Baby girl Huebner was not scheduled to arrive until June 16 at 9 am via cesarean. Due to some health concerns, my doctor decided it best to deliver her early. So, on the date of my 37 week appointment, we scheduled her delivery - June 3, 2010.
We arrived at the hospital at 5pm and were finally admitted after about 45 minutes. I got to get all hooked up to monitors and the nifty gadgets that track your baby's heartrate, contractions and my BP. Fun stuff. Family members were in and out of my room while we waited for the OR. There was a balancing game happening as my scheduled time neared - other laboring women potentially would require cesareans too. Fortunately, I was able to rush into surgery before anyone else.
I had an awesome anesthesiologist - she was super nice and very reassuring about all that was happening. I'll admit that the spinal was something that I was a little afraid of. But all went smoothly and then I was numb and ready to meet my baby girl.
Nameless baby Huebner was born at 7:38pm on June 3, 2010. She weighed in at 7 pounds 7 ounces and 19.5" long. I was surprised at her size given the fact that she was nearly 3 weeks early. She came out with a FULL head of black hair - we're going to have fun styling it in the future. Dirk was able to hold her and get to know her first for about 45 minutes while I was stitched up. We were wheeled back to recovery where she was bathed and I finally got to snuggle her for the first time. I think we were all pleased to finally meet her.
I was moved to my mother/baby unit around 10pm and still not allowed food. My great team of nurses snuck some saltines to my room when I was ready to start pain meds. I had a fantastic team of nurses during our stay - the constant movement in and out of the room made sleep difficult though. Dirk and I stayed at the hospital till Saturday night. London was finally named just before I was discharged. Her first name is for the English in both of our mother's heritage and her she shares her middle name with Aunt Karly.
We're so happy to finally have our baby girl!!
No comments:
Post a Comment