I delivered Baby M via csection on Wednesday. The day of the csection I was really anxious. Everything leading up to it seemed to go so slow, from waiting to get the IV and urine catheter to having the final ultrasound and getting wheeled into the OR. Once in the OR it went so fast!
The spinal was scary, but I just kept telling myself that it was all for the baby and it would be over soon. After they put in the medication, I went numb in what seemed like seconds. My feet were dead weight and after that everything went so fast. Within 20 minutes, M was born and wailing like crazy. The next half hour was spent getting stitched up while J went with M to get his weight and all that fun stuff.
I was wheeled into recovery where they handed me M, but since I was still so numb we couldn’t get a good latch. About and hour later I was wheeled into the Maternity Ward where I regained the rest of the feeling in my body, started sweating like crazy and the morphine made me itchy. Thankfully, M and I got a good latch and the breastfeeding has been great ever since.
We get to go home tomorrow!
Overall, it was a scary and exciting experience. Once I held M in my arms for the first time all of my fear washed away and I became a Mother. Everyday I am in awe of our little boy and feel so blessed.
