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Tuesday, August 7, 2012
Birth Story: Recovery
5:30 pm: Alexis Jean Adcock had her first bath. Eric was able to be right there with her and help assist with the first bath. She got placed back in the warmer to get her body temperature back up after the bath.
6:30 pm: We got moved to our room, 3508.
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Birth Story: At the Hospital
8:30 am: We got to the hospital and went to triage. I was contracting every 3 minutes. I was at 3 cm 100% effaced, -2 station. The doctor decided it was time to admit me.
9:30 am: We got moved to our room labor and delivery room, 3604. I was contracting every 2-3 minutes at this point. I did not like laying down during the contractions, so I just stood up and walked around the room.
10:30 am: They hooked up my first bag of antibiotics for being GBS+. My doctor came in to check me. I was so glad my doctor was going to be the one to deliver this little one. Eric and I both really liked her and trusted her with our care. 5 cm YAY!!!
11:00 am: I decided it was time to get an epidural. Man that thing was awesome. I was actually able to move my legs pretty good after getting the epidural, but I could not feel a single contraction. It really helped me to relax and just enjoy this entire process. Eric says after this point the day got boring as he didn't have anything to do haha. We had the Olympics on and I tried to close my eyes to take a nap. I was just too excited to sleep.
1:00 pm: I was now 6 cm, and my bag was nice and tight "ready to pop" according to my nurse
1:45 pm: My doctor came in to check me. I was at 7cm, and baby was at +1 station. She broke my water. There was meconium present which just means the baby had her first bowel movement while still in my tummy. It doesn't mean the baby is under stress or anything is wrong. They do however take precautions and the NICU team had to be present during the delivery and Eric would not be able to cut the umbilical cord. They don't want baby to cry and aspirate the fluid which would cause the meconium to go into the baby's lungs. This can cause a lot of complications including pneumonia. We were ok with this and didn't stress over the fact that the baby had already had a bowel movement.
2:30 pm: I started feeling lots of pressure but not pain.
2:45 pm: 9.5 cm and baby was at +2 station.
3:25 pm: The pressure was just getting so bad. At this point I was complete and ready to push but we had to wait for the doctor.
3:45 pm: My doctor got there and said ok lets see how well you push.
4:04 pm: Baby Adcock is here! I heard someone say, she. I asked so is it a girl? The doctor was like oh yes it's a girl. With the umbilical cord and meconium they were just wanting to make sure baby was ok. Eric and I just looked at each other with these huge grins and tears in our eyes. Our daughter was now here.
Because of everything that happened, I did not get to do skin to skin right away. They took her right over to the warmer and suctioned her out nice and good, so she wouldn't have any meconium go into her lungs. Her APGAR scores were a 7 and 8 which is good. They had to hold a little oxygen mask by her face for 3 1/2 minutes, but other than that she was doing great!
4:30 pm: Baby was now skin to skin and got to nurse for the first time.
9:30 am: We got moved to our room labor and delivery room, 3604. I was contracting every 2-3 minutes at this point. I did not like laying down during the contractions, so I just stood up and walked around the room.
10:30 am: They hooked up my first bag of antibiotics for being GBS+. My doctor came in to check me. I was so glad my doctor was going to be the one to deliver this little one. Eric and I both really liked her and trusted her with our care. 5 cm YAY!!!
11:00 am: I decided it was time to get an epidural. Man that thing was awesome. I was actually able to move my legs pretty good after getting the epidural, but I could not feel a single contraction. It really helped me to relax and just enjoy this entire process. Eric says after this point the day got boring as he didn't have anything to do haha. We had the Olympics on and I tried to close my eyes to take a nap. I was just too excited to sleep.
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| Feeling pretty good now. |
1:45 pm: My doctor came in to check me. I was at 7cm, and baby was at +1 station. She broke my water. There was meconium present which just means the baby had her first bowel movement while still in my tummy. It doesn't mean the baby is under stress or anything is wrong. They do however take precautions and the NICU team had to be present during the delivery and Eric would not be able to cut the umbilical cord. They don't want baby to cry and aspirate the fluid which would cause the meconium to go into the baby's lungs. This can cause a lot of complications including pneumonia. We were ok with this and didn't stress over the fact that the baby had already had a bowel movement.
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| Our last family photo of just the two of us. |
2:45 pm: 9.5 cm and baby was at +2 station.
3:25 pm: The pressure was just getting so bad. At this point I was complete and ready to push but we had to wait for the doctor.
3:45 pm: My doctor got there and said ok lets see how well you push.
4:04 pm: Baby Adcock is here! I heard someone say, she. I asked so is it a girl? The doctor was like oh yes it's a girl. With the umbilical cord and meconium they were just wanting to make sure baby was ok. Eric and I just looked at each other with these huge grins and tears in our eyes. Our daughter was now here.
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| Daddy finally getting to touch our baby girl. |
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Now a family of 3.
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Birth Story: Today's the Day!
2:00 am: I woke up to a contraction that was uncomfortable but not painful. I thought lets time this. Well I went 30 minutes until I had another one. I thought nope not labor and started to think well so all of those contractions yesterday were for nothing. I was somewhat bummed, but thought ok lets go to sleep no big deal. I've been having this false labor for a few weeks now. What difference is today from last week.
3:30 am: Woke up to a contraction. Again uncomfortable but no pain.
6:00 am: I was woken up by a strong contraction. I got up from the couch which was a task in itself. Man that was painful. I decided to take a warm bath and see what happens. Contracting every 5 minutes even while in the tub. Still not convinced this was the real deal.
We decided to get ready for the day like we were going to work and see how I was doing at 7:30 when Eric would normally leave. While getting ready the contractions were getting stronger and were now about 4 & 1/2 minutes apart.
8:00 am: I called the doctor's office and left a message for the on call nurse midwife. While waiting for her to call us back we decided it's time to go to the hospital. Contractions were 4 minutes apart. Eric pulled the car up and loaded our things. The nurse midwife called back and told me to head to the hospital. This is when I finally accepted the fact that I was in labor and we would be holding our little one at some point today.
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3:30 am: Woke up to a contraction. Again uncomfortable but no pain.
6:00 am: I was woken up by a strong contraction. I got up from the couch which was a task in itself. Man that was painful. I decided to take a warm bath and see what happens. Contracting every 5 minutes even while in the tub. Still not convinced this was the real deal.
We decided to get ready for the day like we were going to work and see how I was doing at 7:30 when Eric would normally leave. While getting ready the contractions were getting stronger and were now about 4 & 1/2 minutes apart.
8:00 am: I called the doctor's office and left a message for the on call nurse midwife. While waiting for her to call us back we decided it's time to go to the hospital. Contractions were 4 minutes apart. Eric pulled the car up and loaded our things. The nurse midwife called back and told me to head to the hospital. This is when I finally accepted the fact that I was in labor and we would be holding our little one at some point today.
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Birth Story: Leading up to Labor
Because I've been having contractions 5 minutes apart for 5 hours at a time that never progress for 4 weeks, I'm not exactly sure when true labor began for me. I will start with Friday July 27th.
Friday July 27th: Around 6 pm I started having my "normal" contractions every 5-8 minutes.
Saturday July 28th: Still having my "normal" contractions every 5 mins but no progress as far as intensity.
Sunday July 29th: Yet again I was still having contractions all morning.
4:26 pm: I had my first contraction that was difficult to walk through and uncomfortable. I didn't get my hopes up with everything that had happened this far. These were about 20 minutes apart but still not getting my hopes up.
10:20 pm: We walked Yeah-Yeah around the parking lot. I had a few contractions that I had to walk a little slower during but I still wasn't convinced this was the real deal. They were about 8 minutes apart but not really getting stronger.
11:00 pm: Contractions were about 6 minutes apart but it seemed that the intensity had died down. I thought lets go to bed and see what happens.
I went to bed but I just could not get comfortable, so I decided to go out on the couch. I had slept on the couch a few different times through out the pregnancy. For some reason, I could get more comfortable on the couch. I think it was because I could lie on my back yet lean against the back cushions of the couch. I'm not going to lie my mind was somewhat racing wondering if this was it or not.
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Friday July 27th: Around 6 pm I started having my "normal" contractions every 5-8 minutes.
Saturday July 28th: Still having my "normal" contractions every 5 mins but no progress as far as intensity.
Sunday July 29th: Yet again I was still having contractions all morning.
4:26 pm: I had my first contraction that was difficult to walk through and uncomfortable. I didn't get my hopes up with everything that had happened this far. These were about 20 minutes apart but still not getting my hopes up.
10:20 pm: We walked Yeah-Yeah around the parking lot. I had a few contractions that I had to walk a little slower during but I still wasn't convinced this was the real deal. They were about 8 minutes apart but not really getting stronger.
11:00 pm: Contractions were about 6 minutes apart but it seemed that the intensity had died down. I thought lets go to bed and see what happens.
I went to bed but I just could not get comfortable, so I decided to go out on the couch. I had slept on the couch a few different times through out the pregnancy. For some reason, I could get more comfortable on the couch. I think it was because I could lie on my back yet lean against the back cushions of the couch. I'm not going to lie my mind was somewhat racing wondering if this was it or not.
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Birth Story
I want to remember the birth of our daughter for years to come, so I have chosen to document the story.
Alexis Jean Adcock
July 30, 2012 4:04 pm
6 lbs 15 oz, 19 inches
Part I: Leading up to Labor
Part II: Today's the Day!
Part III: At the Hospital
Part IV: Recovery
Part V: Hospital Stay
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
It's a Girl!!!!
Baby Adcock is here!
Alexis Jean Adcock was born on 7/30/2012 at 4:04pm.
6lbs 15oz
19 inches
Mommy and Baby are doing well and going home today.
Alexis Jean Adcock was born on 7/30/2012 at 4:04pm.
6lbs 15oz
19 inches
Mommy and Baby are doing well and going home today.
Wednesday, July 25, 2012
39 Weeks
how are you measuring? 1 cm, 50% effaced (no changes)
size of baby? Watermelon, 19-22 in, 7.5 lbs
heartbeat? mid 130s (she caught the baby in the middle of an acceleration so it was up in the 150s and then came back down to the 130s)
total weight gain/loss? 35 lbs
maternity clothes? Yes. Some of my maternity shirts are almost too short that my belly is showing. I am ready to be back in my normal clothes. I just dread getting dressed for "work".
stretch marks? Still none :)
sleep? Sleep has been hit or miss this week. I don't have a problem falling asleep initially, but then I wake up a ton to readjust.
best moment this week? Having a final end date. At our appointment on Monday we scheduled an induction for August 10th. That puts me at 41 weeks 2 days. I sure hope we don't have to go that long, but it's just nice to know there is an end in sight.
movement? Movements have definitely slowed down. The baby squirms but it's more of nudges. haha Baby has run out of room. I get heels jabbing me on the right side all of the time! I'm definitely going to miss feeling this little one squirming around all day.
food cravings? Fruit
gender predictions? I'm going to say it's a stubborn boy following in his daddy's footsteps being late.
what i miss: The ease of getting up from sitting or laying down and rolling over.
what i'm looking forward to: Meeting this little one. Come on Baby Adcock!
how are you feeling? So today is the first day I was uncomfortable when I got up. I was just not looking forward to going to the hospital to round on patients. I had lots of contractions last night, so I don't know if that's why I was so uncomfortable this morning or what the deal was. I'm feeling better now and survived running around the hospital one more day.
Development this week: Today starts week 40 of development. This is the last week of pregnancy (hopefully). Baby can come any day now. About half of all pregnancies proceed past the 40-week mark. YIKES!!! (According to What to Expect When You're Expecting)
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