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Ned's Birth Story

July 3, 2016 Lisa Taylor
Mom, Dad and baby Ned from Ned's Birth Story (BirthMattersNYC blog)

Another birth story for you today, this one told from a dad's perspective and with my students' permission. This one is VERY new, hot off the birth presses!

Our first sign that something was up was a little "bloody show" on Sunday night. About an hour later, a little more came out (we were at a Tony viewing party). An hour after that, D felt like we needed to go home as she was leaking more. At this point we were unsure if it was just mucus or if it was some of the bag of waters.

We Uber'd home and about 15 minutes after arriving home (thank goodness not in the Uber!) her water broke, an obvious "gush". Fortunately she had put a pad in (since she was leaking) and we were able to clearly see that the fluid was yellow/green, obviously a warning sign. Still no contractions at this point.

We called our doctor and she asked us to come to the hospital to be checked. We arrived about 1:30am and after being examined (2 cm dilated estimated at that time) they admitted us and started a pitocin drip.

Thanks to our Birth Matters class we felt pretty informed about everything going on and understood the concerns with meconium (which is also why we were glad to go right to the hospital rather than trying to start laboring at home).

Contractions started in the next couple of hours and by 10:30am they were strong enough that D asked for her epidural (which was part of the plan all along).

We had a couple of hours of respite with contractions around 5 min apart on average but the epidural helping the pain a lot. By 1:30pm we were 5 cm dilated and 90% effaced. The next couple of hours were pretty difficult as D was feeling a lot of pressure and pain even after a "top off" on the epidural. At 4pm we were just about to explore some additional pain management when our attending doctor examined D again and determined she was fully dilated and it was time to push. D had had the urge to push with her last contraction. I don't think we ever consistently had contractions closer than 4-5 min apart.

Pushing was about an hour (?) though of course it felt like forever. Our doctor did an amazing job and apart from the drugs there were no interventions, and the baby had a vaginal birth. D had no tearing, which was a delightful and welcome surprise! She was a real trooper during the birth, especially considering she hadn't slept at all the previous night. She really kicked into another gear during the pushing, when it didn't seem like she had another gear left!

Baby Ned Born June 13, 2016 at 5:27pm (38 weeks) 6 pounds 6 ounces

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One of our family's absolute fave things to do together is see live theater. Did you know NYC's City Center has a family educational program that offers $5 tix? Amazing deal for stellar-quality performances and we take advantage of it as much as we can!
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We went to a fascinating dance performance in the fall and are fans of the Encores series, which produces productions of lesser-known older musicals. Tonight is Irving Berlin's CALL ME MADAM.
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A favorite aspect is the rich post-show family discussions live storytelling-art sparks. 💡💡💡
***What family traditions do you think you'll want to begin (or what do you already enjoy as a famiky if you're already a parent?)?***
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#familynightout #nyctheatre #kidactor #birthclass #pregnancy #expecting #nycparents #birthingclass #parenting #cityschooling #organiclearning #artisticpursuits #astoriamom #momally #musicals #musicaltheatergeek #musictherapy
One of our family's absolute fave things to do together is see live theater. Did you know NYC's City Center has a family educational program that offers $5 tix? Amazing deal for stellar-quality performances and we take advantage of it as much as we can! ❤💵 We went to a fascinating dance performance in the fall and are fans of the Encores series, which produces productions of lesser-known older musicals. Tonight is Irving Berlin's CALL ME MADAM. 🎶🎹🎤 A favorite aspect is the rich post-show family discussions live storytelling-art sparks. 💡💡💡 ***What family traditions do you think you'll want to begin (or what do you already enjoy as a famiky if you're already a parent?)?*** . . . #familynightout #nyctheatre #kidactor #birthclass #pregnancy #expecting #nycparents #birthingclass #parenting #cityschooling #organiclearning #artisticpursuits #astoriamom #momally #musicals #musicaltheatergeek #musictherapy
What do you get when you gather a bunch of doulas, a couple of IBCLCs, several childbirth educators, a midwife, and two babywearing experts? Lively discussion and stronger connections to support each other and our expectant clients! Win-win! I look forward to hosting many more. 
#doulalife #cbe #lamaze #ceamny #Childbirtheducator #ibclc #midwivesnyc
... #Repost from @centerforbwstudies with @regram.app ... This Saturday we attended a Queen's birth/perinatal networking event. We had a great time chatting about birth, breastfeeding, and of course babywearing! We connected with new and long-lost colleagues. Happy to say we made some new friends...Super big thanks to Lisa from @birthmattersnyc for hosting. We are looking forward to the next one! #doula #babywearing #queens #perinatal #teamcbws #babywearingconsultant #networking
What do you get when you gather a bunch of doulas, a couple of IBCLCs, several childbirth educators, a midwife, and two babywearing experts? Lively discussion and stronger connections to support each other and our expectant clients! Win-win! I look forward to hosting many more. #doulalife #cbe #lamaze #ceamny #Childbirtheducator #ibclc #midwivesnyc ... #Repost from @centerforbwstudies with @regram.app ... This Saturday we attended a Queen's birth/perinatal networking event. We had a great time chatting about birth, breastfeeding, and of course babywearing! We connected with new and long-lost colleagues. Happy to say we made some new friends...Super big thanks to Lisa from @birthmattersnyc for hosting. We are looking forward to the next one! #doula #babywearing #queens #perinatal #teamcbws #babywearingconsultant #networking
A new Astoria comprehensive birth class series starts TONITE (register for classes via link in profile)! I just realized a great new way to tell my students an easy (and so fitting) way to find birth class is to look for the new(ish) "BUMP" sign painted on the street out front.

How funny is that?! Along these lines, we do need to listen to our bodies in pregnancy and slow down as needed. Be gentle with yourself. ***In what specific ways have you needed to slow down in your pregnancy?*** Comment below! .
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#babybump #birthclass #birthclasses #pregnancy #preggo #nycmom #nycdad #lamaze #ceamny #astoriany #astoriaqueens #licnyc #wellnessnyc #nycwellness #confidentbirth #birthmatters
A new Astoria comprehensive birth class series starts TONITE (register for classes via link in profile)! I just realized a great new way to tell my students an easy (and so fitting) way to find birth class is to look for the new(ish) "BUMP" sign painted on the street out front. How funny is that?! Along these lines, we do need to listen to our bodies in pregnancy and slow down as needed. Be gentle with yourself. ***In what specific ways have you needed to slow down in your pregnancy?*** Comment below! . . . #babybump #birthclass #birthclasses #pregnancy #preggo #nycmom #nycdad #lamaze #ceamny #astoriany #astoriaqueens #licnyc #wellnessnyc #nycwellness #confidentbirth #birthmatters
Isn't this just the best? Yeah, I definitely didn't look that glam while pumping, either!
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#glammom #wellness #bestforbabes

#Repost from @clairerothstein with @regram.app ... A million reasons why I wanted to post this picture. Obviously #rachelmcadams looks incredible and was quite literally the dream to work with but also this shoot was about 6 months post her giving birth to her son, so between shots she was expressing/pumping as still breastfeeding. We had a mutual appreciation disagreement about who’s idea it was to take this picture but I’m still sure it was hers which makes me love her even more. Breastfeeding is the most normal thing in the world and I can’t for the life of me imagine why or how it is ever frowned upon or scared of. I don’t even think it needs explaining but just wanted to put this out there, as if it even changes one person’s perception of something so natural, so normal, so amazing then that’s great. Besides she’s wearing Versace and @bulgariofficial diamonds and is just fucking major. Big shout out to all the girls 💪🏽
#rachelmcadams for @girls.girls.girls.magazine cover shoot 📸 @clairerothstein #pleaseshare 
Side note: I did not look anywhere near as fabulous as this when feeding/pumping. And that’s ok too. 
Stylist: @alicialombardini 👠 .
#girlsgirlsgirlsmag #girlsgirlsgirls #bringingbackthewoman #nogrungejustglamour #independentmagazine #printisnotdead #normalisebreastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeeding #life #women #versace #bulgari
Isn't this just the best? Yeah, I definitely didn't look that glam while pumping, either! ...... #normalizebreastfeeding #glammom #wellness #bestforbabes #Repost from @clairerothstein with @regram.app ... A million reasons why I wanted to post this picture. Obviously #rachelmcadams looks incredible and was quite literally the dream to work with but also this shoot was about 6 months post her giving birth to her son, so between shots she was expressing/pumping as still breastfeeding. We had a mutual appreciation disagreement about who’s idea it was to take this picture but I’m still sure it was hers which makes me love her even more. Breastfeeding is the most normal thing in the world and I can’t for the life of me imagine why or how it is ever frowned upon or scared of. I don’t even think it needs explaining but just wanted to put this out there, as if it even changes one person’s perception of something so natural, so normal, so amazing then that’s great. Besides she’s wearing Versace and @bulgariofficial diamonds and is just fucking major. Big shout out to all the girls 💪🏽 #rachelmcadams for @girls.girls.girls.magazine cover shoot 📸 @clairerothstein #pleaseshare Side note: I did not look anywhere near as fabulous as this when feeding/pumping. And that’s ok too. Stylist: @alicialombardini 👠 . #girlsgirlsgirlsmag #girlsgirlsgirls #bringingbackthewoman #nogrungejustglamour #independentmagazine #printisnotdead #normalisebreastfeeding #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeeding #life #women #versace #bulgari

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