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Birth Story
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From: Josh Elman
To: Kali Sakai; Josh Elman
Cc: Ken Moore; Clover Huang
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 10:12:08 AM
Subject: Re: SHE's here!
Whew - just made it to our first week - and SHE just came home yesterday. We had an issue in the hospital where she got really dehydrated - so much so that she had to spend 2 nights in the NICU on IV / formula to get back to normal, but all is very good now. Now we're mixing formula feeds and breastfeeding to make sure she gets enough - and also to help let mom recover from the c-section. Who knows where we'll end up in long term food...
Last night was our first night and we made it through (well, I did all the night feedings with the bottle so C could sleep :) ) and today is our first full day at home. Finally starting to look forward to this now that we're all home!
We have so many pics on the camera but I haven't been able to get them up to the internetz yet. However, I have been doing this thing called Dailybooth from my iphone. You can set up an account on http://dailybooth.com and follow http://dailybooth.com/sierraheather if you want the one pic a day. I plan to do that for hopefully a long long time :)
-Josh
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From: Kali Sakai
To: Josh Elman
Cc: Ken Moore; Clover Huang
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 7:48:42 PM
Subject: Re: SHE's here!
Josh, Clover:
Congratulations! Wow. What a great name. And birthday. 11/11 Very nice. Ahead of schedule right?
Sounds like Clover went the distance. What, there's only one anesthesiologist in the whole hospital? (That's a crime that they made you wait.) I hope you heal quickly from the C-section. In the meantime, everyone should be bringing everything to you and doing your every bidding, Ms. Clover. Looking forward to more pictures!
For you: http://kenandkali.com/2009/11/elman-party-of-3.html
Kali
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Josh Elman wrote:
Hi there!
Great news, and long labor story. Figured you would two of the few I wouldn't feel bad boring with it - see below.
The stats: Sierra Heather Elman (SHE) - 7lbs,1oz. 20" Born at 6:05am.
The first pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemmacat/4095400759/
The long labor story:
Clover started contractions Monday night but they were pretty irregular and few were that intense. She still could not sleep very well Monday night. By Tuesday late morning, they were getting more regular but still not that intense. We went to the hospital but they turned us around saying Clover wasn't dilated (maybe 1cm) and the contractions weren't the intense 1 minute long ones to come in for, and guessed it would be "this week" but not sooner. We went home chagrined and wondering how long she was going to have contractions every 15-30 minutes that were sometimes painful. Ugh! Later in the evening, contractions started picking up and becoming really intense. Probably 6-7. By 7:30, they were finally going every 5-10 min intensely. We waited at home probably a little too long in order to not make the same mistake and get turned around (since they still weren't every five minutes, just lots of < 5 minutes in a row with a few 10+ minute gaps.
Anyway, so we get to the hospital around 9:45, and found out she was already 6-7cm! AND, the epidural was unavailable because the anesthesiologist was doing a c-section. OMG - so Clover keeps laboring (with some pain meds) and became fully dilated and really pushing (and they brought in all the new kid equipment). I'm so proud of how far she made it pretty much on her own. Then the epidural became available around 11:30, and with a bunch of random conversations, we opted for that since of course she was hurting. After the epidural, things slowed way way down, she got some sleep and we chilled. Restarted pushing around 1pm with pitosin to get the baby out. Unfortunately, she wouldn't come. Push push push - saw the top of the head, no real movement. Push push push. Finally, they figured out she was upside down (posterior) and stuck. Tried a few things to move her, but Clover and baby were already really tired from all the pushing and baby was
starting to struggle. After a few more pushes, and contractions we had to skip to let the baby recover, the doctor finally recommended C-section. So, we did that and out she came. A few small complications quickly cleaned up, and now she's in great shape. Clover was so amazing, but now has a bit of recovery herself.
The
good news is that mom and baby are both doing well and
recovering. We'll be at the hospital until Sunday and then bring her home!
-Josh
From: Josh Elman
To: Kali Sakai
Cc: Ken Moore
Sent: Wed, November 18, 2009 10:12:08 AM
Subject: Re: SHE's here!
Whew - just made it to our first week - and SHE just came home yesterday. We had an issue in the hospital where she got really dehydrated - so much so that she had to spend 2 nights in the NICU on IV / formula to get back to normal, but all is very good now. Now we're mixing formula feeds and breastfeeding to make sure she gets enough - and also to help let mom recover from the c-section. Who knows where we'll end up in long term food...
Last night was our first night and we made it through (well, I did all the night feedings with the bottle so C could sleep :) ) and today is our first full day at home. Finally starting to look forward to this now that we're all home!
We have so many pics on the camera but I haven't been able to get them up to the internetz yet. However, I have been doing this thing called Dailybooth from my iphone. You can set up an account on http://dailybooth.com and follow http://dailybooth.com/sierraheather if you want the one pic a day. I plan to do that for hopefully a long long time :)
-Josh
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From: Kali Sakai
To: Josh Elman
Cc: Ken Moore
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 7:48:42 PM
Subject: Re: SHE's here!
Josh, Clover:
Congratulations! Wow. What a great name. And birthday. 11/11 Very nice. Ahead of schedule right?
Sounds like Clover went the distance. What, there's only one anesthesiologist in the whole hospital? (That's a crime that they made you wait.) I hope you heal quickly from the C-section. In the meantime, everyone should be bringing everything to you and doing your every bidding, Ms. Clover. Looking forward to more pictures!
For you: http://kenandkali.com/2009/11/elman-party-of-3.html
Kali
On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 3:43 PM, Josh Elman
Hi there!
Great news, and long labor story. Figured you would two of the few I wouldn't feel bad boring with it - see below.
The stats: Sierra Heather Elman (SHE) - 7lbs,1oz. 20" Born at 6:05am.
The first pic: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lemmacat/4095400759/
The long labor story:
Clover started contractions Monday night but they were pretty irregular and few were that intense. She still could not sleep very well Monday night. By Tuesday late morning, they were getting more regular but still not that intense. We went to the hospital but they turned us around saying Clover wasn't dilated (maybe 1cm) and the contractions weren't the intense 1 minute long ones to come in for, and guessed it would be "this week" but not sooner. We went home chagrined and wondering how long she was going to have contractions every 15-30 minutes that were sometimes painful. Ugh! Later in the evening, contractions started picking up and becoming really intense. Probably 6-7. By 7:30, they were finally going every 5-10 min intensely. We waited at home probably a little too long in order to not make the same mistake and get turned around (since they still weren't every five minutes, just lots of < 5 minutes in a row with a few 10+ minute gaps.
Anyway, so we get to the hospital around 9:45, and found out she was already 6-7cm! AND, the epidural was unavailable because the anesthesiologist was doing a c-section. OMG - so Clover keeps laboring (with some pain meds) and became fully dilated and really pushing (and they brought in all the new kid equipment). I'm so proud of how far she made it pretty much on her own. Then the epidural became available around 11:30, and with a bunch of random conversations, we opted for that since of course she was hurting. After the epidural, things slowed way way down, she got some sleep and we chilled. Restarted pushing around 1pm with pitosin to get the baby out. Unfortunately, she wouldn't come. Push push push - saw the top of the head, no real movement. Push push push. Finally, they figured out she was upside down (posterior) and stuck. Tried a few things to move her, but Clover and baby were already really tired from all the pushing and baby was
starting to struggle. After a few more pushes, and contractions we had to skip to let the baby recover, the doctor finally recommended C-section. So, we did that and out she came. A few small complications quickly cleaned up, and now she's in great shape. Clover was so amazing, but now has a bit of recovery herself.
The
good news is that mom and baby are both doing well and
recovering. We'll be at the hospital until Sunday and then bring her home!
-Josh
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Happy Birthday, Sierra!
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From: Josh Elman
To: Linda Elman; "don_elman@hotmail.com" ; Adam Elman ; Tobi Elman ; "huangd3@asme.org"
Cc: "cloverh@yahoo.com"
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 6:58:34 AM
Subject: SHE is here!
Sierra Heather Elman was born at 6:05am. 7lbs,1oz. 20". Doing very well! Long night - she got stuck facing the wrong way so we ended up with c- section. Clover was amazing throughout and is now recovering. -Josh and Clover
Sent from my iPhone
From: Josh Elman
To: Linda Elman
Cc: "cloverh@yahoo.com"
Sent: Wed, November 11, 2009 6:58:34 AM
Subject: SHE is here!
Sierra Heather Elman was born at 6:05am. 7lbs,1oz. 20". Doing very well! Long night - she got stuck facing the wrong way so we ended up with c- section. Clover was amazing throughout and is now recovering. -Josh and Clover
Sent from my iPhone
Monday, November 2, 2009
Swine flu worries
I IM with Kim all the time. Here is one of our chats where I am worrying (again)! :)
----- Our chat on Mon, 11/2/09 2:40 PM -----
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:27 PM): They're now banning from Stanford and El Camino Hospital (where I'll be delivering) all visitors under 16 yrs old in order to minimize spread of swine flu. If swine flu is the same serious as regular flu, why are they taking this extra measure that they don't normally take during flu season?
kmatulef (2:28 PM): Swine flu is much more contageous. Remember that the flu normally kills something like ~35,000 people per year. If more people get swine flu, that will translate to that many more deaths.
kmatulef (2:29 PM): Plus swine flu has the potential to mutate to something more deadly
kmatulef (2:29 PM): If more people get swine flu, it gives the virus that much more opportunity to mutate
kmatulef (2:29 PM): Hence minimizing the number of people that get swine flu is really important
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:30 PM): Interesting.
kmatulef (2:31 PM): (the current virus is not much worse than normal, but if it mutates to something more deadly, none of us will have immunity to it and the vaccine for this strain will not work)
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:32 PM): I have my next OB appt tomorrow morning. If they have the H1N1 vaccine, I'm going to take it. When I told my mom this, she wondered if I should wait until the baby is born to take it since the effects on pregnant women haven't been thoroughly tested yet (though I think the fact that it's manufactured using the same technique as regular flu vaccine seems to indicate it should not be a problem). And actually, given that the vaccine takes 2 weeks to give you immunity, my baby will be born around then anyway. Do you think it makes sense to wait? Or that it probably doesn't matter either way if I take it now or in 2- 3 weeks?
kmatulef (2:33 PM): I wouldn't think it matters that much. Your baby is almost the same now as she will be in ~2 weeks
kmatulef (2:34 PM): Ask your doctor what she thinks though
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:34 PM): Except in ~2 weeks she'll be out of my body.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:34 PM): Which is the key difference.
kmatulef (2:34 PM): Yes, but the side effects won't be much different if you are nursing or if she is in your body
kmatulef (2:34 PM): (you can't take many drugs when you are nursing because they go into your milk)
kmatulef (2:35 PM): They are getting more data on side effects every day
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:35 PM): Well so it's a matter of the vaccine being passed through blood or through milk, and it seems like it would be more potent through blood.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:35 PM): For whatever that's worth.
kmatulef (2:35 PM): I'm not really sure
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:35 PM): It could be good or bad.
kmatulef (2:36 PM): The only side effects I've heard so far are hives (not fun, but better than the flu), and feeling a bit off for a day or two (which you might want to wait until after giving birth for, but which also wouldn't be that bad now)
kmatulef (2:39 PM): Did your mom or Josh have any side effects?
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:39 PM): Nothing major. Soreness at the site.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:39 PM): My mom had slight flu like symptoms for a few hours
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:40 PM): I'm not sure as much that I'm concerned about the short term side effects on me.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:40 PM): I was more wondering about the short term side effects on the baby and long term side effects (on the baby and on me)
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:40 PM): I think they pretty much know all the short term side effects on normal adults.
----- Our chat on Mon, 11/2/09 2:40 PM -----
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:27 PM): They're now banning from Stanford and El Camino Hospital (where I'll be delivering) all visitors under 16 yrs old in order to minimize spread of swine flu. If swine flu is the same serious as regular flu, why are they taking this extra measure that they don't normally take during flu season?
kmatulef (2:28 PM): Swine flu is much more contageous. Remember that the flu normally kills something like ~35,000 people per year. If more people get swine flu, that will translate to that many more deaths.
kmatulef (2:29 PM): Plus swine flu has the potential to mutate to something more deadly
kmatulef (2:29 PM): If more people get swine flu, it gives the virus that much more opportunity to mutate
kmatulef (2:29 PM): Hence minimizing the number of people that get swine flu is really important
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:30 PM): Interesting.
kmatulef (2:31 PM): (the current virus is not much worse than normal, but if it mutates to something more deadly, none of us will have immunity to it and the vaccine for this strain will not work)
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:32 PM): I have my next OB appt tomorrow morning. If they have the H1N1 vaccine, I'm going to take it. When I told my mom this, she wondered if I should wait until the baby is born to take it since the effects on pregnant women haven't been thoroughly tested yet (though I think the fact that it's manufactured using the same technique as regular flu vaccine seems to indicate it should not be a problem). And actually, given that the vaccine takes 2 weeks to give you immunity, my baby will be born around then anyway. Do you think it makes sense to wait? Or that it probably doesn't matter either way if I take it now or in 2- 3 weeks?
kmatulef (2:33 PM): I wouldn't think it matters that much. Your baby is almost the same now as she will be in ~2 weeks
kmatulef (2:34 PM): Ask your doctor what she thinks though
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:34 PM): Except in ~2 weeks she'll be out of my body.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:34 PM): Which is the key difference.
kmatulef (2:34 PM): Yes, but the side effects won't be much different if you are nursing or if she is in your body
kmatulef (2:34 PM): (you can't take many drugs when you are nursing because they go into your milk)
kmatulef (2:35 PM): They are getting more data on side effects every day
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:35 PM): Well so it's a matter of the vaccine being passed through blood or through milk, and it seems like it would be more potent through blood.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:35 PM): For whatever that's worth.
kmatulef (2:35 PM): I'm not really sure
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:35 PM): It could be good or bad.
kmatulef (2:36 PM): The only side effects I've heard so far are hives (not fun, but better than the flu), and feeling a bit off for a day or two (which you might want to wait until after giving birth for, but which also wouldn't be that bad now)
kmatulef (2:39 PM): Did your mom or Josh have any side effects?
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:39 PM): Nothing major. Soreness at the site.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:39 PM): My mom had slight flu like symptoms for a few hours
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:40 PM): I'm not sure as much that I'm concerned about the short term side effects on me.
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:40 PM): I was more wondering about the short term side effects on the baby and long term side effects (on the baby and on me)
cloverh@yahoo.com (2:40 PM): I think they pretty much know all the short term side effects on normal adults.
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