Long overdue update
Jul 29, 2015 15:57:02 GMT -5
Post by jillc0323 on Jul 29, 2015 15:57:02 GMT -5
Finally back on here, it has been a whirlwind!
We had some bumps the first few weeks--our daughter was very jaundice and came home with a bili blanket, then my wife had high blood pressure issues, but everyone is doing well now and we are so in love!
I am back to work now, I took 2 weeks off and wished desperately that I'd taken more, and my wife is off for another 7.
{birth story}Our baby girl, G, was born on June 24 at 10:21PM. She was 7lb 2oz and 20in long. My wife (also G) labored for about 26 hours before our baby finally made her appearance. L&D experience was challenging... G labored at home for about 12 hours before we went into the hospital. At no point did she ever have regular contractions (we went in after 9 hours of hard laboring because her water broke), they remained irregular the whole time, which perhaps contributed to the length of the labor. At one point she had a contraction that lasted 5 minutes (no lie, the nurses came in and put oxygen on her after that). Her water had meconium in it, so NICU was present for the delivery. Baby had breathing troubles in the beginning (was an APGAR 4) but quickly recovered and was up to a 9 at the 5 minute mark. We did not get to do skin-to-skin immediately like we'd hoped. NICU respiratory team had her for about 45 minutes before they handed her over.
We had some bumps the first few weeks--our daughter was very jaundice and came home with a bili blanket, then my wife had high blood pressure issues, but everyone is doing well now and we are so in love!
I am back to work now, I took 2 weeks off and wished desperately that I'd taken more, and my wife is off for another 7.