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BabyWright
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Sorry its so late.. I have finally found time to do a birth story!
Early hours of Sunday 24th June i started getting period type pains that kept me awake all night. By 10.30am i decided i should ring the hospital just incase and i was told to go in and get checked to see if it was labour! We arrived at the hospital and by 11.30am i was hooked up to the contraction reading machine (dont know the actual name for it!) which didnt really show alot, so after an hour the midwife asked if i wanted an internal examination, i decided i would just to find out if it was early labour, because otherwise i wanted to know what was causing the pain! and i was!!
We were told to go home and wait for full blown labour to kick in.
At home i still couldnt get comfy, so in the evening i decided to have a nice warm bath, and i had the england football results called through to me, We lost that match and were knocked out of Euro 2012
!! Me and OH then went to bed and as i was still getting pains, Mark decided he wasnt going to work the next day.
Monday morning we decided to watch Women in Black (brilliant film!) and then we went for a long walk. Contractions were get closer and more painful, so we went and bought an exercise ball to try and help things get going. By 6pm the pains were getting so bad and started making me feel sick so i had dinner so i called the hospital again and they said to go back in and get checked again. When we got there i was taken to delivery suite and hooked up to the machine again, this time it showed contractions but every 4-5 mins, so they decided to do another internal. 2cm dilated... still not in established labour! I was starting to fell like a complete wuss by now and was getting very nervous about the pain of actual labour! I was given codine and told to go home, get some rest as she expected to see me back there before her shift ended at 7am.
We went home and got into bed to try and sleep. Pains just got worse! Coming every 2 mins, lasting 2 mins. At about 12.30am Tuesday morning, i went for a wee and as i stood up, i had a sudden sicky feeling come over me. I started being sick and Mark came in and held my hair back. As i was being sick, i felt like i had wet myself, so i said to Mark what i thought had happened and he looked at the floor, then said to me 'Im pretty sure there is to much water there to be wee when you've only just been for a wee!' He then called the hospital and told them that we thought my waters had gone so asked what we should do. They asked to talk to me (as i spoke to them mark sat behind me on the edge of the bath and started rubbing my back and kissing my head! was so comforting!!) the hospital told me to have a warm bath but i told her i didnt want one as i was already boiling hot and if i got in the bath i would probably pass out! She just kept telling me to have a bath and wait an hour before phoning back but i ended up almost shouting at her that i didnt want one. She then raised her voice to me and said 'Well your obviously not coping are you, so you may aswel come back in but you will be being sent home as your not in established labour!'
At 12.55am we set of to the hospital, pains were now getting so bad i didnt know what to do with myself. We arrived at the hospital and i was given another internal, turns out i was 5 almost 6cm dilated and my waters had gone.. (if i could have found out the midwife who got grumpy with me on the phone i would have loved to have seen her face when actually i was in established labour!). I was given gas and air and an anti-sickness injection but the gas and air made me sick after a few sucks on it, so i stopped using it. I was then offered pethedine but told that if baby was born within 2 hours it would make baby very sleepy, so although the midwife didnt think that baby would arrive within 2 hours i refused.
About 1 1/2hours after we arrived at the hospital, i had a sudden urge to go for a poo (sorry TMI), so after Mark asking if it was a poo i needed not needing to push baby out, i went to the loo, and as i sat down there was just lots of blood, i tried to go for a poo but couldnt. So i went back to the room and told Mark about the blood and he straight away pushed the button for a midwife to come in. She came in and said she would check to see how many cm dilated i was and as she lifted the blanket, she looked shocked and told us she could see his head! So she put her gloves on, Mark had a look and about 3 pushes later, at 3.19am Jamie Mason Wright was born Weighing 6lb 12oz (3050grams).
When Jamie was put on me, it was magical, the most rewarding moment of my life!
Mark then cut the umbillical cord and i was given an injection to help deliver the placenta. The midwife had trouble delivering it as contractions completely stopped, so she had to rub my tummy to help and then told me that she might needed to press the emergency button for more midwifes and a doctor to come in, which scared me so i pushed as hard as i could as she was tugging slightly on the umbillical cord and luckily, the placenta then came out!
She then checked for tears and found i had a second degree tear that needed stitches so she called for another midwife to do them but that midwife didnt feel confident enough to do them so they had to call a doctor to come and do it. I was given a local anasthetic, then they had to check to see if the tear had gone through i wall of my vagina going to my bum as the tear was internal, i was so happy when i was told it hadnt! My stiches were then done and i was left to enjoy my gorgeous son with my amazing fiance who was brilliant throughout my labour!
At 5am, one of the midwifes ran me a bath, which i was hoping would be refreshing my wasnt as when i sat in the bath, it instantly turned red!
At 7am i was moved to the ward where i was told midwifes would help me breastfeed. Mark had to go home until 9am so i was left on my own for 2 hours.. I was only checked a few times throughout the day and they barely helped me breastfeed so i ended up having to bottle feed as i couldnt do it on my own and Jamie had gone almost all day without food.
At 8pm i was allowed home, and i could start to get used to and enjoy being a mummy!
Jamie is now 2 months 3 days old, and he is the love of my life! He is the spitting image of his daddy and i am so happy with my little family. We have had a rough couple of times since Jamie arrived as when he was 6 weeks old, he stopped feeding all day, got dehydrated and had a bad throat so we had to take him to hospital. But now he is a happy and healthy growing boy who i wouldnt change for the world!
Sorry its long.. Thanks for reading
Early hours of Sunday 24th June i started getting period type pains that kept me awake all night. By 10.30am i decided i should ring the hospital just incase and i was told to go in and get checked to see if it was labour! We arrived at the hospital and by 11.30am i was hooked up to the contraction reading machine (dont know the actual name for it!) which didnt really show alot, so after an hour the midwife asked if i wanted an internal examination, i decided i would just to find out if it was early labour, because otherwise i wanted to know what was causing the pain! and i was!!
We were told to go home and wait for full blown labour to kick in.At home i still couldnt get comfy, so in the evening i decided to have a nice warm bath, and i had the england football results called through to me, We lost that match and were knocked out of Euro 2012
!! Me and OH then went to bed and as i was still getting pains, Mark decided he wasnt going to work the next day.Monday morning we decided to watch Women in Black (brilliant film!) and then we went for a long walk. Contractions were get closer and more painful, so we went and bought an exercise ball to try and help things get going. By 6pm the pains were getting so bad and started making me feel sick so i had dinner so i called the hospital again and they said to go back in and get checked again. When we got there i was taken to delivery suite and hooked up to the machine again, this time it showed contractions but every 4-5 mins, so they decided to do another internal. 2cm dilated... still not in established labour! I was starting to fell like a complete wuss by now and was getting very nervous about the pain of actual labour! I was given codine and told to go home, get some rest as she expected to see me back there before her shift ended at 7am.
We went home and got into bed to try and sleep. Pains just got worse! Coming every 2 mins, lasting 2 mins. At about 12.30am Tuesday morning, i went for a wee and as i stood up, i had a sudden sicky feeling come over me. I started being sick and Mark came in and held my hair back. As i was being sick, i felt like i had wet myself, so i said to Mark what i thought had happened and he looked at the floor, then said to me 'Im pretty sure there is to much water there to be wee when you've only just been for a wee!' He then called the hospital and told them that we thought my waters had gone so asked what we should do. They asked to talk to me (as i spoke to them mark sat behind me on the edge of the bath and started rubbing my back and kissing my head! was so comforting!!) the hospital told me to have a warm bath but i told her i didnt want one as i was already boiling hot and if i got in the bath i would probably pass out! She just kept telling me to have a bath and wait an hour before phoning back but i ended up almost shouting at her that i didnt want one. She then raised her voice to me and said 'Well your obviously not coping are you, so you may aswel come back in but you will be being sent home as your not in established labour!'
At 12.55am we set of to the hospital, pains were now getting so bad i didnt know what to do with myself. We arrived at the hospital and i was given another internal, turns out i was 5 almost 6cm dilated and my waters had gone.. (if i could have found out the midwife who got grumpy with me on the phone i would have loved to have seen her face when actually i was in established labour!). I was given gas and air and an anti-sickness injection but the gas and air made me sick after a few sucks on it, so i stopped using it. I was then offered pethedine but told that if baby was born within 2 hours it would make baby very sleepy, so although the midwife didnt think that baby would arrive within 2 hours i refused.
About 1 1/2hours after we arrived at the hospital, i had a sudden urge to go for a poo (sorry TMI), so after Mark asking if it was a poo i needed not needing to push baby out, i went to the loo, and as i sat down there was just lots of blood, i tried to go for a poo but couldnt. So i went back to the room and told Mark about the blood and he straight away pushed the button for a midwife to come in. She came in and said she would check to see how many cm dilated i was and as she lifted the blanket, she looked shocked and told us she could see his head! So she put her gloves on, Mark had a look and about 3 pushes later, at 3.19am Jamie Mason Wright was born Weighing 6lb 12oz (3050grams).
When Jamie was put on me, it was magical, the most rewarding moment of my life!
Mark then cut the umbillical cord and i was given an injection to help deliver the placenta. The midwife had trouble delivering it as contractions completely stopped, so she had to rub my tummy to help and then told me that she might needed to press the emergency button for more midwifes and a doctor to come in, which scared me so i pushed as hard as i could as she was tugging slightly on the umbillical cord and luckily, the placenta then came out!
She then checked for tears and found i had a second degree tear that needed stitches so she called for another midwife to do them but that midwife didnt feel confident enough to do them so they had to call a doctor to come and do it. I was given a local anasthetic, then they had to check to see if the tear had gone through i wall of my vagina going to my bum as the tear was internal, i was so happy when i was told it hadnt! My stiches were then done and i was left to enjoy my gorgeous son with my amazing fiance who was brilliant throughout my labour!
At 5am, one of the midwifes ran me a bath, which i was hoping would be refreshing my wasnt as when i sat in the bath, it instantly turned red!
At 7am i was moved to the ward where i was told midwifes would help me breastfeed. Mark had to go home until 9am so i was left on my own for 2 hours.. I was only checked a few times throughout the day and they barely helped me breastfeed so i ended up having to bottle feed as i couldnt do it on my own and Jamie had gone almost all day without food.
At 8pm i was allowed home, and i could start to get used to and enjoy being a mummy!
Jamie is now 2 months 3 days old, and he is the love of my life! He is the spitting image of his daddy and i am so happy with my little family. We have had a rough couple of times since Jamie arrived as when he was 6 weeks old, he stopped feeding all day, got dehydrated and had a bad throat so we had to take him to hospital. But now he is a happy and healthy growing boy who i wouldnt change for the world!
Sorry its long.. Thanks for reading
