Lauren25
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A month late but I wrote it before and the laptop crashed and haven't had chance since until now!
Well I was due 29th January but that day came and went, I had no signs or symptoms what so ever so I was all set for going the 2 weeks over and having to get induced which I really didn't want!
On the 3rd Feb I went to bed as normal and then woke up getting contraction, I started timing them as they say to monitor them for a hour and make sure they are coming every 5 minutes lasting a minute each time before making contact with labour ward! So I started timing them on my app on my phone and straight away they were coming every 2 minutes and lasting a minute each time, I done that for 40 minutes and at this stage they were starting to come every minute and half so OH rang labour ward and they said to bring me in! We then rang my Mum to come and watch Bobby while we went in! So I got up and started to get dressed so we were ready to go when my Mum arrived! At this point the contractions were that strong and coming that quick that I couldn't even get dressed!
I felt like I needed the toilet so went in to our en suite bathroom, I sat on the toilet and screamed for OH to help me off as the baby was coming and he needed to look, OH didn't believe a word I was saying and just kept telling me to stop being so dramatic and hurry up and get ready so we could go once my Mum arrived!
Then slumped in the little tiny bathroom half leaning against the wall the head came and I screamed to OH that the head was here, it took this happening for OH finally to realise I wasn't being dramatic, I will never forget his face as he looked round the corner in to the bathroom, he is the most squeamish person ever, the colour went from him and I'm sure his eyes popped out of his head
but he got down and one more push a little pull from OH and she was out!
She wasn't breathing and she didn't breath for 2 minutes, OH put her on me and ran out as he thought the worse! My Mum arrived hearing the last scream of her being born and was greeted by OH at the top of the stairs shouting she's here and not breathing!
OH then had to ring an ambulance while my Mum came in and cleared everything off her while I rubbed her like crazy and the people on the phone talked us through bits to do and she started to cry
The paramedics and fast response then arrived and cut the cord and got me up in to bed! Checked us over and rang to get the midwives out so I wouldn't have to go to hospital!
We all decided together and guessed a time of 2.38am for her to be born at as non of us had time to look when she was born!
The midwives came and done all they needed to do, I tore and needed to be stitched which they thought they might have had to take me in for but the lovely midwives said they would do everything they could so i wouldn't have to go in to hospital and they did!
While all this was going on poor Bobby woke up standing at his stair gate in shock bless him! But he then went on to hAve a great time with all the paramedics, they all played with him and watched Mickey Mouse!
They then all left us to it and it was like nothing had ever happen! As crazy as it all was it was so nice not having to go to hospital! A planned home birth is deffo something I'd have next time!
Still now a month down the line I can't believe it happened the way it did! It was a hour from my first contraction to her being born with no one single sign beforehand, my waters didn't even break!
So here is Darcey Annabelle.....
Picture the paramedic took!
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/sky_blue_princess/20130204_030909_zps426581e8.jpg
And with her big brother!
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/sky_blue_princess/e4ababf3814e1a25fdd2d9dd39a80a02_zps296bce39.jpg
Well I was due 29th January but that day came and went, I had no signs or symptoms what so ever so I was all set for going the 2 weeks over and having to get induced which I really didn't want!
On the 3rd Feb I went to bed as normal and then woke up getting contraction, I started timing them as they say to monitor them for a hour and make sure they are coming every 5 minutes lasting a minute each time before making contact with labour ward! So I started timing them on my app on my phone and straight away they were coming every 2 minutes and lasting a minute each time, I done that for 40 minutes and at this stage they were starting to come every minute and half so OH rang labour ward and they said to bring me in! We then rang my Mum to come and watch Bobby while we went in! So I got up and started to get dressed so we were ready to go when my Mum arrived! At this point the contractions were that strong and coming that quick that I couldn't even get dressed!
I felt like I needed the toilet so went in to our en suite bathroom, I sat on the toilet and screamed for OH to help me off as the baby was coming and he needed to look, OH didn't believe a word I was saying and just kept telling me to stop being so dramatic and hurry up and get ready so we could go once my Mum arrived!
Then slumped in the little tiny bathroom half leaning against the wall the head came and I screamed to OH that the head was here, it took this happening for OH finally to realise I wasn't being dramatic, I will never forget his face as he looked round the corner in to the bathroom, he is the most squeamish person ever, the colour went from him and I'm sure his eyes popped out of his head
but he got down and one more push a little pull from OH and she was out!She wasn't breathing and she didn't breath for 2 minutes, OH put her on me and ran out as he thought the worse! My Mum arrived hearing the last scream of her being born and was greeted by OH at the top of the stairs shouting she's here and not breathing!
OH then had to ring an ambulance while my Mum came in and cleared everything off her while I rubbed her like crazy and the people on the phone talked us through bits to do and she started to cry
The paramedics and fast response then arrived and cut the cord and got me up in to bed! Checked us over and rang to get the midwives out so I wouldn't have to go to hospital!
We all decided together and guessed a time of 2.38am for her to be born at as non of us had time to look when she was born!
The midwives came and done all they needed to do, I tore and needed to be stitched which they thought they might have had to take me in for but the lovely midwives said they would do everything they could so i wouldn't have to go in to hospital and they did!
While all this was going on poor Bobby woke up standing at his stair gate in shock bless him! But he then went on to hAve a great time with all the paramedics, they all played with him and watched Mickey Mouse!
They then all left us to it and it was like nothing had ever happen! As crazy as it all was it was so nice not having to go to hospital! A planned home birth is deffo something I'd have next time!
Still now a month down the line I can't believe it happened the way it did! It was a hour from my first contraction to her being born with no one single sign beforehand, my waters didn't even break!
So here is Darcey Annabelle.....
Picture the paramedic took!
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/sky_blue_princess/20130204_030909_zps426581e8.jpg
And with her big brother!
https://i157.photobucket.com/albums/t60/sky_blue_princess/e4ababf3814e1a25fdd2d9dd39a80a02_zps296bce39.jpg
Glad you didn't haven't to go into hospital. Even planned home births often end in a trip to the ward so you obviously did something right 
xx
xx
