Birthy Story?
By request and for my own memories!
Sydney was born Sept 7th! She weighed 8lbs, is 19 inches long and scored 9/9 on her apgars! I have no idea how she came out so unwrinkly looking, because I was in labor for 24 hours, I was induced with Cervadil at 40 weeks and 3 days. Doc said well we can wait a week but I'm thinking baby could get big. Now I have heard that as a BS excuse for many inductions, but in my case WOW okay 8lbs I think it was a VERY good thing we didn't wait another week... he would have let me if I wanted but omg! She had trouble fitting under my pelvic bone and eventually after 4 hours of pushing the doc got the vacum out and assisted me (or I assisted him? hah). So yeah I expscted her to come out all beat up and swollen or scratched.. she really hardly was swollen at all. Oh stuff you don't want to know, I had an episiotomy and a tear, ouch!
While I do remember lots of stuff it's also all sort of a blur. Oh and also, Percocet is evil! I'll never touch that stuff again, BAD nightmares! My husband stayed with me the entire time at the hospital, I could not have done it without him, seriously! I think I snapped at him a few times but he said I wasn't mean, hah. I just seriously could never ever have gone through that without him there! I had back labor, and because I was induced all of that made the pain far worse then it would normally be and I got an epidural, and it broke at one point durring the labor and that was when my husband said he thought we would be heading off to a c-section, but I have a great doc and we got it done!
Oh what else?? Umm I dunno I can't think straight! I'm doing fine but writting a birth story right now well requires far to much organized thought! Hrmm.. breastfeeding has been a challange. First I got beat up, and now that I am all healed... OH that reminds me check this out you sheep geeks;
This stuff helped fix me back up, but now baby Sydney is very particular about how she wants things and I've been bottle feeding her so well I'm not sure what we are doing but we will keep trying! (update as this is taking me short spurts of writting to write!) We had a lactation consult come by the house today and I succesfuly can feed her on my left side now! She isn't a fan of the right side though...
I didn't talk about my pregnancy on here a lot, so here is the low down for again my own memories and those who are interested. I had a very good pregnancy, I carried her all in the front like a basketball (though trust me I have my mommy marks lot of places lol) and I had very littel bloating. I had a lot of "lightning crotch" which is a funny term some pregnant women use for a certain sensation they get from time to time that feels like someone pinching you in the hoo haa, tmi? muhahaha! Those last 2 weeks I got major back pain I think because she was sunnyside up, which is not how they want the baby to come out, it's more painful with "back labor". It went away after the bedrest but now is back because of having to hold her and stuff. I never had morning sickness, I had some food aversions but no major cravings. I would say the last 4 weeks got the worst, and also work only got more stressful vs less stressful near the end. I think I had a "good" pregnancy, I won't say easy because I think all women would agree being pregnant isn't easy.
Okay so how are things so far? Well it's only been 4 days that I've been home or something like that. I can't keep a straight train of thought, I can't multitask and right now we are just adjusting! I have to heal and rest, and my husband and I are learning what works and doesn't work for us and I am "enjoying" that proccess. She's a doll, I don't personally compare her very much to other babies. To me she is herself and I don't have any expectations so I'm just going with the flow. I've gotten lots of comments about how alert she was right off the bat, and how pink her skin was and how strong she is. I don't know if she is or she isn't I just know she's a beutiful, healthy girl and all we could ask for! I am one happy momma. No photos of me with her just yet, I'm pretty good and swollen and the photos we have taken of me are set to private on flickr hah, maybe next week I'll put up some of me with her once I pluck my eyebrows and put in my contacts :)
Oh and also I never in a million years thought I would ENJOY changing a diaper! She loves being changed, she stops crying immediatly after you get her cleaned up!
Comments
Zonda says;
Oh,I just love her little laugh!! Daddy looks so cute with her! Things will get better and better and you'll start to remember things! Rest up as much as you can and take care! :)
mouse says;
She's absolutely adorable Pixie! I'm over here oohing and ahhing over your Flickr stream like a big dork. I wasn't fortunate to have access to a camera when my son was small so I don't have many photos of his first days.. you'll be so glad you took so many photos when she's bigger.
Theresa says;
I learned not too long ago myself, that the best thing you can have when you have a baby is a husband who wants to be part of the process. Mine keeps me sane and Zosia just loves to snuggle with him. Looks like Sydney likes her daddy time, too!
tiennie says;
She is absolutely darling! Congrats congrats congrats! Thanks for the birth story - love those!
shell says;
Oh congratulations! It makes me all weepy just reading it! Twelve weeks post partum and the hormones are still raging!
It took us awhile to get the breastfeeding down. Just be patient and do what works best for you and Sydney. It will all come together. Email if you need to rant about it though - after all the trouble we had chances are I know exactly what you are going through!
Allegra says;
How cute is Sydney?!?!?!?Congrats to you all and she's really adorable.We had our baby girl on Sunday the 9th. It's going to take me a while to be able to write up our story as it was pretty much a nightmare. But all that matters to us now is that our baby, Satya, is beautiful and perfect. I am totally in love with her. Such an amazing journey isn't it??
Best wishes to the three of you and I hope you have a speedy recovery!!
Donna says;
Awww - what a great birth story! You all sound real happy. Enjoy it. It goes by so fast!
She really is a beautiful baby. And I definitely won't forget her birthday. It is the same as my baby (my baby just turned 12 the day Sydney was born).
Thanks for sharing!
Pensguys says;
So precious!!!!
Oh, that lanolin (Lansinoh) was my "savior" too when nursing my first baby. Glad nursing is going well. Some babies just tend to favor one side more than the other. Unless you want to bottle feed the whole time, I might lay off those a bit (I know; you didn't ask for advice but I used to be a lactation consultant). The suck for a bottle is different than the breast. I'd hold off on bottles at least until you get nursing FIRMLY in place.
Good luck.
April says;
She's SO sweet! The smiling pic is too cute and I really love the one where she's looking up at her daddy! ***melt*** I'm glad she likes getting changed, lots of babies hate it, lol, or they think they do. I'm glad things are going well =)
Jennifer says;
What a beautiful girl! (And I am no fan of Percocet either...) I wish you all the best.
Karen says;
I love reading people's birth stories. She really is beautiful Pixie. Congratulations!
Sandy says;
She's beautiful! The key to remember is just rest, relax, and get to know your baby - it's the beginning of a joyful life long process.
Ruinwen says;
What great pictures! She is so cute...and Daddy asleep with her is just precious. Glad you are healing and finding a routine. :)
Janice in GA says;
Oh, what a beautiful baby! It's great to hear that y'all are doing so well. Best wishes to you, Sydney and to PixieHusband as well!
Nell says;
Cograts! Sept. 7th is the best birthday to have!!!!
She's just gorgeous. And I love your attitude about taking things as they come and not getting too worked up about anything.
Carol says;
She is absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the birth story with us! And hang in there with the breastfeeding it is so worth it!
Again Congratulations!
beth says;
Awe! She's such a cutie! Glad things are going well! Congrats again
Oh, and yeah, back labor sucks. I had it with all 3 of my boys. Ouch!
--Deb says;
Awww . . .!
stephanie says;
Congratulations!!! I'm so happy for you all.
Good idea having an LC come to the house. I did that with my two and she was a godsend. Now don't forget to attend a LLL meeting.
Amy says;
Congratulations and welcome to baby Sydney! The thinking definitely gets better after awhile, as does everything else. :)
Dani says;
She's beautiful Pixie. I know you're tired and it;s a huge adjustment, but you still radiate happiness. I couldn't be happier for the three of you. When you're ready for an IM catch up, you know where to find me!!
kat says;
Congrats on a beautiful and healthy baby girl! In the end that's all that really matters, isn't it. Thanks for sharing your story. I wonder how mine will turn out. It's my last day at work today and then the wait....begins. I have a ton to do though and I'll be sending happy parenting/baby vibes your way! Enjoy these first few weeks with your precious Sydney!!
Megan says;
She's beautiful - what more is there to say? Oh yes, Congratulations! All the best to your new family of 3!
Samantha says;
Congratulations once again. Thank you for sharing your birth story. :) As for the breastfeeding, she'll get it. My first son didn't care much for my left breast when I was bf'ing him but we figured it out.
BTW, your hubby is quite handsome. :)
Donna says;
Pixie, she is precious. Congratulations to you and your husband. Little girls are just the best! (Yes, I'm biased.) Take good care of yourself and rest up when you can.
Merrymom says;
Congratulations Mr and Mrs Pixie on your darling baby Pixie! She is amazing!
Alice says;
Wow, she really did come out totally perfect after that difficult labor--kind of like a TV show baby where you swear they are just too cute to be newborn :)
Julie says;
She's so, so beautiful! Congratulations!!