Welcome Ms Chloe
After being 10 days late, it was decided that Krista would go into the Hospital to be induced. She was instructed to call on Monday morning and confirm that she was to come in. Craig and Krista headed in at 7:30 and graciously left me at home in bed with a promise to call me at lunch.
At 11am, I got a call saying not much had changed and I headed into the hospital. By the time I arrived, Krista was starting to have some contractions and Craig was starting to time them. 3 hours of labour later and more intense contractions, Krista was glad to see the 'epidural man' coming through the door. While hooked up to the baby monitor, we were able to see when she was having a contraction. Krista's comments to Craig at that time were: 'Good thing I can't feel that one'.
At around 6pm, Krista was ready to push. She pushed for about 45 minutes and the Doctor arrived. Assessing the position of the baby, he said that the baby needed some help out in the form of a vacuum or forceps ~ and if that didn't work they would need to look at going for a C-Section. As Krista continued to push, Craig and I continued to encourage and the doctor got the forceps ready. She had one more contraction and then the doctor said this was the one. With assistance from the doctor and a huge push from Krista, the head was out. Taking a moment to clean out the airway, there was one more push and she was out.
Chloe arrived at 7:16pm and weighed in at 7lbs 8oz, and a length of 20 inches. She did have a red mark on her face, but this was from the forceps which cleared up overnight.
Dad had the honours of cutting the umbilical cord and putting on the first diaper.
A proud Daddy and Mommy:
Auntie Carrie:
I'm truly in awe of the birthing process and feel very fortunate to have been part of Chloe's entrance to the world. You see the effort/physical pain mom endures to bring this life into the world and understand just how monumental this event is. With Akis being Greek and wanting a large family, I must say I might be a bit gun shy after witnessing the whole birthing process. But I can also say after seeing Chloe, I can understand how it is all worth it.
At 11am, I got a call saying not much had changed and I headed into the hospital. By the time I arrived, Krista was starting to have some contractions and Craig was starting to time them. 3 hours of labour later and more intense contractions, Krista was glad to see the 'epidural man' coming through the door. While hooked up to the baby monitor, we were able to see when she was having a contraction. Krista's comments to Craig at that time were: 'Good thing I can't feel that one'.
At around 6pm, Krista was ready to push. She pushed for about 45 minutes and the Doctor arrived. Assessing the position of the baby, he said that the baby needed some help out in the form of a vacuum or forceps ~ and if that didn't work they would need to look at going for a C-Section. As Krista continued to push, Craig and I continued to encourage and the doctor got the forceps ready. She had one more contraction and then the doctor said this was the one. With assistance from the doctor and a huge push from Krista, the head was out. Taking a moment to clean out the airway, there was one more push and she was out.
Chloe arrived at 7:16pm and weighed in at 7lbs 8oz, and a length of 20 inches. She did have a red mark on her face, but this was from the forceps which cleared up overnight.
Dad had the honours of cutting the umbilical cord and putting on the first diaper.
A proud Daddy and Mommy:
Auntie Carrie:I'm truly in awe of the birthing process and feel very fortunate to have been part of Chloe's entrance to the world. You see the effort/physical pain mom endures to bring this life into the world and understand just how monumental this event is. With Akis being Greek and wanting a large family, I must say I might be a bit gun shy after witnessing the whole birthing process. But I can also say after seeing Chloe, I can understand how it is all worth it.
posted by Carrie @ 8:07 AM
1 Comments:
At 6:24 PM,
Casa Murray said…
That is so awesome you were able to be there and share such an amazing experience. It is absolutely worth it Carrie. We met Chloe over the holidays and she is beautiful.
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