XJessicaX birth story!!

[XJessicaX]

Ottilie was born 23:30 26/12/12. On phone so excuse typos! Came into hospital to be induced. Was given gel as i wanted a natural as much as possible labour and sometimes the gel is enough just to gently nudge a person into labour. I just started contracting painlessly by myself. Had waters broken at 20:45 as midwives just wanted to crack on with labour which suddenly made painless Braxton hicks turn into slightly painful contractions. Was told i didnt need to be monitored until i reached active labour so i would had 4 hours to myself and then I would need 1 on 1 supervision. At 2130 the contractions were strong so i started the TENS (amazing!) 22:00 they became painful and i started G&A, 23:00 they became unbearably awful and I asked midwife for epidural as I thought after only 2 hours of any proper contractions I would only be 4cm MAX, the pain was nothing like I can describe. Just overwhelming horrific pain! Midwife left the room to get epi, I started pushing!!! Omg...ow. My husband ran out of the room to get midwife who ambled back leisurely!! She examined me and said "oh! There is just a lip left of the cervix" and I said " I'm dilated...fully??!!" And yes I was! She told me not to push (how hard is that!!!) and then I just had to. I had been pretty silent most of my labour but ended up yelling "Goddamit OMG, the pain can I push??!" And after maybe 3 awful pushes (it made me arch my back and every muscle in your body tense) she started crowning and it wasn't as bad as I thought. Stung but I just wanted her out, did 3 pushes in one contraction and out she came! 2nd stage 2 minutes!! Small labia tear!

8lb 9!!! She's huge??! I've been measuring 5 weeks behind!!

 

[Seity]

Congrats!

 

[mommyB]

Congratulations!!!! Good size baby considering your first was smaller! Great job, can't wait to see a pic

 

[Ecologirl]

Wow, congratulations and great size! xx

 

[Leafy]

congratulations!! xx

 

[frstndonly]

congrats.

 

[Bean66]

Congratulations and well done!!

Also beautiful name. It's the girls name we've chosen too!!

 

[mtmnleg]

Congratulations can't wait to see pics! What an awesome birth

 

[zombiedaisy]

Congrats!!!!

 

[catfromaus]

Congrats!

 

[OCmommy]

Congratulations!! xx

 

[icklemonster]

Congratulations hun, that sounds a lot quicker and preferable to your back to back 1st labour. Look forward to seeing pics xxx

 

[mjvdec01]

Congratulations!

 

[cherrylee]

Congrats !!

 

[kettle28]

Fantastic news

 

[sweetcheeks85]

Congrats x

 

[LEXUS09]

Congrats!

 

[Pixiegirllily]

Been waiting for this post from you! Congratulations xxx

 

[xpatchx]

Well done sweetie!! At last she is here and what a size. Does she look tiny still? i bet shes sooooo precious. Cant wait to see pics xx

 

[Sparrow85]

Huge congratulations and great weight; just goes to show that bump size means nothing.