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Well, the first 48 hours are over and we are finally feeling like we can grab a few moments here and there! Baby Elise Michele Wellman was born on 1/11/07 at 2:24pm, weighing 6lbs, 11.8 ozs and measuring 20 inches long. Below are some details since the last post.
About one hour after my water broke, contractions started and once we had arrived to the hospital they were already less than 2 minutes apart! As we settled in our labor and delivery room around 4am, Ryan’s mom joined us for the journey. I was hooked up to a fetal monitor and baby Elise was found to be reacting to my contractions with farily frequent dips in her heartrate. So doctors put mommy on oxygen and a very accurate fetal heartrate monitor and made mommy sit in bed.
As labor progressed, Elise gave us one good scare where mommy had to be put on medication to stop contractions and give Elise a break because her heartrate dropped and stayed low for about 1 and a half minutes. Doctors rushed to our attention and mommy and baby were stablized. Contractions returned as the medication wore off and progress continued, although a little bit slow compared to the beginning.
After about 12 hours of labor, we were able to push and an hour later, little Elise was in our arms! Mommy and Daddy were happier than they even imagined!
Mommy and Elise were discharged from the hospital about 5pm on 1/12/07 and little Elise spent her second night at home. Once home, brother Jack happily greeted his new sister and has been her little personal guard ever since!
Mommy and Daddy made it through the first night at home by rotating sleep sessions successfully. Today has been a day of many joys as Elise has started really connecting with breastfeeding, Daddy and Mommy are figuring out a system, and Elise is looking more and more adorable as every minute passes! We’ll keep you updated! Thanks for all the messages and support!