Got a little time right now to actually get on the computer for a minute, so I thought I would share my birth story to those interested. *Warning sad story with a happy ending*
Went in Tuesday November 11th for what was supposed to be a routine induction/birth. Everything was going great at first, Pitocin was working like its supposed to then my bodies natural contractions started to kick in full force so they stopped the Pitocin. Through almost the whole labor Ethan was very active moving around, kicking and even had the hiccups.
The time came for me to start pushing, that's when things started to go down hill. He had moved out of the proper position while I was contracting so he got stuck for a while. After an hour of pushing he finally came out. What should have been one of the happiest moments of my life quickly turned into the worst. After they put him on my stomach I heard what no mother wants to hear. My midwife called a Code Blue, Ethan came out clinically dead, he was gray, not breathing and no heart beat. Everything is still confusing to me as I was in shock, but they got his heart started quickly and he started breathing again. They took him away before I could even see him or hold him. I finally got to see him a 10pm, (he was born at 3:17) but I still want allowed to hold him. At 1 am they decided to send him to the NICU @Toledo Childrens Hospital, we was still lethargic, his white blood cell count was above the acceptable count, and he was spitting up bile.
Ethan spent 4 days in the NICU where they gave him antibiotics, and ran tests. We still don't know what exactly was wrong, as all the bacteria cultures come back negative. Dr. said sometimes things like this happen and was probably from the trauma he went through during birth. We got to bring him home Saturday afternoon and he has been doing great!
So anyways Ethan James was born weighing in at 7 pounds 10 1/2 ounces. 20 inches long. Its funny how much he looks like my oldest son. He has dark hair right now, but it will be blonde (his eyebrows and eyelashes are light), just like my oldest. he also has blue eyes.
I will post some pictures later after I get them put on the computer.
Went in Tuesday November 11th for what was supposed to be a routine induction/birth. Everything was going great at first, Pitocin was working like its supposed to then my bodies natural contractions started to kick in full force so they stopped the Pitocin. Through almost the whole labor Ethan was very active moving around, kicking and even had the hiccups.
The time came for me to start pushing, that's when things started to go down hill. He had moved out of the proper position while I was contracting so he got stuck for a while. After an hour of pushing he finally came out. What should have been one of the happiest moments of my life quickly turned into the worst. After they put him on my stomach I heard what no mother wants to hear. My midwife called a Code Blue, Ethan came out clinically dead, he was gray, not breathing and no heart beat. Everything is still confusing to me as I was in shock, but they got his heart started quickly and he started breathing again. They took him away before I could even see him or hold him. I finally got to see him a 10pm, (he was born at 3:17) but I still want allowed to hold him. At 1 am they decided to send him to the NICU @Toledo Childrens Hospital, we was still lethargic, his white blood cell count was above the acceptable count, and he was spitting up bile.
Ethan spent 4 days in the NICU where they gave him antibiotics, and ran tests. We still don't know what exactly was wrong, as all the bacteria cultures come back negative. Dr. said sometimes things like this happen and was probably from the trauma he went through during birth. We got to bring him home Saturday afternoon and he has been doing great!
So anyways Ethan James was born weighing in at 7 pounds 10 1/2 ounces. 20 inches long. Its funny how much he looks like my oldest son. He has dark hair right now, but it will be blonde (his eyebrows and eyelashes are light), just like my oldest. he also has blue eyes.
I will post some pictures later after I get them put on the computer.
