NOTE: Actually I posted this to Facebook as a note on Wednesday August 11, 2010 at 11:57pm. Posting here for memories.
Labored for over 48 hours on 1 hour of sleep. Midwife caught the baby's heartbeat dropping after contractions to as low as 65-ish when normal range is 120-160. Suspected that the baby was on the cord and cutting off circulation, they had me lay on my right side which mostly prevented any heart drop. My blood pressure spiked to 150/110.
Transferred to Medical Center of Plano around 11am, 8/10. Due to baby's condition was forced to labor on right side to keep the baby's heart from dropping after contractions. Ruptured amniotic sac because of my fatigue and discovered thick soupy meconium (poop) in amniotic fluid. Hooked up monitor for baby heart rate and started flushing out womb with saline to clear out meconium (state of the art medical stuff). Monitored for about an hour without drugs, then got an epidural due to exhaustion and to help things relax to progress dilation along. Monitored the baby longer which continued showing dropping heart beat, meaning baby in distress. Heart patterns showed mostly flat heart beat, indicting baby in distress and freaking out.
After four hours, no dilation change. Based on baby's heart distress could not give any pitocin or any medicine to dilate further without hurting the baby. Doctor flat out said the only option left was an emergency c-section. We discussed it and came to the same conclusion that this was the best thing for the baby.
Fast forward an hour later. Anesthesiologist says to Drew, "You want to watch her come out?" And so Drew looked and the doctor was about wrist deep inside my belly. A little bit of squirreling around and pulls out the baby! Baby was covered in meconium, but that wasn't the worst part. Baby was wrapped up in the cord in a way that it criss-crossed her chest and wrapped around her neck. From the way she was facing, she was probably laying on the cord where it crossed itself and it probably held her in place, preventing dilation and any sort of progress.
They took her over to be cleaned off. Wiped off the meconium off her skin, deep suctioned her nose and mouth, then pumped her stomach. Her stomach was full of meconium... They listened to her heart beat and breath sounds --- and were amazed that she had not aspirated anything (even though she was screaming and gurgling through the meconium in her mouth when they brought her out).
And the whole time exhausted Carol was nearly falling asleep during the whole c-section. She only saw baby for a few seconds when Drew brought baby over to let Mommy see before Daddy and baby went to the nursery for a bath.
After baby got cleaned up and Mommy got stitched up and sent to recovery, Daddy brought Baby Charli to Mama to hold her for the first time. Mommy got to hold baby for the first time and eventually let grandparents, aunts, and uncles take turns.
Problems Charli has had since then is drainage in the back of her throat, can't regulate body temperature due to her small size, and having trouble breastfeeding. Nursery was worried about her peeing and pooping. Charli just has one pee diaper after 24 hours, but they said that was fine. Biggest issue is her temperature. She's now in an incubator in the nursery to keep her warm while she sleeps. Breastfeeding improving with every attempt, so hopefully she'll put on some good fat and be able to regulate her body temperature.
Mommy is doing fine, except for the "evil nurses" taking away her baby. Probably will leave hospital on Friday.
Labored for over 48 hours on 1 hour of sleep. Midwife caught the baby's heartbeat dropping after contractions to as low as 65-ish when normal range is 120-160. Suspected that the baby was on the cord and cutting off circulation, they had me lay on my right side which mostly prevented any heart drop. My blood pressure spiked to 150/110.
Transferred to Medical Center of Plano around 11am, 8/10. Due to baby's condition was forced to labor on right side to keep the baby's heart from dropping after contractions. Ruptured amniotic sac because of my fatigue and discovered thick soupy meconium (poop) in amniotic fluid. Hooked up monitor for baby heart rate and started flushing out womb with saline to clear out meconium (state of the art medical stuff). Monitored for about an hour without drugs, then got an epidural due to exhaustion and to help things relax to progress dilation along. Monitored the baby longer which continued showing dropping heart beat, meaning baby in distress. Heart patterns showed mostly flat heart beat, indicting baby in distress and freaking out.
After four hours, no dilation change. Based on baby's heart distress could not give any pitocin or any medicine to dilate further without hurting the baby. Doctor flat out said the only option left was an emergency c-section. We discussed it and came to the same conclusion that this was the best thing for the baby.
Fast forward an hour later. Anesthesiologist says to Drew, "You want to watch her come out?" And so Drew looked and the doctor was about wrist deep inside my belly. A little bit of squirreling around and pulls out the baby! Baby was covered in meconium, but that wasn't the worst part. Baby was wrapped up in the cord in a way that it criss-crossed her chest and wrapped around her neck. From the way she was facing, she was probably laying on the cord where it crossed itself and it probably held her in place, preventing dilation and any sort of progress.
They took her over to be cleaned off. Wiped off the meconium off her skin, deep suctioned her nose and mouth, then pumped her stomach. Her stomach was full of meconium... They listened to her heart beat and breath sounds --- and were amazed that she had not aspirated anything (even though she was screaming and gurgling through the meconium in her mouth when they brought her out).
And the whole time exhausted Carol was nearly falling asleep during the whole c-section. She only saw baby for a few seconds when Drew brought baby over to let Mommy see before Daddy and baby went to the nursery for a bath.
After baby got cleaned up and Mommy got stitched up and sent to recovery, Daddy brought Baby Charli to Mama to hold her for the first time. Mommy got to hold baby for the first time and eventually let grandparents, aunts, and uncles take turns.
Problems Charli has had since then is drainage in the back of her throat, can't regulate body temperature due to her small size, and having trouble breastfeeding. Nursery was worried about her peeing and pooping. Charli just has one pee diaper after 24 hours, but they said that was fine. Biggest issue is her temperature. She's now in an incubator in the nursery to keep her warm while she sleeps. Breastfeeding improving with every attempt, so hopefully she'll put on some good fat and be able to regulate her body temperature.
Mommy is doing fine, except for the "evil nurses" taking away her baby. Probably will leave hospital on Friday.
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