Grinning Geckos
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Hi everyone,
As you can imagine, I've been pretty busy. I just got out of the hospital yesterday evening. I was in labor for 23 hours :shocked:, and about 19 hours of that was spent just getting to 3cm dilated! I had a TON of back labor. Thank god for good drugs - I would have gone out of my mind feeling contractions every 2 - 3 minutes for that long. The Dr had come in at about 5pm and said it looked like I was going to have her Friday, and 4 hours later we were done!
Her stats are:
Birthday - Oct. 12
Weight - 8lb. 7oz.
Length - 20 1/2"
We've had a pretty rough start with things. When she was born, she gave a little squeak and then didn't breath for a short period of time. They couldn't get her to cry for them, and ended up rushing her off to the nursery for observation after showing her to us for a quick second. They ended up taking her to the NICU shortly afterwards - we didn't hear ANYTHING about her for the first 3 or 4 hours after she was born.
They found she had fluid on her lungs...they were/are treating her for pneumonia just in case. We'll find out today if they're going to continue antibiotics. She was kept on positive airflow with oxygen for the first 36 hours. When we saw her yesterday she was completely off the air. She also was creating a lot of stomach fluids, which they started medication for yesterday morning. She got to eat for the first time yesterday as well (thank god - she was getting really fussy about that!).
As of last night, she had kept down all of her feedings and was progressing well. She's having a problem with a low heart rate, which they're trying to find a cause for. They think they heard a heart murmur, which may be causing it. Her blood oxygen levels are staying good despite the low heart rate. She's a bit jaundiced as well.
Every time we see her, she's made some progress. If she keeps going well, we can hopefully take her home sometime in the middle of the week. Leaving her at the hospital last night was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. It just tears me apart that we're at home without her. She's probably one of the better off babies in the NICU, but I just can't help worrying about her.
She's been a really good baby so far. She very easy to calm down when she's fussing, though the nurses tell me she can be a little drama queen when she wants. She looks like a perfect little angel and I can't believe she's mine. I can't wait to bring her home. She's VERY strong for a newborn...which isn't much of a surprise to me considering the beating my insides were taking. She kept the nurses busy by CONSTANTLY ripping off the tape that was holding the airline in place. As a result, her skin is VERY irritated. We're hoping most of it will clear up soon.
Well, enough talking - her she is! This is her on Friday and one day old. We'll get some more pictures today and post them when I get home tonight. Most of my time (until she gets home) will be spent at the hospital visiting her.
As you can imagine, I've been pretty busy. I just got out of the hospital yesterday evening. I was in labor for 23 hours :shocked:, and about 19 hours of that was spent just getting to 3cm dilated! I had a TON of back labor. Thank god for good drugs - I would have gone out of my mind feeling contractions every 2 - 3 minutes for that long. The Dr had come in at about 5pm and said it looked like I was going to have her Friday, and 4 hours later we were done!
Her stats are:
Birthday - Oct. 12
Weight - 8lb. 7oz.
Length - 20 1/2"
We've had a pretty rough start with things. When she was born, she gave a little squeak and then didn't breath for a short period of time. They couldn't get her to cry for them, and ended up rushing her off to the nursery for observation after showing her to us for a quick second. They ended up taking her to the NICU shortly afterwards - we didn't hear ANYTHING about her for the first 3 or 4 hours after she was born.
They found she had fluid on her lungs...they were/are treating her for pneumonia just in case. We'll find out today if they're going to continue antibiotics. She was kept on positive airflow with oxygen for the first 36 hours. When we saw her yesterday she was completely off the air. She also was creating a lot of stomach fluids, which they started medication for yesterday morning. She got to eat for the first time yesterday as well (thank god - she was getting really fussy about that!).
As of last night, she had kept down all of her feedings and was progressing well. She's having a problem with a low heart rate, which they're trying to find a cause for. They think they heard a heart murmur, which may be causing it. Her blood oxygen levels are staying good despite the low heart rate. She's a bit jaundiced as well.
Every time we see her, she's made some progress. If she keeps going well, we can hopefully take her home sometime in the middle of the week. Leaving her at the hospital last night was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. It just tears me apart that we're at home without her. She's probably one of the better off babies in the NICU, but I just can't help worrying about her.
She's been a really good baby so far. She very easy to calm down when she's fussing, though the nurses tell me she can be a little drama queen when she wants. She looks like a perfect little angel and I can't believe she's mine. I can't wait to bring her home. She's VERY strong for a newborn...which isn't much of a surprise to me considering the beating my insides were taking. She kept the nurses busy by CONSTANTLY ripping off the tape that was holding the airline in place. As a result, her skin is VERY irritated. We're hoping most of it will clear up soon.
Well, enough talking - her she is! This is her on Friday and one day old. We'll get some more pictures today and post them when I get home tonight. Most of my time (until she gets home) will be spent at the hospital visiting her.
