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Congrats! Love the name :)
What do you mean by spinal? I've been reading the C-sections posts and have always wondered. Is it the same as an epi?
Yay! I was waiting to see how things went. He's a cutie!
I'm glad the C-section went well and that he's healthy and happy. Hopefully you'll be back to your old self soon!
Congrats! He is beautiful. I'm so glad everything went well and you have a healthy baby.
And I think it's hysterical you're on Weddingbee in the hospital!
Congratulations! I'm so glad that everything worked out! He's such a beautiful little boy!
Oh, that little Ryan is gorgeous! Congratulations and get as much sleep as you can while you are still in the hospital! Don't overdo once you're home, and sleep when he sleeps! :)
Congratulations! You must be so relieved everything went so well! His little button nose is adorable
Omg how precious! I'm so happy to hear that you're doing well. Enjoy that lil bundle, they say they grow up too quick! :)
Oh my goodness, he is stunning! (You know I don't say this lightly!) I'm so glad everything went alright and that you and Ryan are doing well.
I'm glad that the breastfeeding post was helpful. I didn't even talk about the challenges of C Section and breastfeeding, but hopefully you can add that insight. I know delayed milk production and positioning can be problematic. I'm so happy it's going well for you!
@nyebride: no. an epidural is something they insert into your spine to allow the patient to click a button when they need the meds. a spinal is where you are numbed from waist down. big difference, but easy to get confused on. :) (I had a c-section for both my babies...)
@Janna19: CONGRATS!!!! He's a cutie!!! Give yourself plenty of time to recover. It'll take more than a few days to recover from the c-section and you don't want to over do it. :) glad to hear it went smoothly and the baby is fine. :D
I'm so glad everything is going well! I've been waiting to hear. He's terribly cute and has a pretty good birthday--it's our anniversary. :) Good luck with the transition home.
Congratulations, he is adorable! haha normally I hate when people post newborn pictures because they tend to share photos of bloody babies but yours really are super cute.
Thanks everyone!! So happy to share the news with the hive :)
@nyebride: its very similar from what I understand to an Epi - the major difference is with an epi they leave it in so you can administer the medicine over time. A spinal is just a single dose, so they administer it but don't leave anything in. Both go into the spinal column (i believe)...The spinal also numbs you completely and I think with an epi you can regulate the dosage so you don't have to be totally numb...
@Mrs. DG: I have been fortunate in that my milk has already come in (he lost weight for 2 days but is now gaining) and I haven't found positioning to be super problematic - I have used all the holds, just happen to really like football :)
Congratulations and thank you so much for sharing your story. I love hearing about bee babies! He is such a handsome boy!
Janna CONGRATULATIONS!! He is absolutely adorable and I am so happy his birth went well and without any complications. You are so lucky that the breastfeeding is going well - hopefully I will be able to master it like you did!!
@flbeachbride:Thanks! I am going to hop over to the BF thread soon - I think it has gone well in large part because of what I learned on here - but also due to some luck that Ryan is a great eater and latcher :)
Yay! Congrats Janna! Little Ryan is just too precious. What a handsome little fellow!
I too am glad to hear that your c-section went well. Just remember to take it easy and you will do just fine.
@Mrs DG - With my c-section I too didn't have a problem with positioning BUT I did have a problem with my milk production. It didn't even come until 5 days later and not much either.
AW! He is just adorable! I'm so glad that all is well for your little family.
(and I would totally be that person on the Internet while I was in the hospital, too!)
Congrats Janna! Glad everything went well. Ryan is a cutie!! Hope you are enjoying every moment with him!
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Following an eventful week last week, our son Ryan was born this past Sunday at 11 in the morning via c-section, weighing in at 6 lbs, 2 oz and 19 1/4 inches!! We are so thrilled to finally meet the little guy and just loving every moment with him.
He was a breech baby that had slipped below the 10th percentile in weight (and my husband and I are both tall) so the doctor wanted to deliver him quickly. We found this out Friday, 3 days after a failed attempt to turn him with an external version, and set Sunday as the day to deliver him . We were very grateful for the day's notice -especially as it nearly was scheduled for Friday! - and got busy getting everything ready and enjoying one last night out.
The delivery was pretty easy overall - we got to the hospital a little after 7 and were in the OR by 10 - this felt like an eternity at the time even though it was pretty quick! I had a spinal, which was not that bad. Less than an hour later Ryan was born. Not being able to hold him or really even see him much right after the c-section was the hardest part, but they had a special peditrician team there to assess him just in case the small size and stubborn breech were due to anything serious. luckily he was born bright eyed and screaming his little lungs out, and had no issues at all.
They gave him to me as they wheeled me from the OR to the recovery room, and we spent some time together, took a few pictures, invited the grandparents up to meet him and I had my first attempt at breastfeeding. They then whisked him away to the nursery....I was sad to see him go, but then the nasuea from the pain meds hit. I ended up throwing up a few times, before they gave me some anti nasuea that cured it. The first 24 hours I was not allowed out of bed, and still a bit loopy from the morphine they gave me during surgery.
Since then everything has gone great, the pain is not that bad (I have only had motrin since the spinal/morphine) and breast feeding is going well - a HUGE thank you to Mrs. DG and everyone else who wrote on the "breast feeding is hard!" thread. Having my eyes opened to how challenging breastfeeding is allowed me ample time to read up and prepare - which isn't to say it isn't still hard, but I was so much better prepared and aware of the challenges. I have been BF exclusively since he was born and although I am sore, and the reality of only being able to sleep when he is not eating is settling in, it is going well overall. At 4 days he has already started to gain weight!
Getting around after a c section is challenging and I hate being so dependent on others to do so much, but it isn't awful. I love being his mom and watching my husband interact with him is the most heart warming thing I have ever seen. We go home tomorrow and I can't wait for us all to be home together!
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