(L-R top to bottom- 3 mths 4 mths, 5 mths, 1 week postpartum front, 6 mths, 7 mths, 8 mths, 1 week p.p. side)
So I had every intention of writing a blog post close to labor and taking a final 9 month photo closer to the end of the 9 months however my little guy decided to come out early. I was getting a little stir crazy and was looking forward to meeting him early however I had heard from so many people that the first one usually comes late and the labor is long, etc, etc. I really did not think he would come out early lol! I had inquired on social media other mom’s ideas for naturally inducing and got a bunch of mostly fun ideas & I had planned on trying most of them out however one of the first ones I started with seemed to do the trick bc I went into labor the night I ate these Labor Cookies lol. You can try them for yourself but no guarantees haha! The recipe will be at the end of this post.
So the last bit of my pregnancy I started to get really uncomfortable. I did manage to run a 5k at 36 weeks (slow and steady pace) and I felt really good but there were plenty of days I rested more than anything. My heartburn was terrible still also so I was having a hard time eating and ate kinda a lot of ice cream and just carbs at the end lol! My weight had gone up a bit and was going back and forth between 27-28 pound gain. The day before I went into labor it was 27 pounds up so that is what I will say my total gain was.
About 3 days before I went into labor I had gotten sick and was having some contractions so the Dr had told me to come into the hospital. I ended up getting checked out and having an IV but besides that I was fine & sent home. I was generally feeling ok so I made these labor cookies with the help of my hubby. They tasted pretty good and so I ate 7 of them bc the recipe said to eat as many as you could lol! That night I started having really bad contractions and bleeding lightly. I called and they said the contractions were too far apart. About an hour and half later I started bleeding heavily still with far apart contractions so they told me to come to hospital. I went in and the Dr said the baby’s head was too low so they broke my water and gave me pitocin. The pain was horrible and the total labor was 10 hours. I really don’t remember parts of it. The best part was the end when I saw my beautiful son Cameron’s face. Cameron Jaxson Brockner was born almost exactly 2 weeks early at 6 pounds 12 ounces 19.3″ long and perfectly healthy. My joy is indescribable!!!
So as to be expected mom life takes some getting used to. Breastfeeding is difficult & I have shed quite a few tears but I am finally getting the hang of it. Also the sleep deprivation and hormone imbalance is crazy lol! Thankfully my husband is the sweetest! Today is 1 week postpartum and I have lost a total of 12 pounds so 15 pounds to go to pre baby weight. I am only walking a few times a week at this point and will pretty much just do that until I am (hopefully) cleared at 6 weeks to exercise harder. Currently I am eating whatever I want to also. Will continue to update my transformation and postpartum journey. Thanks so much for reading!!
Labor Cookies
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