Boy, oh boy.....it's a boy! Kline Dennen was born at 1:30am April 21st......8 lbs 12 oz...21 inches long........and ouch!!!!!! I labored at home from 5am- 6:30pm...then went to the hospital, What a car ride! When I went in they measured me at 10 cm....then we waited for the Dr. he checked me and said I was only 8. The baby was sunny side up and I felt like I really was ready to push...but I wasn't aloud to. I couldn't help it and ended up swelling my cervix's. I was stuck at 8.5 for 4 hours trying not to push the whole time. Then I couldn't stand it and asked for the epidural.THANKS GOD!!! I got it about 11:30 at night. At about 12am Kline's heart rate was dropping and they put me on oxygen. Then at 1:00 ish his heart rate dropped to 40 so they all came rushing in and put one of the internal head heart rate monitors in to his head (screwed it into his head) still the heart rate was low and the Dr. said he had to get him out with forceps...they said there was no time even for a c-section. SO we got him out in about 5 pushes.......thank god I had the epidural!!!!!! He was super healthy and a keeper!!!!! He is doing great...so cute!!! Breastfeeding is challenging (he's a biter)and doing anything takes forever. All our love, Loren, Denny, and Kline Dennen!!!!!
YIPPEEEEE!!! CONGRATS! What a cute name and cute little baby...can't wait to meet him! Don't get discouraged with breastfeeding yet...it takes months to figure out and get in a rhythm together...hang in there!!
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-gia & the boys
Great job! He is beautiful. Makes up my mind for the epidural.
ReplyDeleteWHAT A BEAUTIFUL BABYYYY! Congratulations to both of you and all my respects to you Loren, oh my God...you were so brave. All the blessings from heaven for Kline and welcome to this beautiful world.
ReplyDeleteArturo says that since both of you did such a good job, this coming sunday we are gonna all share a couple of Cohiba cigars yeaaaah! Love ya! Lauren, Arturo and the girls
Hooray! He is born 3 days before our Raquel's birthday. He is absolutely beautiful, the girls will be so excited to hear about his arrival. I too am a MAJOR fan of epidurals! As your friend said, be patient with breastfeeding. I remember I was a bit shocked at how tricky it was, I hadn't realized that's it a science that needs time and patience to master. It does get easier. I was a huge fan of the pump to allow me more time to sleep and give Dad a turn at feedings. Enjoy this crazy, sleepless time, you'll actually look back on it with nostalgia some day!
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He's beautiful! Congratulations. Sounds like you did a GREAT job. I had an epidural after a long labor, too. It was just too much!
ReplyDeleteRemember, breastfeeding is natural, but natural doesn't mean the same as easy! You are both learning something new. Kudos for you for sticking to it. The BEST THING I did after Joey was go to a La Leche Meeting. It helped just to be in the room with a bunch of other women who went through the same challenges. It's hard to learn, but once you do, you'll be sailing along!
Again, congratulations, Loren - err - MOMMY!
Oh, and check out a thing called Soothies gel pads. I got them at a local Walgreens. They were sent from above!
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