Annelise was transported to CHOP soon after birth. Given how well the intubation went, the doctors were all very hopeful. She didn't need any medicine to keep her blood pressure good, and they started to reduce her oxygen levels almost immediately! (A very good sign!)
Daddy (Matt) got to visit her in the NICU. Some other family members were there to see her also. They had come to HUP when they heard I was having the c-section, and stayed to see the baby. Friday evening, Mom Mom, Pop Pop, Oma, Pop, Uncle Dave, and Aunt Denise (Kadunc) got to see her. They were all amazed at how well she looked. She was pink and looked big.....even though she's a little peanut at only 4 lbs! She was long though....17 inches! She takes after her Daddy it seems. I didn't get to see her that first day because I was recovering from the c-section, as well as trying to feel better from the preeclampsia.
My blood pressure was doing well. They were still concerned with my kidney functions though. So they gave me magnesium to clear out my kidneys and also help prevent eclampsia (seizures). It makes you feel really horrible - try to avoid it if at all possible! I was sweaty and felt like I had a really bad case of the flu. Although I already knew this from my last bout with HELLP syndrome when Grace was born in 2009. At least this time it worked in 24 hours!
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