Here is the story...
We were dead set against inducing this time but after talking to the doctor, we decided to do it. He felt really strongly about how fast my last labor had progressed and the driving distance. We also prayed about it... Wes and I felt a trust towards the doctor. So, we went home and then prayed for God to start my labor that night... at 12:30 my contractions began and stayed about 7 minutes apart till we got to the hospital at 5 am. We started monitoring my contractions and they couldn't put me on pitocin because it made the baby's heart rate drop. I had awesome strong contractions but no efacing. They finally decided that I needed an emergency C-section. They wanted to go so fast that they put me under general anesthesia and neither Wes nor I were "there". I woke up about 45 min later. I had to stay on Morphine for a long time...
Luke is fine but a full term baby at only 5 lbs 15 ounces. After talking to the nurses and doctor, we found out that Luke's head was tilted wrong. He also had umbilical cord issues. His cord was twisted like a telephone cord and was rather small in diameter. We don't think Luke would have ever come out naturally. If we had not induced, we might not have a happy story. After putting together a few clues, I believe that Luke was trying to be born about a month ago. I think my body and my baby were in a scary situation and that waiting for the due date might have been a big mistake.
5 comments:
A hearty welcome to LANDON LUKE LATHAM! I am so glad all turned out well and surely you and Luke where held in the arms of God's love. He is such a cutie! I got the larger picture and he already has a smile. Such blessing and grace.
WOW! Blessings on Landon! I am glad everything is ok and Praise God for guiding yall and blessing you with a healthy baby boy! Miss you!
Welcome to the world, little one! I'm sooo thankful that all is well. Waiting patiently for my first kiss.
luv you guyz,
tam
WOW! Kaci, I am baffled at the seriousness and weightiness of Luke's delivery. (Now will you call him Landon or Luke? His name would make a great company or ranch, 3L) ANYWAYS, I remember the feelings that you and Wes must have been dealing with. Trusting, smiling confidence on the outside, but inwardly wondering, fearing and questioning. PRAISE God for the wonderful outcome of this precious child.
Makes you want to squeeze them a little tighter, huh? ;)
Oh Kacy...he's beautiful! I can't wait to see him in person. So sorry things didn't go quite as planned, but God is so good, isn't He?
Looking forward to seeing you. I'm missing our Tuesday conversations.
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