So, after a day of very little movement from the baby, we made a quick trip to the hospital make sure everything was fine. Everything seemed good until the doctor did an ultrasound and found that the baby had a heart arrythmia. After consulting with the pediatrician, they decided to keep us overnight and if they still saw the arrythmia in the morning they were going to do a c-section. After doing my blood work, they discovered that I had preeclampsia, even though I had never shown any of the signs, and decided with that and the baby's heart they would definitely go ahead with the c-section the next morning.
Just a little while later, the doctor came back in and said that the baby's heart rate was going down and so he was going to get started with the c-section in about 20 minutes.When in the C-section unit, they gave me the anesthesia and it just so happened, it wasn't taking any effect on me. I figured, natural birth was worse than this so I just bit my lip. Jason was there helping me stay unfocused on the pain.
And, sure enough, at 1:36am on 17 June, Addiewas born! She was 8 lbs, 15 oz and 20 1/2 inches long and came out screaming.
2 comments:
Wow! It sounds like you had a pretty crazy delivery experience! I can't imagine having the anesthesia not work. I thought it was rough with the drugs working, I can't imagine it without! I'm glad that everything turned out okay and that your beautiful healthy little girl is here. I hope you're recovering ok too, Jod! Can't wait to see you guys when we get back to Utah! Put more pics on your blog!!!
I am so glad that you and the baby are okay, despite everything! Adelaide is beautiful! Congrats!
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