Baby J is here!

[King26]

Hey guys!

   I have a baby!  He's currently laying on me and is the most adorable thing ever.

Birth story:
I had an appointment with my midwife on Thursday morning.   I was a little worried because I had a headache and horrible swelling in my feet.  She said I was ok, my ultrasound looked good, and we'd talk again next week unless I got dizzy or had blurry vision.  They estimated my baby was weighing in at 8 lb. 14 oz. at this point.

We went to get my car fixed and get something to eat and while there I had a crazy blur in my right eye.  I called my midwife and she told me to go to the ER.  I came to the ER and they took me up for evaluation.  They determined that since I live an hour from the hospital that they'd rather me just stay and induce me since I was over 40 weeks.  I was admitted around 7:30.  They gave me soemthing to soften up my cervix since I was only at 1cm and wanted to start this induction Friday morning.

Well Friday morning they came to check me before starting pitocin and found I was 4cm and in early labor so they decided to let me go on my own.  The pain started getting worse around 9am so I asked for the epidural but they were in with a c_section.   I got my epidural around 10am and apparently was already at 7cm at this point.    I was going fast!

Things slowed down after that until 3pm when something happened and i had horrible back labor through the epidural.  The anesthesiologist came and gave me two big doses and they didn't touch it.  The pain was awful.  I had a nurse behind me trying to move my hips while my husband held onto me.  It was horrible.  They finally had to move the epidural around and give me a third booster sshot.  That worked.

At this point my husband went downstairs to get a drink after my hard laboring.  While downstairs they checked me and said you are at 10cm.  It's time to push!   I called him, he ran upstairs and I started pushing at 4:30.  They thought I would be fast because I was a good pusher and my labor went so fast.  Nope.  It was awful.  I pushed for nearly 4 hours.   I had so many people in my room.  My husband and a nurse held me legs the entire time.  I cried, I called everyone in the room a bunch of liars (they kept telling me I was almost there and after an hour I was pissed).  Shift change happened at 7 and I bet there were 15 people in my room talking as I pushed.  I freaked out on them and told them to all get out.  It was bad but I had had it.

Finally, when I really thought I couldn't do it anymore, he came out at 8:13pm.   Jackson is 7 pounds 5 oz and 20 inches long...much smaller then estimated.  He is perfect in every way and after holding him I didn't care about all of the pain.   I did kangaroo care for 1 1/2 hours after birth.  It was so quiet and calm in the room.  When I handed him to my husband after that he started crying.   He never cries.  He also thinks no babies are cute and he looked at me in awe and said "he's so cute".   Also, as he was holding him crying he turned to me and said, "I don't ever want to let him go...ever"   Of course I then started crying.   The love we have for baby J is crazy. 

I am sore, had a few stitches, but will live.   I'm having trouble walking but I'm doing ok.  We go home from the hospital tomorrow.  

[kellikans]

Congrats!

[lms]

Awww! So happy for you and your H!

[thoseareradishes]

So glad you guys are doing well!!

[pooh8402]

Yay!!!!! So glad he's finally here!

And omg to 4 hours of pushing.

[starryfish]

Congrats!!!! So happy for y'all!!!!

[grover]

Congrats!!

[nmosrob]

I am so happy for you, you have no idea. I have been waiting for this for you, I am so happy you have your baby. I'm all tears over here. Congratulations!! ❤️

[Chrysanthemum]

That is a beautiful story (the end, not so much the middle!) I'm tearing up over here King26, I am SO happy for you. Congratulations to you and your husband! And, I love his name; it was one of our top choices.

[loira]

So incredibly happy for you, friend! Can't wait to see a photo!

[KaraOrNot]

I am so happy for you!!!

[cherryvalance]

I'm so, so thrilled for you!! Congrats!!

[azurely]

Congrats! I'm sorry you had such a rough labor and delivery, but glad you and baby J are doing well.

[G22]

Congrats!! I had horrible back labour the entire time with Z, so you have my sympathies! I'm glad your little one is finally here!

[luv2rn4fun]

So many congratulations! I am crying happy tears for you as well! It's been a long journey for you guys but little J is finally here! Enjoy every second and all the baby cuddles! So thrilled for you and your DH!

[boiler717]

So incredibly happy for you!!!

[cactuscookie]

Congratulations!!! I'm so happy he's here.

Pushing f-ing sucks - you are totally entitled to lose your shit after four hours of it! I'm glad it had a happy ending.

[dellabear]

Congratulations King26, so happy your little boy is safely in your arms.

[janegold]

YAYYYYY congrats King26! I am so happy for you and your H!

[King26]

We are home! We had an extra day in the hospital due to Jackson being jaundice and having to be on the lighted blanket. Holy cow the hormones and feelings. Everytime I look at him I cry because I can't believe we finally have him, he's perfect, and he's ours.

[mpc]

Congrats lady! So happy he's finally here!

[oneslybookworm]

So many congratulations!!!

[knx9211]

I can't believe I'm just seeing this! Congrats!!! <3<3<3

[krystee]

Congratulations!! You are amazing to handle four hours of pushing!

I am so happy for you and your family!

[tiptoetulips]

Congrats! YOur husband is adorable! I'm so happy for you.

[HoneySpider]

Yay congrats!!!