Everett was 8lbs 3ozs and 20 inches when he was born. At his first Drs visit he weighed 7lbs 8ozs, normal weight loss for the first few days of life. His reflexes were great and the Dr was very happy with him. He was eating every 3 hours and sleeping between, and was alert and active for about an hour each day.
We had some trouble with our 2 week check up. Everett only weighed 7lbs 10ozs. He gained just 2ozs in 2 weeks. Bad news. He should have been back to his birth weight by then. The doctor gave me one week to get his weight up or he will make us start using formula. Nothing wrong with formula, I just want to breastfeed him! I have been making sure to feed him every two hours. It is tough, but worth it for my little monster. We go back Friday (tomorrow) for a weight check. Keep us in your prayers!
Thursday, August 26, 2010
I can't believe I haven't updated this since our little baby boy joined us! These past few weeks have flown by.
My labor and delivery went better than I could have ever expected. Sunday night, Les and I were having dinner then going to see a movie. Around 6:00 pm I started noticing some minor contractions. They weren't that painful but they were enough to notice. By midnight they were 5 minutes apart and very consistent so we went to the hospital. I was only dilated to 3 cm so they sent me home. The contractions continued until Tuesday when I felt like they were much stronger, so we went back to the hospital and I was only dilated to 4 cm!! Back home we went! At our weekly appointment, Wednesday morning, I was still at a 4. My Dr was planning to wait until the 9th to induce me but I couldn't take it anymore. The contractions were not terribly painful, but after three days of them I was exhausted. We scheduled to induce Thursday morning! We checked in to the hospital Thursday at 6:30 am. I was dilated 5 cm and 70% effaced. They got me hooked up and started the pitocin at 7:00. After only two hours the nurse came in and asked if I was ready for the epidural...I was expecting much much more pain first!! But after that I didn't feel a thing. I was fully dilated by 1:00 pm and I started pushing shortly after that. I only pushed through four contractions (10 minutes) then Everett arrived. I know, I am very lucky it was so short, but I pushed so hard I thought my head was going to pop off. The final push took everything I had in me. I don't think I could have pushed again. And Les was so amazing, he was so encouraging and I know I couldn't have done it without him. He even took a peek when Everett was crowning and didn't pass out!!
Our little boy is perfect! The nurse gave him a 9 on his 1 minute APGAR score, and a 10 on his 5 minute score. My happy healthy little boy was finally here! That really was the most amazing moment of my life. I still can't believe Les and I made him!!!
My labor and delivery went better than I could have ever expected. Sunday night, Les and I were having dinner then going to see a movie. Around 6:00 pm I started noticing some minor contractions. They weren't that painful but they were enough to notice. By midnight they were 5 minutes apart and very consistent so we went to the hospital. I was only dilated to 3 cm so they sent me home. The contractions continued until Tuesday when I felt like they were much stronger, so we went back to the hospital and I was only dilated to 4 cm!! Back home we went! At our weekly appointment, Wednesday morning, I was still at a 4. My Dr was planning to wait until the 9th to induce me but I couldn't take it anymore. The contractions were not terribly painful, but after three days of them I was exhausted. We scheduled to induce Thursday morning! We checked in to the hospital Thursday at 6:30 am. I was dilated 5 cm and 70% effaced. They got me hooked up and started the pitocin at 7:00. After only two hours the nurse came in and asked if I was ready for the epidural...I was expecting much much more pain first!! But after that I didn't feel a thing. I was fully dilated by 1:00 pm and I started pushing shortly after that. I only pushed through four contractions (10 minutes) then Everett arrived. I know, I am very lucky it was so short, but I pushed so hard I thought my head was going to pop off. The final push took everything I had in me. I don't think I could have pushed again. And Les was so amazing, he was so encouraging and I know I couldn't have done it without him. He even took a peek when Everett was crowning and didn't pass out!!
Our little boy is perfect! The nurse gave him a 9 on his 1 minute APGAR score, and a 10 on his 5 minute score. My happy healthy little boy was finally here! That really was the most amazing moment of my life. I still can't believe Les and I made him!!!
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