All that anxiety for nothing!
October 20, 2009 by Dr. Heather
Filed under Babies, Motherhood
Here’s our new baby girl, 7 lbs, 13 ounces, 5 days old:
After feeling lousy all day, it finally occurred to me that — duh — it might be labor. It was then that I decided to head down to our local Safeway, which inexplicably has the only supply of H1N1 vaccines on the island, to get my shot. After that, the contractions started. The whole thing from that point on was very fast, and we were only at the hospital for 3 hours when she was born — gratefully, without complications, and VERY easily. (And YES I had a form of an epidural, called an intrathecal, which worked wonders for me.)
The hospital was jammed with laboring mothers and newborn babies, so we got out of there early to recover at home. I am so fortunate to have a lot of helping grandparents at home, and so far the kids are adjusting nicely. But as with her older sibs, this baby is NOT much of a sleeper, so expect a meltdown from me in a couple of weeks when the sleep deprivation really starts to add up!
Thanks all for your good wishes and support. More soon!
Aloha,
Dr. Heather
The BabyShrink
Congratulations!! She’s beautiful.
Congratulations!
congratulations! thanks for sharing details about what type of pain management you used during labor.
Congrats! She’s beautiful!
Congratulations! She’s beautiful.
Congrats on your beautiful new baby. She sure looks like she came out of the same mold as your other kids. Enjoy her. The more the merrier- that’s what we say around here.
MAZEL TOV Heather!!! She’s absolutely gorgeous.
Congratulations, mama! She really is beautiful!!
I just found you through my husband’s Posterous subscriptions and am getting a LOT out of your blog. Thank you for sharing your wisdom and insights!
Blessings,
Becky
1st time mommy (James turns 10 months tomorrow)