1- Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? Where everyone is, in the bathroom. Then we went to the hospital for a definite answer.
2- Who was with you? Griff was waiting right out side.
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? Pregnancy test. I bought 2 and both had the same answer.
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Well, it wasn’t planned so I was first shocked and a little sad. It was at a bad time because of my schooling but there was some excitement too.
5- Who was the first person you told? Griff’s mom, Sherry
7-Did you plan to get pregnant? Nope, we were going to start trying like 3 months later.
8-Was everybody happy for you? I think so.
9- Did you go out and celebrate? Not that I remember. Maybe Don Pedros.
10- Did you want to find out the sex? For sure
11- What was the sex? A Girl!! We both kind of wanted a boy first, but we were very excited.
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes
13- If yes, who? My Mom, Sherry, Jenny, Yevette, Bonnie, Megan and Kellie.
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? There was this one shirt that looked like a wet cow!! But other than that, everyone had good taste.
15- How much weight did you gain? 35 pounds
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? It has been 10 days and I am down 23 pounds!! I don’t know how I lost it but it is gone but my hips are still not letting me get into some pants.
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? Not a one!!
18- What did you crave the most? I didn’t really crave anything. I ate a lot of Oreos and milk and I put jalapenos on everything.
19- Did you crave anything crazy? Nope
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? When people would say, “Just you wait, this will happen, that will happen, just you wait” I hated that more than anything. I would take Griff’s hand and squeeze really tight to stop from slapping them.
21- Were you married at the time? Yes
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? I started bleeding in the second trimester and had a lot of blood work done and found out I have a gene mutation (MTHFR) then about a month before I was due, we were told the baby had decreased three weeks in size. Come to find out, the stupid doctor just typed in the wrong information. We had a total of 10 ultrasounds and 2 stress tests.
23- Where were you when you went into labor? Staples in Park City
24- Did your water break? Nope, they broke it for me.
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Griff. There was no way I would have been able to drive.
26- Did you go early or late? 6 days early.
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Griff, Sherry, Terri and Jenny. But Griff was the only one below my knees.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Oh yeah, I thought about no meds but I am so glad I did.
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? What an amazing experience. Then “Wow, Look at all that hair” She had tons of blonde hair.
32- How big was the baby? 6 lbs. 10 oz. and 20½ inches.
33- Did your Husband cry? When I started pushing, the nurse had him count and when the baby started to crown, he would get really choked up and wasn’t able to count. He had a few tears rolling down his cheeks but he wasn’t sobbing, just the right amount. He is so amazing.
34- What did you name the baby? Oakley Anne Lloyd
35- Did the baby have any complications? She had meconian in her lungs so the NICU team had to come in and put a tube down her throat to get it out. She also had the cord wrapped her neck. But everything was fine.
36- How old is your baby today? 10 days!!
37- When is the next one coming? Hopefully about 3 years, but we learned with Oakley that it is not our decision
40-If you could, would you do it all over again? ABSOLUTLY!! I wouldn’t change a thing. It was not nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be. She was worth every bit of it.
2- Who was with you? Griff was waiting right out side.
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? Pregnancy test. I bought 2 and both had the same answer.
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? Well, it wasn’t planned so I was first shocked and a little sad. It was at a bad time because of my schooling but there was some excitement too.
5- Who was the first person you told? Griff’s mom, Sherry
7-Did you plan to get pregnant? Nope, we were going to start trying like 3 months later.
8-Was everybody happy for you? I think so.
9- Did you go out and celebrate? Not that I remember. Maybe Don Pedros.
10- Did you want to find out the sex? For sure
11- What was the sex? A Girl!! We both kind of wanted a boy first, but we were very excited.
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes
13- If yes, who? My Mom, Sherry, Jenny, Yevette, Bonnie, Megan and Kellie.
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? There was this one shirt that looked like a wet cow!! But other than that, everyone had good taste.
15- How much weight did you gain? 35 pounds
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? It has been 10 days and I am down 23 pounds!! I don’t know how I lost it but it is gone but my hips are still not letting me get into some pants.
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? Not a one!!
18- What did you crave the most? I didn’t really crave anything. I ate a lot of Oreos and milk and I put jalapenos on everything.
19- Did you crave anything crazy? Nope
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? When people would say, “Just you wait, this will happen, that will happen, just you wait” I hated that more than anything. I would take Griff’s hand and squeeze really tight to stop from slapping them.
21- Were you married at the time? Yes
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? I started bleeding in the second trimester and had a lot of blood work done and found out I have a gene mutation (MTHFR) then about a month before I was due, we were told the baby had decreased three weeks in size. Come to find out, the stupid doctor just typed in the wrong information. We had a total of 10 ultrasounds and 2 stress tests.
23- Where were you when you went into labor? Staples in Park City
24- Did your water break? Nope, they broke it for me.
25- Who drove you to the hospital? Griff. There was no way I would have been able to drive.
26- Did you go early or late? 6 days early.
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Griff, Sherry, Terri and Jenny. But Griff was the only one below my knees.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Oh yeah, I thought about no meds but I am so glad I did.
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Natural
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? What an amazing experience. Then “Wow, Look at all that hair” She had tons of blonde hair.
32- How big was the baby? 6 lbs. 10 oz. and 20½ inches.
33- Did your Husband cry? When I started pushing, the nurse had him count and when the baby started to crown, he would get really choked up and wasn’t able to count. He had a few tears rolling down his cheeks but he wasn’t sobbing, just the right amount. He is so amazing.
34- What did you name the baby? Oakley Anne Lloyd
35- Did the baby have any complications? She had meconian in her lungs so the NICU team had to come in and put a tube down her throat to get it out. She also had the cord wrapped her neck. But everything was fine.
36- How old is your baby today? 10 days!!
37- When is the next one coming? Hopefully about 3 years, but we learned with Oakley that it is not our decision
40-If you could, would you do it all over again? ABSOLUTLY!! I wouldn’t change a thing. It was not nearly as bad as everyone made it out to be. She was worth every bit of it.
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