Lillie's Story

Lillie Elizabeth Roundy

May 13, 2011

3:15 am

8 lbs.

19 1/2 inches

Our little girl is finally here! The past three weeks have gone by so quickly! However, I thought it would be a good idea to write her birth story here on the blog so that I have it written down somewhere.

It all started at 1:30 am on the 13th of May. I woke up thinking my water had broken but when I got to the bathroom I discovered it wasn't my water, it was blood. I had started to hemorrhage. I immediately woke Jake up and then my parents. Jake and Dad gave me a blessing and then Jake rushed me to the hospital. We arrived at the hospital at 2:00 am. At this point the nurse checked me into a room and put the contraction and heart beat monitors on me. She didn't seem so concerned about my bleeding. After asking me some routine questions she finally proceeded to check me. I think it was at this point that she realized how scary the situation was. She kept leaving the room and bringing back various people to check me. After being checked a few times the head nurse said to the regular nurse, "OK. Why don't we take her to room 11C." In my head I was thinking, what is room 11c? Well it turns out that that room is the labor room right next to the operating room, just in case. I was rolled over to that room and the nurses began prepping me for a c-section. The doctor came in and informed me that a c-section was going to happen. At this point I didn't care because I was still bleeding really heavily and just wanted the baby to be OK and for me to stop bleeding.

For my entire life I have dreaded labor and getting an epidural. I have literally spent hours fretting over how I would be able to handle the pain. I do nto like pain. I can't even go to the dentist without saying a little prayer. However, I am so grateful for the blessing Jake and my Dad gave me because I felt no fear that morning. I felt slight apprehension but I did not lose my head in that operating room and I only cried when I finally heard Lillie crying. It was an absolute miracle! C-Sections are so weird and wonderful at the same time! I had a spinal tap - so weird not to feel the bottom half of my body! Even though I couldn't feel pain I could feel A LOT of pressure. They opened me up and had to pull her out and I could definitely feel the pressure and pulling. Lillie was born at 3:15 am and arrived healthy and without any complications!

I didn't find this out until later but the nurses and doctor had blood and IV fluids ready for transfusions for both Lillie and I should we need it. The nurse also told me that they were very worried about Lillie because she was losing blood through the umbilical chord. When she came out the doctor immediately took the umbilical chord and, from the top, squoze the blood from the chord back into her body. The nurse told us that she had never, in her entire career, seen a doctor do that. I am so grateful that I had a doctor who was alert and awake at 3:15am and could receive inspiration. Because of that swift move Lillie did not need a transfusion. I ended up not needing one either.

Overall, it was the most amazing day of my life! Jake and I could not be more grateful for our little Lillie! She is such a good baby. She is very mellow but has a flair for the dramatic. She is always held (I can't get enough of her!) and she loves to cuddle with her parents at night. All in all, we are healthy and we are happy! We love you, Lillie!