March 23, 2009
Labor Via Twitter
Instead of recollecting and re-editing the story of the birth of our first child, I'll just repost all the tweets that I sent out throughout the process, a raw retelling mostly sent by iPhone.
We have water leakage. No big water-break and no labor yet but we're off to the hospital.
11:41 PM Feb 27th from TwitterFon
Confirmed water break but no labor yet. We're admitted and will induce in the morning. We're not leaving here without our baby!
1:22 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Ooh we have a contraction. Dilated one finger-width here we go...
2:46 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Contractions getting regular now, every 10min or so, so far.
3:42 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Baby's not low enough yet for imminent birth. This could take a while.
7:20 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
A quick breakfast run to the MickeyD around back. No food for her until the doc checks her out, though.
8:54 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Contractions every five minutes or so and getting stronger. Definitely no need to induce at this point.
9:17 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Doc's here. Cervix open two finger-widths but we'll give her a shot to regularize the contractions. OK on the breakfast front.
9:23 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Cervix opening fast by the time the anaesthesiologist got here it's already getting a bit late for the epidural. We'll ride this out.
10:32 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Saved the money on the epidural so we'll do the in-room birth. She doesn't need to move to the OR and I get to take pictures.
10:52 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Fully dilated time to push.
11:28 AM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Baby is starting to show time for delivery
12:42 PM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Yay she's done it!
1:17 PM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
2988g healthy baby boy born at 1:13pm
1:37 PM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
And the aftermath:
Boy thee sure's a lot of paperwork involved with bringing new life into this world.
2:30 PM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Handing off to mom and going home to take a nap and show grandma the pictures.
4:53 PM Feb 28th from TwitterFon
Back on station at the hospital. The kid's surprisingly well behaved, considering. And so cute!
10:18 PM Feb 28th from web
We have suckling action. Not sure if he's getting anything out of it yet, though.
6:24 AM Mar 1st from web
Whoever said the nipple was the only intuitive interface was a liar. Thankfully infants learn fast.
10:00 PM Mar 1st from web
Skype+eeePC = Baby-vision for dad in the States.
11:32 AM Mar 2nd from web
Sent the baby off with the nurse for a nth and bilyrubin tests so mommy can get some blissful sleep.
7:45 AM Mar 3rd from TwitterFon
Baby's jaundiced so he has to stay for a few extra days to bake off the bilirubin. Common problem but mom&dad miss him anyway.
7:36 AM Mar 4th from TwitterFon
Damn the baby is still jaundiced which means at least two more days in the hospital.
11:03 AM Mar 7th from TwitterFon
Not sure what the UV lamp is doing for the baby's bilirubin levels but it's sure giving him a heck of a tan.
12:53 PM Mar 7th from TwitterFon
Mom's here at the hospital to see the baby. Nurse suggested to feed him formula for the rest of the day to pass the jaundice faster.
1:06 PM Mar 8th from TwitterFon
is ready to start showing off the baby to all the relatives. (from Facebook status).
12:09 PM Mar 14th from twitterfeed