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post #1 of 14
2/28/08 at 5:13pm
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Has anyone heard from Dea? Just thinking about her and wondering if she had her baby!
post #2 of 14
2/28/08 at 7:16pm
: I keep looking, but no update yet...
post #3 of 14
2/28/08 at 7:22pm
I've been thinking about her too! Her blog has a post with a pic of her little girl, born 2/24 - but no details or birth story. So hopefully she will pop on here as soon as she's able & give us an update & let us know that they're both doing well!
post #4 of 14
2/28/08 at 9:02pm
i've been wondering too....
post #5 of 14
2/29/08 at 12:32am
Hi everyone. thanks for caring!
I had Beatrix Gabrielle on Sunday morning by emergency c-section. I had no amniotic fluid surrounding her and the induction wasn't working. (I had a foley cath induction, really cool!) I laboured for about 10 hours, 7 of which was augmented with pitocin, it sucked, but I had an amazing doula and my husband was perfect. I did end up having a section though. She was born alert since I didn't get the spinal until the surgery. She's beautiful.
Unfortunalty she's in the NICU, we're not sure what's wrong. She may have had a seizure on Tuesday (which was when we were going to be released). There have been more tests than I can count and everything is normal except her platlet count which is still abnormal. However my placenta was bad and that is the new theory that it crapped out and she lost weight in utero and she had no reserves when she was born. Then with me not producing a lot of colostrum she got really sick.
As of today she's starting to take formula from a bottle, since I can't produce anything. Yesterday she threw everything up and they kept her on her IV nutrition.
ANyhow I'm sorry this is so unorganized. I will write a proper birth plan soon. I don't feel traumatized by my birth. I am happy I was able to labour as long as I did naturally, I wish I could have had a vaginal birth, but oh well.
My nurses were amazing, one of the doctors was horrible. But that's okay.
my blog is thetweedles.net and I'll try and get more pictures up soon.

thanks again for the thoughts! I swear I could feel them while I was slogging through everything.
post #6 of 14
2/29/08 at 12:45pm
& : to you & little Beatrix, Dea!!! I hope she's home with you very soon. We're thinking about you!!
post #7 of 14
2/29/08 at 1:23pm
Oh, I hope she gets out of the NICU soon! Congratulations on the birth of Beatrix!
post #8 of 14
2/29/08 at 2:04pm
Sounds like you have been able to really stay positive through it all. I'll be praying little Beatrix is out of NICU and home very soon.
post #9 of 14
2/29/08 at 2:26pm
*huge hugs* thinking of both you and your sweet babe
post #10 of 14
2/29/08 at 5:36pm
sending and the creepy vibe thing. : thinking about you and you're beautiful baby!
post #11 of 14
2/29/08 at 6:23pm
sorry to hear the trouble.

I hope that she gets home soon. Congrats on her birth.
post #12 of 14
2/29/08 at 10:34pm
hugs mummy, congratulations on your new baby, I hope you are both home very very soon, my thoughts are with you both.
post #13 of 14
3/1/08 at 2:31am
Oh mama! What a rough road! We are all thinking of you, sending healing and love to you and your beautiful girl. I know she will be home with you soon...Keep us posted as you are able...
post #14 of 14
3/1/08 at 5:51pm
Hi everyone, we're home. She was released today. Still no clue what happened or caused it. The placenta is the best answer though.
Thanks for the thoughts and wishes. Now I'm off to see what I've missed this week!
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