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Kenna and Kaden have arrived! UPDATE pictures in post #11

#1 User is offline   arizonamomof3

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 01:11 PM

Its been a crazy week! Sorry it took me so long to share the news. . .But the babies were born last Tuesday evening, October 14th via c-section!! Kenna & Kaden were born at 34 weeks, 1 day at 8:19 pm and 8:21 pm. Kenna weighed in at 4 lbs 12 oz and Kaden weighed in at 4 lbs 7 oz.

I went to the doctor Tuesday morning and was dialated to 4 cm and 80%. . .my blood pressure was also elevated so she sent me to Labor and Delivery to be monitored for a little while and to get some PIH bloodwork done. . . All my labs came back normal but I was contracting pretty consistently. They tried one round of terbutaline and re-checked me to find that I had progressed to 5 cm within about 2 hours of pretty mild (but regular) contractions. The doctor was going back and forth as far as what to do with me-she wanted to try to let me labor to have a vaginal but was concerned about trying to turn him because he was breech. She consulted with the perinatologist who told her just to do a breech extraction. My OB wasn't really comfortable about doing a breech extraction so we went ahead with the c-section. By the time of this decision I was already 6 cm and 100%.

The babies are still in the NICU but doing well. Kenna had trouble breathing from the start but Kaden actually was able to stay with us for a couple of hours when I noticed he was grunting and struggling a bit to breath. Our three year old told us he was "quacking" like a duck. He was then taken down to the NICU to stay with his sister. Kenna had some fluid in her lungs and was put on oxygen. Kaden was just put on CPAP with room air to inflate his lungs. Kaden was on CPAP for 3 days and was able to come off. Kenna just came off her oxygen yesterday!!! YEAH! They are doing great and making remarkable strides! They are just trying to learn to eat from a bottle. Kaden takes a couple of feedings a day by bottle and Kenna tries but gets tuckered out easily. They are doing better every day. . .It is so hard not having them at home. It is especially hard because I can't drive and its hard to find someone to take my 3 year old. I just want them home sooo badly. I am hoping they will be home by the end of the week, but we will take it day by day. They are such little peanuts!

As for me, I am healing pretty well. . . All things considered, my pain is doing much better in the last 2 days. I am trying to get a few last minute things done around the house so I will be ready when the babies are released. =)

Well I have to go pump and get ready to see the babies!
I will try to post pictures of them later!

Laura

This post has been edited by summerfun: 23 October 2008 - 01:45 PM
Reason for edit:: to add update with pictures to the title

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 01:16 PM

Welcome to the world Kaden & Kenna! Love their names! I hope they come home soon! Can't wait to see pictures! If you need any breastfeeding/pumping advice/support, please visit us in the breastfeeding forum! Link is in my sig!
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 01:17 PM

yahoo.gif Congrats Laura! And welcome Kenna and Kaden to the world! wub.gif I'm glad everything went well, I hope they get to come home soon. hug99.gif I can't wait to see pictures!
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 01:23 PM

Congratulations Laura! Clapping.gif Enjoy them! Can't wait to see pictures! smile.gif
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 01:25 PM

Congrats!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to see pics!

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 04:19 PM

Congratulations on your new sweet babies!! wub.gif
I hope they are home with you soon ~
Can't wait to see pictures!!

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Posted 21 October 2008 - 04:28 PM

CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I hope they both get to come home really soon! We can't wait to see pictures!
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 04:39 PM

Congrats Mama!! Those are some good weights for being a bit early. Here's hoping they are home very soon!
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 05:08 PM

Welcome to the world Kaden and Kenna! I hope their NICU stay isn't much longer. Glad to hear that you are doing well! Take it easy Momma! Cant wait to see pics
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Posted 21 October 2008 - 05:28 PM

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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:10 PM

Here are the pics of my little "pumpkins". . .They are still in the NICU but doing better every day! Sorry it took me so long to post them! Hopefully this will work. . .

Pictures of Kaden and Kenna

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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:15 PM

Awesome news! Congrats on your babies! smile.gif


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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:44 PM

Congratulations, it sounds like you had a smooth delivery. I am glad that they are doing well and hope that they will be home with you soon. Take care,

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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:44 PM

They are beautiful! wub.gif I'm glad to hear they are doing well.
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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:47 PM

They are beautiful. Congrats!!
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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:49 PM

QUOTE(lukesmom @ Oct 23 2008, 02:10 PM) View Post
Here are the pics of my little "pumpkins". . .They are still in the NICU but doing better every day! Sorry it took me so long to post them! Hopefully this will work. . .

Pictures of Kaden and Kenna

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They are so beautiful. I can't believe all of the hair. Enjoy them.

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Posted 23 October 2008 - 01:50 PM

BEAUTIFUL!!!!! wub.gif
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Posted 23 October 2008 - 02:04 PM

Laura, they are so sweet! wub.gif I'm so happy they are doing good!! hug99.gif
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Posted 23 October 2008 - 03:30 PM

Congratulations on your beautiful babies! They are too sweet!

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Posted 23 October 2008 - 03:36 PM

What gorgeous children you have! Congratulations! Hopefully it won't be too much longer before Kenna and Kaden are able to come home.
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