Since the bleeding wouldn't stop they said I'd have to go back into surgery and have a D&C. My blood level was at 6 and dropping every hour so I had to have it done fast. At this time the kids had come to meet the baby so I got to see them see their brother for the first time before they took me. The kids were so excited and Audrey looked amazed and could not believe it was a real baby. Bubbs just kept smiling, he was def. happy. Before you know it I'm being wheeled back into the same OR (operating room)where I just gave birth and the last I remember, people were talking all around me.
When I woke up I had a tube down my throat and felt some pain, that's when the nurse told me she was going to give me Demerol soon. Once that medicine went in I felt great all over again. They told me that I had a balloon filled with water in my uterus that would help my uteurs contract and it would come out in a day or two. I was wheeled back into my room where Naty and the baby were waiting for me. The kids were gone already because it was late and thats when the nurse told me that my son was bigger than we all thought. She explained to us that the OR scale was off by almost one pound and they re-weighed him about 2 hours after birth and he weighed 8 lbs. 9 oz. So I'm pretty sure he weighed a little more than that at birth but I'll stick with 8 lbs. 9 oz. They notified other parents that had their babies in that same OR and re-weighed them, lol.
Now, I was able to rest and enjoy my baby except he would not stop crying the whole first night. At that time I was BF and pretty sure he was hungry but I did not want to give him a bottle so he was nursing every hour and just crying most of the time.
DAY 2
I was constantly sleeping with the baby at this point cause I was exhausted from both surgeries and him not sleeping but he finally calmed down at this point and was letting us have a break. Naty and I took turns holding him and at this point Naty had changed all his diapers, I still hadn't changed one. Naty was amazing and would jump at any sound he'd make. This day went pretty smooth till the nurse said she wanted me to try getting up when I was ready. I told her I was ready cause I was determined to stand up, but at the same time my blood was still low and they weren't sure if I should get up yet but I told them I wanted to. So with lots of pain and struggling I got to sit at the edge of the bed, I waited a little and stood straight up. The nurse was all in my face asking me if I felt ok, I kept saying yes and starting walking to the bathroom to clean up. I looked at myself in the mirror and I was GREEN! I mean a weird color and the nurse kept asking if I felt dizzy, so I walk out of the room and everything started spinning so they made me go back to my room and lay down...that felt awful......
TO BE CONTINUED...
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