LABOR
In my throne, the last photo of me pregnant.
I was induced at around 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 16. My doc told me that morning that she was concerned about my blood pressure going up-down-up-down and was afraid I’d develop pre-eclampsia and go into seizures. So we decided to induce me. Having felt so miserable the few days leading up to it, it didn’t take much convincing.
However, I didn’t expect how being induced would throw my natural childbirth plans out the window – I was hooked up to an IV the whole time, couldn’t walk around, couldn’t shower, couldn’t even potty without assistance.
DELIVERY
At around 6 p.m., the doc broke my water. That’s when the fun started! It was so unlike anything I expected, all kinds of pain in places I didn’t even know could hurt (like my toenails!). From then to when I delivered was a blur. Blake was a great coach and he helped me to give birth without the use of any pain meds or epidural. I started pushing around 11 p.m. A lot of pain and then sleeping in between contractions and pushes.
At 11:26 p.m., Tuesday, November 16, 2010, Benjamin Oliver Buck was born at Florida Hospital Waterman, Tavares, Florida. He weighed 7 lbs. and 1/2 oz. and measured 20.5 in.
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- In my throne, the last photo of me pregnant.
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- Fresh out of the oven.
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- Ben gets cleaned, weighed, measured…
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- The Buck family
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- Ben’s first swaddling.
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- Ben meets Grandma Lauren
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- Close up of Ben
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- Ben meets Grandma Brenda
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- Daddy and Ben
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- Me and my baby
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- Daddy petting Ben
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- Ben sleeping in his little crib alongside my bed.
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- Pooped and proud!
We got home around 1 a.m. on Friday and have been trying to get our bearings since. This having a baby stuff is hard. It’s amazing how well the body functions on no sleep! It’s frustrating and exhausting and wonderful. Our son is beautiful – we’re truly blessed. 🙂
Congratulations – he’s beautiful! I’m so happy for you and Blake! Relieved also to hear everything went well – I was starting to worry. You guys are going to have a wonderful time raising the little guy and will make awesome parents. The pictures are great too – thank you for documenting so much so we can share in your joy. Will you be able to keep posting to this site? I hope your recovery is nice & quick so that you can enjoy every moment to the fullest with him!