Since I had a c-section, I had to stay in the hospital for 4 days. The first day was tough. I was still hooked up to an IV and had a catheter so it was hard to get around. Plus, Zander had to stay in the nursery so they could monitor his feedings and his temperature. We would walk down to the nursery every 3 hours to feed him. Zander started out with finger feedings. There was a tube taped to our finger and we would pump formula through a syringe to feed him. He than switched to the bottle and has been doing great with feedings.
Day 2 was a lot better. I didn't have any machines hooked up to me so I could actually sleep and walk around freely. They let Zander come into our room full time too. It was wonderful to finally hold him, feed him, and take naps with him. The last few days in the hospital were great! All the nurses were so nice. We got to know a lot of them and were excited to have them assigned to our room multiple times during our stay.
Here are some pictures I took while in the hospital.
Devin and Zander napping
This picture makes him look like he is balding in the front.
4AM feedings. Welcome to parenthood!
This is the bed Devin slept in while at I was in the hospital for 5 days.
Zander loved his nurses at Mercy Gilbert. Here are 2 of his favorite. Karen and Kim. They said he was the smallest size baby in weight that they have taken care of. Any smaller would have been sent to a different hospital. They also said he was the best baby they've ever watched over.
Getting his footprints in his baby book.
Wheeling in between our room and the nursery.
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