On March 30, 2009, we welcomed Cole Farrell into our family. It is quite a long story that actually started the week before.
On March 21, I didn't feel very good. When I got home I sent a text to Will saying I was turning off my phone and going to sleep. When I woke up several hours later, I was really hot and decided to take my temperature. Well, it was 102. Since I know that it is not good to have a temp when you are in labor and I was 3 weeks before my due date, I decided to call the doctor. She advised me to go into Labor and Delivery to be checked out. At the time I didn’t realize that temperatures for the Mom cause the baby to have a very high heart rate. Cole’s rate was normally between 130 to 140 beats a minute. When I had a fever it went to the high 180’s.
Will and I headed down to Saddleback Memorial and I was given Tylenol. Within an hour my temp was gone and we were talking about where we were going to go have dinner (it was 7:30 on a Saturday night, Everett was at my Mom’s and we thought we could sneak a date night out of it). The Doctor came in to tell us that they couldn’t find the cause of my fever so she wanted to admit me. I said for a couple of hours?” She said, “A couple of days.” I was surprised. I hadn’t even taken a toothbrush (thankfully the nurses hooked me up with not only a toothbrush, but toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and soap!) However it was not my choice of vacation destinations. They told me that they wanted to keep me and give me antibiotic and didn’t want to release me until 48 hours passed since a fever. In my mind I had it all worked out that I would be going home on Monday. On Monday morning I woke up really hot and wasn’t surprised when the nurse said I was 102. I was really depressed all day long. Thankfully that was the last fever and on Wednesday I was cleared to go. I was scheduled to return to the hospital on Friday to attempt the external version (Cole had turned breech a month before). As I was talking to my nurse Wednesday morning, she worked it out so that they would do the version before I went home. As part of the version they came in to due an ultrasound to check the baby’s position (he was still breech) and to check my amniotic fluid level. It was low. I guess the fluid is supposed to be between 7 and 20, 7 being low and 20 high. Mine was a 6. My nurse came in and said that they were not going to do the version but the doctors were deciding if I was going to have my baby that day! Thankfully Will was there and wouldn’t miss the birth had they rushed me into the operating room. Finally my doctor came in and said that I was going to be released but that they were going to monitor my fluid the rest of my pregnancy, which was only scheduled to be another week and a half. I was scheduled to have a c-section for Friday, April 5. I went home and enjoyed sleeping in my own bed! Labor and Delivery beds are not made for comfort.
Then came Thursday and I went for them to monitor the baby and check my fluid. Both were found to be fine and they told me to enjoy my weekend and come back on Monday to be monitored again. I remember laughing with my nurse because I had left my cell phone in my car and if they wouldn’t have let me go home, how was I going to call Will. I had decided to go ahead and start my Maternity leave from work since they had scheduled me a c-section that Friday. I wanted to go to church with Will and Everett. It was a great weekend.
When I went into the doctors on Monday my fluid measured 1.6. They didn’t even monitor the baby and told me to straight to Labor and Delivery, I was going to have the baby today! I had to laugh because that morning I had thought that I should pack my suitcase but hadn’t. I called Will and told him to come to the hospital as soon as possible. From the time that I got to the hospital, I was there 4 hours, 1 of which was at the doctors before I had a baby.
Cole Farrell Heninger was born March 30, 2009 at 2:40 pm. He was 7 lbs 7 oz and measured 18.25 inches (however when I took him to the doctors a week later he had grown 2 inches…so I think there was a mistake in the measuring.) He is beautiful, adorable and a great baby!
On March 21, I didn't feel very good. When I got home I sent a text to Will saying I was turning off my phone and going to sleep. When I woke up several hours later, I was really hot and decided to take my temperature. Well, it was 102. Since I know that it is not good to have a temp when you are in labor and I was 3 weeks before my due date, I decided to call the doctor. She advised me to go into Labor and Delivery to be checked out. At the time I didn’t realize that temperatures for the Mom cause the baby to have a very high heart rate. Cole’s rate was normally between 130 to 140 beats a minute. When I had a fever it went to the high 180’s.
Will and I headed down to Saddleback Memorial and I was given Tylenol. Within an hour my temp was gone and we were talking about where we were going to go have dinner (it was 7:30 on a Saturday night, Everett was at my Mom’s and we thought we could sneak a date night out of it). The Doctor came in to tell us that they couldn’t find the cause of my fever so she wanted to admit me. I said for a couple of hours?” She said, “A couple of days.” I was surprised. I hadn’t even taken a toothbrush (thankfully the nurses hooked me up with not only a toothbrush, but toothpaste, shampoo, conditioner and soap!) However it was not my choice of vacation destinations. They told me that they wanted to keep me and give me antibiotic and didn’t want to release me until 48 hours passed since a fever. In my mind I had it all worked out that I would be going home on Monday. On Monday morning I woke up really hot and wasn’t surprised when the nurse said I was 102. I was really depressed all day long. Thankfully that was the last fever and on Wednesday I was cleared to go. I was scheduled to return to the hospital on Friday to attempt the external version (Cole had turned breech a month before). As I was talking to my nurse Wednesday morning, she worked it out so that they would do the version before I went home. As part of the version they came in to due an ultrasound to check the baby’s position (he was still breech) and to check my amniotic fluid level. It was low. I guess the fluid is supposed to be between 7 and 20, 7 being low and 20 high. Mine was a 6. My nurse came in and said that they were not going to do the version but the doctors were deciding if I was going to have my baby that day! Thankfully Will was there and wouldn’t miss the birth had they rushed me into the operating room. Finally my doctor came in and said that I was going to be released but that they were going to monitor my fluid the rest of my pregnancy, which was only scheduled to be another week and a half. I was scheduled to have a c-section for Friday, April 5. I went home and enjoyed sleeping in my own bed! Labor and Delivery beds are not made for comfort.
Then came Thursday and I went for them to monitor the baby and check my fluid. Both were found to be fine and they told me to enjoy my weekend and come back on Monday to be monitored again. I remember laughing with my nurse because I had left my cell phone in my car and if they wouldn’t have let me go home, how was I going to call Will. I had decided to go ahead and start my Maternity leave from work since they had scheduled me a c-section that Friday. I wanted to go to church with Will and Everett. It was a great weekend.
When I went into the doctors on Monday my fluid measured 1.6. They didn’t even monitor the baby and told me to straight to Labor and Delivery, I was going to have the baby today! I had to laugh because that morning I had thought that I should pack my suitcase but hadn’t. I called Will and told him to come to the hospital as soon as possible. From the time that I got to the hospital, I was there 4 hours, 1 of which was at the doctors before I had a baby.
Cole Farrell Heninger was born March 30, 2009 at 2:40 pm. He was 7 lbs 7 oz and measured 18.25 inches (however when I took him to the doctors a week later he had grown 2 inches…so I think there was a mistake in the measuring.) He is beautiful, adorable and a great baby!
