The birth of Kaitrin Abeigh Shumway.

First I need to back up to the beginning of this PG. about 1 week prior to me find out I was PG I was having very disturbing dreams. Dreams of myself back in the OR (remember I had just gotten out of the OR for my gallbladder). THis time though it was different I was awake this could only mean one thing, C-section. I also got the distinct impression that this was my last baby and there would be no more.

Fast forward to Dec 6 2009, stake conference. I am now 35 and 1 day PG and have just been to the Dr for mild contractions and what felt like cervical pressure. It turned out that yes I was having VERY mild contractions, what i call slow but go. The bigger problem Kaitrin is transverse. It wasn't her head in my cervix it was her FEET she was tap dancing on my cervix. that day I was irritable after trying the weekend to turn my little girl, head down I wasn't getting very far. My ribs felt like they were bruised, the contractions were annoying, and my kids are driving me nuts. I had asked about 3 times for clothes to get picked and garbage to go out. this sets the stage.

I was yet again telling my kids (in a slightly loud voice) to once again take the garbage out and put the dirty clothes in the dirty clothes and well I stepped over the pizza box (garbage) and right onto a t-shirt ,doing the full splits in front of the refrigerator. It hurt BAD. I went and sat down on the couch and and just sat. I was there for about an hour and then I figured that maybe I better go to the ER but I hadn't eaten so I ate some spaghetti and off we went. I got there and wasn't really contracting that I could tell but I was worried about my pelvis. so they hooked me up to monitor for 20 and wouldn't cha know contractions. Next step IV fluids of course, no help. so they check me and find that I am about 4 CM and the baby is still breach (ya I knew that) so up starts the action I am told at that point that she was going to call the on call DR and find out what he wanted to do. ( I am only 35 weeks+1) wel the Emergency C section gets going and all of the sudden there are at least 3 extra people in my room they dress my hubbie in what can only be described as a marshmallow suit and do the preop for me (yeah that is as much as I am going to say Jannet) then wheel me down to the OR..



where I am put on the table and do the epi bend so that they can do the spinal. It took them 7 tries to get the spinal to take, it was awful. I was very lucky to have the nurse I did. First off she is LDS second off she is an RS pres, and thridly she reminded me of my mom whom I really needed at that time. I think there were times when I may have squished her fingers off. FINALLY the tap took they let Randy into the room and they started. It was weird feeling the tugging and pulling but no pain. I was a bit nauseated ( leave it to me to eat the one time it really would make me sick) but they took care of that too. Kaitrin Abeigh (said Ca trin short i please Abby) was born at 8:17 pm Sunday December 6th weighing 6 pounds 6 ounces and 19 inches long.


The saddest part was not getting to even really see the baby before they had to take her away to the NICU she had immature lungs and was on surfactant and O2 and had a lot of tubes and wires when I finally did get to see her. Don't get me wrong I was allowed to see her anytime I could get down there and they let me hold her as often as I could.



I just missed having her near me. I mean 9 months of feeling tap dancing and moving and now she was nowhere near me. I had 15 staples in my gut and a baby I couldn't see. I was very happy she was where she needed to be and I needed to get better. My Dr and the nurses were wonderful leaving me in the hospital as long as they could. The last night I got the best news that the baby was going to spend the night with me and then if she did well on that she would come home with me then next day. She did great and came home with me on Friday dec 12th at the time she weighed only 5 pounds 15 ounces.



she is up another ounce from there and we are trying to get her to eat regularly so she can gain more weight. She is still on night O2 but the day time stuff is gone and hopefully tonight she will have her assessment and be free of all O2 though I am actually doubtful of that. She seems to be having a hard time with the not being on day time O2. I am hoping it is just me being paranoid and worried. She is so beautiful and tiny and perfect.