An Update on Me

With every pregnancy and delivery comes some risk. C-sections, by their very nature, present a chance for more complications and risks than a natural delivery. For some women, they experience no problems at all with their c-sections and others may experience many.

As for me . . . I've had a few complications. Brandon and I were released from the hospital last Friday evening. Everything was going great until the next evening when I started to feel nauseous. I ended up being quite ill with vomiting and a fever. On Monday I went to the doctor who determined that I had an infection in my uterus. She put me on antibiotics and told me to take it easy. By Thursday I still wasn't feeling any better so I went back to the doctor. This time they sent me for an ultrasound where it was discovered that I have a collection of blood (basically a bruise) on my bladder from the surgery. They tell me this is common after surgery but I have to be very careful that the blood does not get infected. An infection would send me back to the hospital. I've been put on new antibiotics and instructions to get plenty of rest (ya right!).

Luckily for me, my Mom flew out on Thursday night to lend a hand. As of today (Sunday) I feel OK. My abdomen is very tender and I get in and out of bed like an old lady. With my Mom's help though, I really feel like I can get better.

Because of my recent illness, breastfeeding has been very challenging. Brandon thinks he prefers the bottle over the breast right now. I'm determined not to give up though and every time he's hungry, we always go to the breast first.

Despite my set back in health, I'm still enjoying motherhood and loving every minute I spend with my precious little boy! Here he is looking particularly cute . . .