Because I basically use this blog to record birth stories. Here are the rest of them: Mitch's Birth Story Nate's Birth Story Lily's Birth Story Baby Jane- I am in shock and awe that I am writing down your birth story before your due date. Even though I wanted you to come earlier than September 30th- I didn’t believe you would. I even had an induction date set up for October 3rd. But you surprised all of us with your early arrival. I am not complaining though. It is so wonderful to already have you in our arms. Your pregnancy was a rough one, my sweet heart. It started off normal. I got an ultrasound done to confirm pregnancy and they found a subchorionic hematoma. Due to the location and size, they wanted to keep an eye on it. This meant I got to get ultrasounds more often and watch you grow. But it was also scary. Since the hematoma was growing, the doctor put me on a modified bed rest for the first few months. Not only was I on bedrest, but I also was so sick. It was har
I love reading birth stories. And I love being able to look back at my birth stories to remember the little details. Here are my past birth stories: Mitch's Birth Story Nate's Birth Story Every birth is so unique, but having a baby in the middle of a pandemic is completely different. With that- on to my 3rd birth story... Lily Girl- We were so excited to have you join our family. We were excited to have little pink socks and little dresses in our home. But let me tell you- your pregnancy was the absolute hardest for me compared to the boys. Let me start at the beginning... We found out we were pregnant in January. We were so excited. The week that I found out that I was pregnant, I started experiencing severe cramps on one side. I was so worried for a ectopic pregnancy or another miscarriage. I called the doctor and was asked to come in for some blood tests. I went in and found out my numbers were on the lower normal end. They sent me in for a ultrasound to rule out an ectopic