29th November 2008

Melina Francis Thieme - Baby Girl - 6 lbs, 11 oz, 19 inches, 2:41 p.m. 11242008 1 reply

It’s official - I no longer need to sleep for the rest of my life.  It’s 3:43 a.m. and I’m beyond exhausted - but there is a new good reason - Melina has arrived, a bundle of joy, as of 11/24/2008.

The c-section was rough - I don’t know which would be harder, c-sec or vaginal delivery.  But c-sec is not for the faint of heart.  Lilly, my sister in law, was there, holding my very tightly clinched hand through the entire surgery.  She is a nurse and handled seeing blood without problems.

I’ll update and fill in gaps more, but since I have little time before Baby Girl Melina wakes up.

Melina arrived at 2:41 p.m. EST, 11/24/2008, weighing just 6 lb, 11 oz, measuring 19 inches.  All tests came back normal. 

However, by Tuesday evening, it appeared she was getting jaundice.  We ended up not coming home until yesterday.

Now, I’m trying to get through the first day/night/weekend with my little tiny girl.

C-secs are no fun to recover from - major abdominal surgery (often two incisions are involved - one you can see, another underneath)  - add to this, exhaustion, learning to breast feed, waiting for milk to arrive, transitioning Melina to formula due to neo nazi lactation consultant, my breaking down and crying, and then finally breast milk arriving Friday only to have Melina wonder what the heck she should do with breast milk, when she’s got free flowing easy formula crack that the lactation consultant imposed on Wednesday afternoon.

Anyway, more on all these topics - but we’re home.  She’s tiny, fragile and beautiful.  I’m quite smitten - will be online tomorrow.

One Response to “Melina Francis Thieme - Baby Girl - 6 lbs, 11 oz, 19 inches, 2:41 p.m. 11242008”

  1. kristi says:
    November 29th, 2008 at 9:41 am

    it will get better! Glad you are home!

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