12:02p – One of the challenges of baby girl’s process is measuring her progress. As I understand, she and Lara are fine medically but consistent measurements of the baby’s rate and depth of contractions, heart rate and other vital signs have been inconsistent. For example, the birthing team can see contractions the intensity is not […]
5:50a – After several hours of waiting and adjusting Pitocin levels to open the cervix and induce labor, the providers have initiated a procedure that breaks the water. They now can apply a monitoring devise to more accurately measure contractions. Breaking the water has some risks, but the process could hasten delivery, develop a better […]
8:30p – The epidural was successfully applied, although the process took a little longer than expected. Lara is doing well now. The Foley Bulb Induction procedure was successful, apparently widening the cervix to a lime or a kiwi – moving in the right direction. Lara and her Midwife are cautiously optimistic that baby girl could […]
At about 4:00p, Lara and the baby are making steady progress. The baby is moving. Contractions are 2 minutes apart but her cervix is still at about 1 cm. How I interpret it is that the baby is walking to a door but she likes to do it slowly, like she’s looking at Tik Tok. […]
The birth of our second child has begun. It began almost nine months ago on a warm July day in a non-de-script medical office building in the suburbs of D.C. After having Jaxon, we had the choice of creating another person – one who could perhaps bring balance to the force, or at least give […]