Sarah88
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Well i've got a few moment where I should be sleeping but thought i'd come on to share my story...
So at about 1:30am mon 22nd I woke up to a contraction, definately not what I thought they were going to be like. It wasn't period like cramps, I could feel my cervix working. So I waited for an hour and tried to get some sleep in case it wasn't anything, I knew if it was labour then it would continue. Couldn't sleep, so I woke mum (she's a mw) and asked her what I should do, my contractions were between 12-14mins apart and not regular so she said to try and sleep. That wasn't going to happen so I just went in and played on the computer and tried sleeping in between contractions.
They continued irregularly til about 7:30am when they started to get a bit more intense and coming regular, at this time my OH and mum were up and were keeping me company watching a movie. Went and had a spa at 8:30 for over an hour, it helped to relax me between contractions but tbh I don't think it helped during the contractions that much.
Anyways decided to go to the hospital at around 10, went to the loo before we left and had a whole heap of blood and stuff. Thought it was my waters but ended up being my bloody show.
Got to the hospital and was so tired, I think from all the blood loss of my show, so just laid down for a few mins then got onto all fours leaning over the ball with a heatpack. Helped until the contractions got worse then head to the shower. Spent the rest of the time in the shower (I feel bad now coz we're in a drought and here I was draining the dams, lol). The contractions were alot more intense and I asked for the gass and air, it made me almost faint so they turned it down (unbeknown to me at the time). Throughout the transition phase I was begging for an epidural, I seriously thought I wasn't going to last! Lol, I decided half-way through that I was going to lay down in the shower and have a sleep. Anyways, I got back up over the ball and also stood up, it moved things along alot more. Before I was about to start pushing I wanted some food; this amazed my mum who swore i'd only throw it back up so would only give me soup. She said in her 20yrs of eing a mw she has never had a woman ask for food just before pushing and especially not throw it up.
Anyways got through that finally. I felt when the head was coming, and tbh it was the easiest part of labour. I didn't push at all, just breathed her out which shocked my mw coz i'm a first timer. But pushing hurt more, yeah it hurt, but I didn't want any tears and I preferred to let her come out more naturally.
So Savannah Grace Thompson was born at 1:23pm on Mon the 22nd Sep 2008, weighing 7lb 9oz and 54cm long. She came out with a full head of gorgeous dark hair. My OH and mum cried when she was born, it was so cute; suprisingly I didn't though. She isn't breast feeding properly so we are feeding her out of a syringe until we can help her figure it out. It's so upsetting coz my mum is a lactation consultant so she should be feeding
Overall, it was the most painful experince I have ever had; but i'm proud of myself for doing it without drugs. And no screaming, swearing or yelling
And being a mum is awesome!! I love her to bits.
So at about 1:30am mon 22nd I woke up to a contraction, definately not what I thought they were going to be like. It wasn't period like cramps, I could feel my cervix working. So I waited for an hour and tried to get some sleep in case it wasn't anything, I knew if it was labour then it would continue. Couldn't sleep, so I woke mum (she's a mw) and asked her what I should do, my contractions were between 12-14mins apart and not regular so she said to try and sleep. That wasn't going to happen so I just went in and played on the computer and tried sleeping in between contractions.
They continued irregularly til about 7:30am when they started to get a bit more intense and coming regular, at this time my OH and mum were up and were keeping me company watching a movie. Went and had a spa at 8:30 for over an hour, it helped to relax me between contractions but tbh I don't think it helped during the contractions that much.
Anyways decided to go to the hospital at around 10, went to the loo before we left and had a whole heap of blood and stuff. Thought it was my waters but ended up being my bloody show.
Got to the hospital and was so tired, I think from all the blood loss of my show, so just laid down for a few mins then got onto all fours leaning over the ball with a heatpack. Helped until the contractions got worse then head to the shower. Spent the rest of the time in the shower (I feel bad now coz we're in a drought and here I was draining the dams, lol). The contractions were alot more intense and I asked for the gass and air, it made me almost faint so they turned it down (unbeknown to me at the time). Throughout the transition phase I was begging for an epidural, I seriously thought I wasn't going to last! Lol, I decided half-way through that I was going to lay down in the shower and have a sleep. Anyways, I got back up over the ball and also stood up, it moved things along alot more. Before I was about to start pushing I wanted some food; this amazed my mum who swore i'd only throw it back up so would only give me soup. She said in her 20yrs of eing a mw she has never had a woman ask for food just before pushing and especially not throw it up.
Anyways got through that finally. I felt when the head was coming, and tbh it was the easiest part of labour. I didn't push at all, just breathed her out which shocked my mw coz i'm a first timer. But pushing hurt more, yeah it hurt, but I didn't want any tears and I preferred to let her come out more naturally.
So Savannah Grace Thompson was born at 1:23pm on Mon the 22nd Sep 2008, weighing 7lb 9oz and 54cm long. She came out with a full head of gorgeous dark hair. My OH and mum cried when she was born, it was so cute; suprisingly I didn't though. She isn't breast feeding properly so we are feeding her out of a syringe until we can help her figure it out. It's so upsetting coz my mum is a lactation consultant so she should be feeding
Overall, it was the most painful experince I have ever had; but i'm proud of myself for doing it without drugs. And no screaming, swearing or yelling
And being a mum is awesome!! I love her to bits.
