Well, Mr. Sol decided that he wanted to open his gifts for christmas, his gifts that were not even that impressive! So... he ended up being born on Christmas eve morning.
At 2:30 that morning, I woke up feeling the need to use the bathroom and when I got there I realized my water had broke, or I seriously peed myself, maybe my bladder exploded? after I stood up, though, more water kept breaking, so I knew this was it. I woke up my husband and told him my water had broken but he wasn't so sure it was actually my water.... men.....
I was so so so nervous, because with the girls, when my water broke they came out VERY quickly after that! I was so scared we were not going to make it to the hospital in time, but I wasn't having many contractions. We headed right for Neenah and made it in time. Started to have some contractions but not too bad or strong or frequent. They started setting up for my csection. I arrived there about 3am and they started to prep me for csection at 6:30 am. My parents had arrived around 5am to help us with May.
They took me back and did all that fun stuff they do to prep for csection... yikes... and after they got the spinal in, I started throwing up, uuuhh... but I felt so much better after that. I was so extremely nervous there was no way I could hold back, but after I threw up I was good for the rest of the csection. Wow is a csection different than a vaginal birth... I know I am too weak to ever do that again! I do remember looking up at my husband and telling him.... for Christmas, I bought you the walking dead comic books......... I just wanted him to know in case of anything.
Soon they said, it wont be long now, and I heard the doctor say, "Happy Birthday baby boy!" and the most wonderful sound, baby cries!!! He cried and cried and cried, it was softer but it was cry after cry! And he was stable! I thought maybe.. maybe he wouldnt need to be intubated. But it wasn't long and he was needing the support. He tolerated everything so well. He didn't have much trauma at all except the normal being pulled out of the belly trauma. They tried to intubate and it failed, they tried a few more times and it was not successful. We had this awesome anesthesiologist, who was so good to me and kept encouraging me when he could see I was really scared. Anyway he jumped in there with a special scope so he could see where the tube needed to go and success! He got it in! Everyone was celebrating! Then the neonatologsit thought the tube was in too deep and pulled and it came out again............... but we got the same guy back in there and the second time it took him a lot longer to get it in but it came in! I was taken out shortly after that so I could start my process of puking for the next 7 hours. But hubby stayed with baby as they got him all settled in. He is so identical to Lua. He didn't suffer as much as she did so he became stable pretty quickly and he has been pretty comfortable. It took me until later that evening before I was well enough to be able to go see him and then I couldn't stay very long before getting sick again.
But he had been doing good, no complaints and for the most part he was being left alone. Until yesterday morning. They were trying to get this line they needed for extra nutrition, not 100% needed. And they ended up breaking his arm. Now he needs morphine, which he doesn't need to be getting! And I feel like this is just a huge set back. I am so worried for him, and how they will handle him from here on out. I really don't want any more set backs, I am just terrified. He is starting out somewhat stronger than Lua, and maybe if we can stay on this path we can have a different outcome. I don't want to lose my baby...it is just difficult.
The up side is he is getting to full feeds pretty quickly here! So hopefully we can fatten him up some and this breastmilk will really help him out!
Anyway this is written very poorly, I am still in a bit of pain, and have too many thoughts going on right now and worries, so hopefully I can make better updates later on. But for now, here is our baby!
Sol is just the most Beautiful Baby! I am so happy he is doing as well as he is. Congrats on the little Guy ...I Love you all
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