On Wednesday at our weekly appointment, we found out that we would be having Cullen on Thursday morning by c-section. We called our families and several family members ended up coming down that night. Wednesday night, I slept less than 3 hours. We woke up at 3:30 and arrived at the hospital at 5:00 in the morning on Thursday. My friend, Mandy, met us in the pre-op area. Mandy was my labor and delivery nurse. She was awesome! It was so nice to have a familiar face there when I was so terrified, especially at the parts where Grant was not allowed to be with me. At 7:15, my doctor was there and I was sent to the operating room to get my anesthesia for the c-section. The surgery started shortly after and Cullen was born at 7:55.
The whole thing scared me a lot. I was thankful for my friends and family who had been through c-sections telling me about their experiences. In anticipation of Cullen's arrival, I tried to learn as much as I could about the delivery process, but I did not anticipate a c-section and did not try to learn anything about the process. Now I feel foolish for not studying about c-sections. Somehow I thought it was something I had control over. Ha!
6 comments:
Good job, Mama! What a beautiful family you have!
I'm so glad I got to be there for his birth! I can't wait to see yall again! Cullen is perfect!
Aww, you have such a precious angel in your life now. He is beautiful. Congrats :)
What a beautiful family. Congrats Amanda!
I am so glad that you and baby Cullen are safe and sound. Thanks for sharing!
I think having a C-Section is the most surreal experience ever. So glad you had a friendly face there (besides Grant) and that everything went well. Cullen is just precious. Hope you're recovery is going well and you're getting some rest. :)
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