Emz1982_in_uk
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Hi ladies,
There are a lot of us here who are scared witless of labours involving intervention and rightly so. I was one of those ladies. My first labour was spontaneous, Very active, 7 hours established, gas and air and a 2nd degree tear. I recovered really well. So well that I was booked in for a homebirth this time.
I'd like to share with you a positive birth story for somebody completely against intervention etc. I hope it helps at least one anxious mum feel a little bit better.
I went into hospital on friday with suspected SROM. Because I'd been wearing a pad for increased CM I was unsure if it was my waters or watery CM. internal was done and cervix was closed and no waters. Hooray. I went home and the next morning I had my bloody show and some mild cramping. That night I definitely felt waters trickling so I went back in to hospital that day to get checked. Based on my pads SROM was confirmed and if no contractions that night I had to go back in at 8am for induction. Now I was really upset and scared.
My contractions never really started and I went in at 8am to be induced by gel. My 3rd worst nightmare to the drip induction and a c section. Thought about my pool at home and felt really sad. I knew I'd be monitored so couldn't even use water at hospital.
My waters had been gushing all night and I was about to be given the induction gel prostin when the MW noticed the pad I'd been wearing. Turns out baby had Pooed in the waters. Uh oh! So my 2nd worst nightmare scenario became real, they were gonna set me up on a Syntocinon drip. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I've gone from a booked homebirth with a pool to being hooked up to monitors and forced into labour I always knew a homebirth was not 100% of course and had kept an open mind but once reality kicks in that it's all going wrong it's scary and upsetting.
So got to delivery suite and had a fantastic and very young new MW. She was fantastic and let me use the birthing ball as long as she could clearly hear babies HB on the monitor. she hooked me up on the drip and whacked up the dosage every half hour. I kept calm and positive, thinking over and over, this can be ok, I can do this. I bounced on the ball whilst we listened to songs on my iPhone. I got to half the maximum level of the drip when I started having tightenings so she said she'd leave it there and monitor progression. To get to this stage it had taken an hour and half.
At 2pm I had my first real mild contraction and at 2:30pmy lovely MW changed shift I was then really worried I'd get a horrible Cow but I needn't have. New MW was amazing and complete opposite of my young new recruit. This one was in her 50's with years of experience. Lovely lady up for a laugh.
I'd been breathing through the contractions using the techniques I'd learned in my lazy daisy classes but by 4:30pm I needed to get off the ball and stand. Bernie the MW was so good allowing me to be as mobile as possible. So I stood and the breathing techniques no longer helped enough so I asked for gas and air. The contractions built quite nicely for me. I was worried it would be full force from the start and I wouldn't be able to cope.
Gas and air was wonderful just like last time and sent me completely off my rocker. Love it lol told hubby I wanted a divorce. Even updated Facebook with an abbreviation which consisted of blaspheming and and a swear word!
5pm on the dot MW examined me and said I was 8cm. So in 3 hours I'd progressed really well. This is when things got hectic lol so I was laying on my side on bed after examination and felt immense pressure. I'd not made a single sound up to this point but starting shouting 'aaarrrggghhh' lol this made MW run out and get rescussistator(sp) which is standard if meconium is seen in waters. Whilst she was out of the room I flipped onto all fours and started pushing. She got back in and told me to stop as she couldn't see a head. But I couldn't stop! And then she shouted 'I see her head. Push!' lol so i did. 19 mins after I was told I was 8cm my baby girl flew into the world screaming at the top of her lungs. I was on all fours still and couldn't see a thing.
Hubby fainted lol it all happened so quick and he was in shock. Luckily he had just sat down in a chair. So I'm lying on a bed bleeding and asking the midwives to attend to him. It was comical!
Baby and I didn't have immediate skin to skin as she had to be checked out immediately due to the meconium but it was about 10 mins after. I had a managed 3rd stage and that came out in 5 mins. My whole established labour from first contraction was 3 and a half hours. No cuts or tears. Just a small graze. I actually feel really good. Not sore at all.
River Chandler born on 29/07/12 is perfect and looks just like her big brother. She weighed 7lb 10ozs. Born at 17:19. So my worst nightmare was actually a really positive experience in the end. Ladies, please try and stay positive about your births even if its not what you planned
There are a lot of us here who are scared witless of labours involving intervention and rightly so. I was one of those ladies. My first labour was spontaneous, Very active, 7 hours established, gas and air and a 2nd degree tear. I recovered really well. So well that I was booked in for a homebirth this time.
I'd like to share with you a positive birth story for somebody completely against intervention etc. I hope it helps at least one anxious mum feel a little bit better.
I went into hospital on friday with suspected SROM. Because I'd been wearing a pad for increased CM I was unsure if it was my waters or watery CM. internal was done and cervix was closed and no waters. Hooray. I went home and the next morning I had my bloody show and some mild cramping. That night I definitely felt waters trickling so I went back in to hospital that day to get checked. Based on my pads SROM was confirmed and if no contractions that night I had to go back in at 8am for induction. Now I was really upset and scared.
My contractions never really started and I went in at 8am to be induced by gel. My 3rd worst nightmare to the drip induction and a c section. Thought about my pool at home and felt really sad. I knew I'd be monitored so couldn't even use water at hospital.
My waters had been gushing all night and I was about to be given the induction gel prostin when the MW noticed the pad I'd been wearing. Turns out baby had Pooed in the waters. Uh oh! So my 2nd worst nightmare scenario became real, they were gonna set me up on a Syntocinon drip. I couldn't believe this was happening to me. I've gone from a booked homebirth with a pool to being hooked up to monitors and forced into labour I always knew a homebirth was not 100% of course and had kept an open mind but once reality kicks in that it's all going wrong it's scary and upsetting.
So got to delivery suite and had a fantastic and very young new MW. She was fantastic and let me use the birthing ball as long as she could clearly hear babies HB on the monitor. she hooked me up on the drip and whacked up the dosage every half hour. I kept calm and positive, thinking over and over, this can be ok, I can do this. I bounced on the ball whilst we listened to songs on my iPhone. I got to half the maximum level of the drip when I started having tightenings so she said she'd leave it there and monitor progression. To get to this stage it had taken an hour and half.
At 2pm I had my first real mild contraction and at 2:30pmy lovely MW changed shift I was then really worried I'd get a horrible Cow but I needn't have. New MW was amazing and complete opposite of my young new recruit. This one was in her 50's with years of experience. Lovely lady up for a laugh.
I'd been breathing through the contractions using the techniques I'd learned in my lazy daisy classes but by 4:30pm I needed to get off the ball and stand. Bernie the MW was so good allowing me to be as mobile as possible. So I stood and the breathing techniques no longer helped enough so I asked for gas and air. The contractions built quite nicely for me. I was worried it would be full force from the start and I wouldn't be able to cope.
Gas and air was wonderful just like last time and sent me completely off my rocker. Love it lol told hubby I wanted a divorce. Even updated Facebook with an abbreviation which consisted of blaspheming and and a swear word!
5pm on the dot MW examined me and said I was 8cm. So in 3 hours I'd progressed really well. This is when things got hectic lol so I was laying on my side on bed after examination and felt immense pressure. I'd not made a single sound up to this point but starting shouting 'aaarrrggghhh' lol this made MW run out and get rescussistator(sp) which is standard if meconium is seen in waters. Whilst she was out of the room I flipped onto all fours and started pushing. She got back in and told me to stop as she couldn't see a head. But I couldn't stop! And then she shouted 'I see her head. Push!' lol so i did. 19 mins after I was told I was 8cm my baby girl flew into the world screaming at the top of her lungs. I was on all fours still and couldn't see a thing.
Hubby fainted lol it all happened so quick and he was in shock. Luckily he had just sat down in a chair. So I'm lying on a bed bleeding and asking the midwives to attend to him. It was comical!
Baby and I didn't have immediate skin to skin as she had to be checked out immediately due to the meconium but it was about 10 mins after. I had a managed 3rd stage and that came out in 5 mins. My whole established labour from first contraction was 3 and a half hours. No cuts or tears. Just a small graze. I actually feel really good. Not sore at all.
River Chandler born on 29/07/12 is perfect and looks just like her big brother. She weighed 7lb 10ozs. Born at 17:19. So my worst nightmare was actually a really positive experience in the end. Ladies, please try and stay positive about your births even if its not what you planned
