leahsmummy443
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Hi ladies... She has finally arrived 9 days late.. And is so beautiful.. Here's my birth story and I feel it was a very positive beautiful experience 
I had said that I had been getting sharp gas like pain down into my lower back and bum, felt like i needed a poo all the time, started on the Sunday night (11th) but very mild and irregular Went away before I went to bed but I woke about 4.30 am on Monday morn and they were coming again slightly stronger... All in my back, no tummy tightening or period pain. Went to loo and had a massive bloody show, after lots of browny plug last few days. I got up as I couldn't sleep through it and decided I would have a bath and get sorted incase this was it. Oh and dd got up about 8 and got ready for school by which point I had to breathe slightly through back contractions but not totally unbearable. Oh got bk from school run and made me some brekkie and then we were just chilling watching tele, went on my ball, used heat pad on my back and went to the loo a few times to 'clear out'. Wasn't til about 1-2 I started to struggle a little, had gotten pretty painful and I got a bit upset as knew I was prob stil early on! So oh suggested we go to the local birth centre to be checked as didn't want to go to main hospital 25mins away to be turned away. Saw a midwife at the birth centre who wouldn't check me but said that she didn't think I would be having a baby in the next few hours... She was wrong. I left the birth centre about 4 and with her advice ( try to forget about the pains :/ and have a bath) oh ran me a bath and lit some candles so I could try and relax... After half hour in the bath it had kicked up a gear and the contractions were pretty intense.. Got out bath and lay on bed, at half 5 rang my brother to say he would need to come over to look after dd soon as I didn't think I was going to cope much longer and rang my best friend that was taking us to hospital to let her know we would be needing to leave once my brother arrived.. He took forever and arrived after half 6 as he had had to go home and collect things!! So by this point I was screaming with each contraction, still all in my back, I was telling oh to put pressure on my back and rub it as hard as he could and was even frantically trying to massage my back myself. When it came to trying to get downstairs to the car I just couldn't move, I wod stand then wail and wanted to sit back down, kept wanting to sit on loo too and kept losin more bloody plug and blood, thought I had a bit of a bear down feeling but thought no not yet! Eventually oh managed to get me to car and after a speeding journey in the pouring rain (again bearing down in the car) arrived at hospital by half 7 I think and was just screaming about my back and I said i really would like some pain relief for my back and the midwife said yes I will get u some gas and air Nd then we wil see what's happening, she checked and said I was fully dilated! So I was ready to push And I cried with relief when she told me! Couldn't believe it and felt so proud of myself anyway after n hour of pushing mw broke my water and then another half hour of pushing baby Evie Amelia was born at 9.12pm on the 12th December Weighing 7lb 9oz 
she had been back to back which explained my crushing back pain and once she was crowning had decided to turn then!! not the most comfortable I have ever been, lol. Oh cut the cord and bawled lots he was amazingly supportive te whole time, giving me water, mopping my brow and letting my grab onto him and squeeze him lots, lol, and just cuddling me when I needed it and telling me I could do it when I kept saying I couldn't. I really couldn't have done it without him. Also had a lovely student midwife who was an older lady and was so lovely
Don't think I have ever been so tired in my life as this past 11 days but I am so so happy and in love with her, she is just so perfect. Would do it all over again in an instant because it's so worth it. She is breast feeding beautifully and is already 8lb 7oz!! Little guzzler.. Her big sister adores her and we are all looking forward to a wonderful Xmas together oh and only a Graze to show for it 
Just wanted to add that despite the pain it was a wonderfully positive experience, so much more so than my first.. Felt in control the while time and felt every move my body made.. Amazing what u can do when u listen to your body and let it do what it is made to do.
I hope all you ladies experience as wonderful a birth as I did, wishing u all lots of luck and a very happy Xmas
xx
I had said that I had been getting sharp gas like pain down into my lower back and bum, felt like i needed a poo all the time, started on the Sunday night (11th) but very mild and irregular Went away before I went to bed but I woke about 4.30 am on Monday morn and they were coming again slightly stronger... All in my back, no tummy tightening or period pain. Went to loo and had a massive bloody show, after lots of browny plug last few days. I got up as I couldn't sleep through it and decided I would have a bath and get sorted incase this was it. Oh and dd got up about 8 and got ready for school by which point I had to breathe slightly through back contractions but not totally unbearable. Oh got bk from school run and made me some brekkie and then we were just chilling watching tele, went on my ball, used heat pad on my back and went to the loo a few times to 'clear out'. Wasn't til about 1-2 I started to struggle a little, had gotten pretty painful and I got a bit upset as knew I was prob stil early on! So oh suggested we go to the local birth centre to be checked as didn't want to go to main hospital 25mins away to be turned away. Saw a midwife at the birth centre who wouldn't check me but said that she didn't think I would be having a baby in the next few hours... She was wrong. I left the birth centre about 4 and with her advice ( try to forget about the pains :/ and have a bath) oh ran me a bath and lit some candles so I could try and relax... After half hour in the bath it had kicked up a gear and the contractions were pretty intense.. Got out bath and lay on bed, at half 5 rang my brother to say he would need to come over to look after dd soon as I didn't think I was going to cope much longer and rang my best friend that was taking us to hospital to let her know we would be needing to leave once my brother arrived.. He took forever and arrived after half 6 as he had had to go home and collect things!! So by this point I was screaming with each contraction, still all in my back, I was telling oh to put pressure on my back and rub it as hard as he could and was even frantically trying to massage my back myself. When it came to trying to get downstairs to the car I just couldn't move, I wod stand then wail and wanted to sit back down, kept wanting to sit on loo too and kept losin more bloody plug and blood, thought I had a bit of a bear down feeling but thought no not yet! Eventually oh managed to get me to car and after a speeding journey in the pouring rain (again bearing down in the car) arrived at hospital by half 7 I think and was just screaming about my back and I said i really would like some pain relief for my back and the midwife said yes I will get u some gas and air Nd then we wil see what's happening, she checked and said I was fully dilated! So I was ready to push And I cried with relief when she told me! Couldn't believe it and felt so proud of myself
anyway after n hour of pushing mw broke my water and then another half hour of pushing baby Evie Amelia was born at 9.12pm on the 12th December Weighing 7lb 9oz she had been back to back which explained my crushing back pain and once she was crowning had decided to turn then!! not the most comfortable I have ever been, lol. Oh cut the cord and bawled lots he was amazingly supportive te whole time, giving me water, mopping my brow and letting my grab onto him and squeeze him lots, lol, and just cuddling me when I needed it and telling me I could do it when I kept saying I couldn't. I really couldn't have done it without him. Also had a lovely student midwife who was an older lady and was so lovely Don't think I have ever been so tired in my life as this past 11 days but I am so so happy and in love with her, she is just so perfect. Would do it all over again in an instant because it's so worth it. She is breast feeding beautifully and is already 8lb 7oz!! Little guzzler.. Her big sister adores her and we are all looking forward to a wonderful Xmas together
oh and only a Graze to show for it Just wanted to add that despite the pain it was a wonderfully positive experience, so much more so than my first.. Felt in control the while time and felt every move my body made.. Amazing what u can do when u listen to your body and let it do what it is made to do.
I hope all you ladies experience as wonderful a birth as I did, wishing u all lots of luck and a very happy Xmas
xx
