On Saturday October 1st started like any other day sitting relaxing and for me I was resting as I had a wedding to go to that night, a night to get dressed up and enjoy some time with my girls. So I started to get ready for the wedding thinking I am so big but I was going to go with it.
Kathy and Sandra picked me up and off the the Westin La Paloma for a beautiful Garden wedding. It was did rain a little but not to bad the ceremony was so perfect the couple looked so happy. Then it was time for happy hour and to think the thing I was complaining about was that fact that I couldn't have a glass of wine and my feet were killing me so I did take off my shoes I was done with them. Then off to the reception looking forward to some very good food. MMMMMMM the cake looked so good. Wedding party started to come in.........
......I turned to watch felt a little something but didn't think to much about it, then I turned back towards the table then felt a little more and that is when I knew it was not right stood up and looked at chair there was blood, let my friends know it was time to go and go now because I was bleeding (I had placenta previa and was told this could happen) We stood up and left (thank god we were right next to the door) took a couple of steps and I really started to bleed, there was a nice guy at our table Mark who was a nurse who helped me out a lot, he had me lay down on the floor and got sheets, towels and the staff at La Paloma called 911. Over the next few minutes things were a blur, a friend of mine who is a really close friend to the groom and his family is a labor and delivery nurse so she came out and took over everything till the paramedics got there she then instructed them to take me to TMC which is the best for neonatal care.
Once we arrived there was a team waiting to work on me, Bill soon arrived and things started to slow down the girls that I went to the wedding with were still there and had taken Abi into there care. We waited for the doctor to come back and give us the info on what was going to be our next step. She came in and let us know that the baby was doing good, very strong and active so that was good, but I was in labor and they wanted to do a c-section and deliver the baby in the next few minutes. We were concerned about baby (still no name) being so little with 6 weeks yet to go so to ease our concerns they brought in a neonatal specialist who let us know yes it was early but he would be ok. Another thing the doctor who would do surgery said that I could take medicine to stop the contractions but it was not guaranteed to work and I would be on bed rest in hospital for the next 6 weeks and I could still start to bleed and or baby could go into distress. While we waited dr Mead would have to deliver another baby, then it was our turn off to the surgery room. Got me ready with a spinal block and Bill came in and the big cut was starting.
Gustaf was born at 10:49 pm just 3 hours in labor he weighed 5lbs 12.5 oz and 19 inches long, imagine how big he would have been at full term. Bill was able to be with Gus and I did get to see him but not for long they took him off to NICU where he would go through more test and be monitored. While I was being stitched up then they took me to the recovery room which was a big blur I was very out of it, I think we were in there for at least 2 or more hours, once we got to the room it was 3:30 in the morning sent off a message to the girls who had Abi with them the room number. Bill laid down and tried to get some sleep which they told me to do the same but who can sleep with the nurse coming in every 30 minutes to check vitals, plus they had cuffs on my legs to prevent blood clots that would go off every two minutes back and forth between my legs (if you never had that done it is like the automatic blood pressure machine cuffs but bigger on your legs. By 6:30 am Bill and I gave up on sleep, I sent Bill down to the NICU to check on Gus so we could start the phone calls as both of us were about to loose battery power. At 7 calls were started, called the very expectant grandparents that our little man wanted to make a grand entrance and that is what he did.
The first 24 hours were pretty much a blur, I was bed ridden most of the day I had wonderful friends who came and checked on me and the baby, Abi was also there most of the day so she got to see a lot of the hospital, Bill would go and check on Gus and right before Bill and Abi went home for the night I got out of the bed slowly and made way down to see my son for the first time since the birth (they did take me in to see him on the way to the room but I really didn't get to see him that much as I was still feeling the effects of the drugs) Next few days were the same, Bill would come to the hospital to see us and go back home for the night with Abi, I was released from the hospital on Wed, so every day since we come home at night wake up in the morning get ready drop Abi off with a friend and go to the hospital to see Gus Gus.
Right now is the waiting game, we are monitoring his food intake and as soon as he eats a good amount of food and consistently he should be released from the hospital.
I am healing fairly nicely from my surgery everyday I feel that I can move better and it doesn't hurt as much to get up. I am so tired but I guess that is what is to be expected.
What a wonderful way to keep the record of your son's birth and how he made his grand entrance into the family circle. You have the time now while he is still getting special care to record these thoughts. Thanks so much for sharing this story with us and I say that little guy has a mind of his own and it was so nice he picked a place where so many were on hand to aid you when the time came. That was a lucky break. I just know it is hard to leave him each day but take this time to rest because when he comes home you will be a busy couple keeping up with the demands of two kids. Love ya.
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