Lillys Birthday

On the 20th of May it was finally time for the arrival of our baby girl. As it was a planned c-section we where told to arrive at the hospital at 7am to find out what time the delivery will take place. The doctor did an ultrasound to make sure that the baby was still in breech and then the midwife took over and prepared Renata for the delivery. We where then told that the delivery would take place in the afternoon, hours and hours of waiting....

Suddenly it was time and everything went really fast, Renata got to ride in the bed up to the OR while Julian got dressed in a funny spaceman uniform. Renata got a spinal injection and a few minutes later the delivery started. And then it happened.... Lillys first big scream... and what a set of lungs she had! She was not happy at all to be dragged into this world.

This was our first look of our little baby girl...

After our first look the midwife took our little girl to another room to do a quick check-up. Daddy Julian followed to get his first proper view of his beautiful daughter.

Lilly then got her bracelet with her birth number, 1768. That is how many children have been born in Malmö this year. Mommy Renata also got a matching bracelet. After that daddy got to cut the umbilical cord.

Then the midwife went on to measure and weigh little Lilly.

After that daddy got his first cuddle with his little girl.


Then mommy got to see her daughter again.

After the delivery Renata was taken to the recovery room and Julian went on to spend some more time with his little princess. Here is daddys first attempt to change Lillys nappy.

After 2 hours Renata finally came back from the recovery room to greet her daughter again.

Daddy then went on to dress Lilly in her first little outfit. Look what a beautiful little girl!

Lillys little bed in the hospital.
Two days after the delivery Lilly finally got to go home. Here she is in her Moses basket at home. At the hospital we found out that Lillys has got a hip dislocation to the left hip (DDH, Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip), because of this Lilly will have to wear a brace, called the Von Rosens brace, for 3 months. Here you can see how the brace looks.

This is Lilly dressed with the brace on.