Natalie went to the pediatrician yesterday. She had lost 1 lb 1 oz from her birthweight. My milk has finally come in though so we are hoping she will start gaining a bit of that back. I was to monitor her feedings and wet diapers for 24 hours and then report back in to the Dr. late this afternoon. Based on the stats, we will either have to go back in to be weighed this week or wait until next week Tuesday for the next appointment. So this child is going to be fed as much as possible. I still don't want to go the formula route.
Otherwise, the doctor thought she looked good. She also thought her cries that we are associating with gas might be more hunger cries. I don't quite buy that but as she hasn't been crying as painfully in the last 24 hours, maybe that was the case. She still has gas but it doesn't seem to really be upsetting her now.
October 5, 2011
October 4, 2011
First days at home
Natalie and I finally arrived home at lunchtime on Saturday. We were officially "cleared" to leave at 10 but it took a while to get the final paperwork done. Stephen and Lexi came to pick us up. It had turned cold here while we were in the hospital so Dad had to bring us some extra warm clothes.
Saturday night, Stephen and I split night duty. It was kind of a tough night - Natalie didn't want to sleep much. Since then the grandparents have taken over night duty with me as Stephen is working most days(some full days, some half days) - plus, he has a hard time when his sleep is shortened at night. Sunday night and Monday night were so-so. I did get a little more sleep than the previous nights and actually took a nap and slept yesterday. Napping has never been easy for me. Even Lexi has been up at night some - reacting to Natalie's crying is part of it though she also seems to be having dreams. We are currently a household of sleep issues! :)
Natalie is having some digestive issues we think. We have tried gas medicine and that is partially helping. Hard to tell when she can't tell us! Her first doctor's appointment is today so we will see if the pediatrician has other thoughts. I am also worried that she hasn't gained any weight back (she was down 10 ounces when we left the hospital). The pediatrician had mentioned possibly supplementing the breast milk with formulas which makes me nervous - nipple confusion and all that. But maybe it's not as bad as I think. We will get through this just lots of nerves involved.
Saturday night, Stephen and I split night duty. It was kind of a tough night - Natalie didn't want to sleep much. Since then the grandparents have taken over night duty with me as Stephen is working most days(some full days, some half days) - plus, he has a hard time when his sleep is shortened at night. Sunday night and Monday night were so-so. I did get a little more sleep than the previous nights and actually took a nap and slept yesterday. Napping has never been easy for me. Even Lexi has been up at night some - reacting to Natalie's crying is part of it though she also seems to be having dreams. We are currently a household of sleep issues! :)
Natalie is having some digestive issues we think. We have tried gas medicine and that is partially helping. Hard to tell when she can't tell us! Her first doctor's appointment is today so we will see if the pediatrician has other thoughts. I am also worried that she hasn't gained any weight back (she was down 10 ounces when we left the hospital). The pediatrician had mentioned possibly supplementing the breast milk with formulas which makes me nervous - nipple confusion and all that. But maybe it's not as bad as I think. We will get through this just lots of nerves involved.
October 2, 2011
Natalie Andrea!
Stephen and I went to the hospital at 8 AM on Thursday, the 29th, to be induced. From the first round of medication until birth, it took just over 11 hours - fairly fast they tell us for induction. The actual delivery was quick - not too much pushing and Sarah was much better able to handle the pain. Of course, she had had the epidural which took forever to wear off. Having legs that you can't lift is very bizarre.We are all home now. More on our first days soon. Mom needs to try and sleep as Natalie finally is.
September 21, 2011
Final countdown
One week from today is the due date. Of course, that may or may not be the day baby arrives. People at my office say every day "you are still here?" If no baby by next Friday, the 30th, I will stop going into the office but work from home until the child comes.
We think we might have chosen a name...it's been really tough to do. And some people might not like it and some people might have already named this child in their minds, but it doesn't matter. We will name her and that will be it.
I am feeling quite large and several of my maternity tops no longer fit. The weather has gotten a bit cooler - though not really cold - so at least it is more comfortable in that regard. I manage to sleep so-so and most days feel pretty good though there have been some really tiring days.
We think we might have chosen a name...it's been really tough to do. And some people might not like it and some people might have already named this child in their minds, but it doesn't matter. We will name her and that will be it.
I am feeling quite large and several of my maternity tops no longer fit. The weather has gotten a bit cooler - though not really cold - so at least it is more comfortable in that regard. I manage to sleep so-so and most days feel pretty good though there have been some really tiring days.
September 17, 2011
Watch the pregnant lady grow
In this post, we will show the progression of Sarah's pregnancy with profile photos taken roughly every two weeks.
April 17
May 1
May 16
June 2
June 18
July 1
July 15
August 1
August 21
September 2
September 15
(If anybody is reading this post, this could be the last picture of Sarah pregnant that you will see!)
March 1
April 17
May 1
May 16
June 2
June 18
July 1
July 15
August 1
August 21
September 2
September 15(If anybody is reading this post, this could be the last picture of Sarah pregnant that you will see!)
September 16, 2011
Turned, Turned
Baby managed to turn on her own and is still head down. Two weeks ago she was transverse - so both head and bottom were up and nothing in the lower uterus and then a week ago she was head down. I don't know exactly when she did made it into that position but I woke up one evening with this awful pain in my tailbone and the doctor said that was a good sign that she was head down. He checked and she was! And is still that way today so the appointment on Monday is cancelled. They are fairly confident that she won't reflip but who knows?
The crib has also arrived - though in a box, not put together. We will leave that for one of the sets of grandparents to take care of putting together while they are here as baby will sleep in the cradle at the beginning anyway.
We have our list of Lexi carers lined up in case baby comes before the 27th. If she comes after that, Granny and Grandpa will be here and can handle Lexi.
Our tour of the hospital was cancelled due to Hurricane Irene so we are going to go this weekend and at least figure out where we need to go for labor and delivery.
September 3, 2011
Baby and big girls
Today Lexi wanted to play at being the baby. She pretended to cry and grab at things and wanted to cuddle on my lap. She also instructed me on what to say to the baby when she was grabbing at things in the store. She and Stephen are at a baseball game this evening. She seemed interesting in going until it was actually time to go and then she started crying. We made her go anyway. I hope she settled down soon.
The baby seems to be going well and we have the turning scheduled for Sept. 19. It's a bit close to the due date but we hope that there is enough fluid/room to turn her that date. Between the doctor's, the hospital's and Stephen's schedule, that was the first available date. At the monitoring on Friday, the technician said it looks more like the baby is in a transverse position than a breech position. The head is on the upper left and the bottom is on the upper right. No parts down in the lower half of the uterus. So we will see what happens now...will she turn now on her own? Who knows??
The baby seems to be going well and we have the turning scheduled for Sept. 19. It's a bit close to the due date but we hope that there is enough fluid/room to turn her that date. Between the doctor's, the hospital's and Stephen's schedule, that was the first available date. At the monitoring on Friday, the technician said it looks more like the baby is in a transverse position than a breech position. The head is on the upper left and the bottom is on the upper right. No parts down in the lower half of the uterus. So we will see what happens now...will she turn now on her own? Who knows??
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