I've decided to make Tuesday, 8/3 my last day at work. That will give me a day off to take care of last minute things, and to relax and mentally prepare myself (plus go to the hospital for a pre-opp appointment). I'm so excited to know that I only have 7 days of work left!
Here's how the day of the surgery will go, for those of you who are interested:
- 10am: Jason and I will arrive at the hospital to get set up for the c-section
- Noon: C-section starts (the baby is born in the first 15 minutes or so, but the entire c-section will last a little over an hour - possibly up to an hour and a half)
- 12:30 or 1pm-ish: Jason will go with Aubrey and the pediatrician to the nursery while I am being stitched up. For those of you who are there, you can see her through the window of the nursery. I'm sure someone will come to the waiting room to give you all the update.
- 1 or 1:30-ish: I'll be taken to recovery, where Jason and Aubrey will join me after they've watched me alone for about 30 minutes to make sure I've started recovering well. We'll stay in there for another hour or two.
- 3-ish: By then, we should be taken to our own room. It's around this time that we can first have visitors (I know Aubrey's grandparents will be eager to see her for the first time by then! I know mom is smiling now as she's reading this)
- Insurance pays for 72 hours in the hospital when it's a c-section, so we'll likely be in the hospital until Sunday morning/early afternoon.
There's still a chance she could turn, in which case we'd cancel everything and wait for nature to take its course. For those of you who would like to come into town, please forgive us if we cancel the c-section last minute if she does turn! Although I'll be a bit bummed to have to wait a bit longer to meet her, a vaginal birth is safer for both her and me.
I'll continue to post updates as we learn more at our weekly doctor's appointment! I guess that means we only have one more appoinment before the big day. WOW!
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