A little positivity

March 27, 2012

There are days when I feel that motherhood is a thankless job. The late night feedings are getting to me, I am perpetually tired. Aidan has suddenly stopped sleeping in the day, no matter what I do. He fusses and yells at night when it’s time for bed. The Tiny Human is still not at [...]

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Aidan: A birth story, part 6

March 22, 2012

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Sunday, March 5 (continued) In the meantime, Mr Thick went with our son to the nursery to be cleaned up and he later recounted to me that our little man stayed alert throughout, looking calmly at his surroundings. When I came to, I was in [...]

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Aidan: A birth story, part 5

March 21, 2012

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Sunday, March 5 (continued) Thankfully, there was another emergency C-sect happening at the same time so we didn’t have to waste time waiting for an anesthesiologist to go down to the hospital. I was stripped off, shaved (Urghs) and prepped for the surgery with no sense of [...]

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Aidan: A birth story, part 4

March 19, 2012

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Sunday, March 4 (continued) At about 1am, poor Dr Y rushed into the room, looking all frazzled and harried. After performing a VE (sigh) on me, he grimly informed me that my cervix had not dilated any further. He told me that the baby could be in distress and [...]

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Aidan: A birth story, part 3

March 17, 2012

Part 1 Part 2 Sunday, March 4 (continued) At the delivery suite, the nurse cheerfully hooked me up to the fetal monitor for 20 minutes to check on the baby’s heartbeat and time my contractions. She also did a VE on me (!!!) and made the announcement that I was only about 2.5cm dilated. Shortly [...]

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