Morgan is Here!! Wahoo!

First of all, thank you soooooooo much Dagny for calling me at the hospital.
Your advice came in handy over the following days with regard to
breastfeeding. I unfortunately had to have my phone turned off by Friday
due to lack of sleep. I think they forgot to turn it back on.

Okay, so if you read what Dagny already wrote, you know that I was induced
on Tuesday following a high blood pressure and low amniotic fluid reading
and that by 5 am Wednesday I developed a fever and the baby's heartrate was
over 160 for a long period of time so I was given a cesarean.

I have spent the last week (which feels more like a year) trying to adjust
to being a mother. I came home from the hospital on Saturday. Since then,
it's been sleepless days and nights and sore nipples....and so much more.

I will write more later but I do want to say that after reading again about
co-sleeping last nite, I bundled Morgan up and was able to sleep for 3
hours, wake up to change and feed her, sleep for 2 hours, wake up and feed
and change her and now........I woke up this morning and could actually
leave her on the bed, bundled and between the arc of a boppy pillow long
enough to actually go to the bathroom, wash my face, put my make up on...and
she is still asleep! I'm now on the computer and she is still sleeping.

Wow!! Can't wait until I figure out how I can leave her there long enough
to bathe. I'm scared she will somehow smother herself, even though she is
bundled and has no other blankets around her.

Co sleeping is the only way to go (at least for now). Both of us were not
traumatized by trying to figure out what we need. It also seems that now
when I leave her she is secure enough not to cry to be held. Could be
because of our co sleeping, or perhaps I got her body temperature right?

I will be happy to share my experience later with the epidural leaking
(causing me to FEEL the contractions), c-section operation (who knew they
got ON TOP of you to push the baby down?), bloodclotting and/or bladder
spasm pains (think electric shocks straight into your vagina), breastfeeding
experience so far....when I have more time.

Morgan was:

7lbs 7.76 oz (why don't they round up?)
19" long
March 24, 2004
6:13 am

I am so happy. It's amazing. Morgan's godmother took some pictures of her
Monday.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bestinatlanta

I am looking more like myself now. I have actually dropped 20lbs and am
down to 175. I only have 50 more to go. Yippee!! (Baby steps!)

Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate your advice, care and friendship!!

Now, who else had their babies since March 23rd? How's Nikki? Did she have
her bundle of joy? Time to catch up on my newsgroup posts!!

~Carol Ann

I am so happy. It's amazing. Morgan's godmother took some pictures of
her
Monday.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bestinatlanta

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bes...=/841c&.src=ph

Looks like the top link doesn't work. I wonder why?

Carol Ann

Carol Ann wrote:

Morgan was:

7lbs 7.76 oz (why don't they round up?)
19" long
March 24, 2004
6:13 am

Congratulations Carol Ann. She is an absolutely beautiful baby. So alert
and bright eyed and a nice lady like amount of hair :-)

It sounds like you've had quite the week. Sounds like you are settling in
though. Rest up and update us when you have time. :-)

--
Nikki
Mama to Hunter (4) and Luke (2)

congrats!

"Carol Ann" wrote in message
news:xpBac.147325$_w.1646158@attbi_s53...
First of all, thank you soooooooo much Dagny for calling me at the
hospital.
Your advice came in handy over the following days with regard to
breastfeeding. I unfortunately had to have my phone turned off by Friday
due to lack of sleep. I think they forgot to turn it back on.

Okay, so if you read what Dagny already wrote, you know that I was induced
on Tuesday following a high blood pressure and low amniotic fluid reading
and that by 5 am Wednesday I developed a fever and the baby's heartrate
was
over 160 for a long period of time so I was given a cesarean.

I have spent the last week (which feels more like a year) trying to adjust
to being a mother. I came home from the hospital on Saturday. Since
then,
it's been sleepless days and nights and sore nipples....and so much more.

I will write more later but I do want to say that after reading again
about
co-sleeping last nite, I bundled Morgan up and was able to sleep for 3
hours, wake up to change and feed her, sleep for 2 hours, wake up and feed
and change her and now........I woke up this morning and could actually
leave her on the bed, bundled and between the arc of a boppy pillow long
enough to actually go to the bathroom, wash my face, put my make up
on...and
she is still asleep! I'm now on the computer and she is still sleeping.

Wow!! Can't wait until I figure out how I can leave her there long enough
to bathe. I'm scared she will somehow smother herself, even though she is
bundled and has no other blankets around her.

Co sleeping is the only way to go (at least for now). Both of us were not
traumatized by trying to figure out what we need. It also seems that now
when I leave her she is secure enough not to cry to be held. Could be
because of our co sleeping, or perhaps I got her body temperature right?

I will be happy to share my experience later with the epidural leaking
(causing me to FEEL the contractions), c-section operation (who knew they
got ON TOP of you to push the baby down?), bloodclotting and/or bladder
spasm pains (think electric shocks straight into your vagina),
breastfeeding
experience so far....when I have more time.

Morgan was:

7lbs 7.76 oz (why don't they round up?)
19" long
March 24, 2004
6:13 am

I am so happy. It's amazing. Morgan's godmother took some pictures of
her
Monday.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bestinatlanta

I am looking more like myself now. I have actually dropped 20lbs and am
down to 175. I only have 50 more to go. Yippee!! (Baby steps!)

Thank you, everyone. I really appreciate your advice, care and
friendship!!

Now, who else had their babies since March 23rd? How's Nikki? Did she
have
her bundle of joy? Time to catch up on my newsgroup posts!!

~Carol Ann

"Carol Ann" wrote in message
news:vwBac.147352$_w.1646162@attbi_s53...
I am so happy. It's amazing. Morgan's godmother took some pictures of
her
Monday.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bestinatlanta


http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bes...=/841c&.src=ph

Looks like the top link doesn't work. I wonder why?


Well isnt she the cutest thing, so alert.
(thats sooooo cliche)
I dont mean any offense, are you a single mother? I was alone the first 4
months this time and it was big fun (right). Difficult, but doable.

Carol Ann was all, like:

http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bes...=/841c&.src=ph

Looks like the top link doesn't work. I wonder why?

Congrats, Carol Ann, she's beautiful.

"Carol Ann" wrote in message
news:xpBac.147325$_w.1646158@attbi_s53...

| Morgan was:
|
| 7lbs 7.76 oz (why don't they round up?)
| 19" long
| March 24, 2004
| 6:13 am


Congratulations Carol Ann! Morgan is a great name and what a beautiful baby
you have!

--
Nadene

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 15:25:17 GMT, "Carol Ann"
wrote:

Morgan was:

7lbs 7.76 oz (why don't they round up?)
19" long
March 24, 2004
6:13 am

Congratulations - she's very pretty!
--
Linz
YB: 5 months, 17lbs

Ooops. Looks like the c-section advice I inadvertently gave you came in
handy! ;-)

She's absolutely gorgeous! Joshua saw her and said "Ooooo. Pretty
Baby!" :-)

--
Brigitte aa #2145
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/j/joshuaandkaterina/
http://www.babiesonline.com/babies/i/isabellazora/

"Readers are plentiful; thinkers are rare."
~ Harriet Martineau

Congratulations Carol Ann, been waiting for you to come back and post!

She's gorgeous! What an alert little beauty!

- Jen

"Carol Ann" wrote in message
news:vwBac.147352$_w.1646162@attbi_s53...
I am so happy. It's amazing. Morgan's godmother took some pictures of
her
Monday.

http://photos.yahoo.com/bestinatlanta


http://f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/bes...=/841c&.src=ph

Looks like the top link doesn't work. I wonder why?

Carol Ann