Hi Ladies!
Hope you are all well!
We got back from the hospital yesterday afternoon, midwife took her time to come around and run the last check before we could be discharged so we didnt leave the hosp until 4pm.
Anyway, I dont really have a detailed birth story, it was all very quick and overwhelming. I can however remember it a lot better than Georges labour.
I started to get mild lower back ache around 1am early Wednesday morning during every braxton hick, the dull pains would come and go every 10-15 mins. I had been loosing my plug the day before in much bigger bits than previously so I was hopeful that something was happening, actually I was mega excited! hehe. By the morning time the pains were still coming and were fairly regular but still only mild like braxton hicks and I was wishing for them to be ramped up a gear so we could get the show on the road.
Throughout wednesday the pains developed more into a 'classic contraction', deep lower back pain that radiated around the front of my lower bump and hugs you really tightly it becomes hard to breath. They didnt stop me in my tracks though and i could talk through them. By around 5 though we started to get George ready for his sleep over as I had a feeling that things were about to step up a gear. I didnt realise just how soon though at the time, I generally thinking was it was best to take him before bedtime than have to get him out of bed in the middle of the night when we needed to go to the hospital.
George was off to his friends at around 6 and we were on the way to the hospital at 7.40 as I needed some gas and air by that point. Id had a bath and Aston was doing a good job rubbing my back and tipping warm water over my back but it just wasnt cutting it.
The car journey to the hospital is a little over 30 mins, it felt like 5 mins though as I had my eyes closed almost the entire journey and the contractions were coming every 2-3 mins so i was concentrating on breathing through the strong contractions. With every one I was grabbing Astons leg and trying not to flip my arms and legs around lol... trying to remain somewhat in control.
When we got to the hospital we had to walk the labyrinth like hospital corridors to the labour suite, there were wheelchairs but that thought was even more unbearable, after sitting in the car the last thing i wanted to do was sit. At the labour suite, I was taken to a ward where they took a urine sample which showed trace of protein but nothing else. I was then shortly taken to a labour room for an examination and a bit of monitoring... also got the beloved gas and air! The MW asked if the student could perform the examination but I declined and asked her to do it as by that time I felt everything needed to be 'right' first time and couldnt be dealing her a double examination if the student wasnt sure. She was a lovely student though, in her last year and she was really helpful. The mw and student did not leave for my entire labour at the hospital, they were really fabulous and encouraging.
A few contractions after the monitoring, I could feel it was time for some water. With every contractions it was like my body wanted to bear down, and I could feel her moving a little too with each contraction. It was really s'real and intense, so much more painful than I remember with George but it was progressing quickly. Luckily for me, the pool was free and ready for me to use so the student went to get the tub filled. At around 9pm I was taken over on a wheelchair to the water birthing room, mw was a bad driver but i forgave her driving skills because she was such a good mw lol mum and aston carried the bags over.
I just wanted to get into the water for relief (i am sure at this point i believed it'd be more relief than water could ever realistically give haha), so i stripped off and didnt even put my bikini top on... seriously you just dont care who see's what. In the water my body just took over, still hooked up to the gas and air puffing, I couldnt keep still or in one position for long. The contractions were just so intense and my body wanted to push with every contraction. It was such a weird feeling but I could feel babys every movement down, i could feel her shifting down. I knew it would be time to push soon, i kept telling myself it would be over soon enough and I would have my baby girl.
Our baby girl was born at 9.48pm, 2 pushes for the head and 2 pushes for the body. Her cord was wrapped twice around her neck but as soon as she came up the mws sorted her out for me so that I could have her close to me on my chest. She didnt really scream, just the most precious whimpering baby noises and squeaks. It was just so magical and overwhelming.
I had the injection to help the placenta out, but it took a while for the drug to work so I just laid on the bed with our new baby having plenty of skin to skin. The injection for the placenta made me throw up all the fajitas I ate for dinner lol
Daddy had first cuddles whilst I had a shower (really awkward), to clear up what could have easily been mistaken for a chain saw massacre, the mws cleaned and mopped up all the evidence on scene too lol
After we were left to our own devices in the birthing room for a good 3 hrs, which was nice. When i had George, my birthing partners were ushered home almost immediately after i'd given birth and it wasnt great. This time we got teas brought to us, i was offered toast and I got to spend the next 3 hours with my new baby girl attached to my nipples lol
She is a little Pro feeder, im hoping my milk comes in soon so she can get a bit fuller and more satisfied.
She weighed 7lb 12oz, her apgars were 9 and 9. We have decided to call her Macie Amelia
George met his little sister at the hosptial yesterday for the first time. He loves her dearly and is so protective of her. He is there by her moses basket on every whimper and cry, he is smitten. He went to nursery for half a day today and told everyone about his new baby sister. he is so proud!
My mum is going home today, I am going to miss her and she keeps hinting about moving back to kent... its been really lovely to spend so much time with her, i am honestly considering it (not sure aston is ), the support network I would have would be truely amazing but in the same breath this is home now for our little family.
Anyway thats about all for my birth story. I am sure there are lots of details missing, if i think of anything I will add it.
will upload some pictures in the next post
xxxx
