Lydiarose
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SO decided to write a birth story while its still fresh in my mind,and i regretted not doing one with oscar.
Not for the fint hearted/men
so feel free to stop reading now haha.
Louie was due on the 30th june,i was convinced throughout my pregnancy hed be early . . . having had pre eclamsia with oscar and being induced at 39 weeks i never thought if go to term,but my due date came and went and there were no signs other than a few false starts odd contractions here and there.
I had severe SPD which made life with a toddler very very hard everday was a struggle.
i started to get really really fed up as each day came and went with nothing,the spd was so bad now i couldnt even get out of bed without crying,i could pick oscra up or even walk more than 4 steps without needed to sit down . . . FUN!
at 3 days overdue i had a appointment with my consultant in hostpital she booked me in for an induction on the 12th of july at 12 DAYS overdue . . . she did a sweep we left the hospital and i started having period like pains which fizzled to nothing . . . i cried ALOT that night.
On friday the 6th of july my midwife came out to see me,dan had gone to work as ussual i expected it to be just a normal check up . . . but she found 3+ of protien in my urine,and my blood pressure was 100/140 so she sent me straight into hostpital and told me "dont expect to come home without a baby!) so dan came home and off we went . .
i got there,and suprise suprise everything was fine midwifes bp monitor and urine strips "must of been playing up" at this point despite being over the moon everything was fine i was starting to feel hopeless and very pissed off that i was now 6 days overdue in bloody agony and a big fat swolen sweaty mess!
Before we left the midwife did a "very good" membrane sweep she said i was 3cm (which i now know she ment my cervix was 3cm long NOT 3cm dialated) AGH!
so got home,my mum had oscar,so i went for a little nap . . . when i woke up i went for a wee wee and had a hugee "bloody show" i gor excited at this point i then started hving irregular period like pains and backache.
The next morning (sataday) my midwife came out to see me,did BP was still fine,and did a internel check she told me i was now 1cm to 2cm dialated and cervix was "thinned out" so i was in early labor!!!
that day i did loadss of housework (in pain) to try and speed things up but the contractions were on/off the only thing i had was a huge contraction about 4pm followed by being extremelly sick (nice)
went to bed fed up . . .
HERES WHERE IT ALL STARTS
sunday contractions really slowed down almost to a stop at 5pm we took osc for a walk,when we got back me and him sat in the garden cuddling on the chair for almost 1 hour . . . anyone who knows osc knows this is not like him he likes to be on the go ALL the time,no time for cuddles! it was so peaceful i remember it was spitting and quite dark so we came in i gave him a nice long bath some more cuddles (he was being very quiet and very clingy) put him to bed,and the second i left his room a huge contraction hit me starting in my back spreading into my front and ow I KNEW this was it,it was followed 10mins later by another then another and another i didnt tell dan straight away incase it was nothing but by 8pm i was kneeling over the sofa with the pain,so i told him this was definetly it!
about 10pm we were watching tv i stood up and said "dan i feel like theres a massive pressure down there!!!" and trickle . . . waters started trickling . . . i was so worried it was wee que dan sniffing the floor hahaa!
rand delivery suite who said put a pad on and sit down for 30mins so i did and this is when the contractions started every 4mins . . . i stood up and gush there was noo mistaking it waters had broke!!!! i was so excited now!
went in to get checked out at 12am in bloody agony the midwife said i ws 2cm (I CRIED!) and sent me home for a few hours so it was more relaxing . . . was it hell relaxing!
got home about 2am,had a cuppa with my mum (as you do) had to get in the bath about 3am with 2 30mg co codamol which did bum all! i got into bed at 4am now the contractions were every 3 mins and about 90 seconds long . . . obviously i could not sleep so i just layed there huffing and puffinfg though contractions . . . dan was beginging to severlly piss me off at this point which is one of the signs im in estableshd labor lol! i kept asking him to rub my lower back with each contraction at one point he said in a half asleep stated "lyd just go to sleep" GRRRRRR! he got a swift kick to the back at this point!
8AM - The pain was so bad now i didnt even know the time,thank god my mum was with us because i didnt even hear oscar wake up,i was screming through the pain now . . .
9AM - my mum came up to see me,rubbed my back for me dan got me some more co codamol then my midwife called or someone rang her ive got no idea!
my mum had to speak to her (i was dying) she said to ring an ambulence NO WAY could i get in a taxi . . . so we did.
10am it arived,i was delrious now,i cant remember getting out the door but i remember not wanting oscar to see me in pain.
11am we were seen by the midwife in triage,i was 5cm YES!!
we were taken up to delivery suite stright away,where i had some gas and air . . . i accused the midwife of being a wasp and shouted " I AM ABSOLUTLY FUCKED" and "THIS IS JUST A NEVER ENDING CYCLE OF SHITTT" with every puff lol!
about 2pm ish i felt like i needed the epidural the back to back labor was getting to much and i was exhausted.
so i had it,contractions slowed down (which they do with epi)
so i was put on syncotin? a hormone to make the contractions stronger.
had a lovely chat with the midwife she was amazing.
dan was having a lovely time eating and reading magazines he "bought for me" the midwife was rushing round making him coffees . . .
7pm i started having hugeeeeeee pressrure in my bum convinced i was going to poo myself!
so she checked and i was 10cm woo!
she went to eat her lunch came back at 8pm and it was time to push!
i pushed 5 times in total . . . i had to keep stopping because he was coming out to fast!
every push felt amazing,i felt his head coming down,and him turning round . . . with no pain but i felt everythin . . . it was incredible dan watched the whole thing and as louies head started to show tears welled up in his eyes . . .
so 1 more push . . . and he arrived!!!!
All the perfect 8iib 15ounces of him!
His big brother loves him to bits every morning as soon as he opens his eyes he shouts BUBBBBAAA straight away and runs to find him!
Im only 4 days in and having 2 under 2 is tough,but is the BEST thing ive ever done and i wish i hadnt been so scared.
i cant wait to watch them grow up together now,were so blessed,so so blessed.
Not for the fint hearted/men
so feel free to stop reading now haha.Louie was due on the 30th june,i was convinced throughout my pregnancy hed be early . . . having had pre eclamsia with oscar and being induced at 39 weeks i never thought if go to term,but my due date came and went and there were no signs other than a few false starts odd contractions here and there.
I had severe SPD which made life with a toddler very very hard everday was a struggle.
i started to get really really fed up as each day came and went with nothing,the spd was so bad now i couldnt even get out of bed without crying,i could pick oscra up or even walk more than 4 steps without needed to sit down . . . FUN!
at 3 days overdue i had a appointment with my consultant in hostpital she booked me in for an induction on the 12th of july at 12 DAYS overdue . . . she did a sweep we left the hospital and i started having period like pains which fizzled to nothing . . . i cried ALOT that night.
On friday the 6th of july my midwife came out to see me,dan had gone to work as ussual i expected it to be just a normal check up . . . but she found 3+ of protien in my urine,and my blood pressure was 100/140 so she sent me straight into hostpital and told me "dont expect to come home without a baby!) so dan came home and off we went . .
i got there,and suprise suprise everything was fine midwifes bp monitor and urine strips "must of been playing up" at this point despite being over the moon everything was fine i was starting to feel hopeless and very pissed off that i was now 6 days overdue in bloody agony and a big fat swolen sweaty mess!
Before we left the midwife did a "very good" membrane sweep she said i was 3cm (which i now know she ment my cervix was 3cm long NOT 3cm dialated) AGH!
so got home,my mum had oscar,so i went for a little nap . . . when i woke up i went for a wee wee and had a hugee "bloody show" i gor excited at this point i then started hving irregular period like pains and backache.
The next morning (sataday) my midwife came out to see me,did BP was still fine,and did a internel check she told me i was now 1cm to 2cm dialated and cervix was "thinned out" so i was in early labor!!!
that day i did loadss of housework (in pain) to try and speed things up but the contractions were on/off the only thing i had was a huge contraction about 4pm followed by being extremelly sick (nice)
went to bed fed up . . .
HERES WHERE IT ALL STARTS
sunday contractions really slowed down almost to a stop at 5pm we took osc for a walk,when we got back me and him sat in the garden cuddling on the chair for almost 1 hour . . . anyone who knows osc knows this is not like him he likes to be on the go ALL the time,no time for cuddles! it was so peaceful i remember it was spitting and quite dark so we came in i gave him a nice long bath some more cuddles (he was being very quiet and very clingy) put him to bed,and the second i left his room a huge contraction hit me starting in my back spreading into my front and ow I KNEW this was it,it was followed 10mins later by another then another and another i didnt tell dan straight away incase it was nothing but by 8pm i was kneeling over the sofa with the pain,so i told him this was definetly it!
about 10pm we were watching tv i stood up and said "dan i feel like theres a massive pressure down there!!!" and trickle . . . waters started trickling . . . i was so worried it was wee que dan sniffing the floor hahaa!
rand delivery suite who said put a pad on and sit down for 30mins so i did and this is when the contractions started every 4mins . . . i stood up and gush there was noo mistaking it waters had broke!!!! i was so excited now!
went in to get checked out at 12am in bloody agony the midwife said i ws 2cm (I CRIED!) and sent me home for a few hours so it was more relaxing . . . was it hell relaxing!
got home about 2am,had a cuppa with my mum (as you do) had to get in the bath about 3am with 2 30mg co codamol which did bum all! i got into bed at 4am now the contractions were every 3 mins and about 90 seconds long . . . obviously i could not sleep so i just layed there huffing and puffinfg though contractions . . . dan was beginging to severlly piss me off at this point which is one of the signs im in estableshd labor lol! i kept asking him to rub my lower back with each contraction at one point he said in a half asleep stated "lyd just go to sleep" GRRRRRR! he got a swift kick to the back at this point!
8AM - The pain was so bad now i didnt even know the time,thank god my mum was with us because i didnt even hear oscar wake up,i was screming through the pain now . . .
9AM - my mum came up to see me,rubbed my back for me dan got me some more co codamol then my midwife called or someone rang her ive got no idea!
my mum had to speak to her (i was dying) she said to ring an ambulence NO WAY could i get in a taxi . . . so we did.
10am it arived,i was delrious now,i cant remember getting out the door but i remember not wanting oscar to see me in pain.
11am we were seen by the midwife in triage,i was 5cm YES!!
we were taken up to delivery suite stright away,where i had some gas and air . . . i accused the midwife of being a wasp and shouted " I AM ABSOLUTLY FUCKED" and "THIS IS JUST A NEVER ENDING CYCLE OF SHITTT" with every puff lol!
about 2pm ish i felt like i needed the epidural the back to back labor was getting to much and i was exhausted.
so i had it,contractions slowed down (which they do with epi)
so i was put on syncotin? a hormone to make the contractions stronger.
had a lovely chat with the midwife she was amazing.
dan was having a lovely time eating and reading magazines he "bought for me" the midwife was rushing round making him coffees . . .
7pm i started having hugeeeeeee pressrure in my bum convinced i was going to poo myself!
so she checked and i was 10cm woo!
she went to eat her lunch came back at 8pm and it was time to push!
i pushed 5 times in total . . . i had to keep stopping because he was coming out to fast!
every push felt amazing,i felt his head coming down,and him turning round . . . with no pain but i felt everythin . . . it was incredible dan watched the whole thing and as louies head started to show tears welled up in his eyes . . .
so 1 more push . . . and he arrived!!!!
All the perfect 8iib 15ounces of him!
His big brother loves him to bits every morning as soon as he opens his eyes he shouts BUBBBBAAA straight away and runs to find him!
Im only 4 days in and having 2 under 2 is tough,but is the BEST thing ive ever done and i wish i hadnt been so scared.
i cant wait to watch them grow up together now,were so blessed,so so blessed.
He's a cutie!
xxx
