itkin@luke.UUCP (Steven List) (07/26/85)
Birth Announcement:
Samantha Megan List
Born July 22, 1985 at 10:01 AM
6 lbs 7 1/2 ounces
three weeks premature
She was due August 13. My wife returned from a week at Yosemite with
her family (including our daughter and son) on Sunday evening. She
began labor at 4AM Monday. We went to the hospital (Good Samaritan)
at 8:20 AM. Contractions were regular and about three minutes apart.
She was dilated to 6cm. The doctor checked around 9:30 and she was
around 7cm. Contractions were still around 3 minutes apart. Then
there was one good (transition) contraction and Debbie said "Ring
for the nurse, I've got to push!". Being the obedient coach that I
am, I did. Sure enough, the baby's head was already crowning. The
doctor barely had time to get gowned and masked.
We videotaped the birth. The pushing through cutting of the cord
was 6 minutes! Samantha is very healthy, although her bilirubin
count went up today. Since our history is one of jaundiced babies
and phototherapy, we're keeping our fingers crossed.
Our daughter Sarah (4) was present for the whole thing. She was
fascinated and kept moving around to get a better view. She did not
suffer any apparent trauma, and ADORES her baby sister. We labored,
delivered, and recovered in the ABC, and also gave Sammie her
Leboyer bath there. I held her and Sarah and Matthew (2) helped to
rinse her off. It was the most wonderful family experience.
If anyone wants to discuss the pros and cons of sibling presence for
the delivery, I'd love to. Our OB said that there is now a
committee to approve sibling presence at Good Sam due to three
children being under psychiatric care from the experience. We felt
confident, and are happy that we went ahead with it.
Anyway, we're thrilled with our new addition. Due to three
independent people calling her "Peanut", that'll probably be her
nickname. Anyone in the SFBA that loves babies should feel free to
call and come over to see her.
Steven (SML the first)
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