lexey_7
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My little girl was born today at 12.57pm, she weighed 7Ilb 8oz and her name is
Imogen Arabella Van Deventer.
It all started at 2am on Sunday morning, I had cramps that woke me and I couldn't get back to sleep. I had a bath but it didn't help and they kept coming and felt like painful period cramps. I rang the midwife unit who said to come down and she told me I was 1.5cm and cervix was really thin, she thought it would happen by Sunday night! I was really excited and went to my moms while OH went to work. I tried to get some sleep and it really slowed them down, I got dissappointed and disheartened but we went for some lunch and they started every 5mins. Took the dogs for a walk and they stopped again but after a nap they came back every 5mins for over an hour. OH finished work and we went back to the hospital only to find out I was still 1.5cm and the midwife said often contractions like this just fizzle out and to look to my sweep on the Friday. I was so dissappointed and cried all the way home
she gave me some cocodamol and I planned to just go home and sleep.
While sleeping I kept waking up to really painful contractions, a lot worse than before and I was biting and squeezing OH with each one. Soon I was up pacing around and could hardly stand, I said I wanted to go to the real hospital and I needed and epidural because I couldn't do it
We went back to midwife unit who said I was between 1.5-2cm (major disappointment) but I couldn't handle the pain so she had rang the main hospital 45mins away who were luckily quiet and had a room and decent pain relief for me. I then started being very sick everywhere
and getting really upset.
Drove to the hospital where the pains kept coming thick and fast (every 2mins) and I could hardly stand it. They faffed about for 10mins doing obs and saying a doctor would have to write me a prescription.. I carried on being sick, she said she'd examine me just to check and I was 6cm so could go straight to delivery. I was in so much pain this didn't even make me happy!
Got to l&d and had some gas and air (hated it and made me more sick) I got an anti sickness injection and some pethidine. It was crap I still felt all the contractions but was just locked in. I begged and begged for the epidural and finally the midwife agreed... so happy! Because they were quiet he came really quickly and it didn't hurt one bit going in. I was worried after the other pain relief had been crap this would be to but it was amazing!
I stopped feeling a thing and was talking and happy. The midwives changed over and the morning ones checked me and I was 9cm (with absolutely no pain!) They broke my waters and I had a massive show then left me 2hours then it was time to push... I was worried it would hurt because my epidural was lowered so I could feel contractions better but they promised it wouldn't! She was back to back which they said can make things more difficult.
I was useless!
I really did try but it hurt a lot and although they kept saying 'well done!' 'That was a good one' I knew I was getting nowhere. I started to cry for help and after 1hour 20mins of pushing they got a doctor who said I needed the ventouse but would still have to try. I'd been in labour for 35hours and just wanted her out I was so tired.
She brought it in and I had to be cut, then it started. OMFG!! I screamed the place down but she was out within 2minutes. My mom and OH were sobbing, they put her onto my chest but I couldn't look at her I was in shock!
I held her for only a few minutes then I had to go to theatre as I had a 3rd degree tear that needed sewing. This took 3hours and then I was in recovery and nobody brought me my baby finally I got to go on the ward and see her and have a proper cuddle and feed her which she did quite well but my nipples are sore *ouch*
Now we are having a snuggle on the ward. It's all so surreal I can't believe this baby is actually mine! She is perfect I just wish I could have spent more time with OH after. I still have a catheter in which is yucky and my stitches are quite painful.
Labour is not what I expected at all, the contractions felt nothing like I thought they would. I felt like I'd let everybody down, firstly not going to the midwife unit, then the epidural and needing ventouse delivery because I couldn't cope. I worried OH would be angry but he text saying 'you gave birth to a beautiful baby girl be proud'
Thanks for reading.
I'm so tired the last 2days have been insane but my daughter is here at last!
Imogen Arabella Van Deventer.
It all started at 2am on Sunday morning, I had cramps that woke me and I couldn't get back to sleep. I had a bath but it didn't help and they kept coming and felt like painful period cramps. I rang the midwife unit who said to come down and she told me I was 1.5cm and cervix was really thin, she thought it would happen by Sunday night! I was really excited and went to my moms while OH went to work. I tried to get some sleep and it really slowed them down, I got dissappointed and disheartened but we went for some lunch and they started every 5mins. Took the dogs for a walk and they stopped again but after a nap they came back every 5mins for over an hour. OH finished work and we went back to the hospital only to find out I was still 1.5cm and the midwife said often contractions like this just fizzle out and to look to my sweep on the Friday. I was so dissappointed and cried all the way home
she gave me some cocodamol and I planned to just go home and sleep. While sleeping I kept waking up to really painful contractions, a lot worse than before and I was biting and squeezing OH with each one. Soon I was up pacing around and could hardly stand, I said I wanted to go to the real hospital and I needed and epidural because I couldn't do it
We went back to midwife unit who said I was between 1.5-2cm (major disappointment) but I couldn't handle the pain so she had rang the main hospital 45mins away who were luckily quiet and had a room and decent pain relief for me. I then started being very sick everywhere
and getting really upset. Drove to the hospital where the pains kept coming thick and fast (every 2mins) and I could hardly stand it. They faffed about for 10mins doing obs and saying a doctor would have to write me a prescription.. I carried on being sick, she said she'd examine me just to check and I was 6cm so could go straight to delivery. I was in so much pain this didn't even make me happy!
Got to l&d and had some gas and air (hated it and made me more sick) I got an anti sickness injection and some pethidine. It was crap I still felt all the contractions but was just locked in. I begged and begged for the epidural and finally the midwife agreed... so happy! Because they were quiet he came really quickly and it didn't hurt one bit going in. I was worried after the other pain relief had been crap this would be to but it was amazing!
I stopped feeling a thing and was talking and happy. The midwives changed over and the morning ones checked me and I was 9cm (with absolutely no pain!) They broke my waters and I had a massive show then left me 2hours then it was time to push... I was worried it would hurt because my epidural was lowered so I could feel contractions better but they promised it wouldn't! She was back to back which they said can make things more difficult. I was useless!
I really did try but it hurt a lot and although they kept saying 'well done!' 'That was a good one' I knew I was getting nowhere. I started to cry for help and after 1hour 20mins of pushing they got a doctor who said I needed the ventouse but would still have to try. I'd been in labour for 35hours and just wanted her out I was so tired.
She brought it in and I had to be cut, then it started. OMFG!! I screamed the place down but she was out within 2minutes. My mom and OH were sobbing, they put her onto my chest but I couldn't look at her I was in shock!
I held her for only a few minutes then I had to go to theatre as I had a 3rd degree tear that needed sewing. This took 3hours and then I was in recovery and nobody brought me my baby
finally I got to go on the ward and see her and have a proper cuddle and feed her which she did quite well but my nipples are sore *ouch*Now we are having a snuggle on the ward. It's all so surreal I can't believe this baby is actually mine! She is perfect I just wish I could have spent more time with OH after. I still have a catheter in which is yucky and my stitches are quite painful.
Labour is not what I expected at all, the contractions felt nothing like I thought they would. I felt like I'd let everybody down, firstly not going to the midwife unit, then the epidural and needing ventouse delivery because I couldn't cope. I worried OH would be angry but he text saying 'you gave birth to a beautiful baby girl be proud'
Thanks for reading.
I'm so tired the last 2days have been insane but my daughter is here at last!
congrats on your little girl, she is gorgeous ;-) xxxx
I can understand why you were disappointed about things not going to plan, but it's nothing you should be ashamed of! It sounds like it was a very hard labor for you and having the epi may have actually helped things move along.
x
