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Steven R. Rowland
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Katherine Marie and Christopher Ray Rowland Steven Taimur Ray Rowland
on Wednesday, December 11, 1996 Weight: 10 lb., 1.7 oz. |
About My Birth
- I had Apgar scores of 7 and 9
- Mom went into labor at about 4:15 p.m. on December 10
- Mom was admitted to Methodist Hospital about 7:30 p.m.
- Mom was admitted to the High Risk Maternal Care unit because of her high blood pressure
- The doctor broke my amniotic sac at 3:15 a.m. on December 11
- Mom was completely dilated and she started pushing at 4:30 p.m.
- By 9:00 p.m. Mom was still pushing, but I wasn't making any progress
- Dr. Star had to deliver me by Cesarean section because I was such a large baby and I was lying on my left side
- My parents heard my heartbeat for the first time on April 29, 1996
- You can listen to my heartbeat from May 28th, 1996! (33K WAV format | 33K AU format)
- My parents felt me move for the first time on July 8, 1996
- My parents took Bradley Method® classes so that my birth would go smoothly.
- My heartbeat was about 130-140 bpm on September 3, 1996
- The doctor thought I should have been born on November 23, but Mom and Dad knew I wasn't quite ready to be born then
- The birth plan for my birth (don't read if you're squeamish)