Ignore how quickly these next posts are… posted. I am moving Cheza’s blog to here from chezarose.shutterfly.com (see hundreds of pictures from birth up, minus the “picture of the day” images loaded here), and will continue her story here (hopefully more consistently as well). I was great at posting her photos there (largely so the grandparents can get those photos)… I just feel her blog will be better suited here with mine… at least for now.
Blog Transfer: Original Post Date: April 6, 2009
From the day we discovered we were expecting, Donnie and I had agreed… natural childbirth was the way we wanted to go… the way I have wanted to go for as long as I can remember. That, plus being able to breastfeed my child were two very important things to me.
Around week 29/30 of the pregnancy, we began our “Hypnobabies Home Study” courses, preparing to use “Eyes Open Hypnosis” for our natural childbirth (check out their blog here), hoping for little to no interventions, except the doctor catching her on the way out! We worked from this point forward on post-hypnotic suggestions, trained ourselves in all the relaxation techniques, and just because it has to be said, I must tell you all that Donnie was an amazing support throughout everything. We knew… and more importantly, I knew we/I could do this.
We just had to see what Cheza was up to, as she had been either breech (feet or butt first) or transverse (side to side) in every ultrasound up to this point. We were overjoyed at our 37 week ultrasound to discover that she was finally vertex (head down) making our plans a possibility at last. At our week 38 appt, they checked her once again, still vertex, life was wonderful and we were ready!
I was informed by 2-3 different doctors that since she was now head down, she would 99% stay that way, due to limited space for movement at this point. I was told that once a baby assumed this position, they typically stayed. The only iffy part for me, I had a ton of amniotic fluid for her to swim in, but they still thought we were ready and set to go.
Due to my being diabetic (type II, controlled by diet/exercise and having lost 80 lbs prior to pregnancy, and controlled by insulin during pregnancy), I was scheduled for induction (the hopeful only intervention) at week 39, as it was felt unsafe to let a diabetic carried baby proceed to full term for the risk of common diabetic caused complications (like they had guesstimated she would be 8+ lbs).
On March 25th, I was to arrive at the birthing center at 8pm to begin the induction, and was planning on being a mom by the 26th 
We got delayed a little bit due to an overcrowded (full) labor and delivery ward, so were asked to instead arrive at 10pm. We arrived, were settled into our room, and on monitors as they prepared to begin the induction… when suddenly Cheza’s heartbeat disappeared.
It took almost 5 minutes, and my rolling over on the bed two times for them to relocate her heartbeat. It was now high and center, just over my belly button.
They wheeled in a mobile ultrasound machine. Cheza was… footling breech, again. They sent me home with a cesarean scheduled at 12:30pm the next day.
Prior to beginning to prep me for the cesarean on the 26th, they did one more ultrasound, a slim hope that Cheza might have turned for us and the induction could begin instead. Well, she had turned… transverse again. This little angel was a wiggle worm from the word go, and apparently enjoyed rolling every which way, except the right way for a vaginal birth.
I would be fibbing if I said I was not broken hearted to be having a cesarean… but it was happening, and I dearly wanted to meet my little girl, so I told myself – whatever it takes to get her here, that is what I will do.
Cheza was born at 2:10pm on the 26th, and from the second I heard that first small cry come from her, I could care less anymore how she got there, only that she had… and she was now mine and Donnie’s to love and care for, and we were thrilled beyond measure… we still are thrilled beyond measure, God gave us a little angel. We cherish her with all our heart and soul.
Momma and Daddy love you Cheza, thank you for coming into our lives!!!
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