Sorry ladies, that I have disappeared but I was very tired after the birth.
Jrepp, this is so awful. Why did the nurse wake you up? I don't even understand that! I will pray that your labour starts soon. I am thinking of you.
Congratulations Holly! She is lovely!
So here is my story. I went into the hospital Monday morning, after a short ctg, the midwife checked me, I still was 2 cm dilated and the cervix was still long therefore she has decided to give me a pill to make my cervix ready for birth. I had to wait 4 hours in the hospital, so I was eating and walking a bit, making a crossword with my mum.
Since I did not feel anything at all during the four hours of waiting, at 13:45 she came to give me the second pill. As it turned out my cervix was ready and I was 3 cm open, and she just broke my water.
Contractions came immediately and they started to be pretty strong. At 4 o'clock I was 7 cm dilated and I went under the shower to chill the pain in my hip a bit.
My hip was hurting so bad that I did not feel the contractions anymore. The shower did help a lot to relief the pain and I started to feel that I need to push.
However, I could not lay into the bed anymore so I was standing. The midwife went to look for something that looks like a toilet seat (no idea how it called in English). I sat on it and my husband sat behind me holding me up while I was pushing. At 17:10 Kathryn was born. At 19:30 we were already at home.
She is a lovely girl and we are so in love.
This birth was so much faster than the one with my son. It also was so intense, I still cannot believe that I made through without any additional painkiller. Funny enough, my husband was so proud of me that he kept saying it to everyone.
hope you go into labour soon, sounds miserable xx
Sorry to aftermath was more difficult to manage. Glad you are feeling ok & leaving with no pain meds is amazing!! Your pictures are gorgeous, Delilah is such a cutie 
