Well the due date has been changed!

[Lobodeb]

Hugito was born via C-section and I wouldn't have had it any other way.

For some reason, my body didn't tell my cervix to dilate. My doctor tried stripping the membranes to move things along, but she couldn't even reach my cervix. They tried Cervidil just to get me to start dilating. I was to lay there, with this thing on my cervix for 12 hours waiting to dilate. If nothing happened, they would do it again and wait another 12 hours. If that got me to dilate, then they would have started me on Pitocin. Who knows how long my labor would have been if that would have happened. At least 24 up to 48 hours. Um...NO! I asked for a C-section especially hearing how big the ultrasound technician estimated him to be (9 lbs. 10. oz).

I got a little nervous right as they were wheeling me in. I kind of freaked out at all the people and all the attention I was getting. But other than that, I was just like "get this kid out of me!" I was terribly uncomfortable.

My recovery was surprisingly easy. I only used the pain drip thingy 3 times. I stayed in the hospital 5 days total. The last day was because Hugito was jaundiced. I wasn't going to leave without him, so they let me stay. They had me up and walking the next day (mind you my c-section was at 8 PM the evening prior).

They sent me home with lots of pain meds that I never took. Naturally, you're a little sore, but that's to be expected.

Good luck! They might even give you something for your nerves.

Oh, and after they got him out, I got a terrible case of the itchies. That's normal. Just let them know and they'll give you something for it. I also shook like a leaf for a little bit, but that, too is normal. My temperature dropped for some reason down to like 95-96 degrees, but they quickly gave me lots of warm blankets.

I'm so excited for you.

[Pam]

I also shook like a leaf for a little bit, but that, too is normal....
they quickly gave me lots of warm blankets.

I'm so excited for you.

I had the shivers too and was told it was a side effect of the epidural (I did not have a C section either time). Thank God for those heated blankets. They felt like they were right out of the dryer and were just wonderful.

[AdoreMyDogs]

I really don't mean to bother any of you with my *bump* for countown, but I have 11 more days until I'm a mommy! It's so real! I can't wait to meet my baby. My excitement overrides my fear and I'm just so excited. I wonder how big she'll be, and if I even would have been able to push her out naturally. My hubbys side has enormous babies (9.5-10 lb 10 oz range), but my side has very normal sized babies (low 7lb range). I also wonder if she'll have lots of hair like I did when I was born, or if she'll be bald.....SOOOO excited to find out!!!!

[GreyhoundGirl]

Congrats!!! That's so exciting!!!

It's a very good day to be born. Jenny approves She will be 5 feb 21st.

[Rachel]

Leslie, I'm comforted by the fact that you are coming to terms with the C-section aspect and by the time the day arrives I'm thinking that you will feel even more at peace with it. Who knows (God knows) in the scheme of things this may really be what is for the best for both you and the baby. Be thankful that with all the prenatal care you have had access to that there are procedures to make everything go well. In other words, concentrate on the positive aspect of a C-section.

21 sounds like a good day for a birthday to me too.

[Lobodeb]

I also wonder if she'll have lots of hair like I did when I was born, or if she'll be bald.....SOOOO excited to find out!!!!

An old wives' tale that proved true with me, is that if you have a lot of heartburn, the baby will have a lot of hair.

When I was pregnant, even plain old oatmeal gave me heartburn. Hugito was a fuzzbutt!

[Sirrahsim]

I was the opposite. I didn't have a bit of heartburn but Tyler came out with a TON of hair!

[Cookiebaker]

I told my hubby that if the heartburn/hair tale was true, our baby is gonna look like a hairy MONKEY!!! But as long as it is RED hair then I don't mind.

[AdoreMyDogs]

I've been taking digestive enzymes and since I've been taking them with each and every meal, I don't have any heartburn at all. Before I started them with every meal, I'd have the occational heartburn.

Anna, wouldn't it be cool if our girls had the same birthday????