Brenna Margaret was born on Monday, October 4th at 3:49 PM. In typical fashion she made a dramatic appearance! We were called to the hospital around 4:45AM to start the induction. After several hours of the contractions being 3 minutes apart they administered the epidural and then broke my water. At that time they realized I had not dilated any further and needed to move things along faster. At 1pm the drs did their thing and I started to progress very rapidly. By 2:30 pm, the baby was starting to show signs of distress and my epidural was wearing off. I felt just a few contractions but could not imagine going through a natural child birth!
The hospital called my doctor because at each contraction the baby's heart rate was dropping dramatically. My doctor okay a fluid infusion (where they insert a tube and flush water around the baby in the attempt to reduce the stress) but also said she would head to the hospital. By the time the dr got there 45 minutes later things had progressed significantly. The baby was still in distress and I could feel very strong contractions and pressure. They already had me moved to my side because at one point baby was face up and they were hoping she would turn.
When my dr got to the hospital she realized the baby was definitely coming very soon. In fact, she told me not even to cough.. lol! Baby had also turned face down so delivery should go smooth and they needed to get her out because of her heart rate. The doctor suited up and 2 contractions later baby was here.. but silent!
Since she dropped so fast and turned in the birth canal, she had wrapped the cord around herself and with each contraction she was lacking oxygen. Also, she had swallowed a lot of the fluid they were infusing around her so her lungs were full. The doctors and nurses quickly took her and started working on her. Of course, I was very scared but everyone kept saying she would be fine. They tubed her lungs and suctioned everything out of them very quickly. They then put the baby on a balloon pump and oxygen to get her breathing. It probably took less than 5 minutes in reality but seemed like an eternity to us. She never did cry but her color changed from blue to pink so we knew she was okay.
Her weight came in at 6lbs 8 oz and she was 19.5 inches long. She was perfect! We originally named her Bryna Margaret. However, after 2 days of everyone pronouncing it Br-Y-na we decided to change the spelling to Brenna. With a name like Beffa that already getting pronounced incorrectly I didn't want her to have to correct everyone on the first name as well.
Below are some pictures and I'll continue to post them. Our little angel is perfect and we feel so lucky to have her here healthy!
Mom, Dad and Brenna - still in the delivery room
Nonna, Me & Brenna and Dad still in the delivery room
Nonna and Brenna
Jacob meeting his sister for the first time - he wanted to kiss her right away!
Jacob holding his sister - getting ready for another kiss!
Jacob's favorite place in the hospital room. He went in and out of that 50 times and it was the perfect fit!
Grandma & Grandpa Beffa with Brenna
Grandpa Beffa, Dad, Jacob and Brenna - Jacob giving her a kiss before leaving to go spend the night at Nonna's