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Lyla's Birth Story
On Friday August 26, 2016 I woke up when food service delivered my breakfast at O' dark thirty. Ok, it was 7:30am but that still felt really early! As I enjoyed my amazing breakfast of stuffed French toast I began to realize something was different.
I noticed right away that I was having some discomfort, almost like period cramps. I monitored them for a bit and realized they were coming at regular intervals. I tried to stay calm, but I just kept thinking, "no, it's too early for her to come."
When my nurse cam in at 8 I told her that I thought I was having some contractions and that I probably needed to go on the monitor to see what was going in. The nurse went to fill the dr in on what I had said and they both came back together to talk about a plan. My dr recommended I call Donny and let him know what was going on, but that he didn't need to come to the hospital yet. They got me all set up on the monitor and gave me a little clicker to monitor contractions manually. The monitor doesn't always pick them up, so they wanted me to let them know when I started to feel something.
The dr and nurse went to check on other patients and I stayed in my room keeping my fingers crossed that this was not a big deal. I tracked my contractions and noticed that every time I felt a contraction Lyla's heart rate would go up and then as soon as they were over, it would go down. My contractions were also happening at very regular intervals, 3 min apart. This went on for about 15 min when the dr and my nurse can back in and said, "you should call Donny and tell him to come in." My heart sank and I realized that we were probably having a baby today.
Donny got to the hospital in record time, but safely and was there to support me.
We came up with a treatment plan and began prepping me for everything. They put me on another round of magnesium (brain protection for baby, stop contractions for me) hoping to get at least 4 hours to maximize the effects of it.
While I was on the magnesium, they were also continuing to monitor Lyla. She had been doing well for about 30 minutes of the the magnesium, but then things started to change. My contractions continued to be about 2-3 minutes apart but now instead of her heart rate going up, it was plummeting. Her heart rate would go from 145bpm to about 30bpm. My dr let this happen about three times and said enough is enough, baby needs to come now.
So, they assembled the NICU team and the anesthesiologist came in and began prepping me for my c-section. Lyla was breech, so we had no other choice.
My c-section was interesting to say the least. It was really weird to be awake while you knew someone was doing major surgery on your body. The most interesting thing about my c-section was the confirmation that I do have a bicornuate uterus. This means that there are two distinct chambers of my uterus, and there is a septum that separates the two chambers. Poor little Lyla's head was stuck in the left side! Because I was numb from the chest down and I couldn't push, they had to simulate contractions by pushing down on my stomach to put pressure on my uterus to get her out. They did this very quickly, even though it felt like an eternity! After she came out, Donny told me how beautiful she was and that she was totally perfect!
They laid her on my lap and waited 45 seconds to cut the umbilical cord. This is called delayed cord clamping and allows for the baby to receive all the blood and oxygen from the placenta before they are separated. I wanted to do this from the beginning of my pregnancy and was so happy that they suggested it and it is part of their protocol with preterm babies!!
After they cut the cord, they took Lyla to a side room where this NICU team began working on her. She immediately began breathing on her own and I could hear her cry. It was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.
During this process Donny was able to take some amazing photos of her birth and right after. They are amazing to see and I will cherish them forever. Donny followed Lyla up to the NICU and stayed with her for awhile while I went to recovery.
She has been doing amazing and is getting stronger every day. This has been a really hard thing to go through, but the support we have been given has made it so much easier.
Lyla Layne Jardine
29 weeks 2 Days
2lbs 10oz
11:23am
Lyla's Birth Story
On Friday August 26, 2016 I woke up when food service delivered my breakfast at O' dark thirty. Ok, it was 7:30am but that still felt really early! As I enjoyed my amazing breakfast of stuffed French toast I began to realize something was different.
I noticed right away that I was having some discomfort, almost like period cramps. I monitored them for a bit and realized they were coming at regular intervals. I tried to stay calm, but I just kept thinking, "no, it's too early for her to come."
When my nurse cam in at 8 I told her that I thought I was having some contractions and that I probably needed to go on the monitor to see what was going in. The nurse went to fill the dr in on what I had said and they both came back together to talk about a plan. My dr recommended I call Donny and let him know what was going on, but that he didn't need to come to the hospital yet. They got me all set up on the monitor and gave me a little clicker to monitor contractions manually. The monitor doesn't always pick them up, so they wanted me to let them know when I started to feel something.
The dr and nurse went to check on other patients and I stayed in my room keeping my fingers crossed that this was not a big deal. I tracked my contractions and noticed that every time I felt a contraction Lyla's heart rate would go up and then as soon as they were over, it would go down. My contractions were also happening at very regular intervals, 3 min apart. This went on for about 15 min when the dr and my nurse can back in and said, "you should call Donny and tell him to come in." My heart sank and I realized that we were probably having a baby today.
Donny got to the hospital in record time, but safely and was there to support me.
We came up with a treatment plan and began prepping me for everything. They put me on another round of magnesium (brain protection for baby, stop contractions for me) hoping to get at least 4 hours to maximize the effects of it.
While I was on the magnesium, they were also continuing to monitor Lyla. She had been doing well for about 30 minutes of the the magnesium, but then things started to change. My contractions continued to be about 2-3 minutes apart but now instead of her heart rate going up, it was plummeting. Her heart rate would go from 145bpm to about 30bpm. My dr let this happen about three times and said enough is enough, baby needs to come now.
So, they assembled the NICU team and the anesthesiologist came in and began prepping me for my c-section. Lyla was breech, so we had no other choice.
My c-section was interesting to say the least. It was really weird to be awake while you knew someone was doing major surgery on your body. The most interesting thing about my c-section was the confirmation that I do have a bicornuate uterus. This means that there are two distinct chambers of my uterus, and there is a septum that separates the two chambers. Poor little Lyla's head was stuck in the left side! Because I was numb from the chest down and I couldn't push, they had to simulate contractions by pushing down on my stomach to put pressure on my uterus to get her out. They did this very quickly, even though it felt like an eternity! After she came out, Donny told me how beautiful she was and that she was totally perfect!
They laid her on my lap and waited 45 seconds to cut the umbilical cord. This is called delayed cord clamping and allows for the baby to receive all the blood and oxygen from the placenta before they are separated. I wanted to do this from the beginning of my pregnancy and was so happy that they suggested it and it is part of their protocol with preterm babies!!
After they cut the cord, they took Lyla to a side room where this NICU team began working on her. She immediately began breathing on her own and I could hear her cry. It was the most beautiful sound I have ever heard.
During this process Donny was able to take some amazing photos of her birth and right after. They are amazing to see and I will cherish them forever. Donny followed Lyla up to the NICU and stayed with her for awhile while I went to recovery.
She has been doing amazing and is getting stronger every day. This has been a really hard thing to go through, but the support we have been given has made it so much easier.
Lyla Layne Jardine
29 weeks 2 Days
2lbs 10oz
11:23am
Organizer and beneficiary
Katie Sue Griffith
Organizer
Boise, ID
Krista Jardine
Beneficiary