The day finally arrived

Day Before Birth-Day

The time finally arrived for our precious baby to come into this world. Throughout all of the scare-tactics, I would call it from these so-called professionals of the health practice, we just wanted to see from our own eyes, OUR MIRACLE. 

I had to check into the hospital the night before the scheduled c-section, because they had to get me prepared for certain tests to be taken, because of my gestational diabetes. They had to monitor me to be on the safe side. I was more than prepared, because at that time I was just so tired of being pregnant it wasn't even funny anymore. It felt like I was pregnant forever and ever and it was never going to end. 

Still and all me and my husband was prepared for this precious miracle to come into this world being an addition to our growing family. She was someone we new that was a blessing to us and will change our lives for the better. Making us realize that many people don't have this privilege in the world. She was coming now or never. The time was now!


Lack of Sleep

That whole night before the c-section I just couldn't sleep through the night. I just was so ridden with anxiety in a good and bad way. I was thinking about what the gestational diabetes had done to her health and was she okay from it. I was thinking about her feet on how severe the deformity of Club Feet was, because it is different levels of severity on Club Feet.  I was thinking if the right doctor was going to be at the hospital postpartum to perform the correct procedure on her feet. The sooner the better the results! 

I knew that I did my part as the mother of disclosing and informing my doctors in all areas that she was going to be born with Club Feet and have the right physicians there at the hospital to perform the work. I had a lot of faith that everything was going to turn out okay, because I had my previous daughter, who is now 3 years old, at the same Hospital, but different ob/gyn. The big difference was that my previous daughter wasn't born with Club Feet.

My mind and body couldn't rest properly, because I couldn't see her fast enough and I was just tossing and turning all types of ways to be comfortable and just to find that comfy spot to just go to sleep. I just couldn't stay asleep, I just kept waking up throughout the night and watching television and looking at the clock. Every time I woke up it felt like a long time had passed, but it would just be like 2 hours or so. The c-section was scheduled for 8:30am. 


Finally 8:30 arrived and no one came to get me. I started to get even more anxious and was wondering what was going on. The regular nurses were still coming in to do the regular vitals, but not my ob/gyn to inform me of anything. When she did finally arrived in my room it was after 10am. I would have to wait until 11am, because of a previous c-section that is already being done at this time.


Time is Now

The c-section procedure was the same as my previous c-section 3 years prior, but the slight difference was that she was born not only with Club Feet, she was born breech, so it took the doctors a little longer to take her out of my uterus.  When a baby is born breech, they are positioned foot down instead of head down, which is the normal position for a baby when giving birth. 

The doctors had to be extra careful of how to cut my previous surgery scar as well as the baby, because of her position.  I was getting kind of worried, but I had to stay strong and think positive and continue with my faith. It worked for me, because she came out so much better than I expected. I didn't think the worst, but she was 100% healthy. That includes her weight of 5lbs 12oz, her breathing, and her apgar score, which was excellent. We couldn't have asked for a better outcome. She didn't need any extra care or time in the hospital. Besides a little jaundice, which is common for most babies, she needed to stay a little extra time under a special light.  

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