The Birth Story of Baby Adem
We were at the hospital for a scan on wed 15th Sept which went fine and baby was to be born via c-section on 18th. Well this little one had other ideas. I woke up Thurs morning feeling a trickle down my legs and when I stood up quickly realized my waters were going. Having never experienced this before I also had no idea just how much would continue to pour out either! So Cat, my IM had driven all the way back home from the scan and here is me having to phone her at 4am! She said as soon as she saw my phone no come up she knew though.
My hubby thought I was joking when I woke him up, it didn’t take him long to realize though! And then we headed up to the hospital. We got there about 5am and it seemed ages before we were seen. I was monitored for about 30 mins and then the doc did an internal which wasn’t very nice! I wasn’t dilated at all so they said I would be getting section about 9am with being first on the list, I was then transferred to the observation area, Cat and Os got there about 7.30 fearing they had missed everything and we thought we only had a short wait, but there was a hiccup. the doc had forgotten to give me antacid so they said just to be on the safe side I would now be done second. We were disappointed but didn’t’ figure we had long to wait until 2 emergencies came in that is! We were trying to be understanding but by this point I was getting some contractions and getting a bit irritable. Anyway at about 1pm we were told it was our turn and we all walked along to the theatre together feeling really excited.
I was getting nervous at this point as getting the spinal always freaks me out and they were taking ages to set up or so it seemed. Then they started the spinal which I found really uncomfortable and took about 4 attempts, By the time it was done my BP was dropping and I was shaking really bad, Cat and Os looked really freaked out. Because my BP was so low they tried stabilizing it but I ended up feeling sick anyway until they gave me something for nausea, then it was all good, Before we knew it I could feel the tugging and then pressure to get baby out, God I was bricking it at that point, but when they held Adem up for us to see I was just ecstatic and when I looked at Cat and Os they were in tears. It was so emotional when they held their son for the first time and it was awesome. Baby Adem weighed 6ilb 10oz and came out screaming and the picture of health with a mop of thick dark hair and looking beautiful. Cat and Os stayed with me while I was getting stitched up and then we all went to the recovery area on labor ward, I don’t think any of us could take it all in and looking at this little boy I felt immensely proud of myself having created a family and I knew I’d done the right thing-Not a single doubt in my mind about that.
Later at visiting time hubby came up with the kids and everyone got a hold and pictures done it was wonderful. Cat stayed overnight in post natal ward with Adem but the next day labor ward was so full that she was asked to leave as Adem had a full bill of health. That bit was tough and I wasn’t prepared for how emotional i=I would feel and when cat handed me this beautiful inscribed bracelet I just dissolved! A litter later on Os got the camcorder out and I could feel the flood gates opening and when it was time to say goodbye we were all in tears and I think I cried non stop for about 2 hours after that. The next day I just wanted to go home and figured I’d get more rest anyway. I’m tired and bit sore but I’m doing fine and looking forward to seeing everyone again when they come up to register the wee fella .It’s been such an emotionally charged time and with my hormones up in the air I know I’m in for a tough couple of weeks but I just have to picture the look on Ossies face as he tenderly kissed his son to know I have done an amazing thing and I cant wait to do it all again with the sibling project!
love nicXX
Birth Story of Baby Ayla
well i have some story to tell!as you all know i went for an mri scan last tuesday as the ob was worried my placenta had attached to my old c section scar,so the scan took for ages,must have been near enough an hour,by the end my back was killing me!when i got changed me and dh had a meeting with the ob,he still wasnt sure if the scar was attached,good news was that the placenta wasnt as low as first thought but even worse was that while looking at the pictures they discovered i basically had a hole in my uterus where the placenta could be clearly seen popping through,not good!i was admitted there and then,if i had started rupturing a 45 minute drive from home to hospital would be too late,none of us would survive,so i was thinking 2 weeks maximum until this little diva was born,not too bad!however i sensed things were much more serious than i was being told,so early the next morning my ob had decided to deliver me friday morning,he just didnt feel good about leaving me any longer than necessary,so i was promptly given the steroids for aylas lungs.i dont mind admitting thursday night i was very nervous,it had occurred to me that i just might not make it,so i asked dh to bring the kids up that night,i wanted to see them,i was emotional and scared and so was every one else.
fastforward friday morning,i slept not too bad considering!i was brought down to labour suite at 8.30am and in the theatre for 9,i sensed alot of tension,everyone was worried and i was given the a1 treatment!all the staff were lovely and seemed genuinely concerned,by the time they were putting iv lines in and i was laying down on the op table i was scared,then the last thing i remember was being given the o2 mask and drifting off.............
apparently it was about 2 hours later when i woke up,i immediately asked for baby and was amazed to hear she was with dh out in the recovery ward feeding,i think i asked to see her at that point,i couldnt believe how tiny she was,all 4lbs 15oz of her bless!after i was taken to recovery cat and os came by,to be honest i cant remember much from then on,i seemed to be drifting in and out,i can remember having a raging thirst and dh had to keep giving me iced water,man that was good!i was in recovery for quite a few hours as my sats kept going down and i needed extra o2.finally my ob came to see me,he told me my wound was just about to rupture and that he had definetly made the right decision to deliver early,i lost about 1200 mls of blood,alot less than anticipated.
so i got to spend 3 wonderful days with ayla in my room with cat and os coming back and forward,i have so enjoyed that time with my surro family,we all realise how things could have turned out and are just glad we are both here,alive and well.ayla is amazing!she is tiny yet so strong,a real fighter,all the nurses were amazed at her,i guess she takes after me!
saying bye bye at the hospital was no joke,i knew my hormones would take over,me and cat and os blubbing like a bunch of babies,it has been an amazing 2 years,i have craeted 2 beautiful children for my ips,now they are a complete family,i am very proud to have done that and i hold a warm fuzzy feeling in my heart everytime i think about them.so now i have to concentrate on my recovery,my body has been through alot,i am immensely sad that i cannot do this again,it did come as a shock,but i hope to do egg donation now
love NicXX
Birth Story of Baby Cassie
as you all know i had my first surro baby on mothersday this year. well i went into labor at 9:00p.m and had her at11:29p.m they delivery went good no complictions till after i had her then i hemeraged and lost alot of blood they were able to get it stoped and i got to see her the next morning it was the best time of my life it was just like having my own at this time i was waiting for my ips to get there to see there little bundle of joy. when they got there it was even a better feeling seeing them hold there baby for the first time i felt so good about what i did i can't wait to give baby cassie a sibling
mybug1222002
Birth Story of my Sweet Surro Girls
Nobody ever told me how hard it would be to sit down long enough to gather my thoughts in a way that is coherent enough to write a birth story... or maybe it's just me, lol. Okay, here goes...
Thursday, April 5th (35w 6d)
I had been having contractions off an on (mostly on) for about two days. My OB was out of town those days, so I waited until Thursday to go in and have him check me... just in case, you know. Well, I went in around Noon and he checked and said I was at 1cm, but still posterior and high up there. He advised me to go to the hospital to be monitored for a while. I did NOT want to go in for fear of being sent home, but decided it would be better safe than sorry. I called my IM on my way home from the OB’s office and had her meet me at my house and drive us there
We arrived there (leaving our bags in the car because we didn’t expect to have to stay) and went up to triage to have me "checked". I changed into my gown and strapped on those lovely elastic bands and watched my contractions show their performance anxiety by slowing from every 2-3 minutes to every 6-8 minutes. My IM and I talked about all the things we would do after we left the hospital because we totally thought we would be sent home.
Well, the nurse came in around 2pm and said she’d check me and then monitor for a little while longer and then if all was the same we’d be sent home. Soooooo, she checked me and in less than 2 hours after I left the OB’s office, with slowing contractions that didn’t really even bother me... I was at 4!!! Nobody was more surprised than I was. I’ve never gone past a 2 without crying for my epidural, lol.
Obviously, we were admitted.
My IM called my IF and my DH and probably everyone else, lol, while they moved us up to our labor room. It seemed so surreal to be checking in... I kept thinking that I didn’t FEEL like I was in labor. Soon everyone started arriving... IF, his mom and dad and sister, IM’s dad, half of the hospital staff (Oh, did I mention that IF’s dad worked there as an anesthesiologist?). Put it this way, our labor room was pretty full, but I didn’t mind at all, it was actually kinda nice for a change instead of boring ole labor with nobody to talk to except a stunned dh, ha ha.
I also called my good friend CC (aka Sugarsnaps) who came right over to be my support person. I have to say how phenomenal she is to have done this for me and I absolutely adore her for it.
So, the story continues... This labor was the total opposite of any labor experience I�ve ever had. Instead of taking all day to get to 4 then delivering quickly, I raced to 4cm and then slowed waaaaaaay down. It was close to Midnight when the nurse checked me and said, "Oh, you’re complete!" Wow, it was not as bad as I had imagined, considering I didn’t have a FULL epidural and still felt quite a lot.
At that point I did panic slightly when realizing that I did feel the contractions and that meant I would also feel EVERYTHING ELSE. I think my IF’s dad (the anesthesiologist) was the only one that realized my panic and went to get me something and pushed it into my IV himself (God bless him!).
Friday, April 6 (36 weeks exactly)
We all traveled to the OR together (hospital policy to deliver twins in the OR, just in case, you know)... me being wheeled down the hall on my bed and everyone else following in scrubs. My own personal parade, lol. CC came with me in to the actual OR and my IPs (and the rest of the entourage) went into the neighboring room that had a connecting window where the babies would be passed through. I could look over to my right and see right through to them and they could look through and see me as well, just without a direct shot, kwim.
It didn’t take long for little miss # 1 to decide she wasn’t waiting for the nurses to be ready and my OB was a bit irritated with them for dawdling, lol. Did I mention I could still FEEL EVERYTHING? Well, I could and baby girl was pushing herself right out on her own... Bless you women that go without pain meds by choice, but you’re crazy! I did panic a bit since I had never actually FELT a birth before (having always had an epidural), but my good friend CC reminded me to stop talking and breathe and push and all that stuff that I completely forgot about once the baby was right there.
Little miss K.R. was born at 12:17 AM weighing 5pounds 5 ounces and being 19 inches long. She has a full head of hair and looks a lot like her mommy. I cried when she was born from the overwhelming excitement and straight joy I felt. I watched her be passed through the window where here parents were waiting for their first-born daughter.
CC had to remind me to continue paying attention at which point I said to her, "Oh my God... there’s another one in there still!" I know, you’d think it would have occurred to me before then, but I was a bit bewildered by then.
My OB wanted the 2nd baby to come down quickly so he broke her water and used the vacuum just long enough to put her in the right spot and then she came out all on her own with just a little help from me pushing.
Little miss A.J. was born just 5 minutes later at 12:22 AM weighing 5 pounds 11 ounces and being 18 inches long. As my OB was clamping her cord I reached out and touched her little foot that was kicking around... so soft, so little... of course, I cried again. She was passed through the window as well and I watched as the whole family was staring in wide-eyed wonder at their newest additions.
I kept asking if they were breathing okay. They were born at 36 weeks exactly and I just wanted them to be alright, you know. I asked so many times and had to keep being reminded that my delivery was not quite complete as the doctor was still mucking around down there, lol. Eventually, it was all done and I am happy to report that the girls were great to me and I have no tearing, stitches or anything like that. I must say it makes all the difference in the world when it comes to recovery.
The hospital was very busy and we all went back to the same labor room together where I got to see the babies being assessed for all that newborn stuff, mom and dad putting on the first diapers and feeding the first bottles and all the family picture taking. It was so great to be a part of those first couple hours of the girls lives, to see the whole family enjoying its newest members, to be able to hold and cuddle those lovely little girls. I’ll never forget those moments and I’ll be forever thankful I was a part of them.
We all eventually went to our separate rooms, my IPs to their private room and me to mine. It was nearly 4 AM by then and I was understandably exhausted. After having the nurse take the batteries out of my clock (it was soooo loud with its tick-tock, tick-tock) I turned over onto my belly and slept for 4 hours straight for the first time in about 3 months. I needed that sleep soooo badly as some of you know.
I have to say that as a first time surrogate, my experience was nothing short of absolutely fabulous. I found the perfect IPs, they were awesome the entire time and still are, the pregnancy was as perfect as it can get with twins (no bed rest of any complications), delivery was a breeze (much easier than I anticipated when I initially freaked out, lol), the girls were absolutely perfect (both a decent weight with no time in the NICU) and I feel like I have a new family.
It all sort of feels like a dream at the moment... I almost forget I just gave birth less than two weeks ago. I feel great, I sleep (Yay!) and my feet are now a normal size. I am so thankful to everyone who supported me along the way and were there when I needed an ear or a shoulder to lean on. A huge special thanks to CC for being my coach and good buddy. And I could never forget my great buddy, bestest surro pal in the world, C2 (aka mommyof3coolboys). C2, you are the best friend a girl could ever ask for. Of course, there is my contact buddy and fellow Beach Baby, LowboyLove, who is one of the most supportive and wonderful people ever. I love you all and thank you.
Sweetmama
My Birth Story
To start with I want to say sorry if this birth story turns out to be to long LOL!!! I am going to try and remember everything but as I have a pea brain it may be hard.
Emma and Gary (IM and IF) came down on Tuesday 17th in the evening as we had a scan booked on the Wednesday due to hospital thinking that the babe was small. We went to the hospital and the lady doing the scan said that the cord and placenta was slightly compromised and working a little slowly. She did get a slightly better reading but Emma and I convinced her to write down the lower one in the hopes that the consultant would give me a sweep! We went to see the consultant and he really shocked us all and said well we can induce you on Friday!!!! SHOCK!! Then they couldn’t find the space so said it will have to be Thursday. EEEKKK more shock and panic Shocked Shocked Shocked !!! LOL Rich my hubby and Gary rushed back to Gary’s home to get all the baby stuff and Emma and I just spent the evening wetting ourselves LOL. Was really nice and we did our nails, had a shower got in our pj’s and just talked. I don’t think that any of us got much sleep that night! Laughing
Thursday came and my twin came over nice and early so she could look after my children. I had a really lovely bath and then Emma and Gary came over about 9.30am as we had to be at the hospital for 10am. It was just a crazy feeling knowing we were going to be having the baby! WOOHOO Very Happy !! We went to the hospital and we had to wait till 12.15 before they could take us up to the labour rooms as it was so busy. We just sat in the day room chatting. It felt very surreal but the time just flew by. We just wanted to get on with it.
We eventually went up and got a room and had the baby monitored for 3/4hr before having the first lot of pessary to induce us. We then had to just wait.. AND WAIT AND WAIT LOL!!! At about 7pm-8pm (sorry timing is rough ) we were checked again and they decided to break my waters YEY the babe was really coming then it was scary and nerve racking as we all wondered how it was going to go. To say we were all excited I think is a bit of an understatement! We then got told that we were about 3cm dilated and we could go and have an epidural as I am bit of a baby when it comes to pain LOL and we were then given 2hrs to see if things would progress on there own. We got taken at this point to a delivery room, Emma was already crying at this point to be seeing the cot and everything all ready in the room for the babe’s arrival. She started me and the midwife of to LOL.
After 2hrswe were put on a drip to help the contractions along as they were still pretty pants. It was really lovely in the room with the soft lighting and we were all just chatting and everything felt really peaceful and very calm. We had 2 midwifes who were just lovely and very very excited to be joining in our journey, they kept getting teary as well!
All of a sudden some of the epidural stopped working in my left side and I quite quickly decided to give gas and air a try LOL which was just wonderful! I said to the midwife that I thought the babe would be coming a little quicker than they thought as I could feel her starting to come down the birth canal. They said that we were due to be checked in another hour or so but that they would check me and I think that we were all quite shocked even the midwife to find that I was fully dilated and ready to push OMG WOOHOO YIPPEE !!!! Was really quick so they decided to wheel in the birth trolley and gear and start me pushing! At this point Rich my hubby decided to calmly announce that he had to go for a wee OMG we all just looked at him like you have got to be joking LOL??? So I had to hold on while he went.he was very quick thank god hehehe, talk about bad timing.
It took about 3 pushes for me to get her out and it was just a moment that I will remember forever. Gary was by my head and giving me hugs and Rich had his arm round Emma and they were both watching the baby coming out, we were all just crying including both the midwifes who were also arguing over which one was going to catch this very special baby!! It was just lovely. The baby was put on my tummy so that Emma could cut the cord and then Emma picked up her baby daughter for the first time for skin to skin contact. It was truly beautiful and words can’t describe it!! Seeing Emma and Gary with their darling baby for the first time is something my hubby and I will never forget. It was such an emotional moment. Ruby Grace Lily Darby born at 4.11am 20th June on her due date.
Rich and Gary went to get some sleep at about 7am and the midwife’s cleaned me up and took Emma, Me and Ruby to a private suite so we could get some sleep and rest. They were really lovely and had a bed out for Emma to. It was just great!! Emma and I fell into bed just exhausted. We didn’t actually manage to get any sleep though as loads of staff from all over the hospital kept coming to visit us LOL as they were just soo happy for us all. In the end we just sat with Ruby in between us staring at her and crying and hugging. We left the hospital after a nice warm dinner and Ruby having her first bath at about 2pm Friday.
Emma and Gary stayed at a hotel just down the road from us so that we could all spend time with them and Ruby after she was born. I cant tell you what a special time that this was for us all and I cant tell Emma and Gary thank you enough for letting us have those first few special days with them. All my family and friends and my children got to spend time with Emma and Gary and Ruby and we had so many lovely cuddles. It was just to special to describe and they have made us so happy. I love all three of them so much and it was really sad to see them go home on Sunday afternoon. I think that we all found that quite hard.
I am soo soo pleased to have shared this journey with Gary and Emma and they have made this journey so much better than I ever thought it could be. We feel very blessed. Ruby is just beautiful and we all just love her to pieces. She is a very lucky and precious little girl and she has just the best mummy and daddy.
WOOHOO I am an aunty!!!!!!
Emma and Gary you know how we feel. We love you all so much and are just soo grateful to all you have done to make this journey such a precious experience for us. You will always be a part of our family and we will never forget this truly wonderful experience we have shared with you and Ruby. Many hugs and kisses for the three of you. All our love always Kath and Rich xxxx
Kathyxx
Drew's Birth Story
November 27, 2007
12:42am
8lbs 5.6oz.
21in
It was November 26th and I went to for a appt today at 9:45am. I was already tired because I started in with contractions the night before. I think I maybe got an hour sleep at the most. When I got to the appt I was put on the monitor first for a nst and it was great. I stayed on the monitor awhile longer because my doctor was delivering a baby. Once she came back from delivery I saw her and she examined me and I was a good 4cm dilated. She asked me if I wanted her to strip my membranes and I said yes. It was a bit painful but I knew it would help bring labor on. After she stripped my membranes I started having contractions immediately and she wanted me sent on up to labor and delivery and she would be up later to break my water after I recieved some antibiotics since I tested positive for strep B with this pregnancy. I was alittle shocked that it was all happening so soon and my couple was still in their home town, not to mention I was at this appt alone. I waited in the doctors office for a short time while they got my records together for me to take upstairs with me. I was having contractions and I remember alittle boy close to maybe 2 years old playing in the waiting room and he kept showing me his lotion bottle. I had no cell phone signal in the doctors office so I was getting impatient to get upstairs and call my couple and husband.
I was soon given my records and I was on my way to labor and delivery. I was asked if I wanted a wheelchair and I said no I could walk so I did. I got in my room and it was close to 11:30am and I got the room that was big and had a good view. The lady that took me to my room had me change into a gown and hooked me up to the monitors. I then called my husband and the mother. My husband got there real quick and I had to leave a message on the mother's cell phone to call me. I had called a few times in a row before leaving a message. I thought to myself oh my goodness she went to lunch and forgot her cell phone. She called me back right before or after I got my IV (cannot remember which) and I told her to come on and she said a few times, really? She was shocked and happy. I told her that our OB was going to be up in a bit to break my water. At this point contractions were coming anywhere from 1 to 3 min apart but were not very painful yet, however there were getting my attention. I thought at one point my water broke and the nurse used the test strip to check and it said negative. My husband went down to the cafeteria to grab some lunch and bring it back up so he could eat. He got pizza and it looked really good! I didnt mind him eating in the room with me because I wanted him there. The mother called back and my husband answered the phone for me because I was having a contraction and her and her husband were both going to be on the way to the hospital as soon as the father got home from work. My OB came in to see how I was doing and I told her that the mother was calling her and we decided to wait to break my water until they got there since I was doing so well on my own. I was asked if I wanted my epidural yet and I was kept telling them nope I am good and I dont know if I even want one. They kept telling me dont wait too long because before they did they wanted to give me some fluids first. I think it was around the time of 1pm to 1:30pm when my good friend Jay came up to see me. He brought me some pretty pink roses and we all chatted. My husband and Jay even had me laughing.
It was around 3:30pm or 4pm when my couple arrived and too see the mother smiling so big was awesome, it was soon she would meet her son. My OB came not too long after and broke my water and oh did that make the contractions alittle more intense. I got on the birthing ball and leaned forward on the bed but that didnt last too long because baby wasnt tracing well on the monitor. I did get in the rocking chair as well and helped too. The baby's grandparents (mother's parents) came in to meet me and then they waited outside my room. I asked for some pain meds and the nurse said she had to check me first so she did and I was a 6 if I remember correctly. So finally about 10 min later I got a dose of newbain. It took the edge off the contractions. In between contractions I remember feeling really good. My dad and stepmom came up for a few min and got to meet everyone. My husband and I told my dad how good I was doing at not using bad language We were all thinking the baby would be born around 10pm at the rate things were going. My contractions were really starting to hurt and I was trying so hard to not get an epidural and was saying something about it and the father said I would have gotten it an hour ago. So I said okay. Then I realized I waited too long. Contractions were really starting to hurt and I was so happy they were not lasting that long. When the epidural man came in I was so happy to see him I sat on the bed and leaned into my husband while I was given my epidural. He kept asking me if I felt it in the middle, right or left and I remember it was more to the right but kind of in the middle. We had a good conversation about the surrogacy while he was getting it situated. The next few contractions I felt and kept thinking to myself oh please kick in, which in a few it did kick in. I pretty much took a nap from there on as I was really tired. I remember being checked once and I was an 8 but everything seemed fuzzy. I also remember waking up and looking at my couple and husband sitting at the table. I started feeling a pain in my left side but it wasnt bad. My OB came in and checked me and I had a feeling I was going to be ready which I was right. Either it was the mother or my OB that came up to me and said you get to VBAC. When they were setting everything up the mother would leave my side because I think she thought she was in the way and so I motioned for her to come to me. I told her not to leave my side. I was so tired but when I was told too I started to push. I could somewhat feel to push but mainly the pain I had hurt really bad. The mother was on the right side of me and my husband on the other side. The father was sitting in a chair behind my husband. The mother kept telling me how good I was doing and I was so happy she was there. Here I had started to push at 10:15pm and at one point I could feel the baby barely move down. I couldnt believe I was having a hard time pushing him down. I started to throw up and the pain in my left side was getting worse. They called for the epi man to dose me again and he came. He even sat on the couch for awhile after he dosed me. I was so embarrassed as I was throwing up in between pushing and then my OB made the comment along the lines of my thowing up was helping a bit but not much. She had the nurse get me some zophran and the nurse said something like she can only have this much. My OB gave her a look and said no give her this much. My husband would hold the pan for me to throw up in. I kept saying I cannot do this. I felt so weak and tired but knew I had to try. There was a nurse holding my left leg up and I told her to stop doing that because it was making my side hurt worse. I just could not push past that pain. So I would have only my right leg pulled up to me with pushing for awhile. Almost after every push I would ask if the baby was down enough for her to use the vaccum and he wasnt. I couldnt believe it. Throughout my labor I had I believe 3 different nurses and at 11pm a nurse came in that I remembered from having my second and third baby. She was great and I was so happy she was my nurse! She made the suggestion of squatting to push but with me dosed it wasnt a possibility. It came to a point that my IV was bad so the epi man came over to my right side and grabbed my right hand in mid air started a new IV. I remember saying to him oh I already have an IV and they said its bad now and you need a new one. We pushed alittle more and started bringing my left leg up again because the nurse asked me if it was okay. We finally made the decision to go in for the csection. It was 12:15 and we had pushed for 2 hours so I of course was ready for it but yet I started to cry and told the mother how sorry I was that I couldnt push the baby down.
They got my couple and husband dressed in scrubs and the nurse gave me that yucky stuff to drink and told my husband to take off all my jewelry. As I was being wheeled out of the room I saw the grandparents and was soon in the operating room. They had my couple and husband wait until they ready before they could come in. I was alittle scared epecially since I knew the epi wasnt working fully. They got me on the table, the blue drape in front of me, the oxygen tube in my nose and I felt someone holding my left hand. I turned to see who it was and it was my nurse. Everything from there seemed to happen so fast. I remember feeling something sharp on my left side of my stomach and then being asked if I felt anything. The epi man said he couldnt put me to sleep because it would be too hard on me and baby so he was going to give me some strong pain medicine too. It was like I then woke up but it seemed to be later and all I could see was black. I could not move or talk but I could hear the baby cry or at least I thought it was the baby. Then after a few more cries I was sure it was him and I could hear the mother saying to him shhhhh its okay. I couldnt figure out why I felt so weird and why I couldnt wake up or talk. My husband said I made a few moans like I was in pain and at one point I flatlined on the monitor but the monitor got messed up or something. He couldnt believe how much blood I lost during the csection either. I do not remember being wheeled back to my room or anything. I finally woke up in my labor and delivery room and saw the clock and it was 5am. I closed my eyes because it was so hard to keep them open. I heard my husband tell the nurse that if anything happens to call him. He went on home then. Once I was able I asked the nurse what happened. She said the baby would have never fit through my pelvic bone. She said they were concerned about my bp and heartrate and that was why I was still there. I asked about the baby and how he was doing and how much he weighed. I think it was around 5:30am when I was taken to my post pardum room. My nurse told me how sweet it was what I did and she had tears in her eyes. I told her how happy I was that she was my nurse and that I remembered her from before. She put my phone next to me and wrote my phone number down on my kleenex box so I would know it if need be. Another nurse came in and took our picture together because I requested that it be taken. Before they left my room I asked them if I could take off my oxygen and they said no not yet. I wasnt too fond of that in my nose at all but oh well. It was a few hours later and they came in and said okay now we can stop the oxygen.
It was later on in the morning when my couple came in to see me. The father said they were going to have a birthday party for the baby around 2pm and asked if it was okay if they had it in my room. Of course it was okay with me. So later that day they came for the party. My couple and both of their parents. A nurse brought in a cake and soft drinks for us all and we had cake. After the party the mother, baby and I spent time alone which was really nice. Later on in the day my mom and brother brought my kids up to see me and I sent my mom to my couples room so she could see them and the baby. My mom held Drew and then they came in my room so my kids could see the baby too. My dad came up later on that night but he didnt get to see the baby because my couple was out to eat. The next day the doctor came in and said I needed a blood transfusion as soon as possible because my numbers kept dropping. Then a nurse came in and said I might want to get a shower after I eat breakfast because the rest of the day I wouldnt be able too. I was like sure but can a nurse or someone stay outside the bathroom incase I get too weak. So after a breakfast and shower they started the transfusion. Two nurses came in and one read off the numbers to the other one. The one nurse left and the other one stayed in there for awhile. The father came in and sat on the couch while they started and soon the mother came in too. I was happy to have them in my room. Later on my dad came up and my couple brought the baby in. You could tell it finally hit my dad what surrogacy was all about. Then later the father came in to ask me if it was okay that two of the mother's friends came in to see me. Of course it was, I was happy the surrogacy was having a great ending and to have all the visitors. He asked if I wanted the baby to come as well and I said that would be nice. So they came and I met them even took a picture of them all together. The next day my couple got to be released from the hospital but before they left they came in for a visit and the mother and I and the baby got to spend time alone. They also said they would come and visit us before Christmas. On Friday I was able to go home in the evening and a few hours before I was released I got a beautiful pink roses from SSO. I love those girls! I couldnt have imagined the ending of this surrogacy being any better. Oh and my couple even brought me Roly Poly's for lunch one day!~ I am truely a proud surrogate mother!
GSangel
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