He's here!!!!

OK, not sure why I can't add a title to this post but oh well....

Left work early July 3 feeling kind of crampy - used to it by now. Pulled into the driveway at home, got out to get my computer, and water broke. Called hubby to come home and pick up Hayley. Then called OB office - funny that they asked me if I was sure that my water broke. Ummm, yeah, I'm pretty sure that I'm NOT peeing on myself. LMAO. Called others to let them know. Get to the hospital around 4ish and find out that I'm 4 to 5 cm dilated already. Wait for my epidural and the OB. Contractions coming on strong and fast. Tell them that I'm in lots of pain. Meanwhile still leaking amniotic fluid and "sitting" in/on it. Ewwwwww!

Poor Jimmy's hands are about to break in 2 from being squeezed constantly. They give me terbutaline to try to slow the contractions. Didn't work. Story of my life. Tell them that I feel like pushing. Sorta get pooh pooh'd. Am given this horrible little plastic shot container of something for indigestion/nausea/etc - basically something VERY sour. Find out that there's an emergency c-section before me which is what's taking so long - my OB is scrubbing in which means that it must be pretty serious since they're not in the same practice. He finally gets out and I tell him that I feel like pushing. Get checked again and I'm 10 cm dilated! My other bag of waters (or lip or something) breaks as he's checking. Get rushed in to the OR where I FINALLY get my epidural. Gee, I could be pushing by now!

So, Jacob is born at 6 pm - 7 lbs 6 oz and 19.25". Turns out that it's a good thing I had a repeat c-section....evidently the area around the first c-section was so thin that I probably would've pushed into the abdominal cavity instead of out the "normal" way. Plus the cord was wrapped around his neck twice. I get an oxygen mask shoved over my face cause my levels are low. Usually not claustrophobic but was getting there - probably from the smell of the mask. LOL! Get taken back to recovery and feel kind of nauseated. Finally get to hold Jacob. Hayley and grandparents come in to see him.

Make it up to my room later and finally yak - those little kidney shaped yak containers are NOT big enough. Feel much better. Hayley goes home with my dad and conks out. Jimmy stays in my room.

Get the catheter taken out the next morning and am up walking about. Switch from percocet to lortab cause percocet wasn't doing anything for the pain. Remove the "bandages" while in the shower that nite - ahhhhh, love me some hot water!

I've got dermabond instead of stitches on the outside but it ends up oozing so I get another layer and some steristrips. Stay until Friday morning when I get discharged.

Newborn appointment Saturday morning - he's actually 20.25" inches and is up to 7 lbs 3 oz. Get a jaundice recheck (ummm, I think that we're naturally a little yellow to begin with - LOL) and he's fine.

Update to today, Tuesday, 1 week later. Hard to believe! Went back in to check my incision area. 2 stitches have busted so he redresses the incision and leaves 2 open spots for drainage. Puts me on antibiotics and wants to see me again at 8 am Thursday morning.

Having nursing issues for some reason. It's like all of a sudden he forgot how to latch on properly. So, was up until around 3 the other nite and from 2 to almost 6 this morning. Am tired. Plus he's so different from Hayley - she nursed like a pro once we got over the lazy nursing issues. He goes from hungry/rooting to completely ravenous/screaming in 5 seconds and then there's no latching. Still hiccups like crazy, too. Poor guy.