I guess I will start off on the 30th a Friday. It was between 7 and 7:30ish. I had the sudden urge to urinate...so I went. Then I went back to bed. All of a sudden I had the urge again. I got up and sat on the toilet and went...again. Then as soon I got up a gush of water came down and old not stop. My water broke!! I jumped in the shower, got dressed, my Dad grabbed my bag and we were off to the hospital. My Mom called Bubby as soon as I woke her up (while sitting on the toilet and telling her 'I think my water broke'). Hahaha!! Bubby said he will be on his way to the airport.
When we got to the hospital I went through triage and I was checked in. I was only 1cm dilated...this was all around 9ish. Then around 11am I go in my room, they put an IV in and I was induced by 11:30am.
Bubby arrived after 2pm. OMGoodness the contractions sucked butt!! So much pain!!!!!!! After hacking it for a good 6 hours I asked for an epidural and it was all good after that. Well the catheter sucked ass. The RN put it in wrong so my bladder wasn't draining and every time I had a contraction I felt so much pressure. She corrected it by reinserting it and I felt easy better but this was a good few hours later. I only made it to 7cm and the c section Dr came in and said that by looking at my a c section was necessary. I did not argue with that.
Also I had a fever and ended up getting and infection. JJ was in fetal distress and every time I had a contraction his heart rate would go way up. That was the main reason they had to do an emergency c section.
They prepped me around 8pm and by 9:06pm they pulled Joshua Matthew Miller Jr. out. It was amazing to hear his cry.
He was born at 19.5 inches and 7lbs 8.5oz
I got to hold him in recovery before they took him to the NICU.
JJ ended up with hypothermia and tachycardia. He was put in the NICU for a week and I was in the hospital for 4 days.
It was hard having him on the first floor in NICU at Sharp Mary Burch and I was on the fifth floor. I didn't get to take my baby home when I was discharged. I did go see him every few hours to breast feed. Then when I was discharged I pumped and Bubby would bring it to the hospital while I rested at the hotel we were staying at. It was really close to the hospital.
I love our little man. He finally came home with us on Friday April 6th.
JJ has had appointments every week since being discharged. His pediatrician said he is healthy!! And there is no more signs of infection.
Since being home it has been nothing but baby mode around here. Hahaha. I love it!!
This mamabear has had no real sleep these past two weeks. JJ will be three weeks this coming Friday!!
Bubby is flying down during his weekend next week from the 25th to the 28th.
Breast feeding sure does take a lot out of you. I lost 25lbs already. Next week I start walking every day. It'll be the beginning of my third week post partum.
xoxo
