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I can't believe my little Juliet is three weeks old!  Before I know it, she'll be a month.   Everything is going okay.  I think we're just dealing with typical newborn stuff!   My milk was a little slow to come in and she dropped a lot of weight and got really dehydrated.  We had to supplement with formula for about a week after 1-2 feeds each day.  We also had a lactation consultant come out to help.  She had me feed every 2 hours for 15-20 minutes a side then pump for 10-15 minutes after each feed.  By the time all that was done, I had about 45 minutes till the next feed!  So exhausting!  We are still having some issues with her latch and it takes a few tries to get it right, and my nips are sore, cracked, scabbed messes!  She just doesn't like to open her mouth to get on-- she tries to suck her way on, which is just no good.  I am still pumping 3-4 times a day to help build my supply.  Please tell me that the nips will get better and this will get easier!  She is a...

Short version:  Juliet Elise was born 3-3 at 18:18, weighing 7,7!  She's all about the double numbers!  She is doing great!  I'm still having issues with my blood pressure and some pre-e signs-- headache, slightly blurred vision.   The whole story:  I went in on Wednesday night to start Cervidil.  I didn't end up getting it until midnight.  I was able to sleep until about 2 am, when I woke up in pain.  I didn't make much progress over the night, but some.  Dr. came in and broke my water around 9am and placed an internal monitor to measure contractions.  I was having strong regular contractions, so they didn't start pitocin.  I was only at 1.5 cm at that time!  The contractions were getting painful, but I was getting through them.  Around 10:30, I was only at 2cm!   I was told that the anesthesiologist would be in a c-section starting around noon, so if I wanted an epidural, I had to order it before then or wait until after 2pm.  I ended up getting the epi ...

It looks like we'll be celebrating a birth day tomorrow!  I'm going in for an induction tonight due to my high blood pressure and kidney function declining.   I'll keep you posted as soon as I can!  In the mean time, I've got a TON to do!