Haley is going bananas for babies!

[FFC]

OMG he's SO CUTE!!!!!!!!!!

I'm going to try to link a couple pics over here for ya'll:

This pic is just freekin priceless - he's a poser already! LOL

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Check out all that hair!!!

[Qtpie]

what a cutie

[gwenshack]

Oh wow he's so big!! :soppy: He's beautiful Haley. Congrats again!

[saltyveruca]

Ohhh he is so cute! Definitely worth the waiting and hassle!

[FutureKelley]

OMG he is sooooo cute!!

[mj512]

I saw the pictures on FB. He is so cute!

[Nekochanpurr]

Hes so beautiful!

[savepaws]

Congrats Haley, he is so adorable! :heart:

[f77g4]

Congratulations Haley & Kevin!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Oliver!!!

He's precious!

[lize566]

Haley I don't know how you are ever going to get anything done ever again-all I want to do it look at him and he's not even my child!! He's so freakin cute!! Congratulations!!

[ikkin510]

WOW!! He does have a ton of hair. Such a good looking little boy thought!! Congrats again Haley!

[NOTKT]

He is so freaking cute! I love that first picture! Congrats!

[lalaland13]

I think that first pic is him being like, "I told you I didn't want to come out. Pfft."

But what a cutie! What pretty hair! I've never seen a newborn with so much hair. Adorable.

[MrsDM]

Congrats Haley and Kevin!!! Oliver is ADORABLE!! :)

[dizy1j62881]

Congrats again!!! He is too cute!!

[scarymary48]

CONGRATULATIONS Haley! He is so perfect.

[PGDesigns]

Congrats again! The first picture is too cute!

[smileyone2002]

aw your pics on fb and little Ollie is SO cute!! Such a handsome little guy!:luxlove:

[Danielle9608]

Awww Ollie you are such a cutie!

[uhmanduh728]

congrats momma!! he is so cute!!

[KMS]

Oooooh he is amazing! So cute! Oh, such a big ol' guy and with a ton of beautiful dark hair! Congratulations you guys. I hope you're healing up well and cuddling him right now.

[Heywie]

Thanks for all the well wishes ladies! i only have a few mins to check in, but as i type one-handed, Oliver is cradled in my arm. I am absolutely head over heels in love with this little guy!

i'll update more tomorrow. i'm exhausted and extremely sore!

thanks, justina, for posting for me!

[gwenshack]

Haley...:luxlove: So glad to hear from you and little/big Ollie. I'm so glad all is well and happy. Big hugs!!!

[mj512]

I'm so glad he finally decided to join us out here :) Enjoy the first few days of his life!

[uptowngirl]

Oh what a cutie!!! Congratulations Haley! Rest up and give little/big Ollie kisses from all of us!

[brendalin]

YAH! He is finally here!!! Congrats to you and Kevin, he is so cute!

[savepaws]

Congratulations Haley!! Enjoy your time with your adorable lil man & update us whenever you can. :heart:

[firespirit]

He's adorable Haley!! Congrats!!!

[KMS]

Awe, I know all about the one handed typing. :laugh2: Congrats again sweetheart!!

[Qtpie]

congratulations Haley. He sure is a handsome little guy.

[Heywie]

I finally have a moment to post! Oliver is lying comfortably in his Auntie's arms so I will post my birth story here!

On Thursday morning, I wasn't feeling him move around a lot. Even though we were set to have fetal monitoring on Friday, I called the doctor and they told me to come in to monitor him. We packed up the car just in case and went down to the hospital.

When we go there, they put me in a pre-labor room to monitor my belly. They hooked me up to a contraction recorder and a baby heart rate monitor. The baby was healthy and perfect! They did a pelvic exam and saw that I was dialated to 3.5cm. Because I was already 6 days overdue, they asked me if I would mind starting the induction process. They figured I would probably be induced the next day anyway and so we may as well get started.

We said, Okay! We were so anxious to get that baby out! I had contractions Wednesday night that were getting pretty regular, but again, they stopped by the morning. It was probably just a matter of time before I went into active labor, but I wanted to meet my little guy!

So we called our families to let them know it was time! They moved us to a delivery room and got the whole process started with some pitocin. Before too long, my parents showed up from San Diego and I was starting to feel the contractions pretty well. They were definitely getting stronger and I was getting pretty uncomfortable. Finally, I asked the nurses if I could have some pain meds and they said, "Oh, do you want your epidural now?" I'm like, "uh, YEAH! I didn't know I could have it yet!" They said, you could have had it when you came in - you were dialated enough!

HA! I was suffering through those contractions just waiting to be told I could have an epi! Silly me! Once the anethesiologist came in, I was a bit nervous about the whole epidural thing. Turns out, it was a complete breeze! Kev sat with me and I kept waiting for the scary and painful part, but it never came! The next thing I knew, I wasn't feeling any of my contractions anymore! It turns out I got the epi right in time because my contractions started spiking immediately after I got it. I avoided some serious pain!

The labor went on for hours. They kept upping my pitocin and checking my dialation. Finally, I got to 4 and hadn't progessed further in 2 hours so they broke my water. After 2 hours, I was already dialated to 8! We figured I'd be having the baby by midnight!

They didn't want to check my dialation too often because my water was broken, so they came back after a couple hours to see how I was progressing. After 2 hours, I was at 9cm and a 0 station. They came back 2 hours later and I was at 9cm and a 0 station still. By this point, I was having extreme rectal pressure from his head pushing on my pelvis. It was really uncomfortable so I thought he must have moved to a -1 station. They sent in an anasthesiologist to add something to my epidural and it felt amazing. They told me he had to be at least to -1 before we started pushing. They came in to check me again and I was maybe at 9.5cm but still at 0 station. I also forgot to mention that I got a fever and they thought I probably got an infection from them checking me so often with my water broken. It got up to 101.5 at one point and they were putting ice packs on me and gave me a rectal tylenol injection (gross!). Also, with every contraction, Ollie's heart rate would go down and then spike up, and then go down. It was totally freaking me out! The midwife wanted to wait another 2 hours to come check me again, but I was having a really bad feeling about it. I didn't want to wait 2 hours just to find out we hadn't progressed and would need a c-section. I was in a lot of discomfort and had a bad feeling about continuing on. I was really pushing for a c-section right then. The midwife was fighting me on it and said she thought in another hour and a half, I may be down to a -1 and then I would probably just have to push for 3 hours. 3 HOURS!!! No thanks!

She sent in the doctor to talk to me because I was not happy with how things were going. The doc came in and explained the risks of the c-section to me. Because I had a fever, the risk of a blood transfusion was much greater. Then she said, "And don't worry because if you do need a transfusion, the rate of HIV in blood is only about 1 in 2 million these days." That totally freaked me out!!! Kev and I talked it over and decided to just get the c-section now. They quickly started prepping for surgery and we had to stop them to let me see my mom before we went in! It was suddenly this big rush!

They got me in the operating room and the anesthesiologist said, "Because you don't have the spinal epidural we normally use for c-sections, you may feel a little pain. It could be kind of patchy and you may feel some of this." Ummm totally freaked me out!!!

Then they started pumping me with all sorts of drugs. My body was on overload and just started shaking uncontrollably. This was totally freaking out Kevin. They kept wrapping warm blankets all around me to keep me from going into shock. I could feel everything they did, but it didn't hurt. I could hear everything they did. It's not very comforting to hear the doc say, "Well, he doesn't really want to come out that way - let's try something else," and "Can you get me that bag of (insert medicine name here)... just in case? Okay, we need to use (said medicine) now!"

It was a weird feeling when they spread my belly open, and an even weirder feeling when I felt them lift Ollie out. They said, "This is one big baby!" I was just listening to things and shaking uncontrollably. They took Ollie over to the exam table and Kevin was able to see everything. He was a little gray/blue and they used little respirators to clear his lungs. Finally, I heard a little cry and I started crying myself. I was so happy that he was here, even though I was totally out of it! They asked Kevin if he wanted to cut the umbilical cord and so he went over to cut it. It was totally ceremonial because they had obviously already cut it to get him to the exam table! Basically, Kev trimmed the umbilical cord. haha

Kevin must have looked freaked out because they kept saying, "Don't worry, he's going to be just fine!" He said, "I'm not so much worried about him, I'm worried about my wife!" He said he looked over at one point and saw me lying there my guts sitting on top of my stomach. He saw big purple guts outside of my body and it totally freaked him out. Meanwhile, I was still shaking and I felt like I had a ton of bricks on my chest. I felt like I couldn't breathe and I was starting to panic a little bit. They sewed me up and took me to recovery. I don't really remember that happening, but that's where I woke up. I immediately needed to barf - i felt so sick. Also, every doctor and nurse in the room during my surgery said there was no way the baby would come out vaginally. It was a really good call on my part to get the surgery out of the way before he had any more trauma. He was trying to fit his head out of a hole that was way too small! He also had a little trauma coming out because he pooped, but luckily didn't inhale any of it.

I started coming to, and I looked over and saw my beautiful baby boy. They put him on my chest and he started nursing right away. He ate and ate and ate! They wheeled us up to the recovery room and that was our new home for a few days. We had lots of visitors and it was hard to get good rest because every time I fell asleep, a nurse would come in to check vitals, etc. They removed my catheter the day after surgery and I had to pee before they'd take out my IV. I was also getting antibiotics from the delivery all the way until day 2 of the recovery. My fever went down right after delivering, but it wasn't completely gone until the day after I delivered. The worst part was having to stand up that first time. It was sooo painful!

The doctors did a great job on my incision (or so I hear... what do I know?) and it's healing nicely.

Anywho, that's the gist of my long birth story. It was scary for a big part of it, but we are such a happy little family now.

I have soooo much more to update you all on, but that will have to wait. Ollie is hungry!

[gwenshack]

Wow Haley - sounds like mother's intuition kicked in and told you that your son needed to come out now or else! ;) I'm glad he's here but that's really scary about your fever and all that. I'm glad you both are healthy and happy and that your big baby finally made his entrance! :soppy:

More pics when you get time...!

[f77g4]

Oh Haley thats definately scary! I'm glad you went with your gut and pushed for the c-section.

Glad everything went ok though and that you have a healthy baby boy!

[FFC]

Good Gosh Haley. I'm stunned. I'm so sorry you had to go through all of that! The main thing is that Ollie is here and you're both safe now. I'm so glad that everything turned out good in the end. :hug:

[lize566]

Oh wow, I'm sorry you had to go through all that but I'm glad it turned out okay in the end! I'm glad you had the chance to update-I've been wondering how everything went. I hope things are going well since you've been home! And I agree with the other ladies...we would love to see that handsome face of his again ;)

[lalaland13]

Bless your heart, Haley, for having to go through all that. But he's here, at least, and he's beautiful and healthy. I agree that it does sound like you knew when your body and Ollie had both had enough, and it was time to get him out. That C-section sounds freaky, so it's good to hear you're recovering well. Thanks for the update.

[Danielle9608]

Wow Haley that sounds so scary but you got through it like a pro. You must feel great about your decision too! I am so glad both are you are healthy now and doing so well. Thank you for sharing your story!

[saltyveruca]

That is totally scary, but you were so smart and fortunate to know it was time to be done! We are so happy for you!

[mj512]

Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad both you and Ollie are safe!

[smileyone2002]

Wow! That was intense reading all of that!

At least the little guy is here and safe! He is a handsom little man!!:luxlove:

[jennybaby]

Wow Haley. You are such a strong woman. I am glad you did what was best for Ollie. Sounds like quite an experience! I am so glad he's here and you're a MOMMY!

[FutureKelley]

Wow Haley, I'm so glad everything worked out in the end! Your litte boy is so precious. :luxlove:

[Heywie]

Thanks ladies!

I've had quite a week! On Friday, I woke up with really sharp pains in my right side/rib area every time I'd breathe in. If I hadn't just had surgery, I would have thought nothing of it, but because I had, I decided to call the doctor. My paperwork from discharge said to call if I had any pains in my lungs because they were worried about blod clots.

Sure enough, when I called the advice nurse, she said I needed to go to the ER to be checked out. I tried to persuade her to let me just go to the urgent care because it's only $25 copay vs. the $100 ER charges, but she said because of my symptoms, she was recommending the ER.

Needless to say, I was freaked! Kevin was at the academy and wouldn't be done with class until 11:30, so I called him right at 11:30 and told him I needed him to come home to take me to the doctor. My mom was here and could have taken me, but the car seat was in Kev's car. Of course, I was already freaked out so when I called him I was crying and he jumped in the car and raced home. We ended up leaving Ollie at home with my mom while we went down to the ER. I was fully expecting to be checked out real quick and them sending me home with a muscle strain or something.

Well, the first thing they did was hook me up to a hep lock so they could take a bunch of blood and inject me with stuff if need be. I've never had them do that upon arrival... I hadn't even gotten a room or seen a doctor yet! They immediately got me into a room and we waited... and waited. The doc came in and checked me out and told me they were going to run my blood in this test to see if I had signs of clotting. If it came back below a certain level, there was less than 1% chance I had clotting and they'd send me home. He also ordered an x-ray to check for a collapsed lung.

Then we waited and waited some more. I fell asleep a little bit, and woke up to the doctor walking back in the room to tell me that I didn't pass the test. My xray was fine, but my blood level wasn't below whatever safe point they had, so I had to get some more tests. My heart practically stopped! He ordered a cat scan and I waited for the tech to come get me.

The whole time, I just kept thinking I was going to die and not see my baby. It was pretty much the worst feeling I've ever experienced, and it didn't help that the doc didn't have the best news delivery... he was very to-the-point and not thinking about how emotional I was!

I got the cat scan and then we waited some more. Of course, I was just incredibly anxious the whole time. Kev was online looking for info about the stuff they were doing to me. He only told me all the positive stuff, but apparently, he was reading a bunch of scary stuff too that was freaking him out. He just didn't let on!

Finally, the doc came back and said the radiologist looked over my scan and didn't see any clots and I was free to go. Probably just had some torn muscle fibers!

I pretty much thought that all along, but they were so worried about the clotting, it got in my head. I was so relieved to hear the news, we drove home and I just hugged on Oliver like never before.

People always talk about the love a mother has for her child, and each day, I'm understanding it more. There is nothing in this world I wouldn't do for little Oliver. He is just my little miracle.

So moving on to today! I took a shower and it felt amazing. I was finally able to bend all the way over and touch my toes without any pain! When I got out of the shower I walked to the kitchen to throw something away, and then to my bedroom to get dressed. As I was bending over to get some clothes, I felt dripping on my feet and thought my boobs were leaking (they do that a lot after the shower!). Nope, I looked down and just saw blood! Blood dripping down my legs and onto the carpet. I thought, are my boobs bleeding?! I looked at them and they were definitely not bleeding. After inspecting my body, I realized that my incision had opened up! It was dripping blood all over me and it was pretty freaky.

I called the nurse and she had me put pressure on it and see if that helped. After 20 mins, it was still bleeding and it soaked through the gauze she had me put on it so I went to urgent care. I told the nurses I was breastfeeding, and they were so sweet, they pushed me to the front of the list even though the wait time was 4 hours!

It turns out there was a hematoma under my incision that was getting bigger. When I took a hot shower, it brought the blood to the surface and opened up my incision. Luckily, the blood was dark in color, meaning it was old. The doctor came in and drained it all out (by squeezing it!!!) and then covered it up. She thinks it will be just fine and didn't close it back up so it could heal on its own.

Now I'm just resting in bed and hoping I don't have to go back to the hospital any time soon!!!

On a happier note, I've already lost 27 pounds!!! Breastfeeding rocks! Oh, and it also hurts like no other! Why doesn't anyone warn you about that?! It feels like I have knives stabbing me when the baby first latches on! But more about that later! I'll start a bringing up baby thread soon!

[gwenshack]

Oh no! What a scary couple of days. I'm glad you're fine and home resting and that Ollie has such a good mommy who's only thoughts are of him. :) Big hugs Haley. :hug:

[dizy1j62881]

Oh my gosh haley!!! I saw your status on fb and came right over here to check on you!!! I'm so sorry to hear bout the last couple days, so glad your taking it easy and doing better. Good thing your mom is still there to help, when does she head home? I totally releate to the feeling you have for oliver, its amazing how quickly they latch on to your heart. That feeling just grows so much and its a wonderful and natural reaction. Your taking to motherhood so well and Ollie is so cute and handsome!!! Get better soon!! :flower4u:

[Nekochanpurr]

Oh my goodness, i'm glad you are okay! I know its hard because you have the little one, but please try and take it easy! :( I would hate to have to keep going to the hospital.

[f77g4]

Wow you have had a rough go at it the last few days Haley....hope you're on the mend and no more hospital visits soon!

[FFC]

One of these days you're going to get a break Haley. Meanwhile, you're handling everything very well. You're quite a trooper!!!! I'm glad the doc is satisfied with your incision and thinking it'll be okay from here on out. :crossfingers:

[lize566]

Wow you have had quite a time the last few days!! I'm glad everything was okay, and I hope you get some rest.

[Danielle9608]

OMG Haley you really had a rough couple of days. I will pray that it is smooth sailing from here on in.

[uptowngirl]

OH my gosh Haley!! I am so glad that you are okay! Rest and take it as easy as you can!!

[savepaws]

Oh gosh what an ordeal Haley! I had tears in my eyes! Both from reading your birth story and also the story about your scare and how much you love and will do anything for Ollie. I just can't wait for that.

I have always been terrified of giving birth and thought since I'm having a c-section it won't be so bad. Give me some drugs, take out the babies, sew me up, and I'm done...no labor, no pushing, no ripping or tearing. But a c-section doesn't sound much better! I really need to do some reading up on it so I can be prepared for what's in store for me.

I hope you don't need any more visits to the ER anytime soon and just get to enjoy your time with your new son! Can't wait to start following along your Bringing Up Baby journal. :D

[mj512]

Oh my! You've really been through the ringer haven't you?? I'm glad to hear you are okay though!

[DanDanNoodleBowl]

I'm so sorry haley!

I know that feeling about feeling like you're gonna die and never see your baby again- thats h ow I felt when they overdosed me in the hospital! I was terrified.

[Goin2thechapel]

Okay Haley,

Without highjacking your journal, It sounds like we've had the EXACT same week!!! I'll write about my escapades in my own journal and you can read and laugh too.

I do have to say that when I took a shower this past week, I shaved my legs (soo excited to be able to bend over without a belly in the way!) When got out of the shower I was drying up and when I looked down to wipe my feet, My feet were in a puddle (yes...puddle) of blood!!! I freaked out too. I called my OB and she told me that it was most likely from the pressure of bending over and reminded me that I jsut had a baby last week and that I needed to take it easy. She said "Who cares if your legs are shaved?" LOL I continued to bleed heavier the rest of the day, but it slowed by night time.
I know that yours was you incision, but we have a very similiar experience in that department.

:)

[saltyveruca]

OMG, Haley! I'm so glad everything checked out! Take care of yourself and little Oliver!

[FutureKelley]

Wow, how scary! I hope you get some rest and take it easy the next few days!

[Dani]

I hope that you are feeling better! i know the pain you had all too well! (Same thing pretty much happened to my incision!) So, take it easy and enjoy your baby!

[Spatch4Officers]

I hope you start feeling better and I'm glad you are "ok" for now Haley. So glad you didn't have a blood clot too! Take care of yourself and little Ollie :)