July 2011
2 posts
Cleft Palate
Sorry for the cliffhanger. Things have been crazy around here!
Baby E has a cleft palate that wasn’t caught at the hospital, so we’ve had to run around to see a bunch of specialists. He was having a lot of trouble eating by breast and bottle, but we met with a swallow therapist (yeah, that’s a thing) and learned how to feed him using a bottle called the Haberman Special Needs...
He's Here!
I am ecstatic to announce that Emmett (otherwise known as Poppy) joined us on June 22 at 11:33pm after only a 3 hour and 5 minute labor.
Here’s the story:
At 40w4d, the Wednesday following my due date, I had been on bed rest due to pregnancy-induced hypertension for a little over two weeks and had had my membranes stripped 3 times, most recently at 40w3d. I was having isolated practice...