I'm Back!

I wrote this post on November 19th and never posted it. I thought I would post it before starting a new one :)

So, I was doing so good with my blog...until I moved into a new house, moved into a new pharmacy, and HAD A BABY! A lot has happened over the ~18 weeks since I last blogged, most importantly....

This girl princess came into our lives on September 19th and 12:17pm at a whopping 9lbs and 13 oz! I can't believe how fast time has gone by and that she will be two months old tomorrow!! When I think back, I can't believe everything I have been through and accomplished since becoming a mommy... Attempted (unsuccessful) version, c-section, breastfeeding, milk not coming in, baby that wasn't gaining enough weight, colic/stomach issues, hip dysplasia, hip brace, and now going back to work!! As crazy as its been, this has been the most amazing experience of my life!
I want to say that I am writing this blog for a couple of reasons, first as a way to be able to look back and remember these times in my life and the other main reason is I hope by sharing my experiences as a Mommy and a pharmacist, I am able to help other people in their own journeys.
So I want to go back to when I was about 34 weeks pregnant, I go in for a regular doctors appointment and the doctor is feeling my belly. (Let me also mention that this is the first appointment I go to by myself!)  I point to a spot (at the VERY top of my stomach) and ask her if that is a "booty". I wasn't convinced that was what it was, I knew if it was in fact a "booty" it was the hardest booty I had ever felt, but I was hopeful that I was just a dumb FTM  (first time mom) and I really didn't have a head at the top of my uterus at 34 weeks pregnant. The doctor looked at my concerned and told me she thought it may be a head, and sent me straight to ultrasound. Of  course I was upset... called Justin and he told me he was on his way to meet me at the doctor. So, Justin comes in to the ultrasound room and it is confirmed that we in fact have a breech baby :(. We go back to see the doctor and she tells us that we have two options.
1. Go ahead and schedule the c-section
2. Attempt an external version (This is where the doctor tries to manually turn the baby from the outside. A "procedure" that I would be admitted to the hospital and monitored for, just in case the baby didn't tolerate it or they put me into labor).
Immediately I knew I wanted to try the version, I DID NOT want a c-section and I was going to do everything I could to avoid that. So, I scheduled the version and started watching YouTube videos on how they do them and actually watched some women have them attempted.
So, fast forward 2.5 weeks later to 36.5 weeks pregnant and I was going in to be admitted to attempt my own version. Well long story short...two doctors tried to move Ella Mae in a 180 degree turn by pushing on the outside of my stomach. If your curious as to what this looks like check out the aforementioned YouTube videos. All I can say as my experience did not look like the YouTube videos. Those women must have been drugged or something :) IT HURT REALLY BAD! Am I glad I did it...yes! Would I do it again...probably (maybe not knowing she was so big)...
Anyway, after the attempted version I stayed in the hospital most of the day being monitored for contractions... I had some, but nothing regular so they let me go home and we scheduled the c-section for 39 weeks...
TO BE CONTINUED :)