WOW! What a week this week was! Tuesday started the interesting week off with a BIG bang! Tuesday morning Trent and I took Brantley for his 10 day pediatrician appointment. Brantley now weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces and he is 20 and a 1/4 inches. He has really grown! At his first appointment Brantley was down to 5 pounds 15 ounces. So, in 8 days our boy did some major growing! :-) His appointment went really well, and everything looks really good! We came home from the pediatrician, Trent went to work, and Brantley and I started our normal routine!
Around 2 Brantley and I started our afternoon nap together. At 3:15 I woke up shaking all over uncontrollably. Checked my temperature it was 97.8, and so I thought I was just cold. So, I turned up the thermostat and grabbed another blanket. That didn't work at all, and the shaking didn't stop. Then I called my Mom because I had no idea what was going on. By the time my parents arrived I did have a fever of 102. So, Mom stayed here with Brantley and Daddy took me to the ER. Trent beat us to the ER, and they immediately took me back as soon as they saw my blood pressure, which at this point was around 200 over 117. Then they checked my temperature, and it was 106. Apparently I freaked everyone out...I was still shaking so hard I had no comprehension of what was going on other then I wanted to stop shaking! At this point of shaking every muscle in my body for almost 3 hours, I was hurting REALLY bad! They started running test to see what could be wrong with me, and started giving me meds to try to break my fever. They were afraid I could have an abscess on my spine because of my epidural, and we did a CT scan. If it had been an abscess I would have had to go to a Dallas hospital for a Neurosurgeon, but thankfully it was negative. Then some results came back and they thought it was something with my kidney's. Then while waiting on those results they had a test come back that showed I had a possible blood clot in my lungs. So, yet again more test. No clot was found...again thank God! So, then we were told it was Pyelonephritis, which is a REALLY bad kidney infection, and mine went septic. Because of my fever I was told I had to go to ICU.
When I got to ICU my fever was down to 97.6, and stayed down from there on out...again thank God! ICU was HORRIBLE! It was the WORST night of my life! I don't know how ANYONE EVER gets well on that floor. I got exactly 30 minutes of sleep...I get more sleep at home with my newborn. I continually prayed to get moved. Dr. Hermann (my new hero) came to work that morning, and they called him on my case. He wanted me moved immediately since I was stable, and had no further spikes. He also wanted me moved to the 3rd floor so he could work on my case, so that I could pump, and so Brantley could come see me. So, in hospital time immediately means 2 hours later I was moved. It was then confirmed that I had Pyelonephritis, and we had to find which antibiotics would kill the bacteria.
I have felt fine since Tuesday, but apparently my infection was pretty severe and had to stay for IV antibiotics and monitoring. The original plan was that I would be in the hospital until possibly Sunday, but I started responding so quickly to the medications that I got to come home Friday morning! :-) They said because I am young and healthy that is the reason why I turned around so quickly!
I hope to not have to return to TMC or any hospital for 2 to 4 years when it is time to give birth to baby #2!!!!
Oh, hospital humor....they had me take a pregnancy test! I said seriously?!?! I am 12 days post pardom! They had to check anyways....just incase!
Baby Brantley is doing so well, and he is the light of his parents eyes. He is blessed with the best Dad in the WORLD! He did such an amazing job taking care of both of us! We are also so blessed with an amazing family/support system. Also, thanks for all the prayers...they REALLY worked!
Saturday, February 11, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Mr. Brantley's First Week
One week ago today at 5:28 PM on January 26, 2012 our little guy, Brantley Wayne Rice, arrived. He came very quickly, and I only pushed 5 times and our boy was here. He was 6 pounds 9.4 ounces and 19.5 inches long. Trent and I were so proud. Waiting to hold my son seemed like an eternity, but amazing once I got to hold him. At our hospital the Daddy gets to play a lullaby throughout the entire hospital to announce the birth. I couldn't wait for Trent to play the lullaby. While they were finishing up on me and running test on Brantley, Trent went to play the lullaby and announce the birth to our family.
The nurses came in and informed me that I needed to feed Brantley, and then they needed to take him. So, we learned about feeding, for a couple of minutes afterwards our families came in to see him. Then they took Brantley and Trent to the nursery. Brantley had low blood sugar, and they had to feed him a bottle of half sugar water and formula. We then had to put him under the heat lamp for a while. Then they would recheck his blood sugar in 2 hours, and if it was good then he wouldn't need an IV. In 2 hours his sugar was awesome, and he was good to go.
Due to my high blood pressure before labor, during labor, and after labor I had to be on magnesium during and after delivery. So, I could not get out of bed for a full 24 hours after Brantley's birth. I was pretty limited on what I could do with Brantley,and Trent really stepped up! I would have never thought he would be such an awesome Daddy. I knew he would be great, but I had no idea how great!
Brantley's arrival could not be a boring arrival, and the problems started Friday and continued during our stay in the hospital. Brantley was not wanting to eat, and that had us worried. He also started showing the symptoms of jaundice. Saturday morning we had hoped to get to come home, and they ran some final test on Brantley. The test found that he had jaundice and would need to stay another day or two. We were worried because they could have discharged me, and made Brantley stay. Dr. Hermann wanted to do more blood pressure test on me, and let me stay in the hospital. The other scary thing that happened is Brantley stopped eating. Saturday night around 9 Trent and I both got very worried, and stressed. We really didn't want to start on formula, but he had gone over 14 hours without eating. Then around 12:30 they brought him in, and he ate like a champ. He has been eating just fine ever since. Thank goodness. Sunday morning all doctors came to see us, and we got to go home sometime afternoon. :-) There is no better news then you get to go home WITH your baby!
The first night home was a difficult night. We were shocked because he had been SO good in the hospital. Every single nurse said he was one of the best babies ever, and the best baby in the nursery. It has been much better ever since. He is a pretty good sleeper, and is an awesome baby!
We went to the pediatrician on Monday, and Brantley is down to 5 pounds 15 ounces, and we have to focus on getting his weight back up. He has been nursing much better, and I feel that he should be gaining weight for sure now. His jaundice is much better, as well.
I love being a Mommy and Trenton sure does love being a Daddy. We love our boy and cant believe he is already a week old!
Here are some pictures of baby Brantley at one week! He is so squimy it is hard to get good pictures!
The nurses came in and informed me that I needed to feed Brantley, and then they needed to take him. So, we learned about feeding, for a couple of minutes afterwards our families came in to see him. Then they took Brantley and Trent to the nursery. Brantley had low blood sugar, and they had to feed him a bottle of half sugar water and formula. We then had to put him under the heat lamp for a while. Then they would recheck his blood sugar in 2 hours, and if it was good then he wouldn't need an IV. In 2 hours his sugar was awesome, and he was good to go.
Due to my high blood pressure before labor, during labor, and after labor I had to be on magnesium during and after delivery. So, I could not get out of bed for a full 24 hours after Brantley's birth. I was pretty limited on what I could do with Brantley,and Trent really stepped up! I would have never thought he would be such an awesome Daddy. I knew he would be great, but I had no idea how great!
Brantley's arrival could not be a boring arrival, and the problems started Friday and continued during our stay in the hospital. Brantley was not wanting to eat, and that had us worried. He also started showing the symptoms of jaundice. Saturday morning we had hoped to get to come home, and they ran some final test on Brantley. The test found that he had jaundice and would need to stay another day or two. We were worried because they could have discharged me, and made Brantley stay. Dr. Hermann wanted to do more blood pressure test on me, and let me stay in the hospital. The other scary thing that happened is Brantley stopped eating. Saturday night around 9 Trent and I both got very worried, and stressed. We really didn't want to start on formula, but he had gone over 14 hours without eating. Then around 12:30 they brought him in, and he ate like a champ. He has been eating just fine ever since. Thank goodness. Sunday morning all doctors came to see us, and we got to go home sometime afternoon. :-) There is no better news then you get to go home WITH your baby!
My first picture, picture with my son!
Brantley and his favorite baby nurse, Amanda!
A happy family ready to go home!
Brantley's first car ride!
Brantley and I posing in front of the decorations my mother-in-law put up to welcome us home!
Brantley in his crib for the first time.
The first night home was a difficult night. We were shocked because he had been SO good in the hospital. Every single nurse said he was one of the best babies ever, and the best baby in the nursery. It has been much better ever since. He is a pretty good sleeper, and is an awesome baby!
We went to the pediatrician on Monday, and Brantley is down to 5 pounds 15 ounces, and we have to focus on getting his weight back up. He has been nursing much better, and I feel that he should be gaining weight for sure now. His jaundice is much better, as well.
I love being a Mommy and Trenton sure does love being a Daddy. We love our boy and cant believe he is already a week old!
Here are some pictures of baby Brantley at one week! He is so squimy it is hard to get good pictures!
BIG Yawn!
How long he is.
Bright eyes
Tired of taking pictures
Sitting with Daddy!
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