After being pestered about the blog, I'm finally posting!!! Logan James was born on March 22nd at 6:01 PM. He was 6 lbs 11 oz and 19 inches long. We have been to the doctors since and he was last 7 lbs 5 oz and 21 inches long. He's growing so much already!!! I had been going back and forth between bed rest and light duty for weeks before he was born because of my blood pressure. I kept getting headaches that would last a long time and they told me to call if it didn't get any better. So on Saturday, the 21st, I had a baby shower that afternoon and my head was hurting. So after my shower I called the doctors and they said to come in and get monitored. I was a little irritated because I had been monitored before and been sent home. So I was not wanting to go in there just to be sent home! Well, when they hooked me up to the monitors and all that fun stuff my blood pressure was getting really really high! It got up to 176/ninety something! It was getting bad! So they kept me there and told me they were going to induce me. They inserted a medicine in me that stayed there for 12 hours to help my cervix soften.
12 hours later put us at 8 AM on Sunday, the 22nd. They were going to start pitocin to get my labor started but I started to go into labor on my own after that medicine, so they just did a tiny bit of pitocin to help me along a little bit more. I was dilated to a 3 when I asked for the epidural. When they put it in, all I felt was a little poke in my back and nothing after that. It wasn't bad at all! I think that was the part that scared me the most when thinking about labor and the fact that it didn't hurt at all made me very happy! It felt so weird being that numb!!! It felt like I was sitting on a squishy blob and I didn't like that but it was better than the pain! At one point Logan's heart rate started dropping and they started talking about a c-section. I started getting very scared and I got a little teary eyed.
While we were waiting for the doctor to come in and approve the c-section they checked me to see how far dilated I was and I was at a 9 and Logan had moved down the birth canal. I had dilated from a 5 to a 10 within a half hour. That's why his heart rate had dropped. The fear of a c-section was gone and I started feeling pressure. The doctor was in helping someone else give birth so while we waiting for her the nurse had me do some small pushes to help stretch me out so I hopefully wouldn't rip. Once the doctor came in it was about 10 minutes of pushing and he was out! Once I saw him, my heart melted and I got emotional! It was the most amazing moment of my life! How I could love someone so much I didn't know, but that's how I felt! I loved this little guy that came out of me so much! It was an amazing feeling to have him laying on my chest! I wouldn't trade this experience for the world! I love my new family!
This is him on my chest right after I pushed him out! I love this picture!!!
After being pestered about the blog, I'm finally posting!!! Logan James was born on March 22nd at 6:01 PM. He was 6 lbs 11 oz and 19 inches long. We have been to the doctors since and he was last 7 lbs 5 oz and 21 inches long. He's growing so much already!!! I had been going back and forth between bed rest and light duty for weeks before he was born because of my blood pressure. I kept getting headaches that would last a long time and they told me to call if it didn't get any better. So on Saturday, the 21st, I had a baby shower that afternoon and my head was hurting. So after my shower I called the doctors and they said to come in and get monitored. I was a little irritated because I had been monitored before and been sent home. So I was not wanting to go in there just to be sent home! Well, when they hooked me up to the monitors and all that fun stuff my blood pressure was getting really really high! It got up to 176/ninety something! It was getting bad! So they kept me there and told me they were going to induce me. They inserted a medicine in me that stayed there for 12 hours to help my cervix soften.
12 hours later put us at 8 AM on Sunday, the 22nd. They were going to start pitocin to get my labor started but I started to go into labor on my own after that medicine, so they just did a tiny bit of pitocin to help me along a little bit more. I was dilated to a 3 when I asked for the epidural. When they put it in, all I felt was a little poke in my back and nothing after that. It wasn't bad at all! I think that was the part that scared me the most when thinking about labor and the fact that it didn't hurt at all made me very happy! It felt so weird being that numb!!! It felt like I was sitting on a squishy blob and I didn't like that but it was better than the pain! At one point Logan's heart rate started dropping and they started talking about a c-section. I started getting very scared and I got a little teary eyed.
While we were waiting for the doctor to come in and approve the c-section they checked me to see how far dilated I was and I was at a 9 and Logan had moved down the birth canal. I had dilated from a 5 to a 10 within a half hour. That's why his heart rate had dropped. The fear of a c-section was gone and I started feeling pressure. The doctor was in helping someone else give birth so while we waiting for her the nurse had me do some small pushes to help stretch me out so I hopefully wouldn't rip. Once the doctor came in it was about 10 minutes of pushing and he was out! Once I saw him, my heart melted and I got emotional! It was the most amazing moment of my life! How I could love someone so much I didn't know, but that's how I felt! I loved this little guy that came out of me so much! It was an amazing feeling to have him laying on my chest! I wouldn't trade this experience for the world! I love my new family!
This is him on my chest right after I pushed him out! I love this picture!!!
4 comments:
What a beautiful little boy! Yes, isn't the love amazing? There is nothing like it and it just keeps getting better. CONGRATS!!
Thanks for updating. i checked your blog on a regular basis because i wanted to read about the birth :) I hope when my turn comes i wont have any pain
Ah, I love your story. He is so cute :D
You are such a cute mommy! I cant' believe that my baby has a baby. And that is how I felt when you came out of me- so you know how very much I love You!!
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