So as you all may know, I started getting niggling pains on the Friday morning at 10am...started getting worse gradually so that night at 1:30am we decided to go into hospital to get checked out. I was sent back home measuring a measly 3cm but was told I was doing really well. The pains got worse throughout the night - not a wink of sleep for either me nor DH as I was moaning and squirming in pain in bed. Decided to go back in at 7am and was STILL measuring 3cm after 6 hours of waiting 
I was gutted with my body!!! Was sent back home again to wait it out.
Went back in for the 3rd time at 3pm Saturday thinking "okay this is getting pathetic now - I'll just be at 3cm forever!" One of the MW's knew I had come in another 2 times and was really rude saying "you look absolutely fine to me" thinking I was just coming in for the fun of it - but was told I had progressed to 5-6cms dilated by another MW in the assessment room.
They kept me in - at this point I really wished I'd shared phone numbers with my bump buddies so I could update but I hadn't! No internet either because they kept telling us off whenever we had our phones out.
This is when the hard bit REALLY started. It was bad enough I was lacking sleep and in pain, but it was worse that I was strapped down to a bed now with nothing else to take my mind off it!! I was getting severe hip pains...it wasn't so bad at the front but all the pain was at the back - like a severe aching pain that peaks and then goes down again...just like how a blood pressure monitor tightens! Then MW tells me baby is back to back - this was the first I've heard this tbh and explained my hip pains. Started on the G&A now. Pains got gradually worse and measured 8cm at around 11pm Saturday night. Apprently it's a cm an hour so I was checked again at 1pm to find I was STILL at 8cm
so MW broke my waters for me. It stung a bit but kind of felt nice and warm...but then the pains REALLY started coming - I was in agony and screaming. Waited another few hours and was ready to push! DH was in tears and almost fainted by this point so I sent him out and got mum in with me. I understand about the whole "ring of fire" thing now - it does burn when you're pushing the head out but it's more of a motivation to push his head out and get away from this feeling. MW was good, but she wasn't telling me how much I had progressed from the pushing. She just kept saying "you're doing good" but I had no idea baby was almost almost out - I felt as though I hadn't progressed at all which really put a dampner on my motivation. I was even begging for forceps! My throat was burning from all the straining and my arms and legs were all aching from the effort of pushing. The SPD didn't help either - felt my hips clicked whenever I pushed and I felt as though my legs had cramped. I just wanted it to be over. Then mum told me baby is almost out so I kind of gave it my all and there he was!!!! Mum kept dabbing me with a wet tissue which really helped, and moisturising my lips - good tip for birthing partners. Never knew I had it in me...the strength I mean!
Pushed for what I think was about an hour although I'm not sure about it, and baby was delivered with his cord around his neck at 4:42am weighing 7lbs 10.5oz - considering I'm a short petite person normally, this was a rather big baby for me to deliver! He has a full head of black gorgeous hair and really long nails!! Suffered some tearing too so needed stitches. Used G&A throughout the whole thing and was chatting crap with the MW and DH (he rushed back in when he heard baby crying!)
I'm so proud I did it all on G&A which was what I originally wanted.
Was kept in hospital for the best part of 2 days from latent labour all the way to delivery and baby. I would have been sent home the day he was born, but I almost fainted when I had my shower afterwards from severe bloodloss and lack of oxygen. For some reason, after I had the baby, my ribs and lungs felt really restricted - blood tests and ECG tests showed that I was more anemic now and labour really took a toll on my body so they kept me in labour ward and watched me all day.
I will post piccies up as soon as I've managed to upload some on my laptop of my gorgeous baby boy - haven't really decided a name yet. lol
Thankyou all for all the support you have given me.
I will really miss being in 3rd trimester with all you lovely ladies! Hope your deliveries aren't as complicated as mine, and that you all feel well after giving birth. Will be popping in and out to see how you're all doing. 
I'll update with more info if I remember to add anythign I've missed out.
I was gutted with my body!!! Was sent back home again to wait it out.Went back in for the 3rd time at 3pm Saturday thinking "okay this is getting pathetic now - I'll just be at 3cm forever!" One of the MW's knew I had come in another 2 times and was really rude saying "you look absolutely fine to me" thinking I was just coming in for the fun of it - but was told I had progressed to 5-6cms dilated by another MW in the assessment room.
They kept me in - at this point I really wished I'd shared phone numbers with my bump buddies so I could update but I hadn't! No internet either because they kept telling us off whenever we had our phones out. This is when the hard bit REALLY started. It was bad enough I was lacking sleep and in pain, but it was worse that I was strapped down to a bed now with nothing else to take my mind off it!! I was getting severe hip pains...it wasn't so bad at the front but all the pain was at the back - like a severe aching pain that peaks and then goes down again...just like how a blood pressure monitor tightens! Then MW tells me baby is back to back - this was the first I've heard this tbh and explained my hip pains. Started on the G&A now. Pains got gradually worse and measured 8cm at around 11pm Saturday night. Apprently it's a cm an hour so I was checked again at 1pm to find I was STILL at 8cm
so MW broke my waters for me. It stung a bit but kind of felt nice and warm...but then the pains REALLY started coming - I was in agony and screaming. Waited another few hours and was ready to push! DH was in tears and almost fainted by this point so I sent him out and got mum in with me. I understand about the whole "ring of fire" thing now - it does burn when you're pushing the head out but it's more of a motivation to push his head out and get away from this feeling. MW was good, but she wasn't telling me how much I had progressed from the pushing. She just kept saying "you're doing good" but I had no idea baby was almost almost out - I felt as though I hadn't progressed at all which really put a dampner on my motivation. I was even begging for forceps! My throat was burning from all the straining and my arms and legs were all aching from the effort of pushing. The SPD didn't help either - felt my hips clicked whenever I pushed and I felt as though my legs had cramped. I just wanted it to be over. Then mum told me baby is almost out so I kind of gave it my all and there he was!!!! Mum kept dabbing me with a wet tissue which really helped, and moisturising my lips - good tip for birthing partners. Never knew I had it in me...the strength I mean!Pushed for what I think was about an hour although I'm not sure about it, and baby was delivered with his cord around his neck at 4:42am weighing 7lbs 10.5oz - considering I'm a short petite person normally, this was a rather big baby for me to deliver! He has a full head of black gorgeous hair and really long nails!! Suffered some tearing too so needed stitches. Used G&A throughout the whole thing and was chatting crap with the MW and DH (he rushed back in when he heard baby crying!)
I'm so proud I did it all on G&A which was what I originally wanted.
Was kept in hospital for the best part of 2 days from latent labour all the way to delivery and baby. I would have been sent home the day he was born, but I almost fainted when I had my shower afterwards from severe bloodloss and lack of oxygen. For some reason, after I had the baby, my ribs and lungs felt really restricted - blood tests and ECG tests showed that I was more anemic now and labour really took a toll on my body so they kept me in labour ward and watched me all day.
I will post piccies up as soon as I've managed to upload some on my laptop of my gorgeous baby boy - haven't really decided a name yet. lol
Thankyou all for all the support you have given me.
I will really miss being in 3rd trimester with all you lovely ladies! Hope your deliveries aren't as complicated as mine, and that you all feel well after giving birth. Will be popping in and out to see how you're all doing. I'll update with more info if I remember to add anythign I've missed out.
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