Born on the fifth of July
The short version for now, since my left hand is otherwise occupied! i hope to write out a nice big juicy (and that’s definitely the right word) description of the labor and delivery, because i want to savor it yet again and i want to remember as much of it as possible. for now, suffice it to say that i loved the birth experience and couldn’t be happier with how things went. it was amazing and i feel so lucky that i got to experience it the way i did.
i went into labor at around 1 or 1:30 a.m., and the baby was born at 7:45 a.m. it was fast, and i got to go natural, and i had wonderful, perfect support from mama jae and our doula–hiring her was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. our ob caught the baby and she was awesome, and the l&d staff was great and respected every piece of our birth plan. after a lot of pushing and being stuck with a baby’s head halfway out of my vagina for about 45 minutes (i think), our daughter came out in one big whoosh. she weighed 8 lbs and was 20 inches and is the most incredible thing in the world. i had a partial 3rd degree tear and lost a lot of blood, and getting stitched up and delivering the placenta was not the most fun thing ever, but it was a small price to pay to have had everything else go so perfectly. and to have such a perfect little girl.
more details & photos to come. thank you all—those of you i “know” and those i don’t—for your sweet congratulatory comments. we are overjoyed and so in love with our daughter. thank you for sharing our delight. xoxo
i've been checking all week for news! we're so over the moon for your new family. congratulations!
♥ I can't wait to read the long version. YAY!
Congrats! So excited for the two of you
I'm so glad it went the way you wanted. I can't wait to see more of the little halvsie!
p.s. – I know you don't have time now, but sometime I'd love to hear more about why hiring a doula was a good choice!
We're just so excited for you three!! Love all the pics in flikr – love all that gorgeous black hair!
Congratulations, mamas, you did well! I am so excited and happy for you and thrilled your labor and delivery experience was a wonderful one. You're a good left handed typist!
CONGRATS MOMMIES!!!!! I am so excited for you both!! Take your time (not too long lol) we will be here waiting on the long version of this story. For now relish in the beauty of your new baby girl
it sounds just perfect…i am so happy it all went the way you were hoping…the picture from the last post is just adorable! What a cutie pie…
I'm so thrilled for you….that you enjoyed your experience, that it all played out so well, and that you and your daughter are healthy.
Much love!
wow, sounds like a wonderful birthing experience! im looking forward to reading the full version and seeing some pics!!! :~)
what a great birthing story- I can't wait to hear the long version! Congrats again on a healthy baby girl. Much love and excitement from over here on the WC. XO!
Your baby and I share a birthday! How cool is that!
Do we get to know her name, or are you keeping it secret?
Sniffle, sniff, sniff
Congrats to you and your family!!