Welcome Ayden Mikael Bjӧrn

My bun finally done! Sorry for the long break, was pretty busy adapting to new life as a mother. On 30th August 2010, at 6.12 pm local time, a big healthy boy was born, we call him Ayden Mikael. Weighing 4.195kg, I was exhausted! Although we had to induce the labor since he decided to stay a bit longer in the oven, we were worried about his wellbeing. He already passed 40 weeks (10 months gestation), so few factors were considered high-risk if it's longer than 40 weeks, placenta might not able to provide enough oxygen, hence there might be fetal distress, he might passed stool in the womb (which he had), not good for his lungs as they may cause respiratory distress and infection...we don't want that, do we? And the weight of the baby.. the longer he stays the bigger he gets (bigger than 4.2kg??) the harder I gotta push him out.

Total time from induction until birth was 16 hours with actual active labor. That was hardwork. Then (minus the details) he made an entrance to this world. We are a proud parent.

Life after birth is completely different and totally an experience! I suffered from sore, cracked, infected nipples from day 3(after leaving hospital) and until now am still struggling with breastfeeding. I've seen 3 different Lactation Consultant for their expert advise and hopefully there's a light at the end of the tunnel. I've been supplementing formula while breastfeeding since I'm too stress out and my milk supply has not improve. No matter how I tried to relax, it's just impossible when I have this new being to care for. I am his universal provider, there's no way I could back off and give up.

I need to stay positive about it because our milk production is very well connected through our pituitary gland in the brain, and hormone releasing to provide for the child. It's all in the brain..