2 weeks

2 weeks! Wow!

Last night was a little rough, but overall, Chelsea is a great sleeper and all around great baby!

Congratulations to the winners of the Guess the Baby Stats game!
Date: Denise with 11/19 (correct=11/20)
Time: Raj with 10:57 am (correct=10:54)
Weight and Length: I was right on with 8lbs 7oz, 20.5 inches. Side note- this is especially interesting because, while I was in labor, every midwife asked me how big I thought she was. They said that a lot of women on their second or more pregnancy have a good feeling of size. I was like, nope, no clue. Guess I had some subconscious sense of her size, go figure:-)

Thanks to all of you who played!
Denise and Raj, your prizes are in your inbox:-D

Friday @ 454am

All is well with Chelsea and Andrea.  We are all pretty tired, but Chelsea has been a pretty relaxed kid so far, and she is taking to breastfeeding like a champ. 

Because Andrea was in labor so long after her water broke it looks like we will be spending another night in the hospital so Chelsea can be monitored. 

We just weighed Chelsea and apparently she has list 1.96% of her body weights.  I guess as long as it isn't more than 5% in the first day we are good.  So far she has pooped four times and peed at least once. 

Andrea didn't need any stitches, and will hopefully recover quickly. 

Welcome chelsea

20.5 inches long
Head 36cm
8lb 7oz
10:54am 11/20/14
Chest 34cm
Waist 34cm

Baby is out

Baby is here.  10:54

1030am

We might have a baby making its way soon.  Andrea said she is feeling the pressure. 

1003am

We are going to try restarting the pitocin but only at a level of 1 so we can see how Chelsea responds. 

912am

Currently Andrea's uterus is being pumped full of saline and it appear like it might be helping.  Contractions appear to be happening more frequently and for longer. The question is are they stronger.   Right now Andrea has her eyes closed and hopefully she gets some rest, since she has been up for over 28hrs.  She normally get 8-9hrs of sleep a night so this is definitely taking a toll. 

826am

A quick recap since there have been a lot of people in and out of the room.  So we briefly discoursed the part that would lead to a c-section. 

For those of you asking, the amino infusion is putting saline into the uterus to provide some buoyancy. 

We are going to try the infusion, then bump the pitocin up and hopefully get the stronger contractions to push the baby down. 

The david take on things is that stuff isn't progressing well.  Chelsea is still up high, she doesn't like to be on her side, and she doesn't like pitocin, and Andrea isn't having strong contractions.  I feel like we haven't seen anything that is moving the ball down the field. 

805am

Amino infusion will be happening to hopefully help move things along. 

713am

The nurse change is happening and her fever is down a little,but we aren't going to see the midwife/ doctor until probably 9 or 10 am because of the shift change. 

Andrea is looking pretty beat,but she hasn't really slept. 

646am

Looks like contractions are at around 5 minutes, it seems like the are getting further not closer.  We are still waiting to talk to the midwife about the fever. And the nurse shift change happens in 10 minutes and the doc/ midwife change happens in an hour and 10 min.

633am

Andrea has a bit of a fever. 

534am

Pitocin is now up to 3. 

505am

O2 is back on, this time with a humidifier.  Chelsea's heart rate is still dropping during contractions. 

432am

The decel appears to have stopped.  Andrea is going to have a Popsicle.  The O2 is coming off for now. 

Pitocin is at 2. 

401am

Chelsea's heart rate seems to be settling out, but it is still dropping when Andrea has a contraction.  They will give her 30 minutes and then re assess and see if they can turn the pitocin back on. 

337pm

Internal heart rate and contraction monitors put in.  Pitocin was cut off.  Rotating. 

There are way too many medical staff in here for my comfort level at this point. 

319am

Pitocin down to 5.

314am

Chelsea's heart rate keeps bouncing around,and Andrea's bp is low even after pushing fluids.  The nurse just checked her and thinks she is 6-7cm.  The nurse is going to the mid wife check her.

249am

Baby is having some decels and so we are repositioning and Andrea and will get some O2.