Luis is now 4 weeks old and I’ve barely posted anything on here since he was born. It’s all go wita new born. I was asked to share my birth story so I said I’d do a proper post on it instead..
Luis came into the world on a Monday morning 4 weeks ago very dramatically sadly my story isn’t as nice as other people who have shared theirs but I’m sure I’m not the only one out there who had the same experience....
In the middle of the Sunday night into Monday morning I had bad pain that wasn’t labour pain it was a strange pain it had woke me once and then I fell back asleep, then by 3am it came back and got up to go the bathroom. In the bathroom there was a massive amount of blood and it kept coming and it wasn’t the colour you want to see when pregnant.
We ended up having to call an ambulance. Within minutes the ambulance came (felt like a life time to me) and we where brought straight to hospital.
When I got there because the SPD was so bad I couldn’t be examined until I had an epidural so we had to wait until I got that. That was quite difficult to go through with the SPD but they got it in in the end. Once I had that it was all go with examinations and constantly checking the baby.
There was still quite a lot of blood which the midwifes kept checking and then I was told Luis had to come out ASAP so I would be getting an emergency section. I was in labour but it wasn’t going quick enough and he had to come out there and then because he had poo’d inside and there was quite a lot and it was very thick.
Within 5 minutes I was rushed up for the section.
It all happened very quickly and I was terrified but I knew it was best to get Luis out quickly.
I was numb from the neck down and a screen was put up so I didn’t see what was going on.
Once I was all ready to go and Luis was about to be born Luis’s daddy was brought in really quickly and sat at my head to see him been born.
We where told that it would all be very quickly and that Luis wouldn’t be aloud to breathe until he was cleared out. So as soon as Luis was born he was shown really quickly to his daddy and I waited to hear his cry.
They took Richie’s phone to take pictures of him for us on it and then Luis was brought straight to Intensive Care.
Luis needed to be giving oxygen to help him breathe for the first hour and a half or so and then he had a little mask thing on him for awhile as precaution.
He was also checked over and X-rayed to make sure everything was ok and giving anti biotics because of the meconium. There was a lot of it, it was very thick and black.
I never got to see Luis and was brought to recovery after they cleared out all the meconium and closed me up.
After they closed me up and just before I was brought to recovery they talked me through the whole situation and process and they told me the doctor made the right decision to take Luis out when they did that if it had of been a few minutes later it would have been a totally different situation.
I was brought to a ward. I couldn’t walk with the epidural so had to wait for that to wear off.
While all this was going on Luis was still in Intensive Care and we waited to hear how he was doing. Richie was aloud in to see him eventually and we got to find out what weight he was and to know how he was doing.
Luis weighed 9lb !!!
He was kept in intensive care for a couple of days after that but that evening a lovely nurse got me a wheelchair and brought me down to Intensive Care were I got to see Luis very quickly.
Richie was aloud in to see Luis whenever he wanted and all the staff couldn’t of been more helpful and informative. His Nanna and Grandad where also aloud in to see him which was great.
I was able to see him properly then the following day and got to touch him. As time passed I eventually got to hold my little boy and the following day I even got to feed him.
As time was passing Luis improved greatly and we waiting and counting the hours to find out when he would be aloud out of Intensive care and back with us.
It was awful being on a ward with no baby while everyone around you had their babies.
Luis’s blood sugars and everything had reached a good level and he was starting to hold food down so we knew it was close to getting him back. A few times we thought he wasn’t getting out but would have set backs and that literally broke my heart but the time finally came and we got him out!!
It was the best feeling in the world. The amazing nurses dressed Luis and got him ready and brought him down to me on the ward.
Luis was 4 inches longer than the average baby so all of his newborn clothes didn’t fit him in length because his legs are so long. So he was straight into 0-3 months in baby grows for his legs.
We had to stay one more night in hospital once he got out of intensive care and Luis was a very nervous and frightened so I literally sat holding him for most of the night. I missed him that much I didn’t want to put him down either so we where bioth happy that night.
Luis is the most perfect little baby and we just can’t grt enough of him but he still is very nervous at times and traumatised which we where told would happen after his birth so he gets extra cuddle time with his mammy :)
The whole experience was very traumatic for me also and I too am not the better of it I have flashbacks all the time and night mares. I constantly worry about Luis and find it very very hard to be without him so now I even have a record shower time!! In time I’m sure we will both be ok but for now we are getting there but by bit.
I said I would share his story both from being asked and for other women out there who have been through the same experience so as they know their not alone.
Here’s a pic of Luis so you’s can all get a good look at how cute he is ....
I never got to see Luis and was brought to recovery after they cleared out all the meconium and closed me up.
After they closed me up and just before I was brought to recovery they talked me through the whole situation and process and they told me the doctor made the right decision to take Luis out when they did that if it had of been a few minutes later it would have been a totally different situation.
I was brought to a ward. I couldn’t walk with the epidural so had to wait for that to wear off.
While all this was going on Luis was still in Intensive Care and we waited to hear how he was doing. Richie was aloud in to see him eventually and we got to find out what weight he was and to know how he was doing.
Luis weighed 9lb !!!
He was kept in intensive care for a couple of days after that but that evening a lovely nurse got me a wheelchair and brought me down to Intensive Care were I got to see Luis very quickly.
Richie was aloud in to see Luis whenever he wanted and all the staff couldn’t of been more helpful and informative. His Nanna and Grandad where also aloud in to see him which was great.
I was able to see him properly then the following day and got to touch him. As time passed I eventually got to hold my little boy and the following day I even got to feed him.
As time was passing Luis improved greatly and we waiting and counting the hours to find out when he would be aloud out of Intensive care and back with us.
It was awful being on a ward with no baby while everyone around you had their babies.
Luis’s blood sugars and everything had reached a good level and he was starting to hold food down so we knew it was close to getting him back. A few times we thought he wasn’t getting out but would have set backs and that literally broke my heart but the time finally came and we got him out!!
It was the best feeling in the world. The amazing nurses dressed Luis and got him ready and brought him down to me on the ward.
Luis was 4 inches longer than the average baby so all of his newborn clothes didn’t fit him in length because his legs are so long. So he was straight into 0-3 months in baby grows for his legs.
We had to stay one more night in hospital once he got out of intensive care and Luis was a very nervous and frightened so I literally sat holding him for most of the night. I missed him that much I didn’t want to put him down either so we where bioth happy that night.
Luis is the most perfect little baby and we just can’t grt enough of him but he still is very nervous at times and traumatised which we where told would happen after his birth so he gets extra cuddle time with his mammy :)
The whole experience was very traumatic for me also and I too am not the better of it I have flashbacks all the time and night mares. I constantly worry about Luis and find it very very hard to be without him so now I even have a record shower time!! In time I’m sure we will both be ok but for now we are getting there but by bit.
I said I would share his story both from being asked and for other women out there who have been through the same experience so as they know their not alone.
Here’s a pic of Luis so you’s can all get a good look at how cute he is ....
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