Our Early Arrival!

rgphib · 01-14-2008, 03:09 PM

Baby Boy made his appareance on January 7, 2008 (he was due the 18th).

Jack Harmon (family name) was born at 7:21pm and was 7lbs 10oz. He is perfect!

I woke up on the 7th at 4am and felt crampy. I thought I was having gas pain (that is what it felt like) so I just stayed in bed until I had to get up to go to teach. It was a constant pain every 15 or so minutes, but I still didn't think anything of it!

I went to school like normal but felt crappy. I should have known something was wrong when I went to school in January in a tshirt in NH! By 10am I was not feeling any better. Some of the teachers told me I should go home. I called Brendan at 10:30 and he told me to call my doctor. I didn't because I said they said not to call until I was 5 min apart....I didn't realize they were....I still thought it was gas! Shortly after I started to get awful pain in my back and Brendan came to pick me up at 11am. We came home and I told him I wanted to take a nap....he told me to pack my bag and get in the car! Yes, I hadn't packed a bag yet!

We got to the hospital (the ride was awful....my contractions were 4-4.5 min apart the whole time and my hospital is 35 min away) around 1pm. I still thought they were going to send me home until they checked me and I was already 5cm and soft! I ended up getting an epidural at around 8cm.....and felt 100% better. I was torn between it until I actually went in labor.....it was the best thing I did.

By 5pm I was 10cm and started pushing....for 2.5 hours! My contractions went from every 3 min to around 10-15 min! It was crazy. His heartrate would go down a bit during my pushing, so they didn't want to rush things. Finally they figured his hand was over his face and that was why he was having a hard time coming out.....they did end up having to help him in the end with the vaccuum and I had to have 3 stitches (not too bad, it was worth it). His head looked so sore for a the first few days, but now at 1 week, you can't even tell.

Finally he was born at 7:21 pm. So it all happened pretty quick considering!

Luckily Brendan had just come home Sat. night so he was here! I guess baby boy was listening when I told him what days he was allowed to come out and what days he wasn't!

Brenda · 01-14-2008, 04:13 PM

Robyn! He is so beautiful! I love the name!
Congratulations mama!

StlKT · 01-14-2008, 04:27 PM

Congratulations!! He's a very handsome boy. Glad the whole labor and delivery went well.

lucky81698 · 01-14-2008, 04:44 PM

Congratulations Robyn. I know it was a long time coming for you. He is adorable!

Jan

ccbegay · 01-14-2008, 06:09 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!! He is handsome! Glad that all went well and your hubby was home!

christykay · 01-14-2008, 06:19 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!! What wonderful and exciting news!! (Love the name too!)

It doesn't sound like it could have gone any better- Congratulations again.

SeatClutcher · 01-14-2008, 06:25 PM

Congratulations! He looks so...peaceful.

BAC · 01-14-2008, 06:49 PM

What an adorable baby

Congratulations!!!

madlibs · 01-14-2008, 08:24 PM

Oh congratulations Robyn! He's just beautiful. I really love the name you guys chose!

Dana · 01-14-2008, 09:02 PM

What a beautiful little guy.... Congrads!! Glad everyone is well.

01-14-2008, 03:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
rgphib Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: NH Posts: 850 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 5 Posts	Our Early Arrival! Baby Boy made his appareance on January 7, 2008 (he was due the 18th). Jack Harmon (family name) was born at 7:21pm and was 7lbs 10oz. He is perfect! I woke up on the 7th at 4am and felt crampy. I thought I was having gas pain (that is what it felt like) so I just stayed in bed until I had to get up to go to teach. It was a constant pain every 15 or so minutes, but I still didn't think anything of it! I went to school like normal but felt crappy. I should have known something was wrong when I went to school in January in a tshirt in NH! By 10am I was not feeling any better. Some of the teachers told me I should go home. I called Brendan at 10:30 and he told me to call my doctor. I didn't because I said they said not to call until I was 5 min apart....I didn't realize they were....I still thought it was gas! Shortly after I started to get awful pain in my back and Brendan came to pick me up at 11am. We came home and I told him I wanted to take a nap....he told me to pack my bag and get in the car! Yes, I hadn't packed a bag yet! We got to the hospital (the ride was awful....my contractions were 4-4.5 min apart the whole time and my hospital is 35 min away) around 1pm. I still thought they were going to send me home until they checked me and I was already 5cm and soft! I ended up getting an epidural at around 8cm.....and felt 100% better. I was torn between it until I actually went in labor.....it was the best thing I did. By 5pm I was 10cm and started pushing....for 2.5 hours! My contractions went from every 3 min to around 10-15 min! It was crazy. His heartrate would go down a bit during my pushing, so they didn't want to rush things. Finally they figured his hand was over his face and that was why he was having a hard time coming out.....they did end up having to help him in the end with the vaccuum and I had to have 3 stitches (not too bad, it was worth it). His head looked so sore for a the first few days, but now at 1 week, you can't even tell. Finally he was born at 7:21 pm. So it all happened pretty quick considering! Luckily Brendan had just come home Sat. night so he was here! I guess baby boy was listening when I told him what days he was allowed to come out and what days he wasn't! __________________ ~Robyn~ Wife to a new Southwest FO....and Mommy to Jack! Last edited by rgphib; 01-14-2008 at 04:15 PM.

01-14-2008, 04:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Brenda Jetgirls Plus Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: EVV Posts: 1,211 Recipes: Thanks: 11 Thanked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Our Early Arrival! Robyn! He is so beautiful! I love the name! Congratulations mama! __________________ - Brenda, wife to Eric, Capt for Shuttle America.

01-14-2008, 04:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
StlKT Jetgirls Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 42 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Our Early Arrival! Congratulations!! He's a very handsome boy. Glad the whole labor and delivery went well. __________________ Katie, wife to Mike LJ55 Captain I love my pilot!

01-14-2008, 04:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
lucky81698 Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: 1 Posts: 868 Recipes: Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Our Early Arrival! Congratulations Robyn. I know it was a long time coming for you. He is adorable! Jan

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ccbegay Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 1,659 Recipes: Thanks: 5 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Our Early Arrival! CONGRATULATIONS!!! He is handsome! Glad that all went well and your hubby was home! __________________ <-------Halloween fun for LadyBug Kenzie... ~Great Love and Great Achievements involves Great Risks~ CASSIE

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christykay Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Carolina y'all Posts: 805 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Our Early Arrival! CONGRATULATIONS!!! What wonderful and exciting news!! (Love the name too!) It doesn't sound like it could have gone any better- Congratulations again.

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SeatClutcher Jetgirls Ol' School Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Manchester, CT Posts: 903 Recipes: Thanks: 0 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Our Early Arrival! Congratulations! He looks so...peaceful. __________________ Blog: Who's your rapist? "Freedom of choice isn't the same thing as being pro-choice." - said by a voter at the RNC

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madlibs Jetgirls Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: US Posts: 430 Recipes: Thanks: 9 Thanked 8 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Our Early Arrival! Oh congratulations Robyn! He's just beautiful. I really love the name you guys chose!

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