ksbrain
Well-Known Member
So we had a baby on Saturday. The labor and delivery went pretty smooth, took about six hours total. I missed my target temperature by a few degrees and forgot to take a weight reading, but it should still be a kid, right?
So the problem is that it got off to a good start, crying every few hours. But now the crying seems to have slowed down significantly. In fact, most of the time it looks pretty dormant. I know crying isn't a good indication of presence of life, but I'm wondering what to do next.
Should I raise its temperature a little bit to try to rouse it up? Maybe it needs some sort of additional nutrients or O2? I've thought of shaking it a little to see if that helps.
I know I should just RDWHAHB and that while I create the conditions for life, really the cells make the baby, but I can't help being nervous. I'd hate for all this nine months of work and planning to end up being for nothing. Any help would be appreciated.
So the problem is that it got off to a good start, crying every few hours. But now the crying seems to have slowed down significantly. In fact, most of the time it looks pretty dormant. I know crying isn't a good indication of presence of life, but I'm wondering what to do next.
Should I raise its temperature a little bit to try to rouse it up? Maybe it needs some sort of additional nutrients or O2? I've thought of shaking it a little to see if that helps.
I know I should just RDWHAHB and that while I create the conditions for life, really the cells make the baby, but I can't help being nervous. I'd hate for all this nine months of work and planning to end up being for nothing. Any help would be appreciated.