The "Triary" - 34 Weeks
Ready or not...
Here come Neil, Emilie, and Amelia.
January 25, 2000
34th Week (Third Trimester)
The Pregnancy: 34.4 Weeks
(34 Weeks, 4 days)
The C-section went smoothly, all done within 25 minutes. The
epidural worked beautifully, and Mom (and Dad) were able to meet each of
the triplets at birth. Each of the babies came out in the order they've
always been in: Neal first, followed by Emilie, then Amelia.
A feared complication,
atony of the uterus,
in which an over-distended uterus cannot contract and thereby decrease
blood loss, never happened.
Emilie and Amelia went to the NICU on room air. Neil had an oxyhood
for less than 24 hours. They were each a bit smaller than what the
ultrasound had predicted. Neil 3+ #, Emilie 4+ #, Amelia 4+ #.
I delivered six babies on January 25. Of course, three of them
are here. This mother had an uneventful post-operative course, going
home on post-op day #3.
Congratulations to the proud parents, whose household goes from two
to five. And just in time for the 2000 census.
