Farie
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So yesterday (Sunday 5th December) I woke up about 4 am with a huge bloody show and crampy tightenings across the bottom of my bump, 'ahh i thought to myself, false labour, naughty body teasing me' so I took some arnica, aconite and panadol and went back to sleep for a few hours!
I woke at 10 am and we got up etc and walked to town and got coffee and cake, still getting the tightening, approx every 7 mins, I was still convinced it was nothing so we headed to a Christmas fete a few miles away, spent a couple of hours there and got home about 4pm.
By this time I was pretty sure I as in labour as the contractions were getting stronger, about 5 mins apart and lasting 45 secs approx so I called mt m/w about 4.30. She said it sounded like early labour and reckoned I had about 12h to go
So I took 2 panadol and more aconite and arnica.
We mooched at home for another hour and put up the Christmas tree and as the contractions got slonger and stronger DH called the m/w again and suggested I really could do with checking as the contractions were lasting over a min and bloody painful.
She arrived 30 mind later, check me over and announced I was 8.5 cm dilated and perhaps getting into the pool was a good idea! So I got in about 7 ish.
I stayed in the pool for a couple of hours, through transition (god thats such a intense experience. Contractions that last over 2 mins with under 30 sec between them!)
At about 9pm m/w suggested a pee break and check over, I was fully dilated (probably had been for a little while) and could start pushing whenever.
I tried a few pushes on the sofa (useless, no sensation, no urge and it just bloody hurt!) them moved to sitting on the loo ... still no urge but slowly my body kicked in and after about 30 mins I started getting the right idea.
Crowning ... that bloody hurt! Nuff said
After about 1h 30 mins of pushing (good and bad
) Naomi Rose popped out in a super man pose (thanks hon, mummy wouldn't have torn of you'd kept you hand/arm down)
I had to stand (well lean on DH) as I was still on the loo and there wasn't a lot of room.
1 push later and out popped her shoulders and body and legs
We had skin to skin, I delivered the placenta naturally and DH cut the cord after.
Then we retired to the sitting room, had skin to skin and cuddles, I got checked, we tried BFing but madam preferred screaming
She is 7 lbs 8oz and 53 cm long
After about an hour of cuddles/phone call to my mum etc Nim was dressed by grandma and I got stitched (7 of them, all 1st degree none serious) local jabs were ouchy tho!
By 12.30 we were in bed, I managed to faint getting off the loo on the way which was amusing, I said quietly from the hall floor 'I feel a little dizzy' m/w and MIL turned round to see a semi naked me lying flat out staring at the ceiling! I crawled to bed (on my hands and knees - elegant) and we have a go at latching and m/w left us to it!
I am in awe of my amazing husband, he was brilliant and I truly could not have done it without him, he was my rock, never left my side, poured water don my back through ever contraction helped me breath through the pushing and let me cling to him throughout.
He did get a little queasy and lay down while watching me be sown up and MIL had to hold the torch!! But who can blame him!
He's also great with Nim already.
We are so in love, sorry its such a long birth story, Ive tried not to miss anything out but its kinda a blurr. The panadol was the only pain relief I had throughout, and I can honestly say I wold never ever birth anywhere but at home, its the most wonderful experience.
I woke at 10 am and we got up etc and walked to town and got coffee and cake, still getting the tightening, approx every 7 mins, I was still convinced it was nothing so we headed to a Christmas fete a few miles away, spent a couple of hours there and got home about 4pm.
By this time I was pretty sure I as in labour as the contractions were getting stronger, about 5 mins apart and lasting 45 secs approx so I called mt m/w about 4.30. She said it sounded like early labour and reckoned I had about 12h to go
So I took 2 panadol and more aconite and arnica.We mooched at home for another hour and put up the Christmas tree and as the contractions got slonger and stronger DH called the m/w again and suggested I really could do with checking as the contractions were lasting over a min and bloody painful.
She arrived 30 mind later, check me over and announced I was 8.5 cm dilated and perhaps getting into the pool was a good idea! So I got in about 7 ish.
I stayed in the pool for a couple of hours, through transition (god thats such a intense experience. Contractions that last over 2 mins with under 30 sec between them!)
At about 9pm m/w suggested a pee break and check over, I was fully dilated (probably had been for a little while) and could start pushing whenever.
I tried a few pushes on the sofa (useless, no sensation, no urge and it just bloody hurt!) them moved to sitting on the loo ... still no urge but slowly my body kicked in and after about 30 mins I started getting the right idea.
Crowning ... that bloody hurt! Nuff said
After about 1h 30 mins of pushing (good and bad
) Naomi Rose popped out in a super man pose (thanks hon, mummy wouldn't have torn of you'd kept you hand/arm down)I had to stand (well lean on DH) as I was still on the loo and there wasn't a lot of room.
1 push later and out popped her shoulders and body and legs
We had skin to skin, I delivered the placenta naturally and DH cut the cord after.
Then we retired to the sitting room, had skin to skin and cuddles, I got checked, we tried BFing but madam preferred screaming
She is 7 lbs 8oz and 53 cm long
After about an hour of cuddles/phone call to my mum etc Nim was dressed by grandma and I got stitched (7 of them, all 1st degree none serious) local jabs were ouchy tho!
By 12.30 we were in bed, I managed to faint getting off the loo on the way which was amusing, I said quietly from the hall floor 'I feel a little dizzy' m/w and MIL turned round to see a semi naked me lying flat out staring at the ceiling! I crawled to bed (on my hands and knees - elegant
) and we have a go at latching and m/w left us to it!I am in awe of my amazing husband, he was brilliant and I truly could not have done it without him, he was my rock, never left my side, poured water don my back through ever contraction helped me breath through the pushing and let me cling to him throughout.
He did get a little queasy and lay down while watching me be sown up and MIL had to hold the torch!! But who can blame him!
He's also great with Nim already.
We are so in love, sorry its such a long birth story, Ive tried not to miss anything out but its kinda a blurr. The panadol was the only pain relief I had throughout, and I can honestly say I wold never ever birth anywhere but at home, its the most wonderful experience.
