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Meet Colin Patrick Costigan! Born at 3:49 pm on Thursday, Oct. 23rd. 8 lbs 1 oz. 20 3/4"
I was scheduled to get induced on Friday, Oct. 24th at 6am but Colin had other plans!. My water broke at 12:15 am on Thursday, Oct. 23rd and contractions started 20 minutes later. By the time we left the house at 2:15 my contractions were only 2 minutes apart and dilated to 3 cm. We arrived around 2:45 am at the hospital. By 5:00, I had an epidural that worked about for 2 hours and then began wearing off on my left side. While I could feel the contractions, the larger problem was that I was having sever back pain. Also, Colin was face up, instead of face down. Around 11:30 they were able to correct the epidural, but then it wore off again around 1pm, not shortly before I was ready to push. At 1:30 I began pushing and Colin arrived at 3:49pm.
Colin was running a high temperature so was taken to the nursery very quickly but it came back down after about an hour. Our hospital stay was busy as mom wasn't 'bored' for her very first hospital stay as she thought she might be. Thanks to all of the family and friends who stopped by to visit, call, or text.
Saturday we were released around 12:30pm. He quickly caused some excitement at home. After his first feeding we couldn't get a good burp out of Colin. He quickly wasn't acting himself w/ glazed over eyes, no sound, face starting to turn blue, and trouble breathing. We called 911 immediately. As they arrived, Brad got a burp out of him and started to cry and get some color back. The paramedics checked him and offered a ride to the hospital but we thought he was getting better. So, we were home all but 2 1/2 hours before calling 911. Little embarrassing, but better to be safe than sorry. Colin is doing much better now and we've made it through his first night. Brad and I are doing well, but definitely running on lack of sleep. ;)
Meet Colin Patrick Costigan! Born at 3:49 pm on Thursday, Oct. 23rd. 8 lbs 1 oz. 20 3/4"I was scheduled to get induced on Friday, Oct. 24th at 6am but Colin had other plans!. My water broke at 12:15 am on Thursday, Oct. 23rd and contractions started 20 minutes later. By the time we left the house at 2:15 my contractions were only 2 minutes apart and dilated to 3 cm. We arrived around 2:45 am at the hospital. By 5:00, I had an epidural that worked about for 2 hours and then began wearing off on my left side. While I could feel the contractions, the larger problem was that I was having sever back pain. Also, Colin was face up, instead of face down. Around 11:30 they were able to correct the epidural, but then it wore off again around 1pm, not shortly before I was ready to push. At 1:30 I began pushing and Colin arrived at 3:49pm.
Colin was running a high temperature so was taken to the nursery very quickly but it came back down after about an hour. Our hospital stay was busy as mom wasn't 'bored' for her very first hospital stay as she thought she might be. Thanks to all of the family and friends who stopped by to visit, call, or text.
Saturday we were released around 12:30pm. He quickly caused some excitement at home. After his first feeding we couldn't get a good burp out of Colin. He quickly wasn't acting himself w/ glazed over eyes, no sound, face starting to turn blue, and trouble breathing. We called 911 immediately. As they arrived, Brad got a burp out of him and started to cry and get some color back. The paramedics checked him and offered a ride to the hospital but we thought he was getting better. So, we were home all but 2 1/2 hours before calling 911. Little embarrassing, but better to be safe than sorry. Colin is doing much better now and we've made it through his first night. Brad and I are doing well, but definitely running on lack of sleep. ;)
5 comments:
What an exciting first day home! I'm glad he's alright! I'm so happy you started a blog. Congrats on your beautiful baby and we'll set up a time to visit again soon!
Congratulations! He is precious. So happy for you guys...fun times ahead!! Cherish these days!!
Jim, Erin, Cade, and Brecken
Congrats! What a handsome young buck. I forgot about the burito baby blanket. Babies love that snug wrap.
Congrats! I had that same problem with the epidural but then they gave me a WHOLE bunch and I felt nothing and pushed for only 15 minutes. You pushed for a good 2 hours huh? It is hard work but worth it for sure. Can't wait to see more pics. Leslie
Congrats! I am so glad I got to come see you, Brad, and Colin especially! Cain't wait until Thanksgiving when you guys come home!
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