1 week old
Hazel Jean Durtschi arrived Friday, May 14, 2011 at 8:46 pm via csection. She was 7 lbs 14 oz and 19.5 inches long. I started going into labor around noon, Mike took me to the birthing center around 4 pm. I'll admit it was painful. The Hypnobabies stuff wasn't working for me. Ever since I had the rash, I could never ever really get into a deep hypnosis when I practiced for the last two weeks. So anyone who does it naturally is awesome.
I finally got an internal exam because my contractions were getting really close together and they were about 2 minutes long. I was 100% effaced and only 1 cm. My doula thought I would have been atleast 5 cm based on my contractions. The midwife felt a bum instead of a head. They did an ultrasound to confirm and then we had to transfer to a hospital.
I had an appointment that Monday and she was head down and since week 28 she was head down. I am pretty sure that the next day when I was trying to sleep on the lazy boy that she flipped. I am shocked because she was so much bigger than Olivia and there wasn't much room left.
During the csection the OB said that my scar was pretty thin and deteriorating and she thought my uterus could have ruptured if I would have done a VBAC and she would recommend in the future to only have csections. So while I wanted to do a VBAC, I don't feel too disappointed that I didn't because 1. it hurt like hell 2. I think Hazel knew what was best and decided that she needed to be breech so I could have a csection.
The things I hate about csections is the anxiety during the surgery and the recovery. People talk about the miracle of birth, I think it is the miracle of recover. I hate being in the hospital for 3 days and being confined to a bed. I hate not being able to sit up by myself for days and moving like a slow old lady. I hate being on pain medication. I hate the constipation caused by the pain killers and the anxiety about finally having a bowel movement. One thing I had this time around were killer hemorrhoids.
Unfortunately my PUPPP rash came back and I got super paranoid and that is all I have been able to think about the last week. It was torture and I don't want to go through that again but I started my routine and hopefully I have it under control meaning not spreading but itches like crazy. I have a lot of things to blog about but not much time.
On the bright side the thing I struggled with most with Olivia came really easy with Hazel. It was the nursing. Hazel was a natural and latched on like a pro. It also helped that I had some idea what I was doing. With Olivia I always did the football hold because of the csection and her body harness but the lactation consultant taught me how to do the cradle hold. I only feel comfortable nursing with the boppy pillow but hopefully I can get comfortable enough without it. My nipples did bleed a bit for 2 days but I caught it fast and it healed itself thankfully. And I can honestly say that BF doesn't hurt which I never experienced with Olivia. We have our bad days where I have a hard time getting her to latch properly but hopefully we will have more good days than bad.
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Aahhhhh! I've been waiting for this post! Hello, beautiful Hazel! She is darling. Hoorah for a warrior mamma lasting through the pregnancy and delivery. Uggh, uggh, uggh is all I have to say of hospitals and recoving. I'm glad things ended up well and that she was one clever acrobat. Love you! Can't wait for more updates of littlest miss!
Congrats!she is darling and I love her name. I hope the adjustment period goes by quickly and you heal well. I am always grateful for modern medicine and our Heavenly Father for working things out the way it was meant to. What a miracle!
Congratulations!
I've been waiting to hear the official news from you! I love her name. I'm so glad she got her safe and sound and you are both ok. And that the nursing is going smoothly this time... you'll always have some bad feedings but it will get better and you'll figure out the holds without the pillow eventually. Hang in there with the recovery, rash, and anxiety. Motherhood is one giant adventure!
I have been waiting for you to post something about Hazel's birth. Welcome to the world Miss Hazel! She is adorable! I'm sorry that the birth didn't go as you'd planned, but you sound really ok with it. And from what it sounds like, it was for the best. Thanks for reminding me how much c-section recovery sucks :) I had really tried to forget about the painful bowel movements, and that whole not being able to sit up without dying in pain. Maybe another baby can wait a few more years :P I found the my breast friend pillow to work better than the boppy for the cradle hold. The boppy didn't support enough and I found myself hunching forward too much, which only exacerbated the csection pain when I'd sit up straight. And it goes all the way around so the baby stays higher, and you can walk around with it and stuff (although you feel like a blimp doing it). So glad you both are doing well and the transition has been smooth so far. Congrats on your new edition!!
Welcome to the world Hazel! Sandy she's gorgeous. And I agree with you 100% on the Miracle of recovery. Not fun. And I can also relate on hemmroids. Not fun at all. But congrats to you and Mike anyway! I love babies, but they grow up too fast :)
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