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722070 tn?1246024974

Finally She is here!!

Finally my beautiful daughter is here! Adrianna Elise Tatum was born May 19th at 11:55am..She was 7lbs 8oz and 19 1/2 inches long..I was 38 weeks...glad to make it that far..I had alot of trouble and problems with preterm labor..i went into early labor with her MANY MANY times!! My doctor had me take my maternity leave at 36 weeks because she didnt think it was going to make it past that..but I did! And boy did she suprise everyone with being as big as she was! hehe..But I am glad she is finally here..and healthy! I was so scared since at the beginning of my pregnancy I didnt know I was pregnant until I was about 4 months..and on top of that I had drank alot on two occasions..and I mean alot..I was also dealing with anxiety..and was on xanax..as soon as I found out I was pregnant I didnt drink or take the xanax..but still had problems with carrying her to full term...I was dialating at 30 weeks..and then it slowed down when I had got to 3cm..on the 19th I thought it was false labor again..and tried to stick it out..but then "down there" hurt so bad no matter what I did..and then even more when I sat down! It felt like something was stabbing me down there..so finally I had my MIL take me to the hospital..and OMG we were stuck in traffic at 8am in the morning..we got there to the hospital..they gave me the epidural...and by 11:45 we started pushing..and at 11:55 she was born..it took me about 4 pushes to get her out...so much easier then i thought and no pain and no tearing! Thank Goodness!! Well good luck to all you ladies out there! I hope things go great for you too!
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689265 tn?1251130087
congratulations!!! can't wait to see some pics
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Big congratulations!  What a weight that has been lifted off your shoulders
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wow you should call tlc. tell dem u didn't know u wur pregnant. not being funny. but its true people really dont notice it. my friend was five months before she knew she was pregnant. kept thinking she was catching cold. over doing it wit cough syrups. hpt was coming back neg. her mom just got worried and took her to the er they did blood work and she was post. for pregnancy. i think its god way of changing ur life without u knowing. in other words its the hiding gift. "im glad u have a beautiful princess"
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525485 tn?1314361301
congrats. cant wait to see some pictures!
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722070 tn?1246024974
Thank you all so much!
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congratulations
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354373 tn?1299184526
Congrats...Glad everything went well!
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280369 tn?1316702041
awwww!! congrats!
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722070 tn?1246024974
Thanks everyone! Yes maybe I was blessed with an easy labor for going through all of that! It was really hard tho..being in and out of the hospital alot of times..staying there for a few weeks at a time because my labor would not stop..but I am happy those problems are all over and she's here..Thanks for all the comments and compliments! and to faith2086..I am really sure..Well first off I had no symptoms..and then I was still bleeding so I was assuming it was my period..really crazy..and was so unexpected since I had my DD about a year & 4 months ago..But I am happy and so excited to have another little girl..Although my DS really wanted a baby brother! But yes I am feeling great..and very energetic! But of course I've been resting alot..trying not to do so much...I am still having some cramping of course..but I feel really really great..I guess since I am not feeling as horrible as I was when I was pregnant! hehee.
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CONGRATS.ON A HEALTHY QUEEN. I HAVE A QUESTION HOW COME U DIDNT KNOW U WUR PREG?
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276983 tn?1308574048
Oh you lucky thing you!  I can't imagine what a hard time you must have had throughout your entire pregnancy, but maybe that's why you were given a break during the hard part... only a few hours of labor and then 10 minutes of pushing?!  

Congratulations on your little girl (pretty name too).  
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419158 tn?1316571604
Congrats!! Your labor story sounds similar to mine with my 2nd son. He was 2 weeks early weighed 7 lbs 8.5 oz and was 19.5 inches and labor was 3 hours!! Its great when they come quickly. Now if they would just work on the painless part, lol:) How are you feeling??
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congrats! her name is beautiful -:)
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Congratulations.Beautiful name.Glad eveything went okay for you xx
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296027 tn?1287759043
Congrats on your princess =] And glad everything turned out ok =]
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