It has obviously been a long time since I have blogged but we have had a whole lot going on. About a month before I was due to have Landon we found out that he was frank breech. I went in for a version which was extremely uncomfortable and painful and was ultimately unsuccessful. The doctors allow you to try as many versions as you please but since we were not able to move him much at all the first time, I decided to try just once more and if it did not work then I would go immediately in for a c-section and if it did work then I would be induced. So on the morning of Wednesday, March 21st, 2012, Andrew, my mom, Michelle and I all went to the hospital to try to turn Mr. Landon. We tried for a while but he would not budge. Therefore, I was headed in for surgery. I was very nervous and a little scared but we had no other choice.
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| The morning of Landon's birth |
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| Two happy, excited parents |
Landon Dean McClamrock was born on March 21, 2012 at 11:36am. He weighed 5 pounds and 14 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. As Dr. Wilson was delivering him, I heard him say "Well that is the reason he wouldn't turn." Landon was born with a very short cord, only about 6 inches long. So not only was my placenta inverted, which acted as a cushion when they tried to turn him, but the cord was also holding him back. There is no way I would have been able to deliver him naturally so I guess it is good that we did not manage to rotate him head down. Not only was his cord short but he was also having trouble breathing when he was delivered. Since I was being put back together, all I could see was the nurses working on him and giving him oxygen. He did not have the loud cry that newborns usually do. Andrew told me everything was okay but I could tell by his eyes that it wasn't. Jenny, our nurse who also delivered Kylen, said that he did not look 39 weeks. They took him right up to the NICU and he was supposed to meet me in the postpartum room right when I got there. Right before we left for the postpartum unit, Jenny told me that Landon wouldn't meet us till 6pm that night so we stopped by the NICU so I could finally hold and visit with him. Well here it is April 3rd and he is still in the NICU. He has very low muscle tone, undescended testes and he hasn't taken to eating. Each day he seems to be more alert and his eating is slowly getting better. He has had multiple tests done. Many of his results have come back normal but today we find out some of the gene test results. I am hoping for the best.
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Meeting my handsome boy
(That is a towel around my head because I got sick) |
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| 5 pounds 14 ounces - Little guy |
He is a very relaxed baby that does not cry and rarely whimpers. He has thick, dark brown hair and is absolutely beautiful. We cannot wait to take him home but the doctors want to give him a diagnosis and get him to eat a bit more before he can leave the hospital.
