The past few days have really kept me in suspense for our dear friends Jeff and Chelsi. Her water broke sometime on Friday evening and as of yesterday, she still hadn't progressed into active labor. Well, they had their baby this morning so not without some drama... Here's a summary of their story.
Chelsi went into active labor last night and after only a few hours, she delivered their new baby girl (yet to be named) safely and fairly easily... especially compared to the long labor they had with Hosanna. But once again, as with Hosanna, Chelsi's bleeding didn't stop after the delivery. This time though, it continued for a lot longer until the midwife said they NEEDED to call an ambulance and take her to the hospital (They delivered at a birthing center out in Hopewell).
So they took her to the McMinnville hospital and by the time they got there, Chelsi had lost over 1/2 of her blood volume! They rushed her in and gave her a blood transfusion and tried to figure out what was causing all the bleeding. After 15 minutes they told Jeff that she was loosing blood as fast as they could get new blood in her! They had to put her under anesthesia and onto a respirator. The Doctors also mentioned that if they couldn't stop the bleeding soon they may need to remove her uterus to end the bleeding for sure.
Once she was under, the Dr's found a piece of placenta that had stuck to the uterine wall which in turn was causing the uterus not to contract. It was still pumping out the same blood volume as before she delivered the baby. Once they got the piece removed and fixed one lesion the bleeding slowed and they were able to get her back to breathing on her own.
Chelsi is recovering now and everyone thinks that the problem has been resolved. She's a bit swollen from all the fluids and will probably feel quite weak for a while but hopefully this is the end of the trauma for them. She said as they were wheeling her into the OR, she was praying and just felt that if this was her time that God would take care of her family. How strong is she!!!! Her and Jeff both know where they are going after death, but to face it in such a tender time and all of a sudden was so incredibly courageous. Jeff and Chelsi are both so brave and we feel so moved by their endurance. What strong friends we have in the faith... we are truly blessed to be a part of their lives.
So, little baby girl Lacine... She's so cute! She was a mere 6 lbs 9 oz and only 18 inches long. Her feet are very long and slender... after all, she is Jeff and Chelsi's daughter. She is definitely tiny compared to the butterball Hosanna was :-) It was so good to see all of them thanking God for taking care of them during this frightful time and amazing to see the new little life God made through them. Please continue to pray for Chelsi's recovery, the baby girl's health (doing great so far) and their adjustment to having a new addition. Hosanna seemed to know she was getting a sister all along, so I guess she wasn't too surprised!
Here's a link to Jeff & Chelsi's website for more (and possibly more accurate) information:
Anyway, we'll let you know when we have more updates. We'd love to be in labor while they are still in the hospital, just a few doors down... but we'll see what God has planned :-)
Love you all!
