Connor's Birth Story

I was admitted to the hospital on March 12 after the bloodflow through the umbilical cord looked bad. In addition to preeclampsia, the baby had IUGR and placental insufficiency. They also suspected a heart anomaly which luckily wasn’t the case. I was on continuous monitoring. The nurse woke me up at 12 A.M. on St. Patrick’s Day saying it was baby time. I wanted to get him to 37 weeks, but his heartrate kept dropping. I was prepped for surgery and throwing up everywhere because I was so nervous. The NICU team was ready, and I at least had time to get an epidural and be awake. My mom was there for the birth because of Coronavirus visitor restrictions. Connor is doing well in the NICU. We’re 5 hours away from home, and my husband is working from home and holding down the fort with our daughters. Taking things day by day! My milk came in on day 3, so I’m pumping what I can. Because baby has an IV in his umbilical cord, I haven’t gotten to hold him yet. I’m so looking forward to our first snuggle <3

	Comment from Mrsford2 » Posted Mar. 22, 2020 7:45pm Omg what a little cutie! So happy you’re both doing well, especially in this crazy time. Huge congratulations <3
	Comment from Angela18 » Posted Mar. 22, 2020 6:00pm I had a feeling you had him congratulations! So glad you are all doing ok. Good luck on BFing, just do what you can the best you can. He's beautiful and looks like he's a little tiger xo
	Comment from Angela18 » Posted Mar. 14, 2020 12:51pm Been praying for you and thinking of you, hope you're doing ok
	Comment from starburstice » Posted Oct. 1, 2019 1:51am Ooh maybe! Levi was by far my sickest but I also gained the most hahahah
	Comment from TotMama » Posted Sep. 25, 2019 10:49am Hi! So excited to finally be over here again! I’m happy to have a bump buddy!
	Comment from sonata85 » Posted Sep. 23, 2019 5:43pm Thanks, calvingirl! I love seeing your baby photo updates. Your girl is getting so big and is adorable!!!