date of birth
6:28 AM – good morning. amanda had a rough night. the medication she’s on is making her feel very nauseous and hasn’t been able to sleep all night. i knocked out pretty easy, i feel helpless that i can’t help her out though.
story time. so our due date was july 27th, and yesterday was supposed to be just a normal check up. well our doc found too much protein in amanda’s urine test combined with high blood pressure and swelling. these combined make up a condition called preeclampsia. the only treatment for it is… delivery.
if it isn’t taken care of, preeclampsia turns into eclampsia… which is seizures during pregnancy that aren’t related to brain conditions. to counteract that, they use magnesium sulphate, which they get into her through these IV machines.
8:00 AM – our obgyn (gynaecologist) dr. schwab is with us now. said amanda’s cervix is right on track.
oh, and she mentioned we’re probably gonna have a baby today.
8:20 AM – dr. schwab inserted these two small inflatable balloons. one of the balloons is inside her uterus, the other is outside of her cervix. men, to get a clearer picture, look here. basically, the idea is to inflate both balloons so it flattens out the cervix and speeds up dilation. right now she’s at 2 cm. goal is to be at 10 cm to deliver.
8:52 AM – contractions are coming a little more frequent and a little more intense.
9:00 AM – epidural has been asked for!
9:24 AM – the black graph on the bottom are her contractions.
anesthesiologist preparing. this is her favorite guy of the moment :[
holy F. amanda took this needle like a champ! i'm SO proud of her already.
"i feel like a million bucks right now" zZzZzZzZzZzZzZ
2: 06 PM - SHE'S HERE!!!! just kidding. nothing much has changed since amanda (and i) knocked out. her family has been here visiting though.
2:21 PM - correction. apparently they added oxytocin into the IV stream. this stimulates more contractions.
5:10 PM - the balloons fell out... which means she's at about 5 cm. i have a feeling that it's going to snowball pretty soon. also, dr. schwab said she'll be here until 7 AM, which means she'll be here to deliver Capri :]
7:00 PM – roughly 24 hours at the hospital so far. amanda’s contractions have been getting more intense. she feels as if the epidural is wearing off but it’s a combination of baby moving further down and the rest of her body feeling new adjustments.
there’s already a dosage that’s slowly trickling into her system from her back, but when she wants to press this button, a little extra comes.
9:05 PM – i thought amanda fell asleep, which would have been amazing considering her contractions, but she was actually focused on breathing through the contractions and didn’t make a peep. amazing. while i thought she was napping, i left our cave for the first time and i found out there was a… snack room?!!
9:50 PM – lerrick, Capri’s godfather (and my bfffff), stopped by with flowers and balloons (normal ones). also brought me my favorite snacks to munch on. thanks babe.
also, amanda’s been having most of her pain on the left side and the anesthesiologist was puzzled. when dr. schwab came in earlier, she told us Capri was facing towards the left… maybe that’s why? :]
10:22 PM – amanda just told the nurse that she’s feeling pressure… like she should push. dr. schwab (next door) is on the way. cross your fingers.
10:29 PM – 8 cm. we’re on track for a midnight push. july 16th girlie :]
10:50 PM – contractions almost at their peak. will be posting less often for a while. gonna focus on keeping mama comfy.
11:29 PM – amandas mom is in the room giving her the comfort only a mothers touch can provide. Capri will know of this soon. I’m guessing within the next hour she’ll be pushing.
11:38 PM – she feels like she needs to push again!
hereeee weeee goooo
2:14 AM – 6 lbs 3.9 oz of goodness.
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1:56am the anticipation is killin me!!
A delante homies. Free baby Capri!
muy caliente
yeeeeeeeeee! capreeeeezy’s here!
First!!
Cantintanpri
Yay! Congratulations to you both!! she’s beautiful Jonas!!!!