Sarah1508
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So I've finally got round to writing my gorgeous Lily Marie Daly's birth story... Only almoast two weeks since she's been born 
Just for anyone who is reading this who doesn't already know at 38 weeks I had to go away to the mainland with my oh (Sean) son (Kian) and Mum (to look after Kian while I was giving birth so Sean could be by my side) to wait on baby to arrive as I live on an island and they very rarely deliver babies here... Just had to add that in as without knowing some parts of this wouldn't make sense
So Monday at bang on 39 weeks the day of my sweep finally came! As much as I wanted it done because of the amount of constant pain I was in and had been in for weeks now I was still really nervous and kind of dreading it tbh, I think I was just scared of the unknown. I had it done at about 5pm and after it I was shaking like mad and laughing but tearing up at the same time because it wasn't painfull like I thought it would most defiantly be ( I was so relieved) and also because it was just so gross
and I kept saying that afterwards through my shaky laughy tearyness.. so to anyone who is worried about a sweep being painfull don't! It wasn't at all for me, it was more uncomfortable and just the grossest feeling :S After the sweep was done me and Sean walked back to where we were staying which was a good 20 minute walk away... Well it should have only been 10-15 but I was waddling When we got back I was feeling a bit of lower back pain for about an hour but then it went away and I thought to myself god damnit it's not going to work is it!? 
and I convinced myself that I would have to wait in pain till I was over 40 weeks 
but I was very wrong!
At 2:45 am I felt the first contraction there was no doubt about it, it was much more intense then last time but I decided to wait a bit and not wake Sean, firstly to see how long it would take for the next one to come and secondly because if labour was going to be as long as last time (22 hours) he had a long night ahead of him! The next couple of contractions came pretty irregularly between 9 minutes apart and some 6 but within an hour they became more regular at about 9-10 minutes apart so I decided to wake Sean up now, but he seemed so tired and I don't think he really believed I was in labour as throughout the pregnancy I had been in pain about 90% of the time and also had a ton of braxton hicks, so I think he just thought it was that again so I decided to phone my Mum (who was staying upstairs) as I knew she would have more sympathy for me She told me to come up with her and she would start timing how long the contractions where ect and also I could have a shower to try relax me.
By the time I got up there and sat down on the bed for a few minutes my contractions jumped from 10 minutes apart to 6 and they suddenly became WAY more intense, so we decided to phone the hospital to let them know and see what they thought. Since my waters hadn't broke yet they said it was up to me wether I came in or not and personally I just wanted to stay where I was as last time with Kian I enjoyed being in my own space for the majority of the labour and only coming in for the last few hours was enough hospital time for me! But this baby had other plans! And within minutes of coming off the phone and saying to the midwife I wouldn't come in yet and would later , the contractions suddenly jumped to 4 minutes apart then 3 and honestly I got a bit of a fright and started to panic slightly that they would carry on jumping that quick now and that I was too late to make the hospital! My Mum went down and woke Sean up and also phoned the hospital to say that we would have to come in asap and then Sean phoned a taxi. While waiting on it which was only like a few minutes I kept saying "I'm going to need an ambulance" the contractions where just getting so painful and close that I was panicking that I would end up having her in the taxi or even before
the taxi came after what felt like forever and on the way down to it ,like literally a minute walk away (well if you aren't hobbling like I was, 1because of the contractions and 2 because I had a blister on my toe from the walk earlier and my shoe kept rubbing it ) I had at least 4 contractions After a few minutes in the taxi we arrived at the hospital ( me bump and Sean as my Mum was looking after Kian who was still fast asleep )
When we got there a midwife asked me some questions and then checked me over. I kept thinking "see if I'm not far enough along to get some gas and air I will actually cry" and I think I actually said it to her a few times
When she checked to see how dilated I was she was like "right time to get you some gas and air and take you through to delivery" (I was over 5 cm and dilating quick) I was so so glad that I was now safe in the hospital and getting some gas and air!! 
And just like last time as soon as it got into my system it was like I was drunk and I got the giggles me and Sean had a laugh about how it was easing my contractions a bit but how I was still complaining ,when I had to go into the wheelchair to be moved to the delivery room , how my pinky toe was so sore
When I got into the delivery room I didn't even have enough time to get changed into something like you usually do I only had time to take off my leggings I met the other midwife who when she seen me said the exact same thing that was said to me last time I was in labour, "it's so nice to see someone laughing in here for a change" and during labour I remember her laughing and talking to Sean , after she had said to me to try not take the gas and air between contractions as it wouldn't work as well if I carried on... (I was literally breathing the stuff 
) when she kept telling me that I would take one HUUGE puff to keep me going and then stop for a few seconds she just burst out laughing and was saying to Sean how much I reminded her of herself when she was in labour
Soon the laughter stopped and the next part is a bit hazy to me and I only remember it in chunks as even though it all happened so quick it felt like the longest part as the pain I hate to say it for anyone reading who has never given birth before but it was pretty unbearable :/ And turns out there was a reason for that. It wasn't all horrible though as I do remember the only thing that kept me going 1 like last time just tapping me foot... Don't ask why 2 thinking of Kian and 3 .. Thinking of Kian led me into singing postman pat over and over in my head throughout contractions... 
What was horrible though was that I kept feeling like I needed to push but my waters hadn't even broken yet. And it wasn't a very pleasant feeling as last time with Kian when I felt I needed to push I was right and within a few pushes he was out, but this time was very different. I kept saying I needed to push but the midwifes kept disagreeing with me and I felt like just bursting into tears as I was in so much pain.
To make it worse I had to move so I was lying on my side as baby heartbeat kept on dropping, which scared the hell out of me when they said that. I kept asking was she okay and was everything okay and one of the midwifes who was so so lovely kept saying "don't worry if everything wasn't okay you would sure know about it" Then they had to get someone else in to try get a needle in me as they where anticipating that I would loose a lot of blood, so I had to keep my arm straight and still which wasn't very pleasant and they had to keep switching arms as I have crappy veins. They eventually had to give up on that as the urge to push got so bad that I kept laying back on my back without even realising I had done so and they kept having to get me to move back on my side , which was getting really hard to do now.
I remember at one point looking at one of the midwifes and grabbing her hand and by the look she gave back to me I could see in her eyes that I must have looked terrified. It was such a surreal moment and actually makes me tear up thinking about it now but with one look, she didn't even have to speak any words her eyes said it all "don't worry, everything's going to be okay" I know that may sound silly to some people but it's one of the most powerful moments in my life and I will never forget that look and how afterwards I wasn't scared anymore.
After that my body must have calmed down a lot because my waters broke and I felt such a relief ( Sean actually told me the other day that it made him giggle as I actually went "ahhhhh" ) after that I was even more relaxed... Well as relaxed as you can be and I randomly asked Sean the time and he said about 6:20 to which I replied "this baby is going to be out of me by 7!" and I was right! But before that finally happened I was allowed going on my back again and they switched the overhead light on. It makes me giggle now but I remember thinking "it's showtime!" And hearing the X factor tune in my head and I very nearly said it out loud! (the things that gas and air does to you )
Within a few pushes her head was out and then I was told to stop pushing?! Which was extremely difficult as you can imagine! She was facing the wrong way (which explained the unbearable pressure I was feeling earlier on when I thought I needed to push and also I didn't actually find this out till the day after but the cord was loosely wrapped around her neck, which explained why her heartbeat was dropping throughout) They quickly cleared her neck and turned her the right way and the relief of pressure was unreal! And I was allowed to push again!
It was now about 4 hours since my labour had started and just only less then an hour since I arrived at the hospital ... 6:38 am on June the 9th and my second precious little bundle of joy was born :') and little she certainly was at only 6lb 5oz �� she was just so perfect and beautiful! They lay her on my tummy and I got to cuddle her and feel her warm skin against mine I couldn't believe after everything she was finally here! While Sean was making phone calls to let my mum and a few others know it felt like it was just me and her in the room and I was telling her all about how she had a big brother who was so excited to meet her and how he would always look after her, play with her and give her lots of kisses and cuddles and how he already loved her so so much I remember thinking it was all so so worth it and how we where now four and our family was complete and the feeling of pure happiness and joy is the most content feeling I have ever felt. 
Here's a few dozen photos ... Yes I am crazy photo happy!
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Just for anyone who is reading this who doesn't already know at 38 weeks I had to go away to the mainland with my oh (Sean) son (Kian) and Mum (to look after Kian while I was giving birth so Sean could be by my side) to wait on baby to arrive as I live on an island and they very rarely deliver babies here... Just had to add that in as without knowing some parts of this wouldn't make sense So Monday at bang on 39 weeks the day of my sweep finally came! As much as I wanted it done because of the amount of constant pain I was in and had been in for weeks now I was still really nervous and kind of dreading it tbh, I think I was just scared of the unknown. I had it done at about 5pm and after it I was shaking like mad and laughing but tearing up at the same time because it wasn't painfull like I thought it would most defiantly be ( I was so relieved) and also because it was just so gross
and I kept saying that afterwards through my shaky laughy tearyness.. so to anyone who is worried about a sweep being painfull don't! It wasn't at all for me, it was more uncomfortable and just the grossest feeling :S After the sweep was done me and Sean walked back to where we were staying which was a good 20 minute walk away... Well it should have only been 10-15 but I was waddling When we got back I was feeling a bit of lower back pain for about an hour but then it went away and I thought to myself god damnit it's not going to work is it!? and I convinced myself that I would have to wait in pain till I was over 40 weeks but I was very wrong!At 2:45 am I felt the first contraction there was no doubt about it, it was much more intense then last time but I decided to wait a bit and not wake Sean, firstly to see how long it would take for the next one to come and secondly because if labour was going to be as long as last time (22 hours) he had a long night ahead of him!
The next couple of contractions came pretty irregularly between 9 minutes apart and some 6 but within an hour they became more regular at about 9-10 minutes apart so I decided to wake Sean up now, but he seemed so tired and I don't think he really believed I was in labour as throughout the pregnancy I had been in pain about 90% of the time and also had a ton of braxton hicks, so I think he just thought it was that again so I decided to phone my Mum (who was staying upstairs) as I knew she would have more sympathy for me She told me to come up with her and she would start timing how long the contractions where ect and also I could have a shower to try relax me. By the time I got up there and sat down on the bed for a few minutes my contractions jumped from 10 minutes apart to 6 and they suddenly became WAY more intense, so we decided to phone the hospital to let them know and see what they thought. Since my waters hadn't broke yet they said it was up to me wether I came in or not and personally I just wanted to stay where I was as last time with Kian I enjoyed being in my own space for the majority of the labour and only coming in for the last few hours was enough hospital time for me! But this baby had other plans! And within minutes of coming off the phone and saying to the midwife I wouldn't come in yet and would later , the contractions suddenly jumped to 4 minutes apart then 3 and honestly I got a bit of a fright and started to panic slightly that they would carry on jumping that quick now and that I was too late to make the hospital! My Mum went down and woke Sean up and also phoned the hospital to say that we would have to come in asap and then Sean phoned a taxi. While waiting on it which was only like a few minutes I kept saying "I'm going to need an ambulance" the contractions where just getting so painful and close that I was panicking that I would end up having her in the taxi or even before
the taxi came after what felt like forever and on the way down to it ,like literally a minute walk away (well if you aren't hobbling like I was, 1because of the contractions and 2 because I had a blister on my toe from the walk earlier and my shoe kept rubbing it ) I had at least 4 contractions After a few minutes in the taxi we arrived at the hospital ( me bump and Sean as my Mum was looking after Kian who was still fast asleep ) When we got there a midwife asked me some questions and then checked me over. I kept thinking "see if I'm not far enough along to get some gas and air I will actually cry" and I think I actually said it to her a few times
When she checked to see how dilated I was she was like "right time to get you some gas and air and take you through to delivery" (I was over 5 cm and dilating quick) I was so so glad that I was now safe in the hospital and getting some gas and air!! And just like last time as soon as it got into my system it was like I was drunk and I got the giggles me and Sean had a laugh about how it was easing my contractions a bit but how I was still complaining ,when I had to go into the wheelchair to be moved to the delivery room , how my pinky toe was so sore When I got into the delivery room I didn't even have enough time to get changed into something like you usually do I only had time to take off my leggings
I met the other midwife who when she seen me said the exact same thing that was said to me last time I was in labour, "it's so nice to see someone laughing in here for a change" and during labour I remember her laughing and talking to Sean , after she had said to me to try not take the gas and air between contractions as it wouldn't work as well if I carried on... (I was literally breathing the stuff ) when she kept telling me that I would take one HUUGE puff to keep me going and then stop for a few seconds she just burst out laughing and was saying to Sean how much I reminded her of herself when she was in labour Soon the laughter stopped and the next part is a bit hazy to me and I only remember it in chunks as even though it all happened so quick it felt like the longest part as the pain I hate to say it for anyone reading who has never given birth before but it was pretty unbearable :/ And turns out there was a reason for that. It wasn't all horrible though as I do remember the only thing that kept me going 1 like last time just tapping me foot... Don't ask why
2 thinking of Kian and 3 .. Thinking of Kian led me into singing postman pat over and over in my head throughout contractions... What was horrible though was that I kept feeling like I needed to push but my waters hadn't even broken yet. And it wasn't a very pleasant feeling as last time with Kian when I felt I needed to push I was right and within a few pushes he was out, but this time was very different. I kept saying I needed to push but the midwifes kept disagreeing with me and I felt like just bursting into tears as I was in so much pain.
To make it worse I had to move so I was lying on my side as baby heartbeat kept on dropping, which scared the hell out of me when they said that. I kept asking was she okay and was everything okay and one of the midwifes who was so so lovely kept saying "don't worry if everything wasn't okay you would sure know about it" Then they had to get someone else in to try get a needle in me as they where anticipating that I would loose a lot of blood, so I had to keep my arm straight and still which wasn't very pleasant and they had to keep switching arms as I have crappy veins. They eventually had to give up on that as the urge to push got so bad that I kept laying back on my back without even realising I had done so and they kept having to get me to move back on my side , which was getting really hard to do now. I remember at one point looking at one of the midwifes and grabbing her hand and by the look she gave back to me I could see in her eyes that I must have looked terrified. It was such a surreal moment and actually makes me tear up thinking about it now but with one look, she didn't even have to speak any words her eyes said it all "don't worry, everything's going to be okay" I know that may sound silly to some people but it's one of the most powerful moments in my life and I will never forget that look and how afterwards I wasn't scared anymore.
After that my body must have calmed down a lot because my waters broke and I felt such a relief ( Sean actually told me the other day that it made him giggle as I actually went "ahhhhh"
) after that I was even more relaxed... Well as relaxed as you can be and I randomly asked Sean the time and he said about 6:20 to which I replied "this baby is going to be out of me by 7!" and I was right! But before that finally happened I was allowed going on my back again and they switched the overhead light on. It makes me giggle now but I remember thinking "it's showtime!" And hearing the X factor tune in my head and I very nearly said it out loud! (the things that gas and air does to you ) Within a few pushes her head was out and then I was told to stop pushing?! Which was extremely difficult as you can imagine! She was facing the wrong way (which explained the unbearable pressure I was feeling earlier on when I thought I needed to push and also I didn't actually find this out till the day after but the cord was loosely wrapped around her neck, which explained why her heartbeat was dropping throughout) They quickly cleared her neck and turned her the right way and the relief of pressure was unreal! And I was allowed to push again!
It was now about 4 hours since my labour had started and just only less then an hour since I arrived at the hospital ... 6:38 am on June the 9th and my second precious little bundle of joy was born :')
and little she certainly was at only 6lb 5oz �� she was just so perfect and beautiful! They lay her on my tummy and I got to cuddle her and feel her warm skin against mine I couldn't believe after everything she was finally here! While Sean was making phone calls to let my mum and a few others know it felt like it was just me and her in the room and I was telling her all about how she had a big brother who was so excited to meet her and how he would always look after her, play with her and give her lots of kisses and cuddles and how he already loved her so so much I remember thinking it was all so so worth it and how we where now four and our family was complete and the feeling of pure happiness and joy is the most content feeling I have ever felt. Here's a few dozen photos
... Yes I am crazy photo happy! https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/300x200q90/909/QUu5xG.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/300x200q90/537/fC4BKL.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/300x200q90/540/NYzGNN.jpg
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congrats on your little beauty x
