Looloobelle
1 DD, 2Angels and Preg
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I was having on-off pains from Thursday teatime, but nothing significant. By Sat afternoon they were about 9 mins apart, but not even painful enough for paracetamol, in fact i didn;t even mention it to anyone, just kept timing them to myself. I also had a tiny amount of show - again said nothing as it was so little. In fact on Sat afternnon I looked after my neice and nephew, did the ironing and changed the beds lol.After Claudia went to bed on Sat Drew and I put a film on and I felt a trickle.
I rand L+D and said that I thought my waters had gone, either that or my show was runny lol. They asked me to come in to be checked and said they would confirm either way and I'd probably be sent home if under 4cms to see what happened overnight. So after my parents came down as C in bed, I went to hospital. I took 2 paracetamol, not that I need it, just for the hell of it really lol. I also put my tens on.
Got to hospital at around 11.45 on Sat night, by the time I'd got there they'd checked my notes and confirmed that the swab I'd given at 36 weeks was positive for Group B Strep so if it was my waters they would admit me. It was my waters so they did.
I was hooked up to monitor and baby was fine and settled. When examined the midwife felt baby was very low. Internal was really painful however as my cervix was still far back. I was 2cms.
I was put on a drip with anti biotics for the froup b strep straight away - which is why I was admitted. I was also given a drip to speed up contractions - and boy did it work. Within half an hour there was little let up in the contractions, gas and air was a distraction but had little effect. I asked Drew to take off the tens as the wires were just in the way and it wasn't effective.At 3am i had diamorphine and midwife said she would re-examine me at 4.30 - four hours after first examination. At 3.10 I was going through transistion, I was panicked and could get myself comfy - I knew what it was and even told Drew, but still felt the panic. Midwife examined me and I was fully dialated, which shocked us all.
She said to try and wait it out for an hour to allow diamorpine to be fully effective and for baby to come down, but I couldn't and kneltup with my face to the back of the bed and started pushing. When I started pushing my relentless contractions slowed down, so they upped the drip and this kick started them again and I pushed out Florence in three contractions.
She was passed straight to me and I announced she was a girl. She was perfect.
I tore a little, which midwife said was nothing I did wrong, but more because the labour was so fast, intense and almost aggressive - describes is perfectly. I never thought my VBAC would be so quick and so bloody painful!! I really thought I'd have more time to warm up into labour lol!!But totally worth it and I'm very proud that Ii did it.
I rand L+D and said that I thought my waters had gone, either that or my show was runny lol. They asked me to come in to be checked and said they would confirm either way and I'd probably be sent home if under 4cms to see what happened overnight. So after my parents came down as C in bed, I went to hospital. I took 2 paracetamol, not that I need it, just for the hell of it really lol. I also put my tens on.
Got to hospital at around 11.45 on Sat night, by the time I'd got there they'd checked my notes and confirmed that the swab I'd given at 36 weeks was positive for Group B Strep so if it was my waters they would admit me. It was my waters so they did.
I was hooked up to monitor and baby was fine and settled. When examined the midwife felt baby was very low. Internal was really painful however as my cervix was still far back. I was 2cms.
I was put on a drip with anti biotics for the froup b strep straight away - which is why I was admitted. I was also given a drip to speed up contractions - and boy did it work. Within half an hour there was little let up in the contractions, gas and air was a distraction but had little effect. I asked Drew to take off the tens as the wires were just in the way and it wasn't effective.At 3am i had diamorphine and midwife said she would re-examine me at 4.30 - four hours after first examination. At 3.10 I was going through transistion, I was panicked and could get myself comfy - I knew what it was and even told Drew, but still felt the panic. Midwife examined me and I was fully dialated, which shocked us all.
She said to try and wait it out for an hour to allow diamorpine to be fully effective and for baby to come down, but I couldn't and kneltup with my face to the back of the bed and started pushing. When I started pushing my relentless contractions slowed down, so they upped the drip and this kick started them again and I pushed out Florence in three contractions.
She was passed straight to me and I announced she was a girl. She was perfect.
I tore a little, which midwife said was nothing I did wrong, but more because the labour was so fast, intense and almost aggressive - describes is perfectly. I never thought my VBAC would be so quick and so bloody painful!! I really thought I'd have more time to warm up into labour lol!!But totally worth it and I'm very proud that Ii did it.
