I did it. Labored from 3-10 am and pushed for 2 hours. I did it without an epidural and it hurt SO MUCH. The pushing at the end took a little longer because the little stinker had her hand by her face and it came out with her head.
Kumquat’s official name is Kaylee Jane Lao. She arrived on April 20th at 12:14 pm. She weighed in at 7 lbs. 10 oz. and measured 20 inches.
Everyone is doing great. UCSF is awesome so far.
12:15 pm
Well, I totally lied on that last update, but the baby’s finally here and both her and mom are doing fine!
9:48 am
Doctor’s in the room now full-time and Nina’s pushing. Shouldn’t be long now.
9:48 am
Another doctor check. 9cm, but water still not broken. She’s being a trooper.
9:24 am
They just set up the delivery cart with a bunch of scary looking stainless steel implements. Hope this means Kumquat is coming soon.
8:55 am
Just met the doctor and Nina got examined. 8cm. Progress is really good, says the delivery team.
8:37 am
Same deal. Looks hurty.
7:33 am
Shift change. We have a new set of nurses/doctors, and everyone seems very friendly and accommodating. On the downside, this could potentially take another 13 hours, and her pain is getting pretty intense. Contractions every 2-3 minutes, lasting for about 30 seconds to a minute.
6:30 am
Doctor came by, and Nina’s at 5cm; so we’ve been admitted to the birthing suite, where it’s nice and luxurious. There’s a great view of the city with a gorgeous sunrise. Sadly, having a baby hurts, so she’s not really spending much time looking out the window.
5:30 am
So this is Jes. She’s hooked up to the monitors in a triage room, waiting for the doctor to examine her. Contractions about 5 min apart.
I’ve got nothing else to do here, so I’ll try to give some periodic updates.
4:03 am
I’ve been up since 3 am and it hurts. Called the hospital and it’s for real. It’s Kumquat Time, everyone!!!
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