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| Day before Isla came- at 40 weeks |
She's HERE! Isla was born on May 14th at 3:44pm- 1 day after he due date! Giving birth was certainly the hardest thing I've ever done, but overall it went about as well as I could have hoped for. I had an amazing team- Adam and our doula, Holly, stayed with me the entire time and I felt very supported. My midwife and the student midwife were also great! I labored at home as long as I could stand it and headed to the hospital to find out I was half way there- 5 centimeters! At the hospital I labored in a giant bath tub for 3 or 4 hours. From arriving at the hospital until she was born was only about 6 hours, which is pretty lucky. Pushing took 1 hour and 45 minutes and was exhausting but once someone finally brought a mirror over and I was able to see how close I was I pushed her out in the next 5 minutes. No epidural or drugs- which was my goal and I did it. She came out crying and healthy and alert! We spent 2 nights in the hospital and the nurses were all great. I was really sore for the first few days but now that it's been a week I'm feeling a lot better. Breastfeeding is going well and Isla is gaining weight. The last few days have been filled with visitors, appointments and staying in bed breastfeeding and pumping. Adam and I are doing good and getting used to the "new normal". So far she's even been a pretty good sleeper- although it's too early to really know what is "normal". She's just the sweetest cutest thing ever and I can't believe she is finally here. We are so in love with her! I didn't take too many pictures at the hospital- and some are not appropriate to post, but here are a few.
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| Coming home outfit |
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