Micah’s delivery was long and slow with some complications, just a few minutes away from c-section if his heart rate had gotten any slower. Emersyn’s delivery was totally different! It’s not joke when they say no two deliveries are alike!
My Second Baby’s Birth
Saturday the 16th started with irregular but gradually more intense killer hip-nerve-pain contractions at about 6am, dropping a worried (What’s wrong with mommy?) Micah off with the pastor’s wife just before 9, and walking to OB at the hospital with killer, practically-right-on-top-of-each-other contractions. My water broke right after the nurse asked if it had yet, and right before I got my shorts off to change in to the gown. She said I was dilated to 7 then, and on the next contraction I felt an incredibly strong urge to push (an awful lot like feeling you really need to poop, sorry ladies). Recheck revealed I was dilated to 10 and baby was ready to come! Get Dr. London in NOW! Thankfully he lives close-ish, because telling a ready-to-push pregnant woman to not push is like telling the sun not to shine. Focusing on breath fast (in the nose, out the mouth), squeezing Peter’s finger (note from him to all men – give only one finger, then she can’t crush them against each other!), and telling them how hard it was to not push was barely enough until Dr. London arrived and got his gloves on for a few hard core pushes and (9:55am) BABY! No pain meds was rough, but I was glad to not get any. Peter got to cut the cord, the nurse dried Emersyn off and got her basics, and Emersyn was kind of jittery with a blood sugar of 40 (low). I breastfed her and she was still low (30), so we supplemented a little bit of a bottle and got to enjoy some cuddle time. We supplemented after breastfeeding a few more times in the hospital to keep her sugar up, and now breastfeeding is going smoothly so no more supplementing needed!
Bili Lights
I was discharged from the hospital the next morning, but Emersyn’s bilirubin level was too high, so she had to stay another night to be a glow bug on the bili light. The bili light was basically a UV pad under Emersyn, wrapped on by a blanket, and a little eye cover to protect her eyes. She disliked it, but we could only take it off to breastfeed, otherwise we just shifted it around to cuddle her and keep her as comfy as we could while still having it on her. The next day her level was low-intermediate so homeward bound! She’s still a little yellow, especially in her eyes, but her recheck at her follow up appointment was still acceptable so we’re improving! I make sure she gets indirect sunlight daily, and she breastfeeds and poops like a pro so she’s flushing her system out.
Recovery
I actually feel way better after her delivery than after Micah’s. His, I was sore down there for a solid week, it hurt to sit. Her’s, I’m a little tender but mostly back to normal in a few hours! Plus she sleeps WAY longer chunks than he ever did, so I’m not nearly as sleep-deprived.
What a cute sign with her name on it! I had 3 c-sections (first one was scary because it was an emergency and I had already labored for 16 hours and gotten to 9 cm). Thanks for sharing your story.
I know what you are talking about with all the pressure down there before delivery. I had two natural births, but they were hard. The last baby, I was too late when asking for anesthesia. I was only in the hospital for one hour, when my son was born. That is a little to close to call.
Emersyn is such a pretty name! Thanks for sharing your story.
Congratulations! I’m so glad you had a good experience with the birth. Baby is a cutie, and I love her name too 🙂
Boy seem like things went really fast. Good thing you got to the hospital when you did. Sounds like it all went well ands he is a cutie for sure!
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