Grant Mark Webb - 1 week younger than Quinnlee
2 weeks ago
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Monday, September 13, 2010
Our Adventure
Well friends... she's finally here and she's everything we've ever dreamed of. Quinnlee Dawn Brown arrived August 26th, 2010 at 7:43pm. She weighed 7lbs 6oz, and was 21 inches long. However, it was no piece of cake.... 9 days later and an unexpected C-Section, she finally decided to join our family.
For those of you who are curious, let me tell you about our adventure to get little Quinnlee here. My doctor had gone out of town the week of the 22nd, so he wanted me to go to the hospital for an ultrasound and and non-stress test to check to see if the baby was doing well since she was now a week and half overdue. On Thursday the 26th, I went to the hospital for what I thought would only be a quick appointment. They did an ultrasound then sent me to labor and delivery to be hooked up to monitors to check baby's heartrate. The nurse came in and check to see how far I was dialated and I was at a three... let me remind you that the Monday before I was only at a 1 1/2. It took a few hours for the results of the ultrasound to come back, so all the while I layed in bed hooked up to monitors. I started feeling some contractions come and go and as the time passed they kept getting worse. 3 hours later, the doctor came in and informed me that the ultrasound results read that my amniotic fluids were pretty low. She checked my cervics again and I was already at a 4. So she told me, ready or not, your having a baby today. I called Jacob and my mom to come to the hospital because we're having a baby!
At 1pm they started me on antibiotics because I tested positive for Group-B Strep and at 5pm they broke my water. By this time I was at a 5 and thats when I requested an epidural (thank goodness for those). It took the anestesiologist nearly 20 minutes and 2 different tries to get it in, finding out that I have scoliosis and my spine is curved to the right. He finally got the epidural in, but my right side wasn't numbing, I could still feel the contractions pretty bad only on one side. They tried giving me more, laying me on my side and nothing was working. My contractions were coming so fast they were right on top of eachother, so they gave me medicine so slow them down, but thats when baby's heartrate went sky high. The doctor was concerned and told me of the possibility of a c-section. She said she would watch us for a while to see if it would go down. She left the room, and not even 30 seconds later she returned and said she needed to get the baby out NOW! They rushed me into the O.R. started to prep me for the surgery, but my right side was still not numbing. They pushed more and more drugs into me, and when I could still feel the doctor pinching my right side, she said "put her out, we've got to get this baby out now". That was the last thing I remember before they put me to sleep, so when I woke up I was in a panic wondering if my baby was okay. They wouldn't give me any details until I had woken up all the way, but later I found out that when they took Quinnlee out, she wasn't breathing for 30 seconds so they had to resesitate her. They got her breathing and she was able to go to the nursery to be cleaned up. I wasn't able to see her for over an hour, but luckily her daddy didn't leave her sight. They wheeled me back into my room where I was able to meet my little angel for the first time.
That's all you may think... nope. The next morning, the doctor came in and told me that before I had gone into labor, I had a fever which I still had at that time. They were concerned that the baby may have gotten an infection so we were to stay at the hospital for 5 days where her and I would both receive antibiotics through I.V. We were so lucky to have such wonderful nurses and staff who took such good care of us. I remind you that I delivered at Bingham Memorial Hospital and it was the best experience... the food was great, the service was outstanding and I got whatever I wanted at just a push of a button. The next Tuesday, we were finally able to go home. Thanks to my wonderful mother, I didn't have to stay there alone when Jacob had to go back to work. I LOVE YOU MOM!
So now we are home, Quinnlee is now 2 1/2 weeks old and is healthy as ever. We are so blessed to have her in our lives. These past two weeks have been quite emotional yet so wonderful, getting to know our precious baby and starting our own little family. She's on a great schedule and I'm finally getting the hang of being a mom... It's the best feeling ever!
For those of you who are curious, let me tell you about our adventure to get little Quinnlee here. My doctor had gone out of town the week of the 22nd, so he wanted me to go to the hospital for an ultrasound and and non-stress test to check to see if the baby was doing well since she was now a week and half overdue. On Thursday the 26th, I went to the hospital for what I thought would only be a quick appointment. They did an ultrasound then sent me to labor and delivery to be hooked up to monitors to check baby's heartrate. The nurse came in and check to see how far I was dialated and I was at a three... let me remind you that the Monday before I was only at a 1 1/2. It took a few hours for the results of the ultrasound to come back, so all the while I layed in bed hooked up to monitors. I started feeling some contractions come and go and as the time passed they kept getting worse. 3 hours later, the doctor came in and informed me that the ultrasound results read that my amniotic fluids were pretty low. She checked my cervics again and I was already at a 4. So she told me, ready or not, your having a baby today. I called Jacob and my mom to come to the hospital because we're having a baby!
At 1pm they started me on antibiotics because I tested positive for Group-B Strep and at 5pm they broke my water. By this time I was at a 5 and thats when I requested an epidural (thank goodness for those). It took the anestesiologist nearly 20 minutes and 2 different tries to get it in, finding out that I have scoliosis and my spine is curved to the right. He finally got the epidural in, but my right side wasn't numbing, I could still feel the contractions pretty bad only on one side. They tried giving me more, laying me on my side and nothing was working. My contractions were coming so fast they were right on top of eachother, so they gave me medicine so slow them down, but thats when baby's heartrate went sky high. The doctor was concerned and told me of the possibility of a c-section. She said she would watch us for a while to see if it would go down. She left the room, and not even 30 seconds later she returned and said she needed to get the baby out NOW! They rushed me into the O.R. started to prep me for the surgery, but my right side was still not numbing. They pushed more and more drugs into me, and when I could still feel the doctor pinching my right side, she said "put her out, we've got to get this baby out now". That was the last thing I remember before they put me to sleep, so when I woke up I was in a panic wondering if my baby was okay. They wouldn't give me any details until I had woken up all the way, but later I found out that when they took Quinnlee out, she wasn't breathing for 30 seconds so they had to resesitate her. They got her breathing and she was able to go to the nursery to be cleaned up. I wasn't able to see her for over an hour, but luckily her daddy didn't leave her sight. They wheeled me back into my room where I was able to meet my little angel for the first time.
That's all you may think... nope. The next morning, the doctor came in and told me that before I had gone into labor, I had a fever which I still had at that time. They were concerned that the baby may have gotten an infection so we were to stay at the hospital for 5 days where her and I would both receive antibiotics through I.V. We were so lucky to have such wonderful nurses and staff who took such good care of us. I remind you that I delivered at Bingham Memorial Hospital and it was the best experience... the food was great, the service was outstanding and I got whatever I wanted at just a push of a button. The next Tuesday, we were finally able to go home. Thanks to my wonderful mother, I didn't have to stay there alone when Jacob had to go back to work. I LOVE YOU MOM!
So now we are home, Quinnlee is now 2 1/2 weeks old and is healthy as ever. We are so blessed to have her in our lives. These past two weeks have been quite emotional yet so wonderful, getting to know our precious baby and starting our own little family. She's on a great schedule and I'm finally getting the hang of being a mom... It's the best feeling ever!
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