And a few other pictures from her first week of life:
Sunday, December 20, 2009
One Week Old
Hoping to post mostly pictures and video from here on out with some commentary from time to time. We will be taking pictures every week or month or so with one of Georgia of the Jungle's animal friends, Fred the monkey. Here she is at one week:And a few other pictures from her first week of life:
And a few other pictures from her first week of life:
Welcome Georgia Anne St. Germain
She has arrived and with no lack of drama. On December 6th at 7:42 am Georgia Anne St. Germain made her debut. After two weeks of getting to know her we finally have time to stop, take a breathe, and share our story of your birth, all 92 hours of it...We went to Kapiolani hospital and started the induction process at 6 pm on Friday, Dece
mber 4th. We started with Cervasil which had to stay in for 12 hours and helps soften and dilate the cervix. In the morning we had not made much progress so we did another dose. Then it was 12 hours of college football and mild contractions all day Saturday. Chip and my parents, Pete & Virginia, stayed with me in the hospital room and things didn’t really get too painful until the evening. Dr. Pratt came in personally to check me around 10 pm Saturday evening and I was only one centimeter dilated. We had a choice to wait until morning to induce but Dr. Pratt recommended trying right away to avoid delay. They started the Pitocin in my IV to induce the contractions, I got an epidural and we were on our way. I chos
e the epidural to help relax as we had already gone through 12 hours of mild contractions and I figured this would be a long ride. Dr. Pratt came in to check again about 2 hours later and I was two centimeters dilated at which point she decided to break my water. It had meconium in it which means, as the nursing staff put it, Georgia “made doo doo” inside me. Nothing too risky but it meant she needed to come out as soon as possible.
mber 4th. We started with Cervasil which had to stay in for 12 hours and helps soften and dilate the cervix. In the morning we had not made much progress so we did another dose. Then it was 12 hours of college football and mild contractions all day Saturday. Chip and my parents, Pete & Virginia, stayed with me in the hospital room and things didn’t really get too painful until the evening. Dr. Pratt came in personally to check me around 10 pm Saturday evening and I was only one centimeter dilated. We had a choice to wait until morning to induce but Dr. Pratt recommended trying right away to avoid delay. They started the Pitocin in my IV to induce the contractions, I got an epidural and we were on our way. I chos
e the epidural to help relax as we had already gone through 12 hours of mild contractions and I figured this would be a long ride. Dr. Pratt came in to check again about 2 hours later and I was two centimeters dilated at which point she decided to break my water. It had meconium in it which means, as the nursing staff put it, Georgia “made doo doo” inside me. Nothing too risky but it meant she needed to come out as soon as possible.An hour later a nurse came in to drain my bladder and when she turned me on my back Chip noticed Georgia's heart rate dropped to 60 beats p
er minute, much lower than the normal 120-160 beats per minute. A crash team was called in to stabilize it and we had to wait another hour before the heart rate returned to normal and they would restart the Pitocin. Soon enough my bladder needed to be drained again and a new nurse came in to do the procedure. We tried to explain what had happened the last time but she went ahead on her own and sure enough her heart rate dropped again. A crash team was called in to stabilize and then her heart rate was monitored to ensure it was stable before restarting the Pitocin. By 6 am Sunday morning it was not stable and she would have a drop in heart rate every time I had a mild contraction which meant they could not restart the Pitocin and without the Pitocin labo
r would not progress. At that time we made the difficult decision, well really the only decision, we must do a C-section. Chip and I were rushed in to the operating room and in 15 minutes she emerged, just as perfect as can be. I was completely awake during the entire surgery and they allowed Chip to take pictures after the incision was complete. The entire time he told me what was happening as your head appeared with barely a peep. I heard one little cry then the rest of you came out. After you were cleaned and suctioned Chip was able to cut your umbilical cord and then brought her over to meet me. It was at that time we learned that your umbilical cord was unusually
short and that was why Georgia never "dropped" and labor couldn't start naturally. In fact it was so short that she would not have been able to be born naturally, a very uncommon occurrence. We were lucky to have a conservative medical team, lead by Dr. Pratt, who made the right decisions at the right time.
Chip took you Georgia to the nursery to finish the first check up while they finished my surgery. Soon he came to see me in the recovery room, reporting she was 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 21 inches long. Soon I got to officially meet her in the temporary recovery room and she started to breastfeed right away, no delays. We were all taken up to our long-term recovery room by about 11:00 am where we were scheduled to stay for 3 days as I recovered from surgery. Luckily I started feeling better by Monday evening and we were allowed to go home on Tuesday, December 8th. What a relief to be home after only 92 hours of labor and delivery.
r would not progress. At that time we made the difficult decision, well really the only decision, we must do a C-section. Chip and I were rushed in to the operating room and in 15 minutes she emerged, just as perfect as can be. I was completely awake during the entire surgery and they allowed Chip to take pictures after the incision was complete. The entire time he told me what was happening as your head appeared with barely a peep. I heard one little cry then the rest of you came out. After you were cleaned and suctioned Chip was able to cut your umbilical cord and then brought her over to meet me. It was at that time we learned that your umbilical cord was unusually
short and that was why Georgia never "dropped" and labor couldn't start naturally. In fact it was so short that she would not have been able to be born naturally, a very uncommon occurrence. We were lucky to have a conservative medical team, lead by Dr. Pratt, who made the right decisions at the right time.
Chip took you Georgia to the nursery to finish the first check up while they finished my surgery. Soon he came to see me in the recovery room, reporting she was 7 lbs. 8 oz. and 21 inches long. Soon I got to officially meet her in the temporary recovery room and she started to breastfeed right away, no delays. We were all taken up to our long-term recovery room by about 11:00 am where we were scheduled to stay for 3 days as I recovered from surgery. Luckily I started feeling better by Monday evening and we were allowed to go home on Tuesday, December 8th. What a relief to be home after only 92 hours of labor and delivery.Sunday, November 8, 2009
Full Term!
We are full term! As of Friday Georgia Anne is ready to join the world. The bags are packed, my belly button is officially an outie and she weights between 6 1/2 and 7 pounds as of our ultrasound on Friday, 11/6 (picture to the right). We are enjoying relaxing at home, wrapping up at work and sleeping in although for two anxious parents-to-be that means getting up between 4-5 am every morning, perhaps in anticipation? We just can't wait!
Saturday, September 12, 2009
Aloha!
Introduing ... the St. Germain Family, now online! Looking forward to sharing our goings on in paradise as we welcome Georgia Anne in just 2 1/2 months. Of course we are typing everyting in the "Georgia" font.
Thank you to everyone for a fabulous baby shower on August 29th and a wonderful visit to the Bay Area and Mariposa. Can't wait to see you all in Hawaii!
Thank you to everyone for a fabulous baby shower on August 29th and a wonderful visit to the Bay Area and Mariposa. Can't wait to see you all in Hawaii!
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