So exciting to hear the up to the minute labor report from Best Birth grads Neil and Laura about your arrival into the world; it seemed to go like this:
- Early last Friday morning your mom heard a “pelvis popping” sound
- She called out to your dad that her water had broken
- He was hesitant to let your mom take a shower — as he remembered “second babies tend to come quickly!” OK- but make it a quick shower…soon they were headed across the GG Bridge to the hospital
- On the road, the contractions were getting STRONGER and CLOSER together — your mom kept saying “run the red lights!”
- Finally arrived at the hospital and went to the wrong entry — not good, due to pain and “water leaking everywhere!”
- Once admitted to labor and delivery, your mom’s cervix was dilated to 6 cm — the epidural provided much needed relief, and the cervix quickly dilated to 10 cm.
- Upon examining the cervix, the OB was surprised to find that your head felt larger than anticipated…
- Your mom pushed hard for 45 minutes- short but intense as your heart rate was reacting to every push
- According to your dad, you looked pretty stunned upon arrival and needed some added assessment — this got you a trip to the nursery, where your dad stayed with you every minute –providing occasional updates to your mom, who wanted you in her arms ASAP
- You are now home with big brother, nursing well and being loved by all 4 of your grandparents, friends and family
WELCOME TO THE WORLD BABY DANE!
