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I’m anxiously waiting to hear baby news!!  

Baby Cameron as arrived!   Just before Midnight last night.  
6 lbs 15 Oz.  20.5 inches.  All went fast once she finally got past 5 cm.     Mommy and Daddy are great, tired and in love.  They haven’t sent me pictures yet, but we did FaceTime once they got to their room. About 2 am.  

Jacob94mom, Congratulations.   Best wishes to you and the family.  What a beautiful name too. 

Congratulations!!  So good to hear all is well!

Jacob94mom - Contratulations!  Glad everything went well.

Ours is not going as well....B&C are scheduled for induction tomorrow morning 9am EST.  Well, they got a phone call this morning from her Dr's office telling them basically they will be scheduled for a c-section because they are concerned about Oliver being so big.  They told the dr's office they know he's going to be big but she wants to keep her induction and continue with V delivery.  The Dr's office told her "if you don't have a c-section then we are transferring you to the OB doctor on staff and we won't be delivering your baby".  

Who does that to a woman 24 hours from when you are scheduled to go to the hospital?  I am so pissed right now that they would do this to them.  B&C are holding their ground.  C says she knows he's going to be big but everything was ok prior to this for her to deliver naturally.  She knows she could end up with a c-section but why not tell her she MUST have it or they won't deliver.   She's stressing, he's stressing, I'm stressing.....The goal obviously is to get him here safely but man, this is messed up.....

B'sNukeMom - sending prayers and positive energy for this delivery...

B’s - I agree with you! That is crazy.  I’m sure you can thank all the people who sue dr’s for the switch.  But at the last minute, yeah that’s not right.    
    Our little guy is having some issues, he is in the NICU now.  His oxygen level keeps going down and his little feet are blue. They put him on 4% oxygen and an antibiotic.  They just finished up with an EKG. There’s a little flap on one of the heart valves that sends blood flow to the brain while baby is in utero. When they are born it switches to sending blood to the lungs with the first breaths.  It should resolve itself eventually, but has to stay in the NICU until it does.  Could be days or weeks. The hospital is letting Mom and Dad stay one more night then they have to go home and come and go.  They seem ok for now, but we’ll see what happens when they have to go home without baby tomorrow.  

Jacob94mom - that is a lot to take in as new parents and family!!  Please keep us posted  - sending prayers and positive energy your way too.  Take GOOD care...

Thank you Mariecb! 
B’s.  Might I give you something to ponder.  I’ve had 3 c-sections the first after 36 hours of labor and got to 1 cm- wasn’t about to do that again.  
  Also, coached my friend through her 10 lb baby delivery. At the last minute baby turned and got stuck.  They had to do an emergency c-section.   She was put under anesthesia and didn’t get to meet her baby until hours later.  And baby had trouble nursing because he was extra sleepy due to the anesthesia. Mind you this was 30 some years ago.
With a scheduled section you can have a spinal block and be awake and meet and snuggle baby immediately.
just something to think about.   Hugs to you all, and keep us posted as well.   

Good Morning all!

Jacob94mom - I am sending prayers that everything clears up quickly for baby Cameron.  When B was born (almost 34 years ago) he had a very similar issue with breathing issues and turning blue.  He stayed an extra week in the hospital, they did a "partial exchange transfusion" on him and he came home on a heart monitor for 3 months.  But in the end everything turned out fine - no surgery needed, diagnosed as "bradycardia" which is a slow heart rate and no problems ever since.  I hope that it is something minor for Cameron and he is home soon.  It is hard to go home without your baby! Please tell them we are praying for them.

To update on C - her doctor "fired" her.  Told her she won't be delivering her baby which was supposed to be TODAY unless she had a Csection. The hospital had her come in yesterday, she met with another doctor who did a full ultrasound and work up - estimated Oliver to be 9lb 6oz 19.1 inches long and YES, she can try for a vaginal delivery.  She said that is no reason to "automatically schedule a c-section".  Mind you, C is almost 6 feet tall and her original doctor told her she should have no problem delivering a big baby.  Don't know why everything changed 24 hours from D day.  BUT, problem was/is HER doctor is the doctor on-call at the hospital today so the new doctor (who doesn't actually do deliveries - she's the women's health dr) didn't want there to be issues with C and the Dr today so they moved everything to tomorrow.  She will get the Dr on call tomorrow as the delivery doctor but it won't be her Dr who "fired" her.  C is so relieved that they are at least letting her start out with a regular delivery rather than just jumping to a Csection.  She knows it could be a possibility but it's not just as a "convenience" for the doctor.  So she goes in tomorrow morning - 9am for induction. I talked to C multiple times yesterday and she was such a mess, stressing, angry, worried, all sorts of emotions but the final call she was finally feeling good, relieved, even happy about the outcome.  So please keep B&C in your prayers tomorrow as we await the delivery of Oliver!

Oh and she has a call into the Veterans Admin to get everything approved with the last minute "Dr change" so keep your fingers crossed they approve that.  Shouldn't be an issued since it's still the same hospital but I sure don't want them to have an issue with the bill!

So much for both of you and the parents- keeping you all in prayers and positive thoughts…keep us posted!  NMH’s!!

   Happy baby day B’s!!!  I’m so glad things have worked out.  But that still unbelievable!  
   Baby Cameron is off all tubes! Nursing great- he couldn’t before because he couldn’t breath.   They want to keep him one more day just to be sure.  

Jacob94mom - wonderful news!!!! So happy that he's doing well and glad they are keeping him one more day just to make sure everything is ok.  Tomorrow he'll be home - woohoo!

C's induction that was scheduled for 9am (EST) this morning has now been pushed back to 9:30pm tonight!  B texted me this morning and said it was "due to a staffing issue at the hospital".  At this rate she might just go in to labor on her own!

I appreciate the continued prayers and positive thoughts!

Oh wow! How disappointing for you all.   She’s going to have a long night ahead. Let’s hope she can get some naps in today.  

Well they just got a call from the hospital telling them they have nurses there now and to head over!  So they are on their way!  Gah this is crazy.......

Oh my word!  Sending good vibes, prayers and all the good stuff that it goes all goes smoothly.  

Crazy thing is she got to the hospital and they said she was having contractions already and she didn't even know it lol!  Still waiting....

Nothing new on my end.  They are waiting for the doctor to come in and check her and decide if they are going to strart pitocin. We only hope he arrives tonight still but I won't be surprised if it's tomorrow....she feels good still so that's a good sign!

 Good news B!  Thanks for the update!

Good Morning and Happy Thursday!

Jacob94mom - what's the latest on Cameron?  Did they take him home?

No baby yet for us.  C is progressing slowly.....She hasn't been there quite 24 hours yet.  They came in during the night and wanted to break her water but she and B asked them to hold off on that.  She's hoping things will progress on their own.  She was getting pitocin throughout the night but then they stopped it for a bit to give her a break and so she could get some rest. 

She was going to get up and start moving more this morning - they kind of had her stuck in bed and I told her she needs to MOVE!  So that's the plan for this AM and then they are going to get back to the pitocin.  So far she's handling contractions fine.  So let's hope it's not too much longer for their sake!

Nothing like hurry up and wait lol!

Hoping for good news about both grandbabies today!!  Thinking of you both!!

Cameron gets to go home today! He had to stay overnight with no monitors. Mom and dad went home last night to get some good rest, and help calm the fur kids some after being gone for 4 days.  
 B’s. Ours was pretty slow progress in the beginning too! And the same thing, they stopped the Pitocin to let mom rest.  Once she got to 5cm things went quickly but that seemed to take forever.   
  Keep up with the updates! 

Jacob94mom - yay!  So glad Cameron is going home today!  That is fantastic news ;-D

So last update (about 3 hours ago) she was at 4-5 cm.  Hoping to hear something soon and things get going. I'll keep you all updated....fingers crossed she's further along and we have a baby soon!

She made it to 5 and they have started the pitocin again!  She texted me and said she was feeling alright and "getting prepped for more intense contractions".  So let's hope things pick up now that she's at 5cm.  Still no pain meds and she's hoping to make it through without - fingers crossed for her sake!

Great news B’s!!   And good for her! My step-daughter had 2 of her babies at home with a mid-wife and no meds.  It’s definitely doable.  
   Over here cheering her on! 
Cameron is home! They don’t want us to share pictures with anyone except family as of now.  But he’s adorable of course!! I can’t wait to snuggle him next month.  

Hi all - still no baby yet!  Crazy, right?!?  After a long night her water finally broke early this morning.  And she did finally consent to the epidural.  B said the pain was so bad he finally helped convince her that there was nothing wrong with having it.  So she's at 7cm, finally able to rest a little and we are hoping it isn't much longer.  They've been at the hospital almost 48 hours now.....I just hope he doesn't decide to wait until his due date tomorrow lol!

Well she's at 10cm and we are hoping that Oliver arrives soon!  

12:05am EST 5/13/23 baby Oliver has arrived! Mom is doing great.  Waiting on vitals. I’m so excited!

Finally!!  Congratulations to all!! 

Congratulations! They must be exhausted! Hope mom and dad can get some rest. Not much in the hospital I’m sure. 
  My son asked after the first night home how do we get him to sleep at night.  Hahaha gave him my best advice, swaddle, sound machine but Dude! He’s not even a week old. 

9lbs 3oz 22.5” long!

Everyone is doing great - they’ll go home tomorrow afternoon. 4 nights and 5 days in the hospital. 60 hours of labor!

She’s a champ! 

WOW  - that is amazing!  She is a supermom!!  Congratulations to all!!  Can't wait for pictures of babies!

Jacob94mom - well, how is Cameron doing?  B&C have only been home since Sunday afternoon but they too are asking about sleep lol!  They are not getting much of it, seems like little Oli has his days and nights a bit confused.  Hopefully he'll get that figure out sooner rather than later.  They are sending me lots of pictures but they don't want anything shared on social media so I am respecting that.  Hopefully they'll come up with one (or two) that maybe they'll let me share....fingers crossed.

Jacob94mom - if you haven't heard of it, check out the app "FamilyAlbum".  Chipmunk on here told me about it.  Your son and DIL can set it up and then have family members join.  They send them a link with an invite.  You can either do the app on your phone or you can do the website online on the computer.  They upload pictures/videos into one place so everyone (who they invite) can see them.  We did it and it's pretty cool - they just uploaded a whole bunch of pictures from the hospital too which is easier than texting to everyone.

 Baby Cameron is doing much better with sleep. The sound machine and swaddling have helped.  His next question was when will he stop pooping so much.  Lol   
   Thanks B for the advice on the family photo and video app.   I’m definitely going to check that out.  I can’t wait to get some baby snuggles!  Just a couple more weeks!  

Jacob94mom - well hoping that Oliver gets into a better sleep pattern soon.  I reminded B&C he is only 1 week old so give it some time.  He too likes his swaddling but he still has his days/nights a little mixed up. Although they did say last night was one of his best sleep nights so far!

The FamilyAlbum app has been wonderful!  They upload pictures each day and it's easier to see them there than in a text message.  Loving seeing the changes in him already.

Oli had a check up this morning.  He's not quite 2 weeks old yet and he's weighing in at 9lbs 13oz!  I better start working out my arms before we visit or I'm not going to be able to lift him lol!

Healthy baby boy!!

Remembering and Honoring and RED Friday!

Hi all - Happy Tuesday!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend.  We watched the "West Coast Thunder" ride yesterday near our house.  It's a big motorcycle ride that honors members of the US Armed Forces.  It goes right near our house but it's been on hiatus the last 3 years due to the pandemic.  Nice to see it back - they were expecting 5000 riders - I'm not sure how many there actually were but there were quite a few!  

I'm counting down the days to visit my little Oli.  We've FaceTimed with him a number of times but he always seems to be sleeping.  I guess a 2 week old doesn't do much else lol!I  It's basically eat and sleep and poop!  He still sort of has his days and nights mixed up so I'll be glad for C's sake when he can get that figured out.  And B is still home with them too so it's been nice for all of them.   I can't wait to love on him ;-D

9 days and counting until I get my Oli snuggles!

Jacob94mom - are you there for your visit with Cameron yet?

 Not yet! We will see him Sunday.  And wouldn’t you know, I started coughing on Monday!!  It’s already better, today. But it just needs to go away!