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This is a discussion on olivia grace within the Gay/Lesbian forums, part of the General Pregnancy category; pics at...
http://www.oliviagracelessa-williams.com
Details to follow......
ok... She is here. Have had a bear of a time with internet connectivity.
So we went in Friday for the induction. There was a scheduling mix up and our time was supposed to be 7:00 instead of 5:30. They put us in a private waiting room so that we could nap while we waited.
We got into the room about 7 and they had the pitocin drip going by 8:30. My OB checked me about 9:00 and I was still at a 1. (which surprised me side I contracted all day Thurs.) the gradually increased the pit unt 1 when my doc came back and checked to find the baby don a little further, but me still a 1. Then they decided to break my water. Man was that weird. Anyway, they checked me again at e
3 and I was a three. At 4:30, after discussing the likely length of the rest of labor and high possibility of a c section, I decided to get an epidural.
The doc came back and checked again at 6 and I was still a 3. BUT little Olivia had done something I didn't even know was possible. She had completely disengaged herself from the birth canal and was on a little space walk in there!
Well, of course our only option was a c section at that point. I had a momentary emotional freak out (crying breakdown) , but kathy and the nurse were great and helped me through it while everyone buzzed around prepping me for the OR.
We were in the room quickly and kathy watched the surgery and gave me a non gory narration of whatbthey were doing, they finally coaxed little Olivia of at 7:01 pm. She weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.
She aspirated a lot of fluids on the way out so they had tosuction her quite a bit and do blow by oxygen, but after that she was doing great and got an Apgar of 9.
We will be in the hospital until Tuesday. She is having to do phototherapy for Jaundice over the next 24 hours because of an ABO incompatibility syndrome, but otherwise she is really great.
We love her more than I thought imagineable.
Dawn
__________________ Dawn
Together with Kathy since 12/1998. (9 years)
Legally Married in Vancouver, Canada 1/5/2007
TTC our first since 6/2004 w/known donor since 6/2004
Our first finally arrived March 14, 2008
Congratulations MOMS on the fairly dramatic arrival of baby Olivia. Not the best birth experience for you Dawn, I'm sorry to read that, but then, I believe birthing hardly ever is! (certainly not in my case either!) I'm so glad that in the end she is doing great, and I hope you are recovering well also. I wonder how you are both doing settling in to being new parents....my DP and I found it to be suprisingly challenging! I haven't been able to see pics yet, problem with my server version or something...but will keep trying! Best wishes to the three of you. ENJOY!!
Ok... so we are now home and kind of "in the groove"... she is a pretty easy baby although we are having a bear of a time with breastfeeding probably because of the supplementing they were having to do for the photo therapy. Of course, getting rid of the Jaundice was priority number one, so we had to put up with that.
A Lactation Consultant is coming on Monday, so hopefully we will get it all worked out then. Meantime I am pumping (oy!) and bottle feeding.
There are more pictures posted now. (By the way, if you are having trouble viewing... try using Firefox, a great web browser! Firefox web browser | Faster, more secure, & customizable) We will also be adding a blog in the coming days.
Baby daddy and his family arrive tomorrow. All 7 of us are VERY excited about it. I am really looking forward to this extended "family" time.
Dawn
__________________ Dawn
Together with Kathy since 12/1998. (9 years)
Legally Married in Vancouver, Canada 1/5/2007
TTC our first since 6/2004 w/known donor since 6/2004
Our first finally arrived March 14, 2008
Oh... and by the way... sorry for the HORRID spelling and weird sentences in my detailed post... I was posting from my phone which leaves alot to be desired.
dawn
__________________ Dawn
Together with Kathy since 12/1998. (9 years)
Legally Married in Vancouver, Canada 1/5/2007
TTC our first since 6/2004 w/known donor since 6/2004
Our first finally arrived March 14, 2008
Dawn, I'm glad that things are going better, except of course for the breastfeeding. I understand the difficulties associated with that! I hope the LC helps you get everything ironed out quickly so you can stop pumping.
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Alita, Host of Gay/Lesbian Pregnancy Board
IVF w/ ICSI #1
Retrieval 4/17
23 eggs, 16 mature, 13 fertilized, 4
Transfer cancelled due to OHSS
Just look at the smiles on the moms faces! Says it all!
I hope the lactation consultant was of help to you Dawn. It's weird that something so natural as breastfeeding, is for many of us a real difficulty. It really didn't feel "natural" to me - but then again, neither did birthing! Ah the things we go through....
How exciting to have all of Olivia's family together. I bet it was special.
thanks for the suggestion of using firefox.
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mamas!!! What a pretty little girl you have!! 
