Wow, so many new babes! I haven't posted much yet, but I have read all your threads and CONGRATS mamas!
Our little girl was born Sept 12 at 1:25 pm. She weighed 3.175 kg (7lbs even) and I forget how long she was, but she seems like a tall girl! She is nursing like a pro, and we are soooo happy to have her as I'm sure you can all imagine
My water broke sunday (the 11th) morning at 6 am, but I didn't start having contractions with any kind of regularity until about 5 pm, when they started coming about every 10-15 minutes. We called the midwives, doula and a friend a couple hours later, telling them not to rush because things didn't seem to serious. I don't remember the exact timeline, but things got pretty serious and I had intense contractions all night that were quite close together. I had major back pain, but our Doula was awesome and helped a lot.
At about 5am our MW checked me and said I was at 5 cm, and there seemed to be a little pouch of water blocking the baby's head from coming down. I felt exhausted and was in a lot of pain, so I asked her to break the last of the waters to speed things up, and she did and they did. She left for a nap at their office which is close by, and the contractions became very very intense and right on top of one another.
She didn't check me again until round 10 am when we thought I must be almost there, but I was still at 5 cms. I freaked out, because I was in so much pain and I felt really discouraged. We had thought the baby was the right way around, but it turns out she was facing the wrong way and wasn't coming down.
I decided to transfer to the hospital for some pain relief because although things could have gone quickly, it could have taken hours longer and I was so scared of the pain. We arrived at the hospital at about 11 and I sat in the tub with the gas. Almost as soon as I got in the water I felt the urge to push, and since I wasn't fully dialated the mw's encouraged me not to if I could help it, which I couldn’t. I think it was a good thing though, because maybe I wouldn’t have gone those last 3 cm without pushing. I'm a little mixed about how things went after that, but I stayed in the tub for a while, then tried to go to use the toilet, which I couldn't do. The MW checked me while I was there, and we could feel the head which was reassuring because the end was near. I got back into the tub, pushed another contraction, then they told me to face the other way to give birth. The contrax seemed to slow down, and it felt soooo weird to have her head coming out. I pushed a couple more times, then she crowned, then her head was out. I didn't think I could push out her body, but of course out it came with the next contraction. The moment her slippery little body was placed on my chest was the best moment of my life, especially when she opened her eyes and looked right at me.
She had to have a bit of oxygen right away because she swallowed some fluids, but other than that everything else went normally, and we went home after 6 hours.
I am a sad about not having a home birth, and not handling labour better. I keep wondering what would have happened if I stayed home, and if the gas really helped or not. I'm glad everything turned out okay, and that I had no major interventions, but I still feel disappointed in myself. I know that freaking out didn’t help anything, and I just wish I could have kept my cool and finished up at home. Next time will be easier (I keep telling myself), and hopefully a lot shorter than 22 hours :LOL I know I won’t be as scared next time, which will make a big difference!
Our little girl was born Sept 12 at 1:25 pm. She weighed 3.175 kg (7lbs even) and I forget how long she was, but she seems like a tall girl! She is nursing like a pro, and we are soooo happy to have her as I'm sure you can all imagine
My water broke sunday (the 11th) morning at 6 am, but I didn't start having contractions with any kind of regularity until about 5 pm, when they started coming about every 10-15 minutes. We called the midwives, doula and a friend a couple hours later, telling them not to rush because things didn't seem to serious. I don't remember the exact timeline, but things got pretty serious and I had intense contractions all night that were quite close together. I had major back pain, but our Doula was awesome and helped a lot.
At about 5am our MW checked me and said I was at 5 cm, and there seemed to be a little pouch of water blocking the baby's head from coming down. I felt exhausted and was in a lot of pain, so I asked her to break the last of the waters to speed things up, and she did and they did. She left for a nap at their office which is close by, and the contractions became very very intense and right on top of one another.
She didn't check me again until round 10 am when we thought I must be almost there, but I was still at 5 cms. I freaked out, because I was in so much pain and I felt really discouraged. We had thought the baby was the right way around, but it turns out she was facing the wrong way and wasn't coming down.
I decided to transfer to the hospital for some pain relief because although things could have gone quickly, it could have taken hours longer and I was so scared of the pain. We arrived at the hospital at about 11 and I sat in the tub with the gas. Almost as soon as I got in the water I felt the urge to push, and since I wasn't fully dialated the mw's encouraged me not to if I could help it, which I couldn’t. I think it was a good thing though, because maybe I wouldn’t have gone those last 3 cm without pushing. I'm a little mixed about how things went after that, but I stayed in the tub for a while, then tried to go to use the toilet, which I couldn't do. The MW checked me while I was there, and we could feel the head which was reassuring because the end was near. I got back into the tub, pushed another contraction, then they told me to face the other way to give birth. The contrax seemed to slow down, and it felt soooo weird to have her head coming out. I pushed a couple more times, then she crowned, then her head was out. I didn't think I could push out her body, but of course out it came with the next contraction. The moment her slippery little body was placed on my chest was the best moment of my life, especially when she opened her eyes and looked right at me.
She had to have a bit of oxygen right away because she swallowed some fluids, but other than that everything else went normally, and we went home after 6 hours.
I am a sad about not having a home birth, and not handling labour better. I keep wondering what would have happened if I stayed home, and if the gas really helped or not. I'm glad everything turned out okay, and that I had no major interventions, but I still feel disappointed in myself. I know that freaking out didn’t help anything, and I just wish I could have kept my cool and finished up at home. Next time will be easier (I keep telling myself), and hopefully a lot shorter than 22 hours :LOL I know I won’t be as scared next time, which will make a big difference!
