On Tuesday, July 1, at about 2:30 am, my water broke. Exactly one month early.
We went to the hospital, it took them a while to confirm it was in fact my water, and then I was admitted. I started contracting on my own, and eventually got Pitocin. I was able to labor to about 8cm until I got the epidural. About an hour after that, our son was born, at 5:16 p.m.
He weighed 6 lbs., 7 oz., and was 18 inches long.
He did well for about the first hour and then we could tell he was laboring to breathe. They monitored him for several hours and then took him to the NICU around 10 p.m. Around 2 am, he was placed on the CPAP machine to help him breathe easier, and was given a feeding tube.
Last night, he graduated to the next level at NICU, but remains on CPAP and a feeding tube. I was discharged yesterday, and it was heart wrenching leaving him behind. I plan on visiting him 3x/day until we can bring him home. At this point, we are hoping that will be sometime next week.
So many feelings, thoughts, etc. running through me right now. But this is all I can manage to write at the moment.
Praise God our son, Graem Owen George Colton, is here.
Congratulations and many prayers for your sweet little boy!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! I can so relate to the sadness of leaving the hospital with a baby in the nicu. There's nothing that can prepare you for that emptiness. Prayers that he comes home soon and has no other complications.
ReplyDeletePraying Graem gets to come home soon!!
ReplyDeleteCongrats! Rest up, Mama! He will do wonderfully as soon as his lungs catch up which will happen fast. Love, hugs and prayers!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations! Hoping for a prompt homecoming!
ReplyDeleteYea! So glad you are all doing okay. What a surprise! Congrats!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on your new son. I love his name. Wow...a month early. I hope he just needs a few extra days and will be home with you soon. God Bless!
ReplyDeletekaraleen
It's so hard to process it all at once, right? So hard to see your baby struggle.
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