Our second little boy, Miles, was born about two weeks ago on Feb 23rd, 2021 and it was one of the most magical, very best days of my entire life! I wish I could re-live it over and over again and I wanted to write down as much of that day as possible!
With Jack I waited until my body went into labor at 41 weeks, was in labor for about 15 hours and then had an emergency c-section. With Miles I had a planned c-section at 39 weeks this time and the whole thing was completely different! So much more calm and relaxed.
That morning I woke up around 5, drank a pre-surgery drink the hospital told me to have, and Kody and I hopped in the car and drove to the hospital! On the way there Miles was moving around and kicking me like crazy and it was so weird to think that in just a couple of hours he’d be out and in the world!
We got to the hospital, they took our temps and then let us into the labor and delivery area. I was put in a pre-op room where they had me put on a hospital gown, checked on baby, gave me an IV + fluids, drew blood, had us sign some stuff etc. We were in there for 2 hours getting ready and Kody was making all kinds of jokes to help pass the time and keep me calm. I am so, so grateful I had him by my side! He is my rock and always knows how to help me feel calm & happy and I just love that man so much.
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| On our way out the door to the hospital! |
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| Hanging out in pre-op & my last bump pic! I told Kody I look like a sausage in this pic haha! |
They gave Kody some surgical clothes to wear and then we walked to the section of the hospital with different operating rooms. They told Kody to sit outside and then have me a mask and a hair cover and I went in with the nurse.
Walking into an OR, seeing 10+ people walking around laying out different tools and things and knowing you are the one they are going to be operating on is an interesting experience for sure! When I first walked in it made me nervous because it was definitely not a warm, welcoming room- it honestly looked like something from some kind of horror movie lol. But the nurses and doctors were all so nice and calming that it quickly became a nice place :)
They had me sit up on the table and the anesthesiologist told me to bend forward while he did the spinal tap. My OB was awesome and rubbed my shoulders & let me literally lean on him while it was being put in. Definitely didn’t feel pleasant at first! Just like you’d imagine a sharp needle in your spine would feel. Then it started feeling super weird...almost like something was being drilled into my back? I don’t know but quickly I started losing all feeling in my legs and lower half. They laid me on the table and brought over some super warm blankets to lay on my arms and it felt so nice. Then they let Kody in the room and he came and sat in a chair right by my head and I was so happy to see him!
I wanted to make sure I wouldn’t feel anything when they cut me open (like last time) but the nurse assured me they’d test it and make sure I was numb before actually going in. They told me they were going to scrub my tummy area and get me all ready and I just laid there and talked with Kody and some of the nurses for a little bit. A few moments later the nurse told me that they were starting the surgery and they had already poked me with something “super sharp” and that that proved I was totally numb. That made me feel better and I was so excited to meet my baby!!
For about 10 or 20 minutes or so they worked on cutting me open and I could feel things and knew they were cutting me open but I couldn’t feel any pain if that makes sense. It was the craziest sensation! At one point they were talking about how they were cutting through my abs and it was taking awhile and complimented me by saying I had “abs of steel” haha, I don’t know if that’s true but I’ll take it! Eventually I started feeling a bunch of pressure on my chest and they told me that meant that baby was almost out! He was stuck a little bit under my right rib but eventually I heard them all start “aww”-ing and talking about baby’s chunky cheeks and before I knew it, at 8:54am Miles was officially out! They let me have the option of choosing a clear drape so that my doctor was able to pull him out and show him to me right away! He was reaching towards me right away and It was the COOLEST thing and I couldn’t stop the tears from coming. My sweet little baby was here and I was so happy!
They cleaned him up and I watched while Kody walked over to the scale with the nurses and was able to cut the umbilical cord. 8lbs 14oz and 21 3/4in. long. I was just so happy to watch it all! Then they brought him over and put him right by my face and let me kiss his little head. He was crying and was just perfect, perfect, perfect.
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| Miles & Daddy waiting in the recovery area |
