She’s finally here! Scroll down to read Olivia Nicole’s, Birth Story!
Hey guys! Today marks a whole week since I had my baby girl Olivia. I’m still in shock. I can’t believe that she’s mine and looking at her makes me instantly happy. You know what else I’m in shock about? How long it’s taking me to recover from the C-section I had to have because she was breech.
Olivia had been doing flips for the last two months of my pregnancy and I was convinced she’d do one final flip before delivery, but she remained breech all the way ’till the end. I was a little nervous about having a C-section, yet part of me naively thought that it would be easier on me. I was so so so wrong!
Olivia Nicole’s Birth Story
The whole process wasn’t that bad, the only reason recovery was a lot longer than it should have because I bled a lot during the surgery and within 30 minutes of getting back to my room I developed a hematoma and started bleeding from the incision.
By Friday night I was able to easily feed Olivia but I was still stuck in bed. The hematoma I developed slowed down the entire recovery process and even with all the meds I was on, the pain was pretty bad and I could barely eat or sleep. The only thing that kept me happy was that the boys came to visit and I had Olivia right by my side.
Last night was the first time since I got home that I was able to actually lay down and sleep. I was still in quite a bit of pain, but we’re finally settling into a routine when my incision opened up and started bleeding again. I was rushed to the ER and admitted back into the hospital and had to be stitched up.
Thankfully they were able to stitch up the small spots that opened back up but this elongated the healing process. The incision continued to bleed on and off for about 3-4 weeks depending on how much I did during the day and it left me anemic. It was a horrible experience.
This C-section threw me off a bit, but I’m now feeling a tad bit myself and beyond happy with my baby girl.
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