And now I will continue where I left off.
The second day, Saturday July 25, dawned early. Justin had gotten a few hours of sleep but I really hadn't gotten any. I was having horrible night sweats as the anaesthsia wore off, and I felt totally trapped in bed. I wasn't in any pain (apparently they put morphine in the spinal that took about 18 hours to wear off) but I was wearing extremely itchy hospital underwear. All I wanted was a shower!
We spent the day with Jack, learning how to breastfeed (somewhat successful, somewhat not.) I had my first walk to the bathroom (with the assistance of the nurses) at about noon, and they took the catheter out at about 2pm and the IV out shortly thereafter. The hospital food was actually really good! The first day passed in kind of a blur, and we were prepared for another nice night with new baby Jack.
Wow, were we wrong! By the second night, my milk had not yet come in, and Jack was HUNGRY. He cried and cried, and we did everything we could think of to soothe him. At about 3am, Justin took him to the nursery and said "please take him, we need to sleep for just an hour or two!" I promptly fell asleep. About an hour later, the nurse brough Jack back, saying that he was frantic and he was so loud that he was waking up all the other babies in the nursery. We tried again to console him and he finally slept, for an hour on Justin's chest, but it was a rough night.
On Sunday morning, my milk finally came in (apparently fast for a c-section, but it felt like forever because my little guy was so hungry!) Sunday was also the day he was scheduled to be circumcised. Also, all 4 grandparents were on a flight early in the morning to Boston (as Jack was originally scheduled to be born on Monday July 27.) We all had breakfast, and he went off to the nursery to be circumcised at about 10:30am. Dr. Fretts said that he didn't even cry! What a strong little boy, because just the idea of it made his Daddy cringe. :)
The grandparents all showed up at about 12:30, and we all had a great day bonding with Jack. I even convinced them to get my cotton underwear and a razor and shaving cream so that I could feel human again! (Thanks Mom for helping me!)
On Monday, we visited with Justin's parents in the morning before they left for Maine. My parents came around lunchtime and we hung out all day. I spent much of the day trying to learn how to breastfeed (we both struggled, mother and baby, but eventually got it.) Justin got to go to work for a few hours since he had left so abruptly on Friday, and it was a very relaxed day. We were so thrilled because we were all going home the next day!
Tuesday morning came, and first thing, the pediatrician stopped by. He said he was a little concerned about Jack's bilirubin levels (the cause of Jaundice) and wanted to do light therapy for 24 hours. I cried - I really, really wanted to go home - but got over it quickly because it was really best for him. He spent 24 hours in the nursery "getting a suntan" and we were discharged early on Wednesday morning.
And THAT is when all the fun began :)
We have been home now for just about 8 days and it has been a steep learning curve, that's for sure! He keeps us busy and entertained and I feel like my whole life revolves around feeding him right now. But with a face like his, I just can't deny him! He's so cute!
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