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and loaded everything in the car i washed my hair and shaved truly a herculean effort at this point after three hours i still hadn t heard back from the ob so i had him paged again it turned out they had been paging my actual ob who was on vacation in chile the ob on call told me to go to l d right away my dad came and picked up davie ann and took her to their house for the duration in l d they had me change into a gown started an iv and hooked me up to monitors my urine showed no protein which was a relief and my bp was down but still high i asked the ob on call and my rn if my bp is better can i just go home and keep my regular ob appt on wednesday at this point i was still thinking that a c section was inevitable and if i was going to have to schedule one anyways i might as well work one more week and get the extra paycheck they just stared at me and then said no you won t be going home until this baby comes so i had to let go of my ideals and go with the flow what i didn t know at the time was that if my bp was over 160 twice in a row they were planning to rush me into an emergency c section fortunately although it was all over the place all night it never got that high twice in a row i liked the ob on call but the one who came on at night was very young and i think i would ve freaked if i had known that not only was my trusted ob not going to be there but that someone so young was going to do it in the middle of the night surprisingly i was finally dilated to 1 cm and 50 effaced despite that progress the baby had still failed to descend into my pelvis and was still very high it was also surprising to find that what i was calling cramps were actually very hard regular contractions troy and i settled in and had a snack of cheese and crackers i could eat and drink until midnight and watched the walking dead and the talking dead finally we drifted off to sleep the next morning the contractions were getting really uncomfortable but still the baby had not descended one of my ob s associates dr harkins came in to talk over options with me i remembered dr harkins from my pregnancy with davie and i trusted him as much at dr breen my ob i was so happy and relieved to see him he was so kind and thorough he took over an hour just to sit with us and discuss all my options he had reviewed my case over the phone with dr breen as well as with the board of ob at the hospital all agreed scheduled c section was the right choice although they were very sensitive to my desire to try for a vaginal birth but the worst case scenario would be to labor for 24 hours and then have to do an emergency c section i came to really understand and make peace with the knowledge that a scheduled c section was what was best for me and for the baby surgery was scheduled for 1pm although we got bumped for an emergency and didn t actually make it in until 2 45pm two good things happened after this 1 they allowed me to have two family members in the surgical suite with me my mom and my husband and 2 dr breen made it back from chile during the night and was able to do my c section i was so so happy he was there my mother in law marilyn and my sister in law sharon visited with us a while before the surgery and were able to wait in my recovery room everything else was hard to explain the worst experience of my life the spinal block took four tries to numb and four tries to put in horrible electric shock pains shot up my spine and down my legs with each try finally it was successful but was one of the most awful sensations i ve ever felt to be numb from the waist down but still completely aware of a tingling my foot s gone to sleep sensation from the moment the block was done i began to shake uncontrollably the shaking lasted until i was back in recovery there was a horrible 10 minutes before mom and troy came in that i strongly considered begging them to put me under then troy was there holding me hand hard then there was violent shaking and pulling on my body it turned out the cord was wrapped three times around isaiah s neck it was so shortened it prevented him from decending into the birth canal if he had it would have pinched off his oxygen they actually had to cut me extra wide so they could reach in and unwind the cord before they had enough length to lift him out then the most beautiful sound his first wet cry i know it s a cliche i don t remember davie s first cry but in that situation in the depths of a terrifying experience it was so beautiful if nothing else he was here and he was breathing there were several comments about generous man parts lots of suctioning i could see him in the isolete a perfect pink color a perfect round head the average infant head circumference is 11 13 cm his was 15 my little round headed boy then troy left with the nursery staff and my mom smoothly moved in and grabbed my hands i could hear the ob talking to the two students with him see there s her bladder we need to hook it back up here below that see her colon pull that facia together with this one that knot is quite ugly let s try again it was hard to wrap my mind around the fact that he was describing my innards that i was lying literally spread open i was shaking so hard my mom began to chat with the anesthesiologist and it was a blessing to join in their conversation to drown out the anatomy lesson going on on the other side of the sheet please let this be over i don t think i could ve borne it without my mom and the kind anesthesiologist finally finally finally it was over and they were rolling me back into recovery i was handed my sweet boy ps 113 9 became my reality he makes the barren woman to be the happy mother of children we have a son everyone was exclaiming over him telling me stories from his short time in the nursery he latched right away another surprise blessing i had colostrum after the difficulty breastfeeding davie after a breast reduction 10 years ago i never thought i d have colostrum right after a c section what a joy just a short time later good friend melissa came and stayed with us a while in recovery later my dad brought davie ann and my two nephews they were fastinated by isaiah i m not sure at the time davie ann put it all together that isaiah was the baby that was growing in mommy s belly or that he was here to stay but she gave him lots of kisses and then lost interest finally everyone left except mom and we were settled in a post partum room i m so glad she was there to help me for the first few days while troy had to go back to work recovery story to follow 38 weeks 26 nov 2013 7 comments by iamstacey in baby birth couponing fet infertility parenthood pregnancy yesterday i went to see dr breen for my 38 week appointment i have to admit as nostalgic as i ve been about the end of this pregnancy the side effects are finally getting to me i haven t been in charge of my right arm in almost a month i don t remember the last time i slept more than an hour at a stretch i d love to eat dinner and not have to burp it up for the next twelve hours i m about ready to put in an eviction notice but still no signs whatsoever of labor the baby is still floating freely not engaged in the birth canal and there is no dilation or effacement i had thought the plan was that if i wasn t showing signs of labor by now we were going to plan a c section but i think we might be victims of dr breen s holiday plans he has decided to give me until wednesday dec 4th to see what happens it just so happens he is out of town starting tomorrow until sunday coincidence hmm but that s ok if there s still any chance i can have him vaginally i ll take it dr breen has discussed my case with all of his colleagues if i go into labor before next wednesday i m to go to the hospital immediately and they will re assess at that time if i can try vaginally or if they should go straight to c section they have decided that they will not try any interventions no vacuum no forceps if he doesn t slide out on his own it s back to c section so if i don t go into labor today i definitely don t want to before next sunday when dr breen is back if i go in wednesday the 4th and show no signs of labor the c section will probably be friday the 6th or monday the 9th the baby s due date is dec 8th so that s just about right once next wednesday rolls around it s really like the clock is off since there s no chance of a vaginal delivery after that we might as well let him cook til he s ready so that s where we re at with the pregnancy i think we ve got everything else ready the house has been scrubbed top to bottom the car seat is adjusted to newborn and the bases are installed in the cars troy the baby and i all have bags packed there s a plan in place for davie last saturday mom and i went to target and bought enough groceries for a week s worth of meals thanksgiving dinner for the whole family and a big snack bag for troy and i to take to the hospital when i m in labor with coupons and deals i saved 105 i think i could ve saved more if i had gone to walmart and heb and gotten some things there but i knew i didn t have the energy for it so spending a little more to get everything in one place was worth it plus we got an extra turkey at 0 50 lb for christmas so we re ahead of the game saturday evening troy davie mom dad and i put up our tree and decorated the house for christmas it finally got cold here in austin down to the 30 s at night and it felt so christmasy we even lit a fire in the fireplace the house seems so warm and cozy i just love it i made potato soup one night and chicken dumplings the next mom came back sunday to help me finish we also wrapped all the presents i have bought so far and gathered up all the props i d like to use for newborn pics of isaiah and christmas pics with davie and isaiah together it s so good to have everything done i couldn t have done it without my folks i don t know why it s still so hard to call the baby by his name i guess it s the infertile in me terrified that if i give him a name he won t come to be even now on the verge of his birth i know the risks the chances that things may not turn out the way we plan or hope i m trusting in my doctors trusting in the lord but i still get scared oh lord please help my faith grow strong please bring my son your creation safely into this world thank you for the time we have had together it is so precious amen 30 days of thankfulness 25 nov 2013 2 comments by iamstacey in uncategorized i am in my 14th year of working for a cancer treatment center in austin texas i ve been so lucky to work with wonderful doctors nurses and patients on the front lines of battling cancer in all its various terrible forms i ve been lucky to see more victories than sorrows but i ve also seen how devasting it can be not only for the patients themselves but for for their families and loved ones heather von st james is a mesothelioma cancer survivor who along with her husband and daughter is sharing her amazing story of survival heather does not live in austin and i don t know her personally but you can read her full story at mesothelioma com heather she was diagnosed just three months after the birth of her daughter i can t imagine facing a deadline of looking in my sweet baby s face and knowing we only have a limited amount of time together knowing i might not get to see him grow up i can t imagine how going through that would change me my husband and my family heather s husband cameron writes her diagnosis was in november and every year around this time she gets what we call the november blues therefore she created 30 days of thankfulness where she acknowledges something in her life that she is thankful for every day it is also national caregivers month we ve been so lucky to meet some incredible bloggers who have helped us in our journey to spread awareness and we are asking bloggers this november to post about something they are thankful for along with sharing a bit of our story i hope you will take a moment to share something on your blog that you are thankful for it goes without saying that we have a lot to be thankful for this year and this month specifically god has answered so many of our prayers my folks are finally living close to us my toddler is thriving in school we miraculously have this baby boy on the way thank you lord i couldn t imagine asking for more and i couldn t be more grateful 37 weeks 21 nov 2013 8 comments by iamstacey in baby birth couponing fertility drugs marriage parenthood pregnancy i turned 37 weeks at some point this week i used to think it was every tuesday but now i think they re changing it every sunday who knows at this point almost to goal is how i like to look at it honestly despite a few side effects i really wouldn t mind being pregnant at this point if i could just stay home and enjoy it it s the trying to work full time while 37 weeks pregnant that is about to do me in insomnia and difficulty sleeping is probably the hardest part not only is it hard to get comfortable but when i finally drift off i ll have crazy dreams or have to pee or get too hot or my hand and arm will start to hurt i sleep deepest and best from about 4am to 9am but of course i get up at 5 30 every day so not a lot of great deep sleep going on the numbness and shooting pains in my right arm have gotten worse similar to carpal tunnel symptoms i think it s hard to type or write or put on my bra or do my hair in the mornings even when everything is loosened up i still can t clench it in a tight fist all that will go away after the birth though last week at my 36 week appointment with the perinatologist they did the estimation of fetal weight ultrasound yesterday at my 37 week ob appointment dr breen went over the results with me he came into the exam room asking are you eating miracle grow if so it s time to stop that i saw your estimation of fetal weight report and thought holy toledo that s one big baby he did a cervical check and determined that there is nothing going on my cervix is closed and although the baby is in the right position he s still floating freely not engaged in the pelvis so basically no signs of labor at this point we began to discuss options dr breen feels that if i go into labor in the next week to week and a half on my own it ll be safe to deliver vaginally he says that experience and research has shown that it s not wise to induce before 39 weeks unless the body is already showing signs of labor progress or medical necessity i ve read the same and appreciate that he started right out acknowledging that with davie we induced at 38 weeks but i was already effaced and had high blood pressue issues however once we get to 39 weeks if i have shown no signs of labor he will schedule a c section the risks to the baby are just too great we could assume the estimation of fetal weight is off by as much as 10 but that s only 5 oz either way and he ll continue to grow over the next three weeks and will 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