I was in labor for a total of about 24 hours, but I was only in the hospital for six of them. Everything went smoothly (and painfully), and we were able to have the drug-free birth we'd hoped for. It was intense, and I was extremely relieved when it was over!
We had some difficulty with breastfeeding in the beginning, and Caleb lost more weight than is normal...so we ended up staying an extra day in the hospital until the breastfeeding was going a little better. But on Saturday (the 19th), we left the hospital and arrived home with our new baby boy!
It was definitely strange at first. We weren't exactly sure what to do with the little guy. The past six weeks have been a learning process, but thankfully the three of us have come a long way in that time! We're getting the hang of things. At least it feels that way some of the time...other times it feels like we've gone back to square one! But I gather that's all pretty normal...
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