Labor

I recently gave birth to a wonderful baby girl on July 23, 2012 at 8:27pm. She weighed 7lb. 2oz and 19inches long. She was pretty big considering the fact that on her last ultrasound when I was 8 months pregnant she was only 5.6 pounds. So I was expecting her to be only 6 pounds or 6 pounds and half at most. We were all in for a surprise, even my doctor was shocked how big she was. My labor was really quick I started pushing 8:04pm and she came out 8:27. I had an epidural when I was already 6cm dilated because I couldn't handle the pain anymore. Epidurals are great It's like a gift from above. We had skin to skin contact right after she was out. I was so happy when I received her in my arms. She was so strong already she can kind of lift her head. Her kicks and her arms were so strong too no wonder that when she was in my tummy; when she kicked or rolled around it was a little painful. The nurse took her to give her a bath and she pooped a lot. She pooped twice and everyone was just laughing. The color of the poop was very dark. It was meconium, babies first poop. Good thing she didn't poop inside. An hour or two after, I was taken in the Postpartem room where I stayed after I gave birth to my daughter. I tried breastfeeding, but it was so painful because they didn't teach me how to properly latch her on. The lactation consultant came in my room, but she didn't teach me anything because the baby was sleeping already. So it was still painful. In the evening on July 24 the nurse came in to do her newborn testing. She also said she had jaundice so she had to prick her heel and get a small vial of blood. My daughter cried so much I started crying. Your hormones really heighten your emotions. After she was done it was ok for us to leave. It was so funny because we had no idea how to put our new baby in the car seat. It took us almost 30 minutes to finally put her in properly. We went home and we were so tired we all had a good rest sleep well, except for me because my baby cried and cried so I had to wake up and breastfeed. My labor was fast, great, and easy. Next labor is probably going to be in 3 to 4 years. Mommy lola and Daddy lolo already want another baby hehehe. -xoxo Junette