all of u know already .. but gotta add a LJ entry anyway.
on thursday (7/24) i woke up with contractions 30 minutes apart and they lasted all day like that until around 2pm when i took a shower and washed my hair. once i steped out of the shower they suddenly got worse and were 4 to 8 minutes apart. I called my doctor’s office and they said “…uh… yeah.. u need to go to the hospital right away” But i was still sceptical and was not paniced because even tho the contractions were so close together, half of them still felt very light like braxton hicks while others stopped me in my tracks. .. so we took our time gathering our stuff that morning and feeling pretty silly about it too like maybe we were overreacting. but I needed to be sure so off we went at about 3pm.
the ride there made things worse for me and i was in severe pain. we got there at 3:30pm and i was 5cm, 100% effaced. WoW! we were shocked :-O The contractions were definitely not fake.
1 hour later my dr. showed up, broke my water, and announced that i was 7cm. Things were really really moving fast and i was afraid that there wouldn’t be time for an epidural so even tho the pain was not THAT bad, i asked for one. By the time the anesthesiologist showed up I was in major pain. When that epi kicked in i was in heaven. :) I couldn’t feel my legs, couldn’t feel the cxs…. it was great.
2 hours after that, my dr. shows up and dropped the bomb. i was still 7cm and he didn’t think i would have this baby the way i wanted. they inserted an internal monitor for contractions to measure their strength and saw that they were not strong so they gave me pitocin and said he’d give me one hour to see if things progressed. if they didn’t, then i’d have to have a csection. well, they didn’t change, so off to tghe OR i went one hour later and Jada was born at 9:34pm
welp. i was not happy about the section but now that’s it’s all said and done it makes no big difference to me. I’m just happy that Jada came out of it ok and i was ok too. Despite having to recover from a csection, i’m doing pretty good. We’re still adjusting the sleep deprivation part of it. :)
Here’s a link to her pics.
http://jada.beauchea.net/photos/albums.php
OMG Tania!! She is SOOOOO beautiful! I almost shed a tear looking at her pictures!! She’s perfect. What’s up with the water bottle? LOL!
Reply to grocerynipplesI’m not one to gloss things over when someone has a baby, I wont tell then thier kid is beautiful when it looks like a little alien. But, you baby is absoutly beautiful :). I am sooo happy for you and Dennis, I hope you two are figureing out how to work in shifts so you both can get a decent amount of sleep.
Trust me you wont get much sleep for awhile. This weekend was the first time since Adalya was born that I slept past noon. And I freaked out when I woke up, I was like ‘ok, who is dead?’. Turns out Tanya just let me sleep.
Anways congrats and as soon as you are feeling mobile agian be sure to bring that baby in for a visit, we’d all love to see her.
Reply to squeaky19im so happy everything went ok :D Jada is a beautiful girl with a beautiful mommy. What a head of hair!
Reply to chinasunflwrCongrats on your beautiful baby girl! She’s just awesome. And you all look so happy. I am amazed that she’s so alert. Great pictures of everyone. Again, congrats and here’s to a speedy recovery for you!
Reply to jeanmarie561I just saw all the pictures. I had overlooked all the ones at home before. I LOVE the fact that I was there in my own little way. (the pillow!:) I was like “hey! that’s the pillow I forgot, awww…she’s laying on it!” Ok I’m a dork, but I’m so proud of you! I printed two pictures and I’m taking them to clinical today to show everyone…:)
Reply to grocerynippleswe thought it was funny to use her butt for a bottle holder. :)
Reply to Tania (digsite)thanks jason. we think she’s adorable too but then again we’re the parents LOL! I’m not up to making visits yet, but soon i hope. I’d love to take her to work and have everyone see her too.
Reply to Tania (digsite)oh yeah.. that was the most shocking part for me. when i saw all that hair i thought. OMG! she looks just like me. i should post of pic of myself when i was born sometime. i had more hair than that!
Reply to Tania (digsite)thank you. recover is going well and the pain is getting much better.
Reply to Tania (digsite)yep, that’s your pillow! i’ve been using it for a couple months now. :) you will still get it back tho. i haven’t been abusing it!
Reply to Tania (digsite)Oh Tania & Dennis,
Your daughter is absolutely the most precious little sweet pea. I’m so happy for you both that it tug a tear from my eye when I looked at your pictures.
I hope you are recovering well and keep us posted.
:)
Reply to phoenixcoffeeNO, you can have it! Jada looks so cute and peaceful laying on it ..:) I have one that I left at my mom’s too! I leave pillows everywhere.
Reply to grocerynipplesOK! I was wondering what that was all about..:)
Reply to grocerynipplesHey Tania, I’m a childhood friend of Xen’s, and she mentioned you going into labor, and I just remembered to look, and Jada is such a cutie, a photogenic newborn is rare I tell ya! Most of them look scrunched and purple, but Jada is adorable!! And that is a LOT of hair, I was born like that too! But remembering Xenia’s hair, you’re a family of good heads of hair! Have fun being a mom!!
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