Born April 29, 2008 at 1:21 pm
Vaginal birth! No pain meds, induced with Pitocin.
Regular intense contractions started at 6:30 am this morning. The induction was started 8 pm last night. It went smoothly. I labored some and pushed (more like my body pushed without my control) in the warm labor tub of water. Then climbed out of the tub, and pushed Juni out while kneeling on a mattress on the floor. Bob caught the baby himself, coached by the midwife Emily. Juni was put on my chest right away. She latched on within half an hour. She's a great sucker! The placenta was born pretty quickly without complications. The baby's Apgar score was 9 at 1 minute and 9 at 5 minutes (A+). She cried pretty quickly and let us all hear her beautiful voice for a bit. Bob got some skin to skin contact, too, pretty soon after the birth while I pushed the placenta out.
We are so grateful. We are blessed.
6 comments:
HOORAY!!! I'm so happy for you three!!! Now I can quit hitting the refresh button on my computer. :-D
WELCOME JUNIPER!
P.S. You both look beautiful.
Whooo Hooo! Congratulations to all three of you! My mom even cried! I love you!
xoxox
Kate
Yeah! Great job Jen and Bob!
YAY! I am so happy for all of you! What a beautiful picture! Love, K
J'Faith and Bob,
Congratulations! She really is perfect. Jen I love the look on your face in this picture. It really says it all!
Love, C'Maine
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