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hi, well my little has arrived, i will just start by saying we are both safe and well.
i had been niggling on and off since wed the 25th after my sweep , on thursday my mw came back out and gave me another sweep and i was progressing slightly from 1-2 anot effaced to 2-3 and effacing by friday evening i was niggling every 5 mins but not in any pain , i went to hospital aound 8 oclock as suggested by my mw and there was no change but i then started getting stronger contractions around 11oclock i was examined again and was still 3cm but fully effaced and she said my waters were bulging anyway i started on gas and air and had a shot of pethidine,at 1am i was checked again and i wasnt any further but my water broke then about an hour and a half later i started gushing water again and me and the mw thought it was a bit strange ,but she thought it might be babys head coming down, the doc came in and examined me and thought she could feel the membranes ,then she realised that it was the cord and then all hell broke loose there were buzzers and beeps going off everywhere, she couldnt take here hand out as she had to keep the head from compressing the cord, i was rushed to theatre with everyone running and people swapping who was pushing his head up,my mw said she had to put here arm up to the elbow with her whole hand inside my cervix, i was in the most pain i could ever imagine and thought i was dying at this point i had no pain releif ,when we got to theatre i was moaning and groaning so much i honestly thought i was going to die, then i was put on the operating table and tilted almost upsde down to relieve the pressure of the cord i was having to hold the side to stop me me from sliding off, then i was put under a general anathestic with the thought that i would not seeanyone again and that my baby would not survive, i came round sometime later thinking i was at home in bed, to see a baby i said , have i just had a baby and they all said yes and he was fine,they said that it was the most serious complication and it was a matter of life and death for baby they said that had i not already had children they would not have been able to manipulate my cervix enough to keep his head up and that when they took him out he had turned breach,i didnt even have time for a gown or anything, i was so grateful that they saved my babys life they were brilliant, the surgeon came to see me later, and said that i had done so well and that i should be proud of what put up with and that i did everything they told me too do even though i was in imense pain and scared, apparentley i was the talk of the labour suite and antenatal ward over how serious it was , i have been a bit emotional since and had a few meltdowns and been in alot of pain but the mws said its too be expected with what i went through, but im so happy to say that we are both home now and are doing well and he was worth every second, they think that he manged to wriggle in labour to let more water and the cord to come down probably because my other babys were around 8-9 lbs and he was only 7lb 2 and he just looks so tiny, even early baby clothes are loose on him, my mw thought he would be around 8lb 3 going on antenatal checks,i hope i havent scared anyone as this is a very rare thing to happen so please do not worry,and the staff were all very professionel and dealt with it extremley well,thanks for reading and i will update some pics when i can..xxxxx
i had been niggling on and off since wed the 25th after my sweep , on thursday my mw came back out and gave me another sweep and i was progressing slightly from 1-2 anot effaced to 2-3 and effacing by friday evening i was niggling every 5 mins but not in any pain , i went to hospital aound 8 oclock as suggested by my mw and there was no change but i then started getting stronger contractions around 11oclock i was examined again and was still 3cm but fully effaced and she said my waters were bulging anyway i started on gas and air and had a shot of pethidine,at 1am i was checked again and i wasnt any further but my water broke then about an hour and a half later i started gushing water again and me and the mw thought it was a bit strange ,but she thought it might be babys head coming down, the doc came in and examined me and thought she could feel the membranes ,then she realised that it was the cord and then all hell broke loose there were buzzers and beeps going off everywhere, she couldnt take here hand out as she had to keep the head from compressing the cord, i was rushed to theatre with everyone running and people swapping who was pushing his head up,my mw said she had to put here arm up to the elbow with her whole hand inside my cervix, i was in the most pain i could ever imagine and thought i was dying at this point i had no pain releif ,when we got to theatre i was moaning and groaning so much i honestly thought i was going to die, then i was put on the operating table and tilted almost upsde down to relieve the pressure of the cord i was having to hold the side to stop me me from sliding off, then i was put under a general anathestic with the thought that i would not seeanyone again and that my baby would not survive, i came round sometime later thinking i was at home in bed, to see a baby i said , have i just had a baby and they all said yes and he was fine,they said that it was the most serious complication and it was a matter of life and death for baby they said that had i not already had children they would not have been able to manipulate my cervix enough to keep his head up and that when they took him out he had turned breach,i didnt even have time for a gown or anything, i was so grateful that they saved my babys life they were brilliant, the surgeon came to see me later, and said that i had done so well and that i should be proud of what put up with and that i did everything they told me too do even though i was in imense pain and scared, apparentley i was the talk of the labour suite and antenatal ward over how serious it was , i have been a bit emotional since and had a few meltdowns and been in alot of pain but the mws said its too be expected with what i went through, but im so happy to say that we are both home now and are doing well and he was worth every second, they think that he manged to wriggle in labour to let more water and the cord to come down probably because my other babys were around 8-9 lbs and he was only 7lb 2 and he just looks so tiny, even early baby clothes are loose on him, my mw thought he would be around 8lb 3 going on antenatal checks,i hope i havent scared anyone as this is a very rare thing to happen so please do not worry,and the staff were all very professionel and dealt with it extremley well,thanks for reading and i will update some pics when i can..xxxxx
in case you need it.
As I have too much amniotic fluid (called polyhydromnios) - did anyone think this is what may have been the case for you? (sorry to ask).
