morris
Cathlete
good morning all
i am back home with our little boy who arrived VERY rapidly on june 21st at 1:19 in the afternoon. i was so much not thinking he'd come i hadn't even posted my tuesday dr visit info - i thought i'd do it wednesday. the dr had said i was doing great, and the ultrasound said finn would be 6.8lbs and my fluid was great etc...
well, finn had other plans, and i started with one or 2 contractions overnight, nothing major, definaetly did not think it was the real thing. wednesday morning i took the dog for a walk at 6 am while my dh was home - had 2 more contractions, but again i was not sure what if anything was real, and my water hadn't broken. i sent my dh to work, and of course by 7:30am things got more intense. contractions strated getting rhythmic at 30 minute intervals. i tried to wait until 9am to call the dr, but at 8:30 am they were coming every 10 minutes and HURT. my dh came home, and my dr said to come in so she could check me. my water never broke, but it was leaking a bit. by the time we got to the dr's, my contractions were 4 minutes apart so we proceeded to the hospital. i was 3 cm but totally thin and it was 10:30am. i had some nubain to take the edge off at 11, and my contractions were every minute or 2. dr came in at12 and said i was 7 and i begged for an epidural. it didn't arrive until 1pm, and at that point my dr said i didn't need it, he was right there. i of course said PLEASE. they gave me an intrathecal, and with 3 pushes and a little vacumn i brought finn into the world, all 5lbs 4oz of him. it was blissfully painless and the most exciting moment of my life, aside from when he started screaming and they lay him on my tummy.
i am going on way to much but am overwhelmed and wanted to share. we got home last night and had a good first night at home. i am totally overwhlemed and weepy however, and my milk has come in in spades. i was blessed with enough to feed an army, instead of one tiny boy. but he is so beautful and perfect, and we are in love.
i am also totally exhausted. could not sleep in the hospital, and i am nursing every 2-3 hours to try to get him bigger. i cannot seeem to nap yet, so my plan is to put the rest of life on hold until i feel a bit more secure with finn.
physically other than my breasts, i feel fine. i ended up gaineing 20lbs total, and today i have 10 more to lose, but i don't even care right now. don't know when i will start exercising, but right now my priority is keeping my little boy growing.
expect a lot of questions from me, as i am so new to this all. and any tips on engorgement would be welcome. when will i normalize?
congrats to all you others who had a little one this week. i look forward ot hearing all about it.
i am back home with our little boy who arrived VERY rapidly on june 21st at 1:19 in the afternoon. i was so much not thinking he'd come i hadn't even posted my tuesday dr visit info - i thought i'd do it wednesday. the dr had said i was doing great, and the ultrasound said finn would be 6.8lbs and my fluid was great etc...
well, finn had other plans, and i started with one or 2 contractions overnight, nothing major, definaetly did not think it was the real thing. wednesday morning i took the dog for a walk at 6 am while my dh was home - had 2 more contractions, but again i was not sure what if anything was real, and my water hadn't broken. i sent my dh to work, and of course by 7:30am things got more intense. contractions strated getting rhythmic at 30 minute intervals. i tried to wait until 9am to call the dr, but at 8:30 am they were coming every 10 minutes and HURT. my dh came home, and my dr said to come in so she could check me. my water never broke, but it was leaking a bit. by the time we got to the dr's, my contractions were 4 minutes apart so we proceeded to the hospital. i was 3 cm but totally thin and it was 10:30am. i had some nubain to take the edge off at 11, and my contractions were every minute or 2. dr came in at12 and said i was 7 and i begged for an epidural. it didn't arrive until 1pm, and at that point my dr said i didn't need it, he was right there. i of course said PLEASE. they gave me an intrathecal, and with 3 pushes and a little vacumn i brought finn into the world, all 5lbs 4oz of him. it was blissfully painless and the most exciting moment of my life, aside from when he started screaming and they lay him on my tummy.
i am going on way to much but am overwhelmed and wanted to share. we got home last night and had a good first night at home. i am totally overwhlemed and weepy however, and my milk has come in in spades. i was blessed with enough to feed an army, instead of one tiny boy. but he is so beautful and perfect, and we are in love.
i am also totally exhausted. could not sleep in the hospital, and i am nursing every 2-3 hours to try to get him bigger. i cannot seeem to nap yet, so my plan is to put the rest of life on hold until i feel a bit more secure with finn.
physically other than my breasts, i feel fine. i ended up gaineing 20lbs total, and today i have 10 more to lose, but i don't even care right now. don't know when i will start exercising, but right now my priority is keeping my little boy growing.
expect a lot of questions from me, as i am so new to this all. and any tips on engorgement would be welcome. when will i normalize?
congrats to all you others who had a little one this week. i look forward ot hearing all about it.
and it sounds like the delivery went amazingly well. Enjoy little Finn and try to get some sleep 