Laura had a little bleeding and contractions started up again, which had us worried, and unfortunately hinted to a placental abruption, where the placenta starts to tear away. This can be dangerous to both baby and mother. Mike was at work for the day, but Laura called and asked him to come back down. Within a short timespan, the doctors had decided that a c-section was the safest way to proceed, especially since baby was in a breach position with head up. Trying to turn baby for a regular birth could also be dangerous.
A swarm of doctors and nurses came in to greet us in the delivery room and introduced themselves, saying they would be helping with the surgery. "We'll take Laura over, prep her for surgery, and call you in in 15 minutes". Mike was given some scrubs to wear in the OR, put them on, and sure enough, 15 minutes later, was escorted to the OR, where the surgery was already underway. He was allowed to watch and take pictures during the procedure and delivery, and got to announce the birth of a tiny baby boy! Baby boy was whisked away to the adjoining room to get him breathing and cleaned up while Laura was stitched up. The little guy had the typical breach legs - spread eagle - straight out to the sides, and a flattened head, instead of the conical heads typical of regular births.
Laura got to hold baby for about 15 minutes before she was taken back to a delivery room and baby was wheeled to a nursery room and put in an incubator to keep him warm until he could regulate his own body temp. He was doing well for being born 6 weeks early.
Laura was a little cold and not reacting well to the drugs, so we piled on some warm blankets. However, this made her too warm and nauseous, so off came the blankets again. We called our parents and Laura some of her sibs, and settled in for a mostly restless night (with nurses coming in and out every 15 minutes or so, and Laura trying to keep up with the pain killers).
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