In the Hospital with Reese

Well I woke up that morning and called Richard to tell him to come in right away so we could pick a name for the poor kid. I took Ibuprofen for pain control because I didn't really want to be out of it for my kiddo's first few days. The pain was there but not unbearable. Immediately I became a big pain in the ass and asked if I could have my catheter and IV out as I as drinking fluids. They said no...boooo. Mom and Jenna went shopping and showed up with little outfits for Reese, SO CUTE! The midwife came by and checked us out and helped me a bit with latching Reese on. Then we just hung out all day and watched Reese!!! That night I got a roomate and it was BRUTAL. Her kid and my kid were on opposite schedules, Reese wouldn't sleep and I couldn't get her to latch properly and I was exhausted. Finally the nurse helped me latch her to feed, and then took her to the nursery so I could get some sleep. This is where we learned that Reese liked to be swaddled very tightly or double swaddled. I caught about 3.5 hours of sleep and felt much better when they brought Reese back to feed. The next morning during rounds I told Dr.Hauck that I was going home today because I couldn't spend another night there, that I was a nurse and knew what to look for, had lots of support at home and midwives to follow me, so he said ok. They took my catheter and IV out and then we had to wait until I could pee...ouch. Finally they did our ID check and we were on our way. Some stupid lady in the elevator made some joke about there still being a baby in my stomach and I really wanted to punch her. Then I had a meltdown on the way home because I couldn't sit in the back with Reese and I couldn't see her. Ahhhhhhh hormones!!