Jenna von Oy on baby Gray: “I am lost in her”
New mom Jenna von Oy opens up in a blog for PEOPLE about daughter Gray Audrey Bratcher’s birth story.
Jenna wrote of her baby girl, “Born on May 21st, 18 inches long, weighing in at 7 pounds, 6 ounces, and with a head of hair that would make Donald Trump pout! (I know Brad and I both have thick hair, but that one was still a shocker…) She is gorgeous, if I do say so myself, but I might be just a bit biased. 
All I know is, she is the most stunning, magical, perfect thing I’ve ever seen. I am mesmerized by her, and I am madly in love in a way I never knew was possible.”
Jenna wrote in detail about her diagnosis with low levels of amniotic fluid which led doctors to perform a c-section at 37 weeks. Jenna wrote:
I feel secure knowing that my doctors didn’t arrive at the decision lightly. I know in a time where c-sections are plentiful and have a bad reputation for being done without true cause, it may be easy to assume they rushed into it.
This new mom gushes about her “easy” delivery >>
I’m confident this wasn’t the case, and I’m relieved to know that we did all we could do prior to delivering her that way. Natural birth is wonderful, and my preferred method … that is, until there are complications. Obviously, my first loyalty was getting Gray out in a healthy state.
Find out why Jillian Michaels called her partner’s labor and delivery “awful” >>
I was sent over to the hospital immediately, and at 4:51 pm, my sweet little Gray was born! Before I even saw her, I heard one of the doctors exclaim, “Wow, those are some serious leg muscles!” and “Look at all that hair!” Sweet words when you can’t see your baby immediately, because they likely mean she’s healthy.”
This celebrity dad wanted his wife’s epidural >>
She continued, “Hearing her first cry made me weep. Then the hard part came; the doctors were only able to put her on my chest for about 30 seconds, before whisking her away. Due to her early entrance, and because her breathing was a bit faster than they would have liked, Gray was sent to the transition nursery.”
Though Jenna had some initial concerns about bonding with her daughter since she had a c-section, all that worry disappeared. She wrote: “By 10 o’clock the following morning, Gray was in my arms and breastfeeding. In that moment, all of the worries I’d had about any disassociation due to the c-section had vanished.
I hope those of you who may be experiencing some of the same concerns about an impending c-section will walk away with a changed heart … In the end, how your child comes into the world takes a back seat to the magic of having her in it.
Simply watching Gray breathe is so awe-inspiring, I am lost in her. I wish you the same.”
What do you think of Jenna’s birth story?
