Naomi's birth story....

She's here!!!
Naomi Rayne was born on Thurs. 9/3 at 4:10pm. She weighed 7 lbs 3.5 and was 19 inches.

Thanks for posting for me snakesnsnails

Here's the "story"

Got to the hospital at 8 that morning. Dr came in at 9 and broke water and they started the Pitocin. At 10:45 my contractions were 2-3 minutes apart but I was still only 5 cm but decided to go ahead with the epi (nurse said it'd be about 30 minutes before I'd actually get it and I was starting to feel "uncomfortable" The nurse came in around 11:20 got epi. Told me that I wouldn't be completely numb like I had previously before( I couldn't feel anything). This time I could still move my legs but I didn't feel the contractions. Nurse kept coming in every hour and checking me and I was only at 7cm by 2pm. Well the epi had started to wear off pretty good (about 2:45) and the contractions were hurting bad so I asked to nurse to do something haha. She gave me more whatever it was but it didn't help at all and by 3:30 I was ready to get that baby OUT!!!! Well, I wasn't allowed to start pushing since my cervix wasn't quite ready and she said I'd tear or rip my cervix. Figures lol. Well luckily about 20 minutes later she checked again and said to go ahead and PUSH. By 4:03 her head was crowning and doc was on her way( her office is in the hospital). Well, I DID NOT want to wait and nurse said "No, No don't push" How dare they tell a pregnant very much in pain lady to not push!!!!!   Ok, breathe.....breathe......doc ran in and said "OK... PUSH"!!! YEAHHHHH.  ......3 long pushes and out Naomi came. No episiotomy either, thankfully! So only 20 minutes of pushing wasn't bad but I wasn't hapy about the nurse not letting me be more "numb". Oh well, it's over and she's here and a wonderful baby! I have to wait 3 days til I can nurse b/c of ABO Incompatibility so her doc said formula and sun then we're good to go. I did get to nurse yesterday and she's a pro!

Thanks for all the congrats and good luck to the rest of the Sept mommies and babies!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

 

 Awww - congratulations!   She is beautiful!  Enjoy!    

Congratulations! Naomi is beautiful!

twixxie:

I have to wait 3 days til I can nurse b/c of ABO Incompatibility so her doc said formula and sun then we're good to go. I did get to nurse yesterday and she's a pro!

I have never heard of this. I have ABO incompatibility with all three of my kids and I nursed them right from the start and had no problems. My blood is O+ and my husband is AB+, so all our kids are either A or B. I'm glad she nursed well yesterday when you tried it. I would suggest questioning the three day restriction though. That really doesn't sound right to me. She will miss out on the colostrum that way. Are you pumping to help your milk come in if she isn't nursing?

Mom2RJA:

I would suggest questioning the three day restriction though. That really doesn't sound right to me. She will miss out on the colostrum that way. Are you pumping to help your milk come in if she isn't nursing?

Yeah, I thought that was strange. I guess since she got 24 hrs of nursing he thought that was enough. But I'm still nursing for a 5 minutes before I give her formula each time.  Hope that's not bad!!!!

 

She is precious Congratulations!

She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!!  Congrats. I am Happy you both are healthy and home now!!!!

 She's just beautiful!!! Congratulations!!

She is beautiful Sonya!  Congratulations!

I never heard of ABO incompatibility!  And I never heard about waiting to nurse due to it.  I too am O+, and DH AB+, with DS1 being A+ and DS2 being B+.  I nursed from the get go, at least with in the first couple hours after birth.  As far as I've noticed, neither of my boys got sick.  The only problems they had caused by me was having ecema due to me smoking while pregnant.  Maybe because I do not produce enough milk and supplement with formula is the reason why they never had a problem?

twixxie:

Well the epi had started to wear off pretty good (about 2:45)

So did they decrease your pitocen, or keep it going at the same level when you were no longer numb?  I am happy for you and Naomi!

Hi Sonya....

Thank you for sharing your birth story with your September buddies....

AND

Thank you for sharing your precious photograph of your gorgeous daughter Naomi....

Cheers
Teresa ( Tyler's Nan )

Oh, what a beautiful baby! Congrats!!!

Congrats on your baby girl- She's beautiful!!!

Mo Mo's 3 dreams:

So did they decrease your pitocen, or keep it going at the same level when you were no longer numb?

 

Nope, kept it going same level!!!!

Congrats on your beautiful baby girl!

I had ABO incompatibility with my DD1 and  she ended up on the bili bed for ten days which really hurt our nursing start.  I wonder if I had supplemented more at the start if she would have been less lethargic and spent less time on the billibed.  She was so lethargic even in the hospital and wouldn't nurse.  So maybe your dr is on to something.  I'd be interested to see if she nurses well when things get better.

She's beautiful! Congrats!

Congratulations on the birth on Naomi!! Your so lucky to have had her already! x