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Mckenzie May Hamilton

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It happened!  I got my VBAC!  Let me just say, having a baby through your vagina is the way to go.  No c-section for me!  I got induced at 39 weeks.  At 7:30am Justin and I headed to the hospital.  They started my antibiotics since I'm GBS+ and they started low dose pitocin.  At noon the doctor came to break my water.  I tried to handle the painful contractions as long as I could, but only lasted about an hour and a half.  Then I got my happy-dural.  Man I loved my epidural.  All I could feel was pressure and no pain.  Even when I pushed her out I felt no pain.  It was perfect.  After I got my epidural the nurse checked me and I was 5-6 cm dilated.  So for the next two hours I laid in bed, flipped side to side, got the shakes like crazy, and let the contractions and epidural do their work.  I started to feel more and more pressure.  And around 5 pm the nurse checked me.  And what do ya know?!  You can see miss Mckenzie's head!  I did a trial push and my mom said you could see her head coming down.  Mom texted Julia to come on over, she was my photographer.  Everyone got in place and after maybe 2 minutes of pushing during one contraction she was here! 5:59 pm on July 10th, 2015.  I could not have asked for a better labor and delivery experience.  Not only did I get my VBAC but I only pushed for a few minutes (compare that to 2 hours of pushing and a c-section last time!).

My recovery has been so much better this time around.  I feel like I have energy and I can move around.  Justin has said twice how great it is to see me moving around and in less pain than last time.

Mckenzie is only 4 days old and I'm feeling great.  Aside from sore nipples and a sore bottom.  I loved being pregnant with Mckenzie, but it's great to not have a huge stomach in the way.  I get to sleep on my back again, yay!

Let's talk about Mckenzie.  Well, she's adorable.  She has been the quietest baby.  Even when she was born she didn't cry for the first half hour of her life.  The nurses kept having to reassure me that she was breathing okay.  She has been doing great at night.  Sleeping for 3-4 hour stretches sometimes.  So far she eats, sleeps, pees, poops, and looks like perfection.  But I'm sure her "quiet" stretch won't last forever.  Even today she's been more alert.

Here's some of my favorite hospital and at home pictures.
Start of the day!

What a scrawny thing! 7 lb 12 oz, 20.5 inches.

She's here!


So happy!!


He's so happy to be a big brother!


Day two at the hospital.  Channing showing off his shirt.  And my mom blow drying my hair. :)


Family of four!


At home.

She's touching me! Channing said.

4 days old.



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  1. UnknownMay 13, 2016 at 7:15 PM

    One of my happiest days... drama-less delivery... the way it should be!!

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