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A Record Kept
The angels may quote from it... but probably not.
Thursday, March 3, 2011
Monday, February 28, 2011
So Far...
1. Breastfeeding is way harder than labor. I'd go through labor once a month if it meant I didn't have to go through the difficulties of learning how to breastfeed. But, I'm committed, and I hope the difficulties pass as we both learn what we're doing.
2. HP is a Milk Monster. He growls, and thrashes, and basically acts like a little feral creature while eating.
3. Baby Talk. It happens. I may not have done it with any other kid before, but now I'm perfectly fluent.
4. He's cute. Waaay cute. I could go on and on. : ) But... He's way more cute in the daytime. There's something about 3am that really puts a dampener on the cuteness.
5. I already knew that newborns went through a lot of wardrobe changes. I didn't know that new moms have just about as many. Probably more if I actually bothered to change every time I got a wet mess all over me.
6. It's a lot easier to dress him than I thought it would be.
7. We go through way more diapers than I thought. Those two-at-a-time changes really add up.
8. I love my new little boy, and I love Paul (he's a great new dad) and every morning I am thankful we survived another day.
2. HP is a Milk Monster. He growls, and thrashes, and basically acts like a little feral creature while eating.
3. Baby Talk. It happens. I may not have done it with any other kid before, but now I'm perfectly fluent.
4. He's cute. Waaay cute. I could go on and on. : ) But... He's way more cute in the daytime. There's something about 3am that really puts a dampener on the cuteness.
5. I already knew that newborns went through a lot of wardrobe changes. I didn't know that new moms have just about as many. Probably more if I actually bothered to change every time I got a wet mess all over me.
6. It's a lot easier to dress him than I thought it would be.
7. We go through way more diapers than I thought. Those two-at-a-time changes really add up.
8. I love my new little boy, and I love Paul (he's a great new dad) and every morning I am thankful we survived another day.
Friday, February 25, 2011
Whew! He made it.
40 weeks, 3 days, 1 labor and delivery, and he survived it all. : )
My contractions started at 7:30am, Thursday, February 3rd. I discovered that singing my ABC's lasted just long enough to get me through a contraction. So, I sang my ABC's. A lot. Sometimes it was a little creepy sounding, I'm told. Probably because I was in pain, ha. Paul says it sounded like the soundtrack to an "evil child" horror movie.
The contractions seemed closer together than I expected, and when I timed them around 12:30, they were about a minute long and three minutes apart. Hm... that's not what the book says early labor is supposed to be like... Even though the contractions were a lot closer than five minutes apart, I didn't feel like I was going to pop the babe out anytime soon so Carrie and I just sat tight at the house. She made brownies. These turned out to be very useful later, when Carrie and Paul needed nourishment that evening at the hospital.
A couple hours later, things were creeping into the "under two minutes apart" range, and I started to get a little worried, ha. So we called the doc's office and they said I'd better head to the hospital. I said, "You really think so? I still feel pretty okay." Yes, they really thought so.
We got there around 4:30, and they told me I was at a 5/6, and that we were there for the night. Big relief! I didn't want to be one of those first time moms that they have to send home. I progressed steadily. The time flew by as I (thanks to Ina May Gaskin's guidance and Carrie's constant support) continued to sing my ABC's, and chanted "looooose", "loooow", and "oooooopen", blew raspberry horse lips and even moo-ed a couple times just for laughs. The nurses probably thought I was nuts, ha, but it got the job done without medication! By 9pm I was at a ten, and Henry was born at 10:30. I feel fortunate that I was able to give birth naturally.
My contractions started at 7:30am, Thursday, February 3rd. I discovered that singing my ABC's lasted just long enough to get me through a contraction. So, I sang my ABC's. A lot. Sometimes it was a little creepy sounding, I'm told. Probably because I was in pain, ha. Paul says it sounded like the soundtrack to an "evil child" horror movie.
The contractions seemed closer together than I expected, and when I timed them around 12:30, they were about a minute long and three minutes apart. Hm... that's not what the book says early labor is supposed to be like... Even though the contractions were a lot closer than five minutes apart, I didn't feel like I was going to pop the babe out anytime soon so Carrie and I just sat tight at the house. She made brownies. These turned out to be very useful later, when Carrie and Paul needed nourishment that evening at the hospital.
A couple hours later, things were creeping into the "under two minutes apart" range, and I started to get a little worried, ha. So we called the doc's office and they said I'd better head to the hospital. I said, "You really think so? I still feel pretty okay." Yes, they really thought so.
We got there around 4:30, and they told me I was at a 5/6, and that we were there for the night. Big relief! I didn't want to be one of those first time moms that they have to send home. I progressed steadily. The time flew by as I (thanks to Ina May Gaskin's guidance and Carrie's constant support) continued to sing my ABC's, and chanted "looooose", "loooow", and "oooooopen", blew raspberry horse lips and even moo-ed a couple times just for laughs. The nurses probably thought I was nuts, ha, but it got the job done without medication! By 9pm I was at a ten, and Henry was born at 10:30. I feel fortunate that I was able to give birth naturally.
Henry Price Ferguson
9lbs 5.2oz, 20in
Look at that New Dad smile!
Red hair just like his momma, she's quite proud.
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