As the initial euphoria of our daughter's birth began to settle, one of the attending pediatricians approached us. She explained gently that, due to our baby girl's larger size, they wanted to take her to the NICU for some additional observation and testing.
I did notice that the baby was a little chunky but ain’t all babies? Because of the epidural, I didn’t even notice that they had made an episiotomy just so she could pass through and I even had three stitches. Aria is a really big baby.
The concern was to ensure there were no issues such as organomegaly, where organs are enlarged, which could be more common in larger newborns.
Antonio and I exchanged a look, a mixture of concern and understanding crossing our faces. The doctor assured us, "This is just a precaution. We want to make
