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Here is the story of my waterbirth, it was a very quick labour but the story will probably end up long 
so if you have time grab a drink and enjoy 
.....
10/08/11 - 40+2
Had my aquanatal class as usual and after went to see my mw for a sweep. Cervix was posterior so she 'walked it down' (Ouch!) and i was already 2-3cm and very favorable
12/08/11 - 40+4
So today was much like most other Fridays, my mum and i went into town to pay bills and have coffee. We didn't stay long as i needed to go Asda shopping so mum dropped me home and took my youngest daughter to her house and me , my dh and eldest daughter went to Asda.
Later on my my mum came back round to pick up my eldest daughter as my mum and step-dad were taking the girls on holiday the following day! We were all quite gutted that lo hadnt arrived as this meant none of them would see him until they came back from holiday the following week
After the girls had gone dh and i decided to go for a walk down the seafront. it was about 5pm. we had done lots of walking in the previous weeks and although dh reckoned it was pointless i always felt more crampy after a walk, although it never had amounted to anything i still felt it was worth a try. We walked for about an hour and i started getting bh's every now and then (nothing unusual) but that was it. when i got home i had my show and i decided to run a bath with my radox bubble bath and relaxed for a while. The bh's were still present but were not regular and not strong (i was having 2-3 an hour!)lol.
After my bath i sat and bounced on my ball, determined to get things going, it seemed to bring a few more bh's however they were still irregular and weak.
At 9pm we decided another walk was in order so off we went again, during the walk my bh's became closer together and stronger, although not strong enough for me to think 'this is it'. we were nearly home when we came across a shih tzu dog sat on the pavement by the side of the road, no owner in sight, no lead, no details on collar!
omg! now what do we do? Of all nights to find a dog!! 
it was very old looking, had gunky eyes, matted fur and couldn't walk properly. we thought it had maybe escaped and been hit by a car We couldn't just leave it there so dh picked it up and we took it home. dh sat ouside the front door with it and tried giving it some water and food (we have 3 dogs ourselves) while i called the RSPCA. The RSPCA logged our call and said if anyone reports a missing dog they will give the owner our number!! WTF?? i told them that we can't keep hold of this dog as we have 3 hectic dogs who would probably frighten the poor thing to death and i could possibly be in labour so we may not even be here! so they gave me the number for the local dog warden! err no way am i giving it to dog warden! 
dh rang his mum (by this time its 10pm) and told her to come get the dog and we would take it to the local rescue in the morning.
Just as his mum turned up a man came down the street looking for his dog!!
THANK GOD!!!! Turns out it was 15yrs, blind and had a problem with her back legs!! (no excuse for not bathing it, poor thing), she had escaped when someone left the gate open (surprising as she could hardly walk). Anyway the guy took his dog and dh's mum didn't have to worry about looking after it!
By the time we sat down it was 10:30pm and i had only had around 5 contractions in the last hour. at 11pm i had my first contraction that instantly made me think 'this is it' it was defiantly NOT a bh and so after a few more i started timing them. The contractions became stronger and closer together so we decided to make sure we had everything packed ready to go to the MLU where i was planning to birth.
It was 12:50am when i decided to call the coordinator to tell them i was in labour, she told me to meet the mw's at the MLU in 20mins*
*THE LOCAL MLU IS UNMANNED FROM 8PM TO 8AM SO IF YOU GO INTO LABOUR DURING THESE TIMES THE COORDINATOR SENDS MW'S FROM THE MAIN HOSPITAL TO THE MLU (ROUGHLY TAKING 20MINS BY CAR).*
So we jump in the car and get to there at about 01:10am by now the contractions are really hotting up and i knew things wouldn't take long! The mw's weren't there so the security guy let us in and we went up the stairs and sat in the waiting room (the 1 min walk upstairs took about 10mins as i kept having to stop for contractions which were now very intense and lasting over 1min each) we get to the waiting room and realize we had left my notes at home i knew that they would need my notes so i told dh he would need to rush home and get them.
Sat in the waiting room by myself i had an awful contraction and felt the baby move down, i had to lean right back in the chair and open my legs! i remember thinking 'OMG i'm going to have this baby by myself'!
Luckily after only 2 contractions alone the mw turned up!
We went through to the labour room and she started filling the birth pool. After another 10 mins or so dh arrived with my notes and i was given the gas and air, which for the first contraction made me feel sick 
, but after i had a drink of lucozade and started puffing on it again for the next contraction i felt good.
The mw examined me about 01:35 and i was 6cm but very stretchy
By 02:00 the pool was ready and i jumped in (not literally), it gave me instant relief and the freedom to move about weightlessly was amazing! i had 2 contractions in the pool and with the third my waters broke instantly i felt the head shift right down and with the next contraction i pushed out his head and then his body! 
He was born at 02:19.
He was very blue and didn't cry but he was ok and just in shock from the quick birth! i sat there with him and rubbed him and spoke to him and told him how happy i was that he was here. the 4 years of waiting was worth it and i'd wait another 4 years if i had to, i'd do anything for him! 
His cord was cut after it stopped pulsing and as I wanted to deliver the placenta naturally i stayed in the pool where i delivered it about 25 mins after his birth.
Once i was out the pool the mw checked me over and i had no tears or grazes
Jaxon was weighed and was a very healthy 9lb6oz
The best thing was my girls and my mum got to come round and see us before going on holiday!!!!
All in all it was a brilliant birth and it couldn't have possibly gone any better
Total labour was 3hr 19min
3hr 17min 1st stage.
2min 2nd stage.
We got to MLU at 01:10 - gave birth at 02:19 - was home and in bed by 06:00 :-D
I hope you enjoyed my story (if your still reading).
Here is a few pics:
so if you have time grab a drink and enjoy .....10/08/11 - 40+2
Had my aquanatal class as usual and after went to see my mw for a sweep. Cervix was posterior so she 'walked it down' (Ouch!) and i was already 2-3cm and very favorable
12/08/11 - 40+4
So today was much like most other Fridays, my mum and i went into town to pay bills and have coffee. We didn't stay long as i needed to go Asda shopping so mum dropped me home and took my youngest daughter to her house and me , my dh and eldest daughter went to Asda.
Later on my my mum came back round to pick up my eldest daughter as my mum and step-dad were taking the girls on holiday the following day! We were all quite gutted that lo hadnt arrived as this meant none of them would see him until they came back from holiday the following week
After the girls had gone dh and i decided to go for a walk down the seafront. it was about 5pm. we had done lots of walking in the previous weeks and although dh reckoned it was pointless i always felt more crampy after a walk, although it never had amounted to anything i still felt it was worth a try. We walked for about an hour and i started getting bh's every now and then (nothing unusual) but that was it. when i got home i had my show and i decided to run a bath with my radox bubble bath and relaxed for a while. The bh's were still present but were not regular and not strong (i was having 2-3 an hour!)lol.
After my bath i sat and bounced on my ball, determined to get things going, it seemed to bring a few more bh's however they were still irregular and weak.
At 9pm we decided another walk was in order so off we went again, during the walk my bh's became closer together and stronger, although not strong enough for me to think 'this is it'. we were nearly home when we came across a shih tzu dog sat on the pavement by the side of the road, no owner in sight, no lead, no details on collar!
omg! now what do we do? Of all nights to find a dog!! it was very old looking, had gunky eyes, matted fur and couldn't walk properly. we thought it had maybe escaped and been hit by a car We couldn't just leave it there so dh picked it up and we took it home. dh sat ouside the front door with it and tried giving it some water and food (we have 3 dogs ourselves) while i called the RSPCA. The RSPCA logged our call and said if anyone reports a missing dog they will give the owner our number!! WTF?? i told them that we can't keep hold of this dog as we have 3 hectic dogs who would probably frighten the poor thing to death and i could possibly be in labour so we may not even be here! so they gave me the number for the local dog warden! err no way am i giving it to dog warden! dh rang his mum (by this time its 10pm) and told her to come get the dog and we would take it to the local rescue in the morning.
Just as his mum turned up a man came down the street looking for his dog!!
THANK GOD!!!! Turns out it was 15yrs, blind and had a problem with her back legs!! (no excuse for not bathing it, poor thing), she had escaped when someone left the gate open (surprising as she could hardly walk). Anyway the guy took his dog and dh's mum didn't have to worry about looking after it!By the time we sat down it was 10:30pm and i had only had around 5 contractions in the last hour. at 11pm i had my first contraction that instantly made me think 'this is it' it was defiantly NOT a bh and so after a few more i started timing them. The contractions became stronger and closer together so we decided to make sure we had everything packed ready to go to the MLU where i was planning to birth.
It was 12:50am when i decided to call the coordinator to tell them i was in labour, she told me to meet the mw's at the MLU in 20mins*
*THE LOCAL MLU IS UNMANNED FROM 8PM TO 8AM SO IF YOU GO INTO LABOUR DURING THESE TIMES THE COORDINATOR SENDS MW'S FROM THE MAIN HOSPITAL TO THE MLU (ROUGHLY TAKING 20MINS BY CAR).*
So we jump in the car and get to there at about 01:10am by now the contractions are really hotting up and i knew things wouldn't take long! The mw's weren't there so the security guy let us in and we went up the stairs and sat in the waiting room (the 1 min walk upstairs took about 10mins as i kept having to stop for contractions which were now very intense and lasting over 1min each) we get to the waiting room and realize we had left my notes at home
i knew that they would need my notes so i told dh he would need to rush home and get them. Sat in the waiting room by myself i had an awful contraction and felt the baby move down, i had to lean right back in the chair and open my legs! i remember thinking 'OMG i'm going to have this baby by myself'!
Luckily after only 2 contractions alone the mw turned up!
We went through to the labour room and she started filling the birth pool. After another 10 mins or so dh arrived with my notes
and i was given the gas and air, which for the first contraction made me feel sick , but after i had a drink of lucozade and started puffing on it again for the next contraction i felt good. The mw examined me about 01:35 and i was 6cm but very stretchy
By 02:00 the pool was ready and i jumped in (not literally
), it gave me instant relief and the freedom to move about weightlessly was amazing! i had 2 contractions in the pool and with the third my waters broke instantly i felt the head shift right down and with the next contraction i pushed out his head and then his body! He was born at 02:19. He was very blue and didn't cry but he was ok and just in shock from the quick birth!
i sat there with him and rubbed him and spoke to him and told him how happy i was that he was here. the 4 years of waiting was worth it and i'd wait another 4 years if i had to, i'd do anything for him! His cord was cut after it stopped pulsing and as I wanted to deliver the placenta naturally i stayed in the pool where i delivered it about 25 mins after his birth.
Once i was out the pool the mw checked me over and i had no tears or grazes
Jaxon was weighed and was a very healthy 9lb6oz
The best thing was my girls and my mum got to come round and see us before going on holiday!!!!
All in all it was a brilliant birth and it couldn't have possibly gone any better
Total labour was 3hr 19min
3hr 17min 1st stage.
2min 2nd stage.
We got to MLU at 01:10 - gave birth at 02:19 - was home and in bed by 06:00 :-D
I hope you enjoyed my story (if your still reading
). Here is a few pics:
