40 weeks: We did it!
I am so happy and blessed to be a mom. We did it!
A quick recap of how things are going before I get back to my beautiful new life…
– Labor and delivery went really well. I can’t wait to share the whole birth story with you. Once I figure out how to manage everything I did before plus take care of bambino I will share it.
– I’m in love with my son and I never want to put him down. He already knows Trig and I and I know he knows we love him. He has long chicken legs like I did as a newborn, and I think he has my mom’s chin.
– Breastfeeding is going as well as I imagine it can be with a 3 day old. Last night he fed for literally the whole night while I struggled to stay awake. The pediatrician said this is normal for the hours right before your milk comes in.
– Seeing my husband now as a father brings tears to my eyes (which is another story). I see how in love he is with bambino and how much he loves me too.
– I’ve been feeling a little more emotional than usual, especially when I’m really tired. I understand that this is normal, but I am surprised by how easily the tears will come.
– Newborns were always ugly little gremlins to me… until now. My baby is so super cute I can’t take it! I want to kiss his face all the time but the pediatrician told us that is a no no.
– Bambino is in the 93rd percentile for length and 25th for weight. He is long and skinny.
– I am not long and skinny. I lost 15+ lbs right away so I have about 25 to go to my pre-pregnancy weight and 35 to my normal, comfortable weight. I am constantly surprised by how small my belly is in the mirror already.
– I feel great. I got lucky with my labor and delivery and I’ll explain more later. Suffice it to say that I only have one little stitch and I already feel fantastic aside from the exhaustion and breastfeeding pain. In fact, I felt awesome within one hour of the birth.
Now it’s time for me to go back and snuggle with my new family. I miss them already!
PS- Cute pic of bambino over on Babycenter today!
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Congrats Sabrina!! He is adorable. My little boy arrived 3 weeks and 2 days early and is doing great. This whole new world of motherhood is amazing. Hope you guys are getting settled at home!!
He is so adorable! I am so happy for you guys. Love the pictures over on BabyCenter.
He is precious! What a wonderful son! Congratulations, again 🙂
Kiss your baby. Millions of babies have survived getting kissed. Dr’s know a lot but not everything. Kiss your boy.
Congrats, Sabrina! He is so adorable!
Just wanted to let you know that if you haven’t been tested for HSV1 and HSV2 (the 2 viruses that cause oral/facial herpes–also known as coldsores–and genital herpes respectively), you should indeed hold off on kissing your little one. A lot of people assume they have been tested for these viruses, but most places won’t test for hsv1 unless you specifically ask (you’ll want an “igg blood test”). And before letting hubby, grandparents or anyone else kiss your baby, you should ensure they have tested negative for both as well. About 80% of the US population have oral herpes and many don’t know it. Some do not have visible symptoms and others do but minimize it by referring to it as “just a coldsore”. HSV1 can be transmitted via kissing or just touching the skin of someone who has it–even if they aren’t having visible symptoms. If you type in “neonatal herpes” or “post natal herpes”, you can read more about the terrible consequences that can happen when newborns acquire herpes from either their mom, family members, or other caregivers/strangers. It can result in death, deafness or profound disability. There are some really tragic stories of moms who had hsv1 (and didn’t know it or didn’t realize how contagious and damaging it could be), who ended up kissing their newborns and later the newborn died. And even getting the virus later as an older child can be no picnic either. Some people who get oral herpes can get it in their eye and go blind or develop meningitis, etc. I got oral herpes in July from my step-mom kissing me and I have zit-like bumps completely covering my face, tongue, neck and arms. My entire face and lips tingle and burn all the time. It has lasted for 3 months and has yet to subside. Even if the symptoms go away, I have no guarantee they won’t come back. And research shows you can be contagious even without symptoms (it is called “viral shedding”) so I don’t know if I should ever kiss my son (a toddler) again for fear he’ll get it. And my sex life is pretty much ruined as I don’t want to pass it on to my husband orally or genitally (you can pass hsv1 to other people’s genitals via oral sex). It is awful, so I just wanted to pass on this forewarning. Hopefully you and your hubby don’t have it already. . .