thea was born at sharp mary birch hospital for women in san diego, ca. we absolutely loved the hospital and all the amazing nurses, doctors and staff!
a quick delivery story:
my water broke on the night of november 27, a few hours after thanksgiving dinner. we headed to the hospital around 10pm and were admitted to a room in the wee hours of november 28. contractions had not begun but the nurses gave me the night to progress on my own before starting pitocin. with no change by 7am, the IV began and contractions kicked in. it was a long day of waiting with not too much pain but not much change either...by 10pm [24 hours after arriving at the hospital] i was still only dilated to 3cm. the doctors suggested a c-section but allowed me to hold off until the morning.
however, by midnight the baby's heartbeat began steadily dropping with every contraction and at 12:45am the doctor said we could wait no longer. i was pumped with drugs as zack donned his scrubs for surgery. i was wheeled to the OR and prepped by a team of doctors and nurses, there must have been 10 people in the room. i remember asking for my glasses before surgery began as they had been removed and i wanted to be sure to see the baby when it arrived.
our little nuggie took her first breath at 1:14am, followed by a bellowing cry! "she's beautiful," the doctor remarked. what?? she?? we have a daughter?! i couldn't be more excited!! her palate is perfectly intact. her cleft lip is tiny, minor, adorable. how lucky we are.
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