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So after being told on Wednesday that my waters hadn't gone, I was asked to go back to triage at 1 on Thursday to be reassessed where she confirmed that they had in fact gone, only very slowly! Booked me for induction for Friday. I was gutted as really didn't want to be induced! So I walked a 40 min walk to pick dd up from nursery and had a couple of pains on the way but nothing out of the ordinary! Got back at 3:45 and sat on the ball for 5 mins as back was killing! Stood up, whoosh, the rest of my waters went. I needed to change my clothes so went upstairs and put pj bottoms on. Had a strong period pain and rang dh to come home an hour earlier from work. 7 mins later I had a full blown ouch contraction, my best friend came round to help with dd, and 7 minutes after that again, but I couldn't even talk through it! Rang dh and said I think you should come now, which was a good job as they jumped to 4-5 mins apart lasting an ave of 80 seconds. Dh got home, my friend took dd to my mums, I rang triage who told me to come down when I was ready. The journey was only 10 mins but dh had to pull over 3 times so I could squeeze his hand through the contractions. They were now averaging 3.10 second and about 70 secs. Went straight to delivery suite and asked about pain relief, needed gas and air straight away as contractions came on so quickly! Mw examined me and I was only 3-4 cm, fuming was I! I asked for something stronger and she suggested I had remi something or other, a patient controlled drug on a drip, best decision I made. Still felt everything, experienced the pain I wanted to but managed to take the edge off the really bad ones, I alternated between gas and air the 'clicker' as dh has named it!
By 9:30 I was ready to push and the clicker wasn't quick enough relief for me so stayed on the gas and air only. Pushed for 50 mins, well actually my body did the pushing down, I just lasted through the contractions and I physically pushed for 20 mins. At 10.20 Ella Rose was born weighing 6lb10oz. She is gorgeous the image of dd1 when she was born! I suffered second degree tears as tried to get through the ring of fire too quickly! Ring of fire - ring of death, torture and anything else that might go with it! Also had post Partom haemorrhage lost around a litre of blood.
Anyway we are home now and I'm trying to breast feed but really struggling with the pain in my nipples, any advice welcome. Loving being a mum to two dd's! Xxxx
By 9:30 I was ready to push and the clicker wasn't quick enough relief for me so stayed on the gas and air only. Pushed for 50 mins, well actually my body did the pushing down, I just lasted through the contractions and I physically pushed for 20 mins. At 10.20 Ella Rose was born weighing 6lb10oz. She is gorgeous the image of dd1 when she was born! I suffered second degree tears as tried to get through the ring of fire too quickly! Ring of fire - ring of death, torture and anything else that might go with it! Also had post Partom haemorrhage lost around a litre of blood.
Anyway we are home now and I'm trying to breast feed but really struggling with the pain in my nipples, any advice welcome. Loving being a mum to two dd's! Xxxx
get your rest as pph can really wipe you out , loads of iron !! As for the breast feeding its all about latching on , your midwife will be the best person to get you in the right direction. . . 
xxx
And I agree, gorgeous name!
