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~ Josiah Michael Trump ~We are pleased to be able to introduce Josiah Michael Trump! Josiah was born on Saturday at noon exactly after about 20 hours of labor and 3 and a half hours of pushing. That's right three and a half hours of pushing. Krista was very politely requesting an epidural after the 2nd hour of pushing but no epidural or entonox (nitrous oxide - laughing gas - and oxygen, commonly used in the UK during delivery) or any other pain medication was available. That's one of those things we knew wouldn't be an option when we decided to deliver Josiah here in Kampala.
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~ A Relieved Krista a Few Hours After Delivery ~ Josiah is a strong, healthy baby boy, weighing in at 7 lbs 0.1oz and measuring 19.7 inches long. The pediatrician put him on oxygen for a few hours because he was in a bit of distress after the prolonged pushing but he didn't like the oxygen tube around his head at all and instead opted to exercise his lungs in other ways. We endured a night at the hospital and gladly checked out on Sunday around 2pm. We could have stayed longer - hospitals are for-profit here and in general you can stay as long as you can pay. You must pay in cash so they don't have to worry about what your insurance will cover. We decided, though, after one night that we would rather enjoy learning about parenting at home, so we checked out and paid our bill.
Josiah is a great little guy. We feel completely lost. At one point I came back into the room and saw him there and my first thought was "Huh - there's a baby there." Then I realized that baby is entrusted to US to care for! "That's MY baby there!" Welcome to life outside the womb, little man! -Shauen
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