Welcome Brooke

I'm just going to give everyone a quick update.
Brooke Kinsley Manning
Born September 22, 2009 at 1:01pm.
She was 8lbs 9oz & 19 inches long.

SHE IS PERFECT!!

I will post pictures and discuss my labor experience whenever I have more time. It was definitely a very rough week for us, but I am happy to say we are finally home and enjoying our BEAUTIFUL little girl!

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Last appointment

We went for our weekly check-up today. I lost 2 pounds this week. Dr. Harvey sent me to get a sonogram to get Brooke's estimated weight to see if she was going to need to induce. We went and got a sono and Brooke's estimated weight is 8lbs 12oz. The funny part about this is that her belly measured bigger than her head!!! Must be all those donuts I keep eating!! I went back to give Dr. harvey the update and she suggested we go ahead and schedule a C-section. Brooke is in position to be delivered vaginally, but Dr. Harvey thinks the outcome of a vaginal delivery will not be good for me since she is almost 9lbs. Brooke will be here Tuesday September 22, 2009 at noon, unless she decides to come on her own before then!! It is very weird having an actual date scheduled for when I am going to be a MOM!! :)

Another stop at the hospital

I was having contractions all day yesterday that were in my lower back & lower abdomen. My contractions were stronger, but I was having a hard time timing them. So, at 3am this morning, I decided to wake Tony up and head to the hospital. I knew I wasn't in active labor, but since I was already dilated to a 3, I wanted to make sure these contractions weren't making me dilate any more. I want to be sure to get to the hospital in enough time to receive an epidural! The nurse hooked me up to the monitor and of course my contractions were very erratic. She said no wonder you have a difficult time timing them! The nurse checked me and I was still at 3cm. I walked for an hour and then she checked me again. No change. Imagine that! They gave me an ambien which would either help me sleep or relax me to make me dilate, and sent me home. Which do you think it did for me? Yep, sleep! Brooke is determined to hang out in there a little longer :) I'm pretty sensitive to medicine and as I was walking out of the hospital at 6am, I could already feel the effects of the drug. It made me very disoriented and emotional. Throughout the night I kept trying to move this big hard bump off of my stomach, until I realized it wasn't going anywhere!I It was really weird. I will not be taking that medicine again. I also found out my blood type is A- , which means there could be an Rh incompatibility with me & the baby and I should have received a RhoGAM shot at 28 weeks, but didn't. When I go the doctor tomorrow I am going to discuss this with her. Supposedly you're supposed to have one at 28 weeks as a precautionary step and then one again 72 hours after delivery. The nurse said it is more important to receive the one after delivery so there will not be complications for future pregnancies. I will let you know how everything goes tomorrow!

Another week goes by

Had our doctors appointment yesterday and I weighed 154lbs. That is 4lbs in the last week and a total of 33lbs. so far. She said it was probably water weight, since I am actually drinking a lot more water!! She estimates Brooke to weight about 8lbs. She has not dropped yet and I'm dilated to 3cm. My contractions have been stronger, but they are still not close together. I'm having a difficult time timing them because my stomach constantly feels tight and they are always worse at night. Other than that, everything is the same and we are just waiting on Brooke to make her entrance. COME ON BROOKE!

No change

Went to the doctor on Aug. 26th and I still weigh 150lbs. She didn't check my cervix because she said it wouldn't change how she is managing my pregnancy. My stomach was measuring big though. She said that once my contractions get closer together to go to L&D. So, I am still on bedrest, which is extremely BORING!! My contractions are about the same. I have one to two an hour and they last about 5 minutes. They are getting a little stronger. My legs and hips are starting to hurt. Other than that, things are the same and we are still waiting!