Maddie Lou Roberts

Our sweet Maddie Lou was born 4 weeks ago. 

October 2, 2014, weighing in at a whopping 8lbs 4oz, and 21 inches long!

Her birth was nothing that I had in-visioned the 9 months of being pregnant. 

You know me and my OCD... there MUST be a plan for everything,

or else.... well there is no "or else", we go by the plan. 

Minus my all natural labor and delivery I had planned. 

I didn't have an "all natural" labor and delivery, 

I was induced, being that we live 3 hours away (from Lubbock), 

annnd pitocin contractions are dumb (a contraction on crack if you will), 

horrible, 

and every other word used to describe AWFUL, please do feel free to insert. 

HOWEVER, I had the best nurse ever! 

She too is OCD, so we came up with a new plan, and how things would all play out, 

right there in my delivery room. 

It was awesome, and honestly very comforting. 

I still used my oils.

I had my diffuser going the whole entire time. 

My room filled of Lavender, and Jennifer (my nurse) kept getting other nurses to come into my room to experience the spa like feeling she said she got every time she entered into my room. 

Not kidding.

Dr. Belle Henry came in to break my water around 8:45am or so, 

I got my epidural maybe 30-40 minutes following, my mom applied

Clary Sage, & Jasmine onto the lower part of my belly. 

I rubbed Gentle Baby on my chest. 

I went from a 4-10 in 45 minutes, 

pushed 3 times,

and had Maddie Lou Roberts at 10:56am. 

Frankincense was applied to the crown of her head as soon as she was placed onto my chest, by her Maw-B.

Sweet bb girl laid so calm, and cuddled, skin to skin with me. 

"Awww" is right, and just add toasty warm blankets placed on top of us. It was the cherry on top.

Shortly following she started rooting around for her first nursing session with Momma. 

It was beautiful. 

(Breastfeeding use to weird me out, and that is because I breast fed Bonnie Kayte, just for a short period, and it still creeped me out. Now... it is my most favorite thing to do. It is truly amazing to me.)
Dr. Belle- Henry milked the umbilical cord after it stopped pulsating, then Steven cut it. 

Nothing about this day was like I in-visioned, nor on my itinerary (and I'm ok with that), 

but seriously so perfect, and I would do it all again.

Now here we are (Bonnie Kayte, Steven, and I) 4 weeks later, so completely in love with her.

& because I am becoming teary eyed. & Maddie is crying because she is hungry... and well if you breastfeed or have ever, you know what that does to us.

I leave you with pictures for now...

until next time...

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BE BLESSED. 

BE LOVED.

-malorie lucille

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The oils I used during Labor & Delivery:

(I diffused this the whole time I was in the hospital. My nurses loved it.)

-mood balancing

-calms nerves

-sleep aid

-one drop on bb's crown for protection

-promotes bonding

- assist contractions

-kicks labor into gear

(I have even used Clary Sage post L&D for cramping! It's wonderful!)

-reduces anxiety

-calms mom

-expels placenta 

-speeds up contractions

(my favorite. still using it. It's momma, and bb maddie's oil.)

-soothes tender skin

-calms mom & bb

- may keep baby in canal

- use with Gentle Baby on lower back to prevent hemorrhaging.

-use after L&D to eliminate any excess bleeding.

- use on umbilical cord to promote healing

(Maddie's fell off 7 days after leaving the hospital)

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