Delivery with Jensen was basically the exact same as Adalyn's. Except that I did not have to have Pitocin this time. When I went in the night before my induction date they inserted some medication that was just suppose to soften my cervix, but luckily that was all it took to get my body going with contractions on its own. The contractions felt the exact same (amazing how that happens), but I was mentally more prepared this time so I stayed more under control and even used a few relaxation techniques that I had researched a few weeks before. Mckay was grateful that his wife was calmer through labor and I was grateful that he stayed up all night with me before I got the epidural (no one wants to go through labor alone). After getting the epidural it was heaven, but I did make sure that I wasn't quite as numb with Jensen as I was with Adalyn so I knew when I was ready to push and 3 or 4 contractions later he was here.
Ready to take my baby home two days after delivery...
Recovery the 2nd time around has been MUCH easier. I feel really good these days (besides the fun...or not so fun emotional swings) Only if I stand/ walk around for too long does my back start to ache, probably from the epidural. The post IV/delivery swelling went away fairly quickly and I was able to put all of my maternity clothes away after one week (pretty sure I wore maternity clothes for 2 months after having Adalyn). It is fun to be back to my regular clothes (even pants that I didn't fit into when I got pregnant with Jensen and that is only after one week), I feel like I have a whole new wardrobe. :)
As far as exercise goes I obviously haven't been really doing anything. I would love to be able to get out and go on a few walks, but since it is December and the roads are still snow packed I haven't done that yet. We went to the mall one day and walked around, but I really don't want to do that too much since Jensen is still so young and I don't want him to get sick. SO... even though I am dying to go back to Zumba I am patiently (or not so patiently, we may be having mini dance parties every afternoon after Adalyn's nap to get both of our wiggles out) waiting till the one month mark and then I plan to slowly ease my way back into my exercise routine.
Food wise I have not been too concerned with what I was eating for the past few weeks (since Christmas Eve). We had lots of goodies from Christmas and sweet friends bringing us meals with desserts and I enjoyed every last one of them. Nursing also has a way of making you feel like you are constantly starving so I was eating quite a bit these first few weeks. mmmm.... chocolate (I had tons of it)
Well, ofcourse I couldn't live like that forever, eating whatever my heart desired, so this past weekend McKay and I ventured out for our first shopping trip with two kids and got this weeks menu and groceries. LOTS of produce and yummy stuff. McKay is actually loving this healthy eating stuff and is almost more motivated about it right now than I am. I still kind of needing a serious sugar detox so this week has been a little rough in motivating myself to go for the veggies instead of the chocolate chips.
So...Even though I was really good about what I ate and how much I exercised during my pregnancy I still have a long way to go to reach my goals so I need to stay strong and motivated. Right before I delivered I evaluated where I was at weight and health wise and then set some detailed goals of how much weight I wanted to lose and then gave myself a dead line of when I wanted to reach my goals by. Nothing too radical... the weight came on slowly so it probably wont be willing to leave very fast. I came up with how many pounds I wanted to lose by looking at the BMI index and finding the average "healthy" weight for my height. I have actually never had a "number" that I was going for in any of my diets before this one I always just said I wanted to lose 10 pounds. So this will be interesting to see if it helps to have a specific number (probably means I need to buy a scale so that I can keep track. Told you I wasn't very good with keeping track of the numbers). I feel like my head is somewhat coming out of the post delivery haze and I can start focusing on regular life again instead of just resting so hopefully that will help.
Well, there is a very quick over view of where I am at with my health goals. And even though I haven't reached my ultimate goal, I am still loving the results that I have had thus far and am excited to see what this next phase holds. Thanks for reading! Have a great day!
Sounds awesome. Good for you being so healthy. We are trying to be much more healthy around here as well - but we haven't been super specific. Mostly because we don't have a scale either. We just want to make sure that we are taking good care of our bodies and that we feel fit. I love the way you look at it like that. You make me feel encouraged instead of scared. Thanks for the update!
ReplyDeleteYou and I flip flopped out birth experiences. I had the cervix relaxant the night before my induction date with Emily, and ended up having her that very night...4 hours later. Her birthday was supposed to be Aug 18th, not 17th. And then with Claire, I was induced and started on pitocin. So, I have a good idea of how your experience was this time around. So glad that you're doing well, and Jenson is seriously such a sweet little babe. Congratulations!
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