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springsandra
Baby girl has a baby brother!
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Welcome Colin James! - updated with birth story & another pic
Born 10/2/12 at 4:57 pm
6 lbs 7 oz, 19.25 inches
Love love love him, so does big sis Megan!
Completely different birth story this time - will type it when I have 2 hands!
Good luck all the rest of the Oct mommies! We're home already -- 9 days before my due date.  So crazy!!!
*UPDATE* to add birth story
Thank you so much everyone! Here's some of the gory crazy details of his birth (lol it's not that bad):
My water broke on Tuesday morning around 3 am. Labor started on its own around 4 am and I was having contractions about 5-6 minutes apart starting at 4:30. I spoke to the midwife on call and she said to just labor at home which I did for a few hours but then my contractions were closer to 3-4 minutes apart so she said to come in. I got to the hospital around 7:30 am and they verified that my water did, indeed, break and my OB checked me around 8 am and I was only at 3 cm and 90%. (Which is what I was with Megan for like 2 weeks before she was born!) So we walked around for a while, sat on the yoga ball, etc, etc, and contractions were like 2-3 minutes apart for several hours. 11 am, he checked again and still 3 cm but finally fully effaced. 2 pm my OB came back and said if I was still at 3 cm he wanted to start pitocin because we were coming up on 12 hours since my water broke. I went through a mini dilemma over what to do because we had really hoped to go natural again but for some reason the contractions were way more painful this time than with my first birth. And yet they weren't doing anything! So I spoke to my best friend (she had been induced a month after DD was born) and my SIL (she had her first with an epidural and second without) and DH and I discussed our options with several nurses at the hospital and we finally decided to get the epidural (since I'd need an hour of fluids first anyway) before I got the pitocin started, and they said they'd check me before we started pitocin after the epidural.
After the hour of fluids (which I really needed -- my BP is already so crazy low and I had been seeing stars all day), I was at 5-6 cm, which was great, but my pain level went from 8s during contractions to what I rated around a 5, which I could handle. It was just after 3 pm then. Since I was progressing well at that point, I didn't need the pitocin!! I was SO RELIEVED. I guess of the choices for intervention, we felt the epidural was less invasive than pitocin. Things were moving so fast, he didn't even give me the full dose for the epidural and I could move around pretty well the entire time (I also felt a lot of pain, but it was all right on my pelvis and not as much in my abs and back anymore). I could still feel contractions. My midwife came in at 4 pm and we did some movement techniques in the bed to get the last .5 cm to dilate on one side where there was a little extra cervix left. As soon as that happened, it was time to start pushing and since I could feel contractions, I just pushed with each one. She decided to cut me because I had a lot of scar tissue from my episiotomy last time, so she cut in the same spot so I wouldn't tear, which worked out great and recovery has been a lot easier than from the tear. I started pushing around 4:45 and Colin was born at 4:57 pm. For the record: I hate delivering the placenta. Yuck.
Some cool things: with DD, my OB just cut the cord (we didn't really have a preference) but since it was the midwife there, she left the cord intact until it finished pulsing and then I encouraged DH to cut it, which he did. :) They put the baby on my chest immediately before cleaning him off, which was cool.
So his stats: Colin James, born 10/2/12, 4:57 pm, weighing 6 lbs 7 oz, 19.25 inches. My little guy. :) He's really beautiful and has a lovely "boy" head of hair. :) DD loves the "beebee." :) I came home Thursday, 10/4! He was 6 lbs 5.3 oz when we left the hospital and 6 lbs 2.5 oz today at the ped, but he's doing great and they expect him to gain by our next appointment Monday. DD lost so so so much weight the first two weeks, so this is such a relief and I am a zillion times happier.
Message edited 10/6/2012 11:57:21 AM.
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AngnShaun
Sisters
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Ang
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Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations Sandra he's so cute!!!!!!!!
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BBin2012
Full heart!
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Ka
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congrats!!!!! 
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| Posted 10/4/12 6:51 PM |
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TyReseGreen
Lil Prince is here
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Theresa
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Welcome Colin James!
Too Cute
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justbeachy
So close....
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Awwwww! Congrats!
He's adorable!
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| Posted 10/4/12 6:53 PM |
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RGEC47
Feeling blessed!
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Rosa
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations!!! He is adorable.
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MrsRapz
mahna mahna!
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Welcome Colin James!
Congrats once again! 
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| Posted 10/4/12 6:55 PM |
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Sparrow
LIF Adult
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Welcome Colin James!
Awww, he's adorable! Congratulations, can't wait to hear your story!
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| Posted 10/4/12 7:01 PM |
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gdubs
This baby is awesome!
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Gina
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
He was born on my wedding anniversary!!! What a great day to have a birthday!!!
Congratulations! He is a cutie.
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jus183
LIF Adolescent
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations! He is adorable! Can't wait to read your birth story
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| Posted 10/4/12 7:31 PM |
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missfabulous
#mommyneedswine
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Colleen
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Welcome Colin James!
He's adorable!! Congrats!!!
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StaceyWill
It's a girl!!!
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Stacey
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Awwwww yay!! Congrats!!!
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Jazzyt
My Girl!!!
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations .... He's a cutie
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cateyemm
Twins!
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congrats!
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Strawberry2468
It's summatime
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Christine
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
He is so cute!! Congratulations!!!
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hopingforbaby
We made a wish & you came true
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Welcome Colin James!
Congrats!!! What a cutie!!
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CallaLily
Thank you, Saint Gerard!
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations! He's adorable!!!
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TheDivineMrsM
2 girls 4 me!
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Mama mama mama....
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Welcome to the world, handsome boy!
Sandy, he looks like you!
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Ellynrose
LIF Adult
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Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations, Sandra!! He's adorable!
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FlowerWife
Positive Vibrations...
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Welcome Colin James!
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MrsKelly
just hangin' around...
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
aww he's adorable
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Kate
*****
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Kate
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations! He is so cute! Colin James is my son's name too. 
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gina409
TWINS!
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
congrats again! he is so so adorable!
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popabubble
I need a clone
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Dianne
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Welcome Colin James!
Congrats!!! He's a cutie!
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Jags
LIF Infant
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Jags
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Re: Welcome Colin James!
Congratulations! Beautiful name for a handsome little boy!
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