Baby's Name
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Baylor Jean
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Date of Birth
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April 26, 2001
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Time of Birth
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4:12 pm
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| Congratulations to the Proud Parents |
Eric and Janice
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| And to their Special Surrogate |
Tammy (Musky)
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Baby's weight
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7lbs 2oz
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Baby's Length
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19 in.
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Birth Story:
I got to my doctors office at about 8:45am thursday morning. The nurse checked my BP and informed me it was even higher than the day before. So she called my doc and that is when they decided to induce me then. I immediately called my IP's from the doctors office. They were planning on driving here to Kansas from Colorado. So they needed as much time as they could get. It is about a 10 hour drive. And we all thought they could make it!!!!!!
Then I called DH and told him to get the kids up and ready to go. I was on my
way home to get them and my bags.
I checked into labor and delivery at about 11:30am. They got me all settled
in and my DH settled down entertaining the kids. Seeing that he was watching
the kids, I was pretty much on my own. But that was ok, that was the
understanding we had came to. He is wonderful to put up with what he did. The
kids were in rare form that day!!!!!!!
They got my iv's started, and immediatley got started monitoring my BP. It
got up to 165/102 at one point. And my pulse rate stayed around 130 the whole
delivery. They started me on magnesium sulfate for the BP. And also got the
pitocin started. At about 12:30pm the doc broke my water and said everything looked great!!!!!
I was feeling pretty good until about 1:00pm. Then the pitocin and the
contractions started kicking my behind. And me being one who can't handle
pain, I was yelling for my epidural!!!!!!!! By the time they got it in and started it was about 2:30pm. And for the next hour and a half I was in heaven!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My Ip's still hadn't gotten there, but I wasn't worried. I was sure they
would make it!!!!!!! LOL When I checked in at 11:30am I was 3cm dilated, and at 4:00pm I was complete. I was shocked when they told me that!!!!! And I had to accept the fact that my IP's was not going to make it!!!!! So now it was up to DH to watch the kids, coach me, and take pictures!!!!!!!
My head was spinning as the next 15 minutes passed!!!! I don't know if it was
from happiness, nervousness, medication, or what!!! All I know is it felt
euphoric!!!!!!!!!! It all seemed like a dream!!!!!!! A wonderful, exciting,
happy, awsome dream. And I didn't want to ever wake up!!!!!!!
At about 4:10pm I took my first cleansing breath and pushed. I could hear the
excitement and shock in everyones voices, but was unsure why it was there!!!
I took another breath and began to push again when I felt the wonderful
relief. I was unsure at first what had happened, but then I looked down and
there she was. The most perfect, tiny, angel I had ever seen. My first words
were, " she's so tiny"!!!!!!!!
DH got the great pleasure to cut the cord and then she was handed to me!!!!!
This beautiful, calm, serene, angelic face, looked at me like she was saying
thank you!!!!! And all I could do was cry!!!!!!
They then took her to check her out and from where I was laying we could look
each other in the face. Now I know she couldn't see me, but for some reason I
know she felt me there. I have nurtured her, gave her shelter, and kept her
safe for nine long months. And she seemed to understand that I would continue
to do it until her mommy and daddy got there.
I immediately got on the phone and called them on their cell phone. They were
only about 45 minutes away and my IM was very upset she hadn't made it there
in time. I did my best to calm her down and convince her everything went
fine. But I also understood her feelings. And I also didn't mind getting to
spend alittle more time with the angel before I handed her over!!!!!
For as long as I live, I will never forget the look on my IP's faces when
they saw there daughter!!!!! All the rough times, all the bumps in the road,
all the heartache completly passed from my mind and body. And it was then
that I knew exactly why I had chosen this path to take. And it was then that
I knew I would take it again. As many times as my body and mind would allow.
Me, DH, my kids, my IP's and little Baylor spent the the rest of that evening
together. Chatting and marveling over this little life that so many people
were waiting for. It was pretty late when DH took the kids home and me and my
IM stayed up until 1:30 talking. We were like 2 school girls at a slumber
party!!!!! LOL
But finally the events of the day hit me and I knew I had to sleep!!!!! LOL
Me and the baby were released the next day at 4:15pm. My IP's brought me home
and stayed and ate dinner with us. Then they decided it was time they left.
Everyone needed rest!!!!!!
I was determined to not become a basket case over all this, but I couldn't
help the tears when they started. My Ip's loaded little Baylor into the car,
and I knew then that it was over. Our first meeting, our nervous phone calls,
all the doctors appointments, the transfer, the ultra sounds, the blood work,
the shots, the positive beta, the morning sickness, the growing tummy, the
kicking, the first sounds of the heartbeat, and my first site of her, it was
all over. This is what everyone had worked so hard to achieve, but it was
over so quick, and I think that is what bothers me most!!!
But I knew as I watched them drive away, that I had done something special.
No matter how some people feel about surrogacy, it is truly a miracle. There
was a beautiful little girl going home with wonderful parents. Parents that
had a void that needed to be filled, and I helped them fill it!!!!!! It is
something I will never forget, never!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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