I thought the second time around was going to be so much easier. The C-section was scheduled and I'd gone through it all before. I was sure we would have the baby by ten and I would be ready for lunch by noon. We got to the hospital at 8am and went right into to pre-op. We were very relaxed, got my IV, read through all the paperwork, and caught up on all my email. Then I went into the operating room where everything changed. As soon as I got the anesthesia things got hard. My allergies were bad so I had a cough, but when the meds kicked in I could no longer cough which freaked me out. I started to panic and they had to calm me down. The meds completely kicked and the surgery started.
Unlike last time I was completely aware of what was going on. It was weird listening to the conversations of the doctors (discussing vacation and wine) as they were cutting into my abdomen. Riley was born at 10:03 and he was a screamer. He screamed the entire time he was in the room and I heard him screaming down the hall as they took him to the nursery. Jeff says he screamed until they finished the bath and put him in the warmer. I went into post-op and being fully awake this time was a mistake, it was very rough.
Dr Medina, and the El Camino staff was really great. Dr Medina had given up his Sunday morning to deliver Riley because we wanted his b-day to be on the first (making it exactly 1 week before Cameron's which was exactly 1 week before Jeff's) so that everyone could have their own b-day week.
Riley had to spend a lot of time in the nursery for observation because his respiratory rate was very high due to fluid in his lungs. Cameron came to the hospital in the afternoon with her grandmothers and went to see him through the nursery window. She got very upset when she didn't see him so a nurse brought him to the window. She really liked that he had a hat. When Riley finally came to the room, she would sit close to him and look, but refused to touch him.
Over the next few days she got more comfortable with him and she got to hold him. She liked his nose and toes the best. Riley's respiratory rate improved slowly but we found that he also had fluid in his stomach and they had to drain it. He next became jaundiced but it wasn't bad enough to requite the light.
We finally went home after 4 days. We were all tired, especially Jeff who went back and forth shuttling Cameron to school and the hospital. Recovery was much harder for me this time, but. I'm glad to be going home. Riley is a good sleeper so I'm hoping this lasts.
Unlike last time I was completely aware of what was going on. It was weird listening to the conversations of the doctors (discussing vacation and wine) as they were cutting into my abdomen. Riley was born at 10:03 and he was a screamer. He screamed the entire time he was in the room and I heard him screaming down the hall as they took him to the nursery. Jeff says he screamed until they finished the bath and put him in the warmer. I went into post-op and being fully awake this time was a mistake, it was very rough.
Dr Medina, and the El Camino staff was really great. Dr Medina had given up his Sunday morning to deliver Riley because we wanted his b-day to be on the first (making it exactly 1 week before Cameron's which was exactly 1 week before Jeff's) so that everyone could have their own b-day week.
Riley had to spend a lot of time in the nursery for observation because his respiratory rate was very high due to fluid in his lungs. Cameron came to the hospital in the afternoon with her grandmothers and went to see him through the nursery window. She got very upset when she didn't see him so a nurse brought him to the window. She really liked that he had a hat. When Riley finally came to the room, she would sit close to him and look, but refused to touch him.
Over the next few days she got more comfortable with him and she got to hold him. She liked his nose and toes the best. Riley's respiratory rate improved slowly but we found that he also had fluid in his stomach and they had to drain it. He next became jaundiced but it wasn't bad enough to requite the light.
We finally went home after 4 days. We were all tired, especially Jeff who went back and forth shuttling Cameron to school and the hospital. Recovery was much harder for me this time, but. I'm glad to be going home. Riley is a good sleeper so I'm hoping this lasts.
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