An Unexpected Surprise

SAYDI JO CARLSON

JUNE 20, 2009 5:44 PM

6 LBS. 1 OZ. 19 INCHES

So, here we are with a little bundle of joy three weeks earlier then we were expecting! Last Thursday night I got a little burst of nesting and I totally over did it. I swept and mopped, made

cookies, dusted the whole house, did a bunch of laundry and a whole bunch of other thi

ngs I probably shouldn't have. The next day my back was really hurting me but I just figured it was because I have such bad back problems from all the spinal taps I've had done. Mark and I went to the Rexburg temple and then later I had a baby shower that my sisters threw me. It was so much fun and I spent the whole night laughing harder then I have in a really long time. All the while feeling a lot of pressure and thinking how low she felt. But I've never carried low so I didn't think much of it.

I got home at and took my shot of blood thinners around 11 pm and I usually take it around 9. This is the reason they always schedule an induction, so that if I can go off my blood thinners that way my blood won't be too thin for an epidural or for other complications. Well, at about 1:40 Saturday morning I woke up because my bed was getting soaked. I woke up Mark with the lovely words, "Baby, my water just broke!" Mind you, I was only 36 weeks and 3 days pregnant so I was a little worried because that's not considered full term. Mark starts asking me, "are you sure you didn't just pee?" Ha! There's definitely a difference!! 

Well, I hadn't packed my hospital bag yet or anything so we frantically start doing that while I call my sister (that thankfully lives two blocks away) and she came over to stay with Weston while we went to the E.R. I had just pre-registered at the hospital about three days before so we were all set thank goodness! They checked me and I was at a 2. Just like with Weston. So my nurse told me if I can make it to the twelve hour mark my blood thinners will be out of my system and then if I want an epidural I can have one. So I'm thinking, how in the world can I make it to 10:30?? Well, my contractions never really got steady and sure enough, 10:30 rolled around and I was still at a 2! So at 11 they started the pitocin and then we were in business! My

contractions really kicked in and at 12:30 I was ready for my epidural. =) When she checked me again I was STILL at a 2. This is exactly what happened with Weston too. So after my epidural things started progressing but still slowly. At 4:45 she checked me and I was at a 5 and I was so upset! She found out though that I had a fore bag of water that Saydi hadn't broken so my doctor came and broke that around 5:00. At 5:30 I felt a lot of pressure and when she checked me I was ready to push! They called my doctor and got me all ready to go. He got there at about 5:40 and told me with the next contraction I could push so I did and out she came! I could hardly believe it was only one push! She did have the cord around her neck (also like Weston) but she started breathing with no problems so we were grateful for that.

She had to spend the first day in the NICU just because she was considered pre-term. She did have some problems with her blood sugar levels and her temperature but we got those taken care of and she did just fine. We've been home since Monday but unfortunately she has really bad jaundice, just like Weston did so things have been kind of crazy with feedings every two hours. And my milk came in yesterday and things have not been so pleasant! I'd rather have contractions then deal with the pain from the milk for crying out loud. =) Anyway, she's doing good and her BILI levels are finally dropping so just another day on the lights and she should be all better.

I feel fantastic. This one was SO much easier. It took me six weeks to recover with Weston and I have felt better then I did when I was pregnant pretty much ever since she came out. I only had to have one stitch and I am pretty much feeling healed up. If the exhaustion and pain from the milk would go away I'd be right back at square one! Weston is still adjusting but he has been nothing but loving towards Saydi. For the most part he ignores her until she starts to fuss! We were a little nervous being so unprepared but things have been going well and I'm so glad I have my little girl here to enjoy!