Just a quick post to say that I delivered my baby girl(!) Sunday morning at 10:11am. She’s a month early, but perfect and beautiful and everything I’d imagined (and more!). We still haven’t come up with a name for her, but I figure we’ve got time. How much time? I dunno. Until I get tired of my father asking me, I suppose.
Just the quick story – I was admitted to the hospital on Friday with very low amniotic fluid. I had hoped it was because I’d been a big slacker about fluids the day before (and didn’t get any overnight on Thursday night for a variety of reasons that just don’t matter anymore), so although the perinatologist sent me to L&D with the understanding that my OB would be doing a c-section, stat, the OB on call was willing to try rehydrating me over night and rechecking the AFI in the morning. AFI wasn’t any better in the morning, so I figured it was still a one-way ticket to a c-section, but she’d pulled the terbutaline and procardia on Friday when I was admitted and I had started to dilate some more, so she was willing to try doing a foley balloon induction. Although my birth story wasn’t everything I had envisioned, it was perfect in all the important ways – like not having a c-section and having a healthy baby in the end. I did get to push out my little girl and it’s an amazing, empowering thing to have accomplished that. (And seriously? The recovery? A million times better than the c-section, despite a bunch of stitches!)
She’s a ginormous 5 and a half pounds (down a fair bit now, but she still gets credit for her birth weight!). While she’s actually just below average for her gestational age, she looks like a giant to us, since she’s over twice as big as Abby was when she was born. She’s perfect, of course, and all she’s missing is a name….
Congratulations to you all! She is absolutely gorgeous, and I’m so pleased you got to have your VBAC! Well done, you!
Congratulations! I can’t wait to hear more.
Congrats!!!! I’m ecstatic for you guys!!! WOO HOO!!!! Way to go!!!!
I hadn’t visited your blog in a couple days and don’t know what drove me to today but a great big CONGRATULATIONS to you!!!
I am so glad you got your VBAC! I know how much you wanted to be able to have a vaginal delivery.
She is beautiful. I am thrilled she is here safe and sound.
Congrats!
Congratulations!!
Oh yay! Congratulations. And I hope you’ve already been able to enjoy food.
Mazel tov! The name will come, what’s important is that she’s here and safe and you didn’t have abdominal surgery. WHOOHOO!!!
I had a feeling something was up when you didn’t email back!
MAZEL TOV ON YOUR BABY GIRL!!!
Sooooo happy for you and the family!
Sending much love and xoxoo to you all!
Congrats!!!!! So wonderful to hear you got your VBAC. Can’t wait to hear her name. I’m sure it will be perfect for her.
Mazel tov! The perfect name will come to you. I’m so delighted for you on the birth of your beautiful baby girl!
Congratulations!!!! I’m so happy for you!!! And hooray for getting your VBAC!
Of course I’m sure you’re over the moon that she’s here safe and sound, and I bet you’re happy to no longer be pregnant. I hope you’re eating wonderful foods again and loving your family of 7!!!
Congratulations! I hope you celebrated by eating something yummy. 🙂
Congratulations! That’s great news.
Mazel Tov!!!!
congratulations! so glad to hear everyone is doing well.
Mazel Tov!!!! I hope you are feeling tons better physically as well as enjoying the new girlie!!1
Congratulations, Karen & family! I am so excited for you and so glad to hear that baby girl is doing well. Can’t wait to see pictures!
Yay. So glad you got to skip the c-section. Hope the elevated bili resolves soon and that your soon home.
WOW!!! Congrats! Looking forward to photos of the wee one!
Mazel tov. I am so glad to hear that your little girl arrived safely. Hoping your recovery is going well and that you’ll find time to post photos soon.
Congratulations! Can’t wait to meet her. Mazel tov 🙂
Congratulations!! Glad to hear she is here and everyone is doing well!!
o that is the best news. congrats!
I am so happy for you! You got your dream, a singleton pregnancy, a vbac and a healthy baby! Congratulations! Enjoy!
So, so thrilled you got to do the vbac. Anyone who says c-sections are easier is totally nuts…and it is such a thrill to push. Heartiest congratulations on your sweet baby girl!
Congratulations! And you got that much coveted Vbac!
I’ve been a lurker for over 3 years and am so very happy for you that you have made it! Congratulations to your family!!!
Mazel tov! MAZEL TOV! To be delivered early from this horrible pregnancy and have the baby be fine! Truly was b’sha’ah tovah. You must be so relieved. (Maybe you ought to name her Revachah, just kidding.)
Mazel tov a gazillion times over! Exciting news, and I can’t wait to learn baby girl’s name.
And much mazel on the vbac. Amamzing!
I’m so happy for you! I check your blog every once and a while, and today was feeling especially happy (had my first ever trigger shot, with first IUI tomorrow!!) Congratulations!
Congratulations! It is great news to hear that both of you are doing well and are healthy. My heart is super happy for you and your family.
On a side note, is George still in the running for her name?
Mazel tov!!!
Congratulations! I’m so happy for you that you had a good experience in the end with a VBAC!! So excited for your entire family. I hope you have a moment to enjoy this time (and maybe even a nice meal!).
Oh congratulations!! I saw your post in my reader and chanted to myself “baby baby baby” and YAY BABY. I am so happy that you were able to experience pushing out your daughter. I am thrilled for you and all of your family.
Pictures!!!
Congratulations! I am so happy that you have a healthy baby girl, and hopefully, are on the way back to healthy yourself!
congratulations- delighted your new daughter arrived safely, hope the days of nausea and pain recede rapidly!
Congrats , hope you and baby are doing well
Congratulations!!! I’ve been an avid reader for a while and I was so happy to hear this wonderful news!
Congratulations!! I’m glad to hear that your new little girl has arrived safely!
Congratulations!! I’m so happy for you, and especially thankful that mom and baby are doing well!
Wow Mazel Tov!! So happy for you!
Congrats to the Perky house!
So happy to hear of the little Perk-let’s arrival. Happy for you all on this addition to your family, and happy for you Karen, that this difficult pregnancy is over and you are enjoying the reward for all your efforts.
Congratulations!!! You made it. I wish you and your family all the best. I had HE real bad when I was pregnant and I can relate….I hope the baby is home and well. Please post pics…I am sure she is beautiful!!! Mazel Tov!