WOW! I can't believe that Carson is 4 weeks old already. It seems like yesterday I was pushing him out. He has been such a good baby and he has slept through the night (what I call it) since 2 weeks. CRAZY! GREAT! He is such a great baby. He pretty much only cries when he is hungry or wet. He is a wonderful eater and I guess that is why he is almost 10 lbs already. At the last doctors appointment he was 9.9 and that was on the 18th. I suppose I could weigh him on our scale here but I know he is eating well. I actually gave him a bottle of breast milk the other day because I was in a hurry and he took it, no problem. I also changed out his paci and it only took him a moment to go from one to the other. I'd say he is a pretty calm child. I think that is going to come in handy when it comes to his siblings.
As for me, I have gotten back into my size 5 jeans!! I'm so happy! It would be awesome to get back into the 3's because I have so many of those but in time. I will probably start the Zumba class at church soon. I need to just work on this tiny gut I have now. I did pamper myself today and bought a few new shirts. For some reason I seem to not have any shirts that fit me. I will definitely be doing some Spring cleaning this year and clearing out the closet.
My allergies seem to have gotten better or gone away. I am occasionally taking the allergy tincture and still doing the candida. I probably should continue the allergy each day but I seem to forget. I'm not so good at remembering to take things (pills and such). Mommy brain I guess. So, no hives or swelling since visiting Genesis and I pray it continues. I have to say that I will go there for anything I need medical related (not so serious that is) from now on.
My mom has the kids this weekend! Another hooray! I feel so good that I get to spend some quality time with Carson. Mom will be bringing them back Monday and stay for a couple of days. It is such a relief when they are gone though I miss them so much. Brady is just...well, Brady. He is a 2 year old boy and good at it. I was just in need of some R&R. Breathhhhhhh....ahhhhhhhhhhhh.
Now, I'm going to rest while the baby is and then to feed and put him to bed.
Nite all
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Monday, February 15, 2010
Two weeks postpartum: Oh the Hives
Last Wed. was two weeks pp for me and it started a new phase of getting over the delivery. I've been doing well dealing with the stitches and the fatigue. The baby is sleeping well and he is very good. However, my body has gone through something tramatic I guess and is lashing out. I have delevoped hives AND I'm suddenly allergic to pain medication. Go figure. It would be me that would develop these things.
I've had hives each day since last Wed. night...actually very early Thursday morning I think. I've had two swelling events of my lips. I figured out after taking Aleve yesterday (which I had not taking any pain meds since last Wed.) and having my lips hugely swell within 10 -15 min that I developed some allergic reaction to the pain meds. The first time it was ibuprofen.
This was really bothering me not knowing what was causing this. What could I be allergic to? I cut out things and hadn't done anything different since the delivery. Mom and I have chaulked it up to a hormonal change. I then did some research on Google and after reading and seeing a million plus hits for "hives after birth" I don't feel so bad now. Not that it makes the itching go away. I've been taking Benedryl for 3 days now and I think it was starting to affect my milk supply not to mention making the baby drowsy. So, I tried today not taking it. It was hard but I just kept applying Kengan water and Sarna on the hives all day.
I made an appointment at Genesis Herb Garden for tomorrow to have some testing done. I initially called them because of the eczema on my hands and feet. Now maybe they can help me out with something to cure or help the hives as well. A couple of the post from mothers who have experienced this said their hives lasted 2-4 months after delivery. I really hope that I don't have to deal with this that long.
I will update after seeing Debbie tomorrow. Hope she will have some answers.
I've had hives each day since last Wed. night...actually very early Thursday morning I think. I've had two swelling events of my lips. I figured out after taking Aleve yesterday (which I had not taking any pain meds since last Wed.) and having my lips hugely swell within 10 -15 min that I developed some allergic reaction to the pain meds. The first time it was ibuprofen.
This was really bothering me not knowing what was causing this. What could I be allergic to? I cut out things and hadn't done anything different since the delivery. Mom and I have chaulked it up to a hormonal change. I then did some research on Google and after reading and seeing a million plus hits for "hives after birth" I don't feel so bad now. Not that it makes the itching go away. I've been taking Benedryl for 3 days now and I think it was starting to affect my milk supply not to mention making the baby drowsy. So, I tried today not taking it. It was hard but I just kept applying Kengan water and Sarna on the hives all day.
I made an appointment at Genesis Herb Garden for tomorrow to have some testing done. I initially called them because of the eczema on my hands and feet. Now maybe they can help me out with something to cure or help the hives as well. A couple of the post from mothers who have experienced this said their hives lasted 2-4 months after delivery. I really hope that I don't have to deal with this that long.
I will update after seeing Debbie tomorrow. Hope she will have some answers.
Monday, February 1, 2010
The Big Day: Birth Story of Carson James
Tuesday morning Jan 26th I was browsing FB and suddenly felt very wet. I actually commented on Brandy Bells status about either having peed on myself or having my water break (I almost would have rather peed on myself). I figured out about 10 min later that is was my water that broke and it continued to leak throughout the morning.
I called the doctor, my mom and Kevin. Per docs orders, if it continued to really leak we were to go to L&D and if not, to keep my appointment that afternoon. Tuesday was my actual due date.
I tried to get things together around the house which was hard with water leaking out of me and I also had to contend with Brady. Kevin decided to come on home and my mom decided to come on down. I called a friend to see if she could pick up Kendra for us and keep Brady until my mom got here.
Kevin got home and we got stuff together to go to the hospital. Got Brady ready and took him to Sabrina's with our van. We left the house around 11 am I guess and headed to CMC North East hospital.
Side note: I had been having very mild contractions for several days
Heading into hospital I had my first contraction since my water broke. We got checked in and I was feeling great. Far cry from my last L&D experience. Walked back to triage. I think I found out I was only 1cm at that time. UGH.
We got into a room, met nurses, and began waiting, walking, and resting. Doc wanted to start Pit but I was not ready. We tried different positions and I even called my Bradley instructor to get some ideas, but we were doing everything natural we could. I labored through the night and decided to start Pit if at 7 am on the 27th I was not dilated any further. I wasn't...blaaah. Pit started and so did contractions, regular and hard. I labored with Pit for 5 hours...started asking for epi about 10:30 and got it about 12 noon. Relief. I honestly don't think I would have made it to the end without being exhausted without it. Twenty-six hours of natural and simulated (med) labor was enough and a great experience. The best thing I did was ask for the relief when I needed it. Side note: I was not at all disappointed that I didn't make it to the end unmedicated. I labored a long time naturally and that experience will always be mine. :-)
At 12 noon (when I got epi) I was 2-3 cm. At around 3pm, I was 3-4 cm and at 4:45 I was complete plus 2 station. He was coming out on his own! I pushed with my favorite nurse, MaryAnn, and a squat bar maybe 4 times and they called the doc. Yes, it was cool that I had an epidural and could still stand up enough to squat but not feel much. Awesome!! The doc came in, an alien encounter took place (as we called it), and I pushed maybe 4 more times and Carson entered the world!
He was perfect. They placed him on my stomach and he stayed with me from then on. I did have a lot of bleeded after caused by my c-section scar on my uterus. The doctor had to really work on me to get it to stop but finally did. Kind of scary but I just prayed and knew it would all be alright.
Carson was born at 5:11 on Jan 27th. He was 20 in long and beautiful.
We left the hospital to come home less than 24 hours later. :-)
I called the doctor, my mom and Kevin. Per docs orders, if it continued to really leak we were to go to L&D and if not, to keep my appointment that afternoon. Tuesday was my actual due date.
I tried to get things together around the house which was hard with water leaking out of me and I also had to contend with Brady. Kevin decided to come on home and my mom decided to come on down. I called a friend to see if she could pick up Kendra for us and keep Brady until my mom got here.
Kevin got home and we got stuff together to go to the hospital. Got Brady ready and took him to Sabrina's with our van. We left the house around 11 am I guess and headed to CMC North East hospital.
Side note: I had been having very mild contractions for several days
Heading into hospital I had my first contraction since my water broke. We got checked in and I was feeling great. Far cry from my last L&D experience. Walked back to triage. I think I found out I was only 1cm at that time. UGH.
We got into a room, met nurses, and began waiting, walking, and resting. Doc wanted to start Pit but I was not ready. We tried different positions and I even called my Bradley instructor to get some ideas, but we were doing everything natural we could. I labored through the night and decided to start Pit if at 7 am on the 27th I was not dilated any further. I wasn't...blaaah. Pit started and so did contractions, regular and hard. I labored with Pit for 5 hours...started asking for epi about 10:30 and got it about 12 noon. Relief. I honestly don't think I would have made it to the end without being exhausted without it. Twenty-six hours of natural and simulated (med) labor was enough and a great experience. The best thing I did was ask for the relief when I needed it. Side note: I was not at all disappointed that I didn't make it to the end unmedicated. I labored a long time naturally and that experience will always be mine. :-)
At 12 noon (when I got epi) I was 2-3 cm. At around 3pm, I was 3-4 cm and at 4:45 I was complete plus 2 station. He was coming out on his own! I pushed with my favorite nurse, MaryAnn, and a squat bar maybe 4 times and they called the doc. Yes, it was cool that I had an epidural and could still stand up enough to squat but not feel much. Awesome!! The doc came in, an alien encounter took place (as we called it), and I pushed maybe 4 more times and Carson entered the world!
He was perfect. They placed him on my stomach and he stayed with me from then on. I did have a lot of bleeded after caused by my c-section scar on my uterus. The doctor had to really work on me to get it to stop but finally did. Kind of scary but I just prayed and knew it would all be alright.
Carson was born at 5:11 on Jan 27th. He was 20 in long and beautiful.
We left the hospital to come home less than 24 hours later. :-)
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