Thanks Arlene hun.
Sorry I havent been around girls been hectic as you can imagine with a 10 year old, 3 year old and newborn
Olivia Marie was born 20/07/12 7 days before her big brothers birthday ended up being induced as you know. 7lbs 8oz such a great birth experience aswell. Here it is sorry so long
and a piccy. Will need to setup a parenting journal soon
BIRTH STORY:
Ok so here goes, got the good news on the weds I was going to be induced on fri morning so was admitting thurs nite. The nesting kicked in big time so got everything sorted and my mum picked me up at 8.30, sed goodbye to hubby and then went shopping with mum to waste some time before going into hospital for 10pm. Was a bag of nerves I think cos I knew this time how painful it was and she was back to back. Well got settled and was on the monitor for 30 mins listening to babys heartbeat and took all my obs. Everything fine and watched telly, every other appt I had been to the ward was full but I had an entire ward to myself like with Cody and had all the MW's attention. I have to say the Mat ward you cannot fault them, they were all so lovely throughout and so kind and lovely its what makes the birth experience so fab. The MW looking after me managed to see it through with me til the end
So anyways didnt get a good sleep and typically had a migraine throughout the labour so was very tired. Had my first gel at 6am and was on and off the birthing ball, it hurt my legs at times. Sometimes I was getting tightenings and other times contractions but was managing all day with no pain relief. Was very calm was fab just doing my breathing. Maybe about lunchtime I did the tens machine (thanks Caro it was fab by the end I had it up to number 8 ). About 2.30 she checked me by this point I had had Cody 45 mins earlier than that time so felt it was going to be an all nighter. Contractions were painful but not reaching the top of my tummy. She gave me gas and air as my cervix was still at a weird angle and posterior and was just too painful without, so she managed to sweep one side and spotted straight away and stretched it to 2.5cms. 2.5 in the space of 8 hours lol. They got a little bit more painful and was on and off the monitor throughout the day so she gave me some diamorphine, to be honest I didnt feel like it did much but it must have done cos will sed I was talking rubbish lol... and when texting back family they sed didnt make sense, before this I went for a bath they sed sometimes it can stop them or make them worse and seemed to make them a little worse. By 6.30pm I sed to Will to go away for an hour and get something to eat he wanted to stay at hospital but told him to nip into town and get some fresh air. Well he nearly missed the birth he left at 6.30 luckily 5 mins later mum popped her head in only lucky she did. I was talking to her for maybe a min and I sed pains were getting way worse text will telling him not to be too long as they were getting worse but didnt realise how quick things would progress. The next min I couldnt even speak and each contraction was coming on top of each other all this in the space of 5 mins when Will had left. I sed to mum your not gonna believe this but get Will cos I need to bear down. She got the MW and rushed me into the labour room but told me not to push yet as wanted her to travel slowly down the birth canal. Will got her 10 mins before she was born so glad he made it but proud of myself for doing the 30 mins before by myself. I only pushed for 10 mins whereas with Cody was an hour. I had a superficial tear but in a real tricky area that would have been agony to stitch and they sed would heal itself if I was happy its nearly healed completely already and not sore like Codys was and the afterbirth was well easier to give birth to this time too.
So all in all I only had gas and air for 45 mins but they sed I had alot and diamorphine!
Sorry so long but thats my birth story for my precious Olivia Marie, born at 7.14pm 20/07/12 7lbs 8oz
I feel quite down today but no reason to be as I have my rainbow baby but guessing thats normal. A bit tired but she only got up once at 4.30am then slept til 9am she is such a content little baby night before was 2.30 then 5am. My bb's have started to build up and really hurt, cant remember how long that lasts for. The pillows have moved from inbetween legs to under boobs now
Cody seemed to be fatter than Olivia she seems longer and skinnier but shes Codys double but she seems to have quite a lot of charateristics that I have but shes not scatty like her mummy. Im so in love I could cry quite hormonal and emotional today.
Im so in love!
TMI but shes so low it only took her knuckle to reach her head and she says Im really soft so goodness know why I havent gone yet xx
How are things Adrienne & Amy? Hope things are going well for you both.
