Saturday, February 18, 2012
Overall info
So to answer all the questions: she is 8 pounds 8 ounces, 20.5 inches. She had an apgar score of 8 right at birth, but at 1 minute it was a 9 and at 5 minutes it was a ten. She seems healthy and strong and has already taken a few naps and had a snack. Busy day.
So here was the story with the birth. She was face up rather than face down, which the doctor said can cause the baby to get wedged in there about 50% of the time. They could have increased the pitocin to encourage more movement, expect the cord was also around her neck so her heart rate was dropping on contractions. The cord by itself is not a big deal, they handle those all the time, but the two combined gave us the trouble and limited our options.
The C-Section was a bit scary and jen had a bit of pain during the process, probably because the pain meds came through an epidural rather than the spinal tap or whatever they normally do for a c-section that will totally knock out sensation in 3/4th of the body.
But no complications and everyone is feeling good now, although really tired and glad it is done.
So here was the story with the birth. She was face up rather than face down, which the doctor said can cause the baby to get wedged in there about 50% of the time. They could have increased the pitocin to encourage more movement, expect the cord was also around her neck so her heart rate was dropping on contractions. The cord by itself is not a big deal, they handle those all the time, but the two combined gave us the trouble and limited our options.
The C-Section was a bit scary and jen had a bit of pain during the process, probably because the pain meds came through an epidural rather than the spinal tap or whatever they normally do for a c-section that will totally knock out sensation in 3/4th of the body.
But no complications and everyone is feeling good now, although really tired and glad it is done.
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