epi around 8cm, then it was like bam, bam, bam: water broke, 9, 10cm, time to push within 10 min. There was some meconium so it was like ok, let’s do this. I pushed for about 10 more min, maybe 3 ctx and she was out!

I had another labial tear in the same place as with DS2. Since I was juiced up my OB was like “I’m gonna do some plastics down here” to really fix what apparently wasn’t totally fixed last time. So back to having a pretty vagina 😂

Recovery has been SO much easier than with the boys so far. We may even get to go home later today. Fiona is eating, sleeping, and pooping like a champ so far!

[Nymeria]

Surprise!

Ro.ry Jo.hn made his appearance a week early at 10:01 this morning after contractions started a little before 1am. 8lb 1/2oz and 19 3/4in long. I'm exhausted and the lady bits had a rough go but we're doing well! Big brother's birthday is tomorrow so I'm happy they got their separate days.

**poof**

[ftwr]

Archer Joseph arrived yesterday evening at 7:19 PM. He was 7lbs 10 oz and 20 inches long.

I was induced yesterday and once the IVs and Cytotec were placed it was around 8: 00 am. Around 12:00 I was at 4 cm and they started pitocin. I decided to see how things progressed without breaking my water. Around 2:00 I was still at 4 cm so we decided to get the epidural placed (around 2:45) and my water was broken around 3:15 PM. I went to 5 cm around 4:30 PM and by 6:30 I was at 10 cm. The nurse checked me and we were both surprised. I think I said “no shit?!?!”. So I started pushing at 6:43 and by 7:19 he was born.

All in all it was a complete 180 from my first induction. He’s a healthy and happy baby. Although he’d much prefer to just sleep rather than eat so we’re working on that. I’ll be back to post pictures in a bit.
PDQ - will poof in a bit

[chriskoo]

Our baby boy Henry Carl was born last night, Sept 15th, at 11:55 PM. Induction went smoothly. We started the process at 9AM on Saturday, was in active labour by mid afternoon. Got the epidural at 9PM, slept for a couple of hours before starting to get uncomfortable at around 11 PM. Got the urge to push at 11:50 and he was born at 11:55PM after only 5 mins of pushing. He weighs 6 lbs 9 oz and we are obsessed with him 😍.

I had a tiny second degree tear that needed only a couple of stitches. Everything was so much easier than my experience with my daughter.

[blurnette989]

Jane Lour.des Tran.coso aka Lulu, was born this morning at 5:03 via a very unexpected C-section. She weighed in at 7lbs 12oz and is 19".

I woke up in the middle of the night with contractions. They were coming about 5-8 minutes apart though inconsistent in strength. Because of that and how fast my last was born we went ahead and got on the road to the hospital.

When we arrived and the nurse got me checked in an went to see how dilated I was. As she was telling the doctor I was about 7 cm her expression changed and she very clearly stated, "that's not the head, is it a hand?!". I had been feeling weird pains that I described as her punching or oking me in the cervix but thought it couldn't actually be that. Oh how wrong I was. Basically Lulu was trying to shake hands with the nurse. She had gone from he's down to transverse and because I was already in labor and so dilated they did not think a version was a good idea. So I ended up having a C-section for my third an smallest baby!

We are both recovering well and she is nursing like a champ. Also I know already I have colostrum because the nurse has all squeezed my nipples to check. Lol. Apparently that is standard here. 😂

[tbirdlove]

IT'S A GIRL!!!!

❤️

Born on Friday, September 21st at 10:33 am. 8 lbs 10.4 oz and 20.25 inches long.

*poof*

[akwild]

Pene.lope Ma.e joined us in a hurry on September 27 at 36 weeks!

I spent the day at school mildly uncomfortable with just what I thought to be some pressure I was going to talk about at my appointment the next day.

I skipped out on some professional development to get some last minute things done in my classroom just Incase.

By 4pm I no longer thought I was able to drive so the H picked me up and we packed a bag and installed a car seat (all on our weekend to do list)

We got to the hospital around 530 and my contractions were on top of each other and super painful.

When we were checked in I was already at 7 with a bulging bag. So we were whisked off to our room and my dr was on her way. I was told there was no time for an epidural.

My dr was going to break my water so we could end the pain faster.

When she went to check P kicked her. She requested an ultrasound to check her position (also to be checked at our appointment on Friday). We learned that she was footling breech so I was instantly rushed for the OR because i was at a 10 and the only thing keeping P’s feet in was my bag of water.

I was put under general anesthesia and P was born at 649 pm.

We have to feed, pump, and supplement with formula to keep her blood sugars up. She’s still technically a nicu baby but is spending most her time rooming in.

I am starting to feel better. But everything that was in my “plan” was gone. I didn’t want to labor at school, I wanted an epidural, and I didn’t want A c section. But she’s here and doing well.

ETA: 6 pounds 7 ounces 17 1/2 inches long

*poof*

[cheeksmum]

We were scheduled to be induced Tuesday September 25th at 10am. I had been having contractions for about a week and a half so we expected to just start oxytocin and deliver him that day.
10am - We got checked in and the doctor came and checked me and I was 5cm and very soft but he was still high up. The doctor said she could feel his head so we were admitted.
1pm - oxytocin started. LO kept moving around and the nurse had to constantly adjust his heartbeat monitor. At one point she came in while he was moving and held the monitor and even mentioned how big his movements were and how much he was moving. Then he settled down and we were doing good.
3pm - The OB came back and checked me and said he was still really high and that she thought he had actually moved up as she couldn’t feel his head any more. She said she would come back and check me again in an hour or so to see if the oxytocin could bring him down.
4:30pm - The OB came back and did another check and because she still couldn’t feel him she decided to consult with the hospital OB.
5pm -The hospital OB came in to assess me and she said she didn’t think what she was feeling was a head. They brought in the ultrasound and sure enough LO had turned and was now transverse/breech. They said I would go in for a csection at 6.
6pm - walked into the OR and LO was born at 6:38pm

Connor Philip
22.8 inches tall, weighing 10lbs 10oz

*poof*

[knitty]

Mal.colm Er.ick decoded it was time to join us in the outside world at 41 weeks. Long story short, I arrived at the birth center at 3am after waking up at midnight only dilated to a one. Baby was born in the tub after 3 pushes at 6:50. He is 7lbs 6oz, 19.5” long, and the calmest baby.

[pixiepink24]

Len.non M.ars arrived 10/26 6am and what a crazy story!!



8lbs 10oz 21 1/4 inches long
10/25 3:30am
Woke up with bloody show. Mild contractions began 30 mins later and continued through the day but never increased intensity.
9:50pm contractions began to pick up and get painful and consistent.
10/26 1:30am Rainy and cold
Met with midwife at the birthing center. Only 2cm dilated but cervix was very soft. Was discharged from Birth Center at 3am.
3:30 AM arrived at home and was having very strong and intense contractions very close together. Tried to work through them.
5:17am began feeling strong pushing feelings and water broke. Difficulty moving and couldn't control pushing. Rushed into car to head back to birth center.
5:40 am Felt baby head descending and had mother pull over at exit.
Pulled down pants to knees while mom called 911. I began to feel head starting to crown. Paramedics arrived right when head popped out. I continued kneeling in front seat as they helped deliver the rest of the baby.
6am Lennon was born. His umbilical cord detached and I began bleeding heavily. He was rushed into ambulance as they clamped me. I was placed in ambulance after and delivered placenta at hospital. We are all healthy and happy! So not the birth I planned but glad we are ok.

[killertofu]

Oliver Timothy was born 10/26 at 1 am after 14 hours of labor. He was 8 lb 6 oz and 20.75 inches long. I was induced Thursday morning, and kept putting off getting pain meds because I wanted to go as long as possible on my own. Well, by the time I got the epidural in, I laid back down and my body started pushing. My legs never even went numb and my little boy was born about 3 pushes later.