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HellBunny
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The birth of Finley Evan.
On monday the 14th of May i went in hospital to be induced at 38+1 due to diabetes,
At 11am i was given the prostaglandin gel, and monitored for 30 minutes, then was able to walk around, by 8pm i wasn't in labour so O/h got sent home. At 10pm i was given a second dose, i started contracting every 3 minutes, they were uncomfortable but not too bad so i got on my ball for a while. At 5am i couldn't sleep so i got in bed and the contractions went!
At 6am i was 3cm dilated.
O/h came back up at 9am tuesday morning, contractions were irregular, by 4pm i had really had enough of the heat on the ward, i was checked and was 1cm dilated! Getting nowhere...
I was told we would be given a delivery room soon so they could break my waters so o/h stayed a while, by 8pm they said he should go home, i told them i was going with him if we weren't getting a room, so i had to sign a consent form thing.
We went back home, i had a shower and slept, at 10am wednesday we went back up the hospital.
2pm we were called to delivery suite!!
They hooked me on an insulin sliding scale due to me having diabetes, it took the Midwife 3 attempst then she got the anaesthetist as she kept popping my veins lol. 3pm my waters were broken, no contractions so at 5pm i was started on oxytocin drip.
6pm they came on thick and fast!! I asked for an epidural but the anaesthetist was in theatre..
Gas and air was ok at first but by 7:30pm i was in agony the contractions were on top of each other and i couldn't move off the bed with my insulin drip.
7:40 i was shouting he's coming out i can feel him!!! they said they would see if the anaesthetist is available for my epidural, i shouted no i'm gonna crap on the bed i can feel him he's coming out!
She agreed to check and yep! i was 10cm and his head was there
I pushed and at 8:10pm Finley was born weighing 7lb 1oz
O/h cut his cord and me & Finley had skin to skin, he breastfed for 90minutes lol, his sugar levels were 3.4 which they said was good if he can keep it up
11pm we were moved to the ward, his sugars were checked every 3 hours and they were good, he fed on demand, didn't sleep in his little tank at all just on me, i stayed awake so relieved he was ok.
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Thursday we came home at 8pm
On monday the 14th of May i went in hospital to be induced at 38+1 due to diabetes,
At 11am i was given the prostaglandin gel, and monitored for 30 minutes, then was able to walk around, by 8pm i wasn't in labour so O/h got sent home. At 10pm i was given a second dose, i started contracting every 3 minutes, they were uncomfortable but not too bad so i got on my ball for a while. At 5am i couldn't sleep so i got in bed and the contractions went!
At 6am i was 3cm dilated.
O/h came back up at 9am tuesday morning, contractions were irregular, by 4pm i had really had enough of the heat on the ward, i was checked and was 1cm dilated! Getting nowhere...
I was told we would be given a delivery room soon so they could break my waters so o/h stayed a while, by 8pm they said he should go home, i told them i was going with him if we weren't getting a room, so i had to sign a consent form thing.
We went back home, i had a shower and slept, at 10am wednesday we went back up the hospital.
2pm we were called to delivery suite!!
They hooked me on an insulin sliding scale due to me having diabetes, it took the Midwife 3 attempst then she got the anaesthetist as she kept popping my veins lol. 3pm my waters were broken, no contractions so at 5pm i was started on oxytocin drip.
6pm they came on thick and fast!! I asked for an epidural but the anaesthetist was in theatre..
Gas and air was ok at first but by 7:30pm i was in agony the contractions were on top of each other and i couldn't move off the bed with my insulin drip.
7:40 i was shouting he's coming out i can feel him!!! they said they would see if the anaesthetist is available for my epidural, i shouted no i'm gonna crap on the bed i can feel him he's coming out!
She agreed to check and yep! i was 10cm and his head was there
I pushed and at 8:10pm Finley was born weighing 7lb 1oz
O/h cut his cord and me & Finley had skin to skin, he breastfed for 90minutes lol, his sugar levels were 3.4 which they said was good if he can keep it up
11pm we were moved to the ward, his sugars were checked every 3 hours and they were good, he fed on demand, didn't sleep in his little tank at all just on me, i stayed awake so relieved he was ok.
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Thursday we came home at 8pm
I am extra excited about your experience, as I am a diabetic mama myself and will likely be induced a little early. 
Such a cutie your son is, hope youboth get to go home soon!
