Okay... NOW I can really post. lol.
I went into labor exactly 24 hours after I lost my mucus plug! 5:00 am Paul's alarm went off and my water broke (that would be on the 8th). By 9 am I was 5 centimeters dilated and having an epidural.... and by noon the doctor came in to check my progress and the baby was crowning. I pushed until 1:45 - but the first hour of that wasn't strenuous pushing, just "testing it out" as the nurse called it. I didn't readminister my epidural medicine and let it wear off, which turned out to be a big mistake because the doctor ended up doing an episiotomy without any pain medication. THAT hurt!!! But the rest of it was fine.
Joshua was born 5 pounds 4 ounces, 18 inches long. He had oxygen for the first couple of hours, which is procedure. Over the next couple of days he was on an IV and a bili-light for 24 hours. The weaned down the IV and gave more and more expressed breast milk over the next few days until the IV was out and he was eating an ounce at a feeding. We were in the hospital almost 9 days total.
Now we're home and everything is going good. Josh is healthy as a horse and has an appointment to see his pediatrician on Tuesday. The sleep situation is difficult because I have to add an extra 20 minutes to every feeding to pump - and Josh WONT sleep in his bassinet here. The second I put him down in it he screams. He will sleep on the couch, on the floor, on me, on dad... but not in the bassinet. I have a hard time falling asleep with him in our bed because I'm afraid he'll get squished. So I'm TIRED! lol.
I posted pictures at www.millerbaby.photosite.com. I have a ton more, but I just dont have the energy to post every one of them. I'll add more each day.
Thank you for all your thoughts and kind wishes! I missed chatting with you all. Unfortunatly it doesn't look like I'll have much time to spare for the next couple weeks. Hopefully I can pop on and off. ↓
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| Name: Randi | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 5:39 PM |
| He is really cute Nicole! Congrats! ↑ |
| Name: nicole miller | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 5:43 PM |
| Name: Jade1234 | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 5:49 PM |
| hi you dont know me . i new here i just wanna say little josh is the most beautifull little baby ever i am so glad that both you and josh are ok CONGRATULATIONS. ↑ |
| Name: christiansmommy | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 6:55 PM |
| congrats to you! he is such a cutie. i'm glad you're both ok. ↑ |
| Name: oh_so_excites | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 7:39 PM |
| Name: babey_g_311 | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 8:26 PM |
| congrats on your little bub! My daughter is the same way with her bassinet, we barely got any sleep until we bought this teddy bear that plays heart beat noises like in the womb, it calms her down enough to where she wont cry and than she falls asleep.....maybe one of those might help you? best of luck ↑ |
| Name: Jen E. | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 8:30 PM |
| your baby is gorgeous. so much hair! ↑ |
| Name: nicole miller | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 9:37 PM |
I think I found a fix for the bassinet thing. I put his boppy in there and put him on top of it (... no he can't roll out and there isn't anything near his face...). I think the bassinet was just to big compared to his little isolette at the hospital. It's on of those Pack N Plays, so it was pretty spacey. He's sleeping in there now. : )
Thanks again for all the nice comments! ↑ |
| Name: missmara | Date: Feb 17th, 2007 9:45 PM |
Awww Nicole, Josh is adorable. He doesn't even have that preemie wrinkled look at all! He looks so healthy and great!
I had the same problem with the bassinet. I ended up putting Sophie in one of those moses baskets, and then the moses basket in her cradle. That way I could still rock her, but she was nice and snug. Eventually I was able to put her in the cradle without the basket.
congratulations to you and your family too! Keep in touch when you can - I know those first 6 weeks are exhausting:) ↑ |
| Name: Thismakes2 | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 12:41 AM |
| Congratulations!! He is really adorable!! :D ↑ |
| Name: rachtwins | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 3:16 AM |
| Name: vane20 | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 3:44 AM |
your baby boy is gorgeous!! Mine was born when i was almost 36 weeks and weighed 5 lbs. 6 oz. and was 17 in. long. He didnt need any oxygen and was actually released an hour before me!!
But im glad your little one is doing alot better. Take care and again Congratulations!! = ) ↑ |
| Name: nicole miller | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 4:18 AM |
Wow Vane! That's pretty amazing that they released him so soon... usually even 36 weekers have a bit of a stay. You must have just cooked him on the 'high' setting. lol.
I was pretty lucky compared to some of the other moms in the NICU. The hospital I delivered at doesn't accept women less than 34 weeks, but there was a 34 weeker in there who wasn't doing quite so well. Her mom was VERY VERY young, too. It was sad. I left my phone number for her mom and asked her to keep in touch if she needed some help with anything. She was born the same day as Josh and she's expected to be in there for a couple more weeks. : ( ↑ |
| Name: cinner29 | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 5:37 AM |
Tana was 35 weeks and was totally fine.....it was scarey when my waters burst because I kept thinking the worst....but he was ok.....small but ok.
Take care Nicole! ↑ |
| Name: vane20 | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 5:37 AM |
i know, im very lucky that he was born perfect little mini baby, LOL. I dont know how i would deal with him in the NICU for a few days, i cant even imagine what it would feel like to leave him there for a couple of weeks!! = (
it was very nice and thoughtful of you to leave your number for the girl, many people dont do stuff like that nowadays. ↑ |
| Name: Marlene | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 6:27 AM |
| aaaaaaaawwwwww Nicole he is so cute Glad he is doing so well. Jayden was born at 32wks he was in the hospital for 4wks he was under the bili-light a couple times for like 3days at a time and had a feeding tube for 3wks he didn't have his first bottle till he was almost 2wks he is now 7wks 2days and growing like a weed he only weighed 3lbs 10oz when he was born now he is 7lbs 15oz congrats i wish you the best. ↑ |
| Name: jillw | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 3:21 PM |
| nicole he is sooo cute and little :) I am glad that everything is fine. I am sure you read, but connie had her baby too. Now it seems like I am going to be pregnant for ever LOL ↑ |
| Name: Kristy84 | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 5:47 PM |
| He's gorgeous Nicole!! He has alot of hair like Harper..I'm glad everything is going well now. Harper won't sleep in her bassinet either ↑ |
| Name: DaneseS | Date: Feb 18th, 2007 7:14 PM |
| He's Adorable!!! I'm so you and he are ok and you got to take him home!!! ↑ |
| Name: URAHypocrite | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 12:25 AM |
| sarah left you a nice message Nicole ↑ |
| Name: jujubug | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 2:45 AM |
| get the delux snuggle nest sleeper, we ahve it and its great, so that our son can sleep in the bed with us. ↑ |
| Name: l3itchyl3unny | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 2:49 AM |
| Yes i did i said Josh was cute 6 outta 10! ↑ |
| Name: sscj | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 3:06 AM |
yes sarah lets rate babies
you suck ↑ |
| Name: winnmom | Date: Feb 19th, 2007 6:08 AM |
Nicole your son is Georgeous!!!!!!
What a beautiful family!!!Congrats! ↑ |
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