Dante Ebbrell born 16/12/2010 at 10:04 weighing 8lb after 6hrs 26min of established labor.
I was 42 weeks when I went in for my induction. We headed out on Wednesday (15th) and got to the hospital at about 10am. Had a MW come to see me && explain I was more than likely going to need gel to soften my cervix and help me dilate, she explained they would do it every 6 hours untill I was enough for them to break my waters. I was dreading this, as I was already 2 weeks over && didn't want to wait even longer! So the MW did a internal, turns out I was 2/3cm, soft and forward cervix && she said I didn't need the gel as they could break my waters. Yay!
All we needed now was a bed on the delivery suite, not to much to ask.. Right? .. Wrong! .. They were heaving with amulamce deliveries && emg sections. We were waiting && waiting && waiting! Finally got a bed && went up at 10:15pm. (12 hrs after we arrived haha).
The MW broke my waters && I went on a nice long walk around the hospital, nothing happened, not even a twinge (I knew at this point a water birth was out of the question =[ ). I eventually was hooked up to a drip at 12ish thurs morning. Contractions started out really easy && I went from 12-2am with no pain relief, at 2am I was needing a little relief so opted for G&A, brill stuff, the only problem was, I couldn't feel the tightenings with my contractions only the pain, so by the time I felt the pain the G&A was useless! They struggled all night to pick up my tightenings on the monitor && were forever moving the sensor or me lol. I was checked again at 3:30am && was told I was still only 2-3cm, (this was going to be a long night!) they decided it was best to knock up my drip to the max that they could to try && get things going. This made my contractions hurt && by 4am I was telling them to make it stop && the fact I was going home!
lol. I asked for the epidural && waited on the anethstist to arrive. She got there (to my relief) a few minutes later && proceded to set up, at first she put it in too much to the left, then to the right, then hit a nerve which made my leg go mad haha (none of this was her fault, it was because I couldn't keep still!) eventually she got it in && I felt so much better! I even appologised to my MW && the anethstist for yellling in pain haha! They wernt fazed but it seemed the right thing to do lol.
I was happy after that && was chatting to the MW about anything && everything && having a laugh and a joke with her. Don't know what epi they used but I could still feel my legs etc just the pain was gone. At about 5am, babys heart rate suddenly dropped && recovered, but after that, everytime I got a contraction his heart rate would drop. A doctor got called, he came down && had a look, said he was going to take blood from the babys head to make sure he wasn't lacking oxygen. He did this && told me I had now reached 5-6cm (wasn't much progress but was a bit of a relief). The results came back && baby was fine. Not much went on from then up untill about 8:15 when the doc was called down again due to babys heartbeat, he checked me over, gave me the news I'd made no progress && was still at 5-6cm (I nearly cried lol). Baby turned out fine and things proceeded.
Ok, not the OH hadn't Been feeling well fit a few days, && the MW could tell he wasn't well && sent him down to A&E to get checked over. He got sent down at about 8:45am just after the doc had been, he wasn't worrid about missing anything as no one thought I would make any progress remotely any where near to anything happening!
I started complaining or bum pressure (TMI!) at about 8:45 so the anethstist came down && topped up my epi but also gave me some form of morphine. I was told I would be checked internally againg at 10:30am to see if I had progressed!
Shifts got swapped over at around 9am && the new doctor came to indrodyce herself at around 9:20. She had a look at the heartbeat monitor && said she would feel more comfortable if she could put a heart rate monitor on the top of his head so it was more accurate && they could keep a closer eye on it. I said I didn't mind && to do what ever was best for baby! She went && got her tools etc &' came back. She was about to pug the monitor on babys head when she looked up with the biggest smile ever && said 'just to let you know.. Your fully dilated && your babys crowning!'. I was so shocked! I'd gone from 5-6cm to fully dilated && crowning with in a 3 hour period!
It all became a mad rush then to get everything ready. OH was still in A&E at this point (or that's what I thought!). It was a mad rush around && a few phonecalls to try && get him back up! Wasn't to long before he emerged .. Showing off a nice big canula in his hand with 2 wires coming out from it. Turns out he had suspected appendicitis && tests were being carried out when they got the call to send him back up! Poor OH, I just recon he felt left out && wanted some sympathy haha!
The delivery dude, 2 MW's, the pediatrition, me && the other half were all cramped in this room haha! My dignity went straight out the window at this point haha && the pushing began! I couldn't for the life of me figure out how I was supposed to push at first lol! Baby became distressed && had to be delivered by ventrouse && I had to be cut (only small, only 2 over lapped stitches). The pushing part took all of 14mins && 5 pushes later my little boy was born weighing 8lb!!
The guy who delivered him was suprized aswell as he thought I was in for a long delivery
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My little man had blue parts to him && was unresoonsive when he was born , so he got bagged, masked && oxyginated. His first apgar score was 6, his 2nd was 9. His first was the only reason we got kept in over night. (which I'm glad I did as my back was killing lol).
I suprized the MW aswell, just 3hrs after giving birth with an epi (double dosed && morphine, I was up walking around && in the shower haha! I NEEDED to feel human again lol!
That's my long && detailed birth story which I've been meaning to do for a good day or so now!
M.M xx
P.s - The OH is fine, they did bloods and ruled out appendicitis && infection. They did an ultra sound && ruled out swelling or stones. They wanted him to stay in over the weekend to do blood cultures but he discharged himself as he wanted to come home with me && baby. (also he said if it's not serious enough to come up on bloods or an ultra sound, then it's not serious haha)
I was 42 weeks when I went in for my induction. We headed out on Wednesday (15th) and got to the hospital at about 10am. Had a MW come to see me && explain I was more than likely going to need gel to soften my cervix and help me dilate, she explained they would do it every 6 hours untill I was enough for them to break my waters. I was dreading this, as I was already 2 weeks over && didn't want to wait even longer! So the MW did a internal, turns out I was 2/3cm, soft and forward cervix && she said I didn't need the gel as they could break my waters. Yay!
All we needed now was a bed on the delivery suite, not to much to ask.. Right? .. Wrong! .. They were heaving with amulamce deliveries && emg sections. We were waiting && waiting && waiting! Finally got a bed && went up at 10:15pm. (12 hrs after we arrived haha).
The MW broke my waters && I went on a nice long walk around the hospital, nothing happened, not even a twinge (I knew at this point a water birth was out of the question =[ ). I eventually was hooked up to a drip at 12ish thurs morning. Contractions started out really easy && I went from 12-2am with no pain relief, at 2am I was needing a little relief so opted for G&A, brill stuff, the only problem was, I couldn't feel the tightenings with my contractions only the pain, so by the time I felt the pain the G&A was useless! They struggled all night to pick up my tightenings on the monitor && were forever moving the sensor or me lol. I was checked again at 3:30am && was told I was still only 2-3cm, (this was going to be a long night!) they decided it was best to knock up my drip to the max that they could to try && get things going. This made my contractions hurt && by 4am I was telling them to make it stop && the fact I was going home!
lol. I asked for the epidural && waited on the anethstist to arrive. She got there (to my relief) a few minutes later && proceded to set up, at first she put it in too much to the left, then to the right, then hit a nerve which made my leg go mad haha (none of this was her fault, it was because I couldn't keep still!) eventually she got it in && I felt so much better! I even appologised to my MW && the anethstist for yellling in pain haha! They wernt fazed but it seemed the right thing to do lol.I was happy after that && was chatting to the MW about anything && everything && having a laugh and a joke with her. Don't know what epi they used but I could still feel my legs etc just the pain was gone. At about 5am, babys heart rate suddenly dropped && recovered, but after that, everytime I got a contraction his heart rate would drop. A doctor got called, he came down && had a look, said he was going to take blood from the babys head to make sure he wasn't lacking oxygen. He did this && told me I had now reached 5-6cm (wasn't much progress but was a bit of a relief). The results came back && baby was fine. Not much went on from then up untill about 8:15 when the doc was called down again due to babys heartbeat, he checked me over, gave me the news I'd made no progress && was still at 5-6cm (I nearly cried lol). Baby turned out fine and things proceeded.
Ok, not the OH hadn't Been feeling well fit a few days, && the MW could tell he wasn't well && sent him down to A&E to get checked over. He got sent down at about 8:45am just after the doc had been, he wasn't worrid about missing anything as no one thought I would make any progress remotely any where near to anything happening!
I started complaining or bum pressure (TMI!) at about 8:45 so the anethstist came down && topped up my epi but also gave me some form of morphine. I was told I would be checked internally againg at 10:30am to see if I had progressed!
Shifts got swapped over at around 9am && the new doctor came to indrodyce herself at around 9:20. She had a look at the heartbeat monitor && said she would feel more comfortable if she could put a heart rate monitor on the top of his head so it was more accurate && they could keep a closer eye on it. I said I didn't mind && to do what ever was best for baby! She went && got her tools etc &' came back. She was about to pug the monitor on babys head when she looked up with the biggest smile ever && said 'just to let you know.. Your fully dilated && your babys crowning!'. I was so shocked! I'd gone from 5-6cm to fully dilated && crowning with in a 3 hour period!
It all became a mad rush then to get everything ready. OH was still in A&E at this point (or that's what I thought!). It was a mad rush around && a few phonecalls to try && get him back up! Wasn't to long before he emerged .. Showing off a nice big canula in his hand with 2 wires coming out from it. Turns out he had suspected appendicitis && tests were being carried out when they got the call to send him back up! Poor OH, I just recon he felt left out && wanted some sympathy haha!
The delivery dude, 2 MW's, the pediatrition, me && the other half were all cramped in this room haha! My dignity went straight out the window at this point haha && the pushing began! I couldn't for the life of me figure out how I was supposed to push at first lol! Baby became distressed && had to be delivered by ventrouse && I had to be cut (only small, only 2 over lapped stitches). The pushing part took all of 14mins && 5 pushes later my little boy was born weighing 8lb!!
The guy who delivered him was suprized aswell as he thought I was in for a long delivery
!My little man had blue parts to him && was unresoonsive when he was born , so he got bagged, masked && oxyginated. His first apgar score was 6, his 2nd was 9. His first was the only reason we got kept in over night. (which I'm glad I did as my back was killing lol).
I suprized the MW aswell, just 3hrs after giving birth with an epi (double dosed && morphine, I was up walking around && in the shower haha! I NEEDED to feel human again lol!
That's my long && detailed birth story which I've been meaning to do for a good day or so now!
M.M xx
P.s - The OH is fine, they did bloods and ruled out appendicitis && infection. They did an ultra sound && ruled out swelling or stones. They wanted him to stay in over the weekend to do blood cultures but he discharged himself as he wanted to come home with me && baby. (also he said if it's not serious enough to come up on bloods or an ultra sound, then it's not serious haha)
