Aliyah Taylor has arrived!
4/28/2007
9:51am
7lbs 5oz, 19.5 inches
Well Thursday night I started having contractions and I layed in bed watching TV until they were 6-7 minutes apart for an hour then I woke up my husband at about 2am and it took a minute for it to sink in that I wasn't joking and it was time to go. We packed up our bags and checked in to the hospital. When they checked I was dialated to 4/5 and she said I'd be staying. Probably about 2 hours later I got an epidural and was in happy land. I felt almost nothing. the only thing I did feel was some pressure but sometimes not even the pressure of the contractions. My doc came in around 6am and checked me and I was dialated to a 10 so she broke my water and there was meniconium in there, she said we'd just wait until I started feeling the pressure to push. I never felt the pressure, but while we were waiting I suddenly had to throw up and I threw up and we grabbed a nurse and as soon as the nurse came in she immediatly ran back out and pretty soon my room had like 10 people in there rushing around putting oxygen on me and spreading my legs open and hooking up internal monitors and doing all sorts of stuff. Turns out when I threw up I pushed her down really fast and the cord wrapped around her neck and made her heart rate drop really low. After a few minutes of them doing whatever they did her heart rate went back up and then the Dr. said we'd start trying to push. Her heart rate went down everytime but picked right back up as soon as I stopped so she had the real Doc on standby for a c-section (she's a midwife, can't do that) and she had pitocin and a vacuum on standby as well, but didn't have to use any of them. So I pushed for probably about an hour and out she came.
My total labor including the hour at home was only 8 hours. And after the epidural I felt no pain at all, we were cracking jokes and laughing in between pushes. I got really, really lucky, even my small drama of her heart rate dropping only lasted about 10 minutes and then everything went back to being a piece of cake. I'm even doing great pain wise. My tear was a 2nd degree tear and for the last two days I've heard nothing but nurses exclaiming how horrible I look down below but it's mildley sore.
Breastfeeding has been more challenging. I couldn't get her to latch on myself and I got zero sleep at the hospital, but before I was allowed to leave the hospital I had to get her to latch on by myself or else they wanted me there another night. I finally am able to but she still pinches a little so sometimes I have to use a breast shield to get her on ok.
Alright that's my update, I'm not going to proof read so hopefully it all makes sense.
To see pics
http://www.myspace.com/breenanas
(my friend took these pics and of course she looks cute but I've got better pics to put up later) ↓
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| Name: roseywosey | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 6:20 AM |
| CONGRATS !!!!! Everyone seems to be having there babies all in a row!! How exciting =D ↑ |
| Name: lil_dancer77 | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 6:33 AM |
WOW sounds like your labour went ok!! 8 hours thast not to bad at all!!!
Your baby is gorgeous, what a gem!
Congrats to you and your husband. ↑ |
| Name: lil_dancer77 | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 6:34 AM |
| oh and i LOVE the name! ↑ |
| Name: ashley5 | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 8:12 AM |
wow! She is so beautiful...
Now you have me jealous ↑ |
| Name: A Mom To Be | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 11:11 AM |
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S !
She is a stunner. ↑ |
| Name: mamal | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 12:25 PM |
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! What an amazing time. I am glad things are going well. Good job on breastfeeding!! It will get easier. If you ever need any help just ask. We are here to support you in whatever way you need.
Welcome to the world Aliyah!!!!!! ↑ |
| Name: briseis | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 2:57 PM |
| Name: Whittni | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 3:02 PM |
| congrats she is beautiful!!! ↑ |
| Name: NIKKIS | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 3:46 PM |
| Name: zoey9810 | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 4:59 PM |
| Name: Lola | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 7:29 PM |
Oh my gosh! I love the name Aliyah!! So pretty!
I can't believe you tore though...that's really unfortunate...
Congrat's on the labour! And good job, well done to you!
I hope she's a darling fer ya :) ↑ |
| Name: 04nidak | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 8:52 PM |
| Name: missmara | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 11:18 PM |
| Congratulations. Thanks for sharing the story - you are one of the lucky ones! Hang in there with the breastfeeding. It will get easier - it takes practice for both of you. Oh she's beautiful too:) ↑ |
| Name: veronim | Date: Apr 29th, 2007 11:30 PM |
| congratulations - that is fantastic news - I am glad everything is going so well for you. ↑ |
| Name: Coartney | Date: Apr 30th, 2007 2:08 AM |
| Name: breemichelle | Date: Apr 30th, 2007 3:58 AM |
| Name: missheather | Date: Apr 30th, 2007 1:16 PM |
| Congratulations! I'm glad in went smoothly for you! I love the name! ↑ |
| Name: christiansmommy | Date: Apr 30th, 2007 1:18 PM |
| congrats!!! that is wonderful news!!! love the name also. ↑ |
| Name: mother2five | Date: Apr 30th, 2007 7:51 PM |
| yay! Congratz shes a doll! ↑ |
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