Saartje
05-22-2004, 09:19 AM
Isaac Solomon was born Tuesday, 18 May 2004 at 8:09 am. At birth, he was 22 inches long and weighed 9 lbs., 9 oz.
I had posted in the lounge a few days before his birth, talking through my nerves, so here's the rest of the story: As I had more than halfway expected, when I went in for my exam Monday (at which point my doctor and I were supposed to plan an induction, probably for later in the week), they found my amniotic fluid levels were too low to wait any longer and I was admitted immediately.
The process of inducing didn't go entirely smoothly, but once labor was started, all went well. (I'll spare you the details. ;) ) The actual birth was surprisingly easy, especially given his size.
A few photos taken immediately after his birth can be found at http://amaranth.homelinux.org/Isaac-Birth-Web/ .
I had posted in the lounge a few days before his birth, talking through my nerves, so here's the rest of the story: As I had more than halfway expected, when I went in for my exam Monday (at which point my doctor and I were supposed to plan an induction, probably for later in the week), they found my amniotic fluid levels were too low to wait any longer and I was admitted immediately.
The process of inducing didn't go entirely smoothly, but once labor was started, all went well. (I'll spare you the details. ;) ) The actual birth was surprisingly easy, especially given his size.
A few photos taken immediately after his birth can be found at http://amaranth.homelinux.org/Isaac-Birth-Web/ .