She's here!

Phoebe arrived via scheduled c section on Feb 29! She weighed 7lbs 5oz and was 18.5 inches long. Surgery went well. The baby had to go to the nursery for a bottle and some breathing observation. Her blood sugar was a little low. After a bottle and a bath she was doing great. No breathing assistance needed. She hung out in the nursery longer than we would have liked due to my recovery issues. My blood pressure, which had been high for the last month of pregnancy, really spiked after surgery. The recovery nurse was great. David fed me ice chips and I worked on relaxing. My mom and dad came in for a bit too. After a while they brought Phoebe back to me. David got to hold her in the OR before they took her to the nursery. I held her for the first time in recovery. I don't remember anything after that. Eventually they wheeled me to a labor room so they could continue to monitor my blood pressure. I was pumped with lots of meds and was so out of it. Apparently our family came in and met Phoebe at this point. The next thing I remember it was midnight and the nurse was bringing Phoebe in for a feeding. She talked with me and helped me feed her. By the next feeding I was up and walking. We spent the next few days recovering and getting to know our baby girl. Some of the nursery nurses were concerned because she lost quite a bit of weight and was down to 6lbs 9oz when we left for home. They wanted me to supplement with formula in a bottle but I refused. The lactation consultants assured me that she would gain the weight back in time. She probably lost a lot of water weight as I did since I had been so swollen. We finally were releases on Sunday. My blood pressure continues to work toward normal and Phoebe is growing like a weed. She is now weighing 9lbs 8oz and is 20.5 inches long! So I was right not to give her the hospital bottle. See, mama knows best! ;). We are blessed with such a sweet baby!