Couple updates and baby

Selene was born on Nov 15 by c-section as a healthy baby. She was spitting up amneotic fluid for about 48 hours, but other than that everything was good for her. She’s thriving every day. Already 1 month old on Saturday. I breastfed her in the beginning, then I’m just pumping now and giving her formula. I hope she’s getting the nutrition and the immune that she needs so that she could fly on the plane on 24 with me and Elizabeth. Since last week, I suspected her of suffering from colic and went and bought Similac expert care alimentum. I didn’t completely switched over to that yet and just watching how she does by trying not to overfeed her but rather feed her more frequently with lesser amount than I’ve been feeding her and burping her often. I massaged her and rubbed her belly and swaddle her a lot. She seemed to not have the colicky episodes last night.

My birth experience was horrible. It was like with my first c-section. With Elizabeth, I had such a wonderful delivery. Ed was his name who gave me the spinal and he gave me no pain and I felt very comfortable. This lady Brandy, though, had me slouched for 30 minutes and still couldn’t do it. After they made me lie down, I got panicky because I knew I was not numbed at all. I had a look of fear and told the doctor that do not start the surgery because I can feel everything. Brandy said, its no good to be numbed too much. What the hell? The doctor snapped and said, Soo knows what she’s feeling because this is her third c-section. Brandy started blaming on my bone structure and that it was how my spine was built that she couldn’t get thru it. Hey, I’m sure everyone is different and what kind of spine she has to deal with, she should know what to do. Maybe my boens in the spine are tight together or whatever, but Ed did it in 1 shot with Elizabeth. When Karen had hard time when I delivered Joshua, she felt bad and even came to my room after the surgery to check if I was ok. Anyway, this doctor was called in to give me the spinal instead. I remembered that it was that same doctor who came for Karen and overdosed me that I had horrible, horrible feelings and experience. He overdosed me again this time. I thought I was dying.

I had to stay 96 hours in the hospital. When the medicine wore off, I was feeling so much pain and I was crying. It took me 30 minutes to walk to the bathroom. It hurt way more than other 2 c-sections. I think. Except for 2 bnurses that I hated, I had wonderful, wonderful nurses. I even met few nurses who recognized me from previous stays. The lactitioner also was the one who helped me when I had Joshua and Elizabeth. When I left, I gave everyone a box of chocolate except for those 2.

I’m recovering very fast. I dare not to step on the scale right now until I can see the big change physically later.

My skin itched very bad and dried out since the surgery especially on my face and around my eyes got very dry and baggy. The Walmart brand creams I had didn’t work. I bravely bought Lancome. The itchiness went away almost right away and extremely helped with the dryness and made it soft too. I think I understand why its really expensive.

Joshua and Jays left to California on Nov 26. It was very difficult to cope with being separated with Joshua and I cried every day. Rocky flown from Cali to help Jays drive the truck to California. I of course couldn’t go with them, but I’m flying on 24.

Elizabeth misses her daddy and her brother. I feel bad that I can’t take her out much. I let her go sleep at my brother’s house yesterday. They have a little boy that Elizabeth likes to play with. She got a cold right now from my nephew. I hope Selene doesn’t get it, though.

Selene’s up. To be continued…