Elena Cristina Soth Lopez was born on her due date (July 23rd) at 17:14, weighing in at 8 lbs 1 oz, and 19.5 inches.
Just a couple things to note:
1. if you think your labor pains are really bad, and go to the hospital, they will send you home (twice), if you are only 1 cm dilated both times. even though t hey are separated by 12 hours and excruciating pain.
2. If you can walk around downtown Palo ALto during labor even if you have to stop and hug a pole every block due to the pain...contractions aren't really strong enough to go to the hospital.
3. If after 12 hours more, your contractions still aren't 5 minutes apart, they will send you home again. It doesn't matter that hey are 6 minutes apart and lasting over 2 minutes a piece and have been doing this for 6 hours
4. No matter what the doctor says, do not take an Ambien sleeping pill when in labor. It pretty much guarantees your water will break within 5 minutes and you will be too drugged out to understand what is going on....but you still feel pain.
5. Epidurals RULE...when they don't wear out right when you have to push and the anesthesiologist is nowhere to be found.
6 Stitches hurt a lot when there isn't any pain killer down there
Not that I would know anything about the above points. Just hypothetical, of course.
This what labor looks like in Palo Alto...notice mick's watch and the fact that he is not paying attention to me:
Mick read the Harry Potter book during my labor...it was charming
3 comments:
poor ninita! it was worth is though, elena is so freaking cute!
She's so absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to meet her on Tuesday!! And I promise to take lots of pictures on mommy and Elena to post on this sight!
She's so absolutely beautiful. I can't wait to meet her on Tuesday!! And I promise to take lots of pictures on mommy and Elena to post on this sight!
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