At my doctor's appointment on Wednesday, he came into the exam room and said, "Do you want to have this baby on Friday?" Honestly I was a little dumbstruck. We were planning on having a c-section on Monday the 6th due to my doctor's travel plans, but last minute his trip was cancelled, leaving Friday open for surgery. So at 6 am on Friday, Paul and I arrived at the hospital. 5 IV pokes, a spinal, and 2 hours later, Niels Pehr Iverson was born, weighing in at 7 lbs 15 oz, 19 inches long, 14.5 inch head, 14 inch belly. We are both doing well. I'm up and walking around and Niels wants to sleep all the time. The girls love him and are wonderful with him.
This being my 3rd c-section, I feel like I'm a pro at it. During the surgery my doctor told me that there was no way this baby, or any baby, could come vaginally, my bone structure providing a very small hole for a birth canal. So now I know why I had such a hard time delivering before. My doc was wiling to let me try a VBAC, but only if my body was progressing. And at 39 weeks, I still hadn't dropped, dilated, or had a single contraction. Although it is major abdominal surgery, there is something to be said for how calm the whole experience was...walking into the hospital in no pain, getting a spinal/epidural while not having contractions, laying on a table with warm blankets on you while someone else does all the work of delivering the baby. Then it gets rougher as the spinal wears off and your immobility sets in. But the actual birth is quite calm and nice...that's the only way I know it!
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Yay! Big congratulations to you all!
He's adorable! Congrats!
Yea! Congrats to you and Paul! Niels is a beautiful baby boy. I love all of that hair! So glad your mom made it safely. Good luck and may you have a speedy recovery. Love ya!
Remind me where you and Paul are living.
Congrats!! He looks so much like Anna to me! He is adorable! Can't wait to meet him!
Oh, he's a CUTE one, Melanie! Way to go! So fun to see how the girls love him, too! Congrats!
What a cute little boy. I'm glad all went well.
He is so adorable Melanie!!! What a handsome little guy. Congratulations!!!
He's a cute little guy! Reminds me of Paul, he had lots of dark hair too! I love his big eyes! All the pictures are Great, thanks for posting! So glad Grandma could make it in time! Melanie, you look Happy and Beautiful...glad to be done I'll bet! I look forward to meeting this new little Iverson!
Yay! Glad everything went well! He is such a handsome little boy! I love the picture of the girls holding him! So sweet!
Congratulations Melanie! He is so cute! I'm so glad your mom didn't get stuck here in Denver. It was a huge storm dropping about 2 feet of snow.
I'm so excited for you!! Congratulations!! Hope I get to meet him soon?
Congratulations! Glad everything went well...what a cute family! Good luck with 3 kids!!!
Congrats! Glad everything went as planned this time. Hope I will get to meet him in person soon!
Wahoo! You're going to love all the differences a boy brings to your family. You guys are so lucky.
P.s. How do you pronounce his name?
Is it Neels, Ny-els?
Congratulations, Melanie! He's such a cutie!
What a handsome boy! Good work, Melanie!
Congratulations! He is one handsome little boy! Those girls will mother him to death :-)
CONGRATULATIONS! He is adorable and I love the picture of all 3 of your children. :) Best wishes for a speedy recovery and enjoying a new baby.
Congratulations Melanie! He is just adorable!
Congrats on your little bundle! Boys are fun :) I have the same problem with my bones, so all of mine have to be c-section as well. The delivery is definitely calmer and it's nice to have a scheduled date, but it sure makes recovery more challenging especially since you can't pick up the older kids. Best of luck!!
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