Apr. 13, 2006
Its a Girl!!!!
That's right apparently
we only make girls, but I don't care! I am in Heaven! Rebecca Esther
Hooker (Esther is what we will call her) was born at 1:09 Tuesday
morning. She was 8lbs 14oz and 21 inches long. So much for that tiny
baby I was expecting. LOL She is doing wonderfully!
We had no
problems during labor and delivery. My midwife and her apprentice
arrived at 9:00p.m. I was at 5cm and handling everything very well at
that point. My blood pressure was fine, so I was able to get up. I sat
in the kitchen with Debi and Michelle (mw and apprentice) and talked
for a few hours while working through contractions. Then around 11:00,
Debi suggested I try to lay down and rest for a while. As soon as I
laid down the contractions picked up speed and intensity. After about
an hour of those and then a long hot bath, she checked me again. I was
7 cm and we decided to break my water. It was 12:54 at that time and
she was born at 1:09 after only two pushes. She nursed right away! I am
so thrilled that she is nursing so well and is so healthy. She has a
full head of black hair. If I can figure out how to resize pictures
than I will try to get some posted soon.
The only problems I
had happened later after we were tucked into bed and everybody was
trying to sleep. I woke up not feeling so hot and went to the bathroom.
I started bleeding profusely all over the place. I'm talking clots as
big as my open hand! It was a bit scary, but I am so thankful that God
was watching over us. Normally Debi would have already headed home, but
since it was so late and she lives an hour and a half away, she decided
to sleep the rest of the night on the couch. So she was able to get me
back to bed after I nearly passed out and then get all the clots out. I
think I was more sore from that then the actual birth. If she had not
been here, we would have been headed to the hospital for sure. So I
have lots to be thankful for! Well, Esther is wanting to eat, so I
better get off here.
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by TOSPUBLISHER
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Congratulations on little Esther! What a BLESSING. And praise the Lord you are alright, too. How scary to have that happen in the middle of the night, YIKES. I too had my baby at home (my last one, a girl) and there were a couple of "scary moments" for me, too. I am so SO happy you are just fine. Blessings to you! Enjoy that new little girl!
Love,
gena
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Congratulations!!!
 Posted by Jaybird
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--Always nice to hear a nice, sweet homebirth story! Hope you have a beautiful day planned to just lay around and look at the baby!
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Congratulations!
Apr. 13, 2006 - Congratulations!
Apr. 13, 2006 - Congratulations!!
 Posted by GoingRural
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How delightful, Im so happy for you. And I love her name!! ;o)
blessings,
another Rebecca! lol
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Congrats on your new little girl!
Apr. 13, 2006 - Yay!
 Posted by Aligirl
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Awesome! I love meeting other fellow homebirthers! I gave birth to all 4 of my children at home. It was the most wonderful experience. Painful, but I wouldn't have had it any other way. Congratulations on your new little bundle! Sweet!!! It always seems like strange things happen to our bodies right after a baby is born. clots, more pain, strange mood swings, etc. I hated the clot part of it. I had some pretty big ones.
Congratulations again!
Ali
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by Titus2woman
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*WELCOME ESTHER!* and *CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTINA!* I loved reading your birth story! If our baby comes on Easter and is a girl, we're thinking about Esther too! (((((HUGS))))) sandi
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Congratulations!!
 Posted by mom26kidz
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I am so happy for you and Jon! Another beautiful little girl! I am so glad your midwife was still there to help you in the middle of the night, and I am so glad you had a happy homebirth story!
Donna
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Apr. 13, 2006 - Congratulations!
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Apr. 15, 2006 - Congratulations!!!
 Posted by hsmomof3
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I am so happy for you all!! God has truly blessed you with a beautiful baby and I love that He blessed you with Debi still being at your house so that you didn't have to go to the hospital. I don't believe in coincidence. Congratulations!!!
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Apr. 16, 2006 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by writmm
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Congrats! So glad midwife was there to help you in the middle of the night. The name you have chosen is beautiful!
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Apr. 16, 2006 - Untitled Comment
 Posted by drewsfamilytx
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Congratulations!!! I am so glad that y'all are doing well and that God allowed your midwife to stay the night-- what a blessing!
By the way, I think it is fabulously fun that you have all girls (although I have 3 boys)...and Rebecca Esther is a BEAUTIFUL name!
God bless you and your family,
Marsha
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Apr. 18, 2006 - Congratulations!
 Posted by HSBCompanyBlog
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What a great birth story! I'm so glad that all went well and that you all are doing well. Hey, I saw you posted on our HSB Baby calendar, there is also a spot on the HSBCompanyblog on the sidebar where you can leave a comment with a link to your birth announcement on your blog if you'd like. We're looking forward to our first online HSB Baby Shower!
Blessings,
Nancy
Senior Editor of HSB
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