Jack is here! but in NICU

[farmlife]

Jack was born at 4am this morning. I arrived at birth center at 5 cm and 3 hours later with 10 minutes of pushing au natural my 10 lb 1oz babe was here. But, he is in respiratory distress. He aspirated some meconium and there is a question of beta strep and possible pneumonia. His breathing has calmed down but he was transferred to a different hospital for special care. Transferred more for the fact that I was in a small place not equipped in case of emergency. Looks like he is going to be ok but oh boy this is just wretched. I was just discharged after 12 hours. I am pumping and as of now he is on iv only.

[nabigus]

Farmlife, many congrats on your new wee one! I'm so sorry he's in NICU, and hope it's of very short duration. Hang in there. :hug
nancy

[Lucky Charm]

Oh, Mama!
Hugs to all of you, and congratulations on your wee one who is big! :)
10 pounds! Way to go!

Keep us posted on his progress, and happy pumping!

[BowenTherapist]

congratz on your birth. i hope your little one is well soon and into your arms.

[chasmyn]

Wow - I so hope you get to bring him home soon. Way to go Mama on a ten pounder! :Hug

[Mama Coltrane]

Welcome Jack!
I hope he can come home soon.
- Kerri

[Jaimep]

Congrats on your natural birth mama! Sorry your little guy is sick. Hope he is better soon.

[heldt123]

Congratulations! I am sorry that you couldn't take him home. I hope he gets better soon and goes home with Mommy! Hugs & Prayers! :love

[LeeshaLynn]

Hang in there! My dd was in the NICU for 10 days on anti-biotics for GBS. Thank God she was okay but it was the longest 10 days of my life.

[Soulshinepapa]

Welcome Jack and ((((((((((((((hugs))))))))))))) for swift healing.

[mtnsunshinemama]

All Blessings farmlife and hope your sweet new boy is home at your breast very soon!

[Aeriane]

Oh mama, congrats and be strong. Mine was in NICU for a while and then in nursery in the incubator and it was so hard to not be with him 24/7. Hopefully you'll all be together soon. I think I'm done with the pump *crosses fingers* I had to tube feed for a while. Are you able to be with him most of the time? Are you able to board there? I was grateful that I could do that. Hugs...you're in my thoughts, Kitty

[Quirky]

Congratulations on your new little guy! :love I hope he is OK and will be out of the NICU soon.

My ds ended up in the NICU for 4 days after he was born; if I had to do it over again I would find a certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) at www.ilca.org rather than relying on the hospital LC, who was a) overworked and b) completely useless. The IV and bottle feeding can make life a lot more difficult and it's great to have an expert who can help make sure your baby gets nursing as soon as possible!

Hang in there, mama. :hug

[QueenMommy]

Congtaulations :) Hope your little guy comes home soon!

[carrietorgc]

Congratulations! I hope his nicu stay is short and he is home soon. :)

[WriterMama]

Farmlife ((((HUGS))))! I'm so sorry to hear about your sweet boy being in NICU. I hope he comes home very soon. My thoughts are with you.

[henhao]

Congratulations! I'll be thinking of you all and hope you are with your baby soon. Sending love your way.

--hh

[chiro_kristin]

I love his name! I really liked it for us but dh wouldn't agree.

Congratulations! And I'm so sorry he isn't with you right now but I'm glad he's on his way to getting healthy and strong so you can completely bond with him once he gets home.

[farmlife]

Thanks for all the well wishes. I'm on my way back to hospital to be with him, stopped home for a minute to get some stuff. He aspirated meconium and has residual breathing problems and has GBS. 7 days minimum stay. He is trying to nurse and will be working on that. Back to my little Jack.
Best wishes to everybody.

[Anguschick1]

I just saw this - Congrats on your little (can we call 10lbs of baby little? :) ) guy. So sorry to hear that he has to start out in the NICU, but take care of yourself mama and hug him for us.

[hopefulfaith]

Welcome, Jack!

Blessings ~ hope you'll all be on your way home soon to nurse all day long, happy and healthy!