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Santana Michelle is here!!

Sorry it took me so long to update....we had a tough delivery and a long week!! Santana was born Nov. 16th at 4:40am she was 8lbs 5oz and 21 inches long......I was in labor for about 2 days but was at the hospital for 10 hours before she was born...I had her all natural almost had to have a c-section there was merconium in the water her head got stuck, had to have a 2nd degree episiotomy, I lost alot of blood, my heart went into tachycardia(sp) I was closely monitored and wasnt allowed to stand by myself for 24 hours...anyways it was all worth it I love her to death when we left the hospital she was 8lbs 1oz and had a little jaundice so she had to go back 48 hours later for more blood work, well we went back Thursday and they did the b/w and checked her weight she had gained 13oz in 2 days she now weighs 8lbs 14oz!!
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223372 tn?1240920676
Yippee!!
Gosh, what a birth story!!!  I know you are exhausted but sooooo thrilled!!!!
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Whoa, sounds like you had a rough time. Glad to hear Santana is doing well though, congratulations.
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