Welcome to the world LakeLynn! She made her debut on Wednesday, September 19th at 11:29am.
Stats: 5 pounds 3 ounces, 19 inches long
Details: We saw Dr. Adcock in his office on Tuesday (Sept. 18th) at 9:20am. I had only dilated to 1 cm & thinned 70%. Apparently, all of my painful contractions had not progressed things at all. I received my last progesterone injection & was instructed to stop all medication! Around 12pm, I began experiencing intense contractions. Logan was at work so I kept time of contractions keeping him informed. I was beginning to get very uncomfortable & contemplating pain medicine by 5pm. We arrived at the hospital around 7:30pm with Coco & grandmama caring for Stryker in one of the hospital's playrooms. I was given a terbutaline injection as well as Percocet to help with slowing contractions & pain. The contractions continued to occur but I was only slowly progressing. Thankfully, Dr. Adcock was on call. He finally made the decision around 11pm to admit me due to 2-2.5 cm dilation & signs of true labor. By 3am, I was 3 cm dilated. Pitocin was started around 7:15am on Wednesday, Sept. 19th. I received an epidural around 8am. Dr. Adcock stopped by around 8:30am to break my water. He informed us we were 5cm dilated & predicted her arrival would be by lunch! Lunch? Yes, that's what I thought. This would be a fast labor & delivery. Around 11am, I was fully dilated & she had dropped tremendously. Dr. Adcock came down when the nurse called him about my 2 practice pushes causing her to crown! I pushed for 12 min which was hard to believe because some of that time was spent waiting on contractions to occur so I could push. I was extremely relieved when she was placed on my chest after an emotional day of nervousness, excitement, worry, & prayer that she would be healthy coming 4 weeks 3 days early. I immediately thanked God for our little miracle & for the best doctor being able to deliver her. She was so tiny compared to Stryker.
"A moment in my tummy, a lifetime in my heart."
After an hour in recovery, we were wheeled upstairs to our more permanent home or so I thought. The next several minutes were a blur. I was being attended to by my postpartum nurse as LakeLynn was being assessed as well. The NICU nurse quickly informed me that LakeLynn's sat was 79% on room air. I had noticed down stairs that she had nostril flaring but I was trying to just relax & reassure myself that just because my respiratory therapy background doesn't mean I needed to be overly concern with worry. Logan immediately looked at me with a slight concerned look. I quickly asked the neonatal nurse whether LakeLynn was retracting. After answering yes, she swiftly took LakeLynn & Logan to the NICU for further examination. Thankfully, my mom was there for comfort because I completely lost it. Trying to talk myself through the situation, I found myself unable to remain as strong as I am normally. After several minutes which seemed like an eternity, they brought LakeLynn back into my room inside an incubator. Her sat had already increased to 100% but on oxygen. We were informed she would be admitted into the NICU until discharge. Logan followed her downstairs in order to know where she would remain throughout her hospital stay. During the next hour, LakeLynn was getting the necessary care & I was trying to exercises to allow the epidural effects to wear off so I could go see our baby girl. Logan wheeled me with Coco following closely behind to check on LakeLynn. She was placed on a CPAP machine at 25% oxygen. The nurse informed us that the oxygen level would be weaned down as tolerated. The next several hours were crucial in determining her length of stay. We were glad to know she was in a private room & we would be able to visit as often as we wanted (no visiting hours). Praying was basically what occupied our minds the rest of the time. Later, grandmama brought Stryker to the hospital for a visit. We remained in the room but allowed him to see her for a very short time. After getting settled, Logan took Stryker home to prevent a total meltdown from being away from us. Of course, I stayed with LakeLynn the majority of the time not getting much sleep at all. At 2am (Thrusday), the CPAP machine was removed & she successfully kept her sats up! It happened quickly. Logan arrived at the hospital that morning & we were anxious to hold our precious girl. She started breastfeeding like a champ! All day, she continued to amaze us on our tough she was. God kept answering prayers. By 1pm, she was in a regular crib which she needs at least 48 hours of stability before discharged home. The only setback was a drop in her glucose which caused us to be placed on fluids. We are currently still hoping for a Saturday discharge. We've had a few visitors but most people want to wait since Logan & I are the only ones who can touch/hold her. I will be discharged Friday by lunch & will stay in LakeLynn's room until she's released. Stryker melted my heart by being so loving to LakeLynn (pictures & video coming soon).
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