Hi to everyone.
Well seb was born on monday the 27th march at 8:07am by vbac after 4 hours of labour. I will start the story but it will probably be long so sorry.
On Saturday I woke up to find my waters had broke (or at least I thought they had). I was in shock as he wasn’t due for 4 weeks. I had really had enough of being pregnant by now as I had been suffering with spd as walking and sleeping was a total nightmare so I was kind of excited about the birth. I was really hoping for a vbac as my first was a vaginal birth and second was a section for breech. I was only told that week that the baby had turned head down after being breech for all of the pregnancy so I was really happy. When I went to the hospital I wasn’t having any contractions but I wanted to be sure that my waters had gone. They did an internal but they said they weren’t sure if they had broken or not. So I was no better off. They told me to come back Monday for a check. I was upset and worried as I thought that the baby had to be born in 48 hours or infection could set in, but the midwife didn’t seem worried. That night I waited for the contractions to start but they didn’t so I thought maybe it was a false alarm. I had a show and it was coming away all day so I knew that labour was going to start sometime soon. On Sunday night I sat on the birthing ball hoping to put his head further into the pelvis I went to bed that night convinced he wouldn’t be born till my due date April 18th. At 3,30am I woke with slight period pains but I thought that maybe it was just a one off. I tried to go back to sleep but 4 minutes later the pain returned. I lay in bed for another hour having contractions every 4 minutes. I decided to ring my partner who was away at the time and he told me to ring my mum so I did. She arrived at around 5,30am by now the contractions were really painful I felt I couldn’t cope and really wanted to have some pain relief. The contractions were every 2-3 minutes and really strong. The babies head felt really low and I started to think I may have the baby while I was waiting for my mum to arrive. When my mum turned up I was leaning over the sofa and she was really worried I was going to have the baby right there and then. She managed to get me to the car I don’t know how as I couldn’t walk as the pain was so bad. I really thought I was going to have the baby in the car on the way to the hospital (an hours drive away) as the contractions were every 1-2 minutes and lasting 60 seconds or more. When we got there I had an overwhelming urge to push but I managed to hold it back. When I got there I was waiting for my partner to arrive I was so worried he was going to miss the birth. On arrival I was 8-9 centimetres dilated. The midwife wanted to set up a canula as she said I was high risk because of the previous caesarean but she said if the baby was born soon which she was sure he would be she wouldn’t do it. When my partner arrived I felt like I had no control over my body and the pain was so bad I didn’t know what position I wanted to be in. I tried to use gas and air but it made me feel sick. The midwife popped my waters (maybe they hadn’t broken after all) and within 2 minutes I felt a really strong urge to push. It was horrible the burning and stinging was terrible I couldn’t believe I was going through this again. The baby’s heartbeat slowed slightly so I knew I had to push him out. Within 5 minutes he was out. My beautiful baby boy sebbie (seb) was finally in my arms. I was in shock it didn’t seem real the labour was over so quick it was like I was dreaming. He was early by 4 weeks but he seemed fine and he weighed 6lb 5oz. He was covered in vernix and he looked so small but he was perfect. I was on cloud 9, I tried to put him to the breast but he wasn’t interested. Sebbie was making some noises when he was breathing and he still was 3c hours later so the midwife and my partner tuck him to get checked out. As I was waiting for him to come back I couldn’t believe it was all over and I had a vbac which I so desperately wanted. After 45 minutes my partner and midwife returned without the baby. My world started to fall apart. They said he had to stay in intensive care as he had breathing problems due to an infection or immature lungs they didn’t know what yet. I started to cry how this could be happening. Anyway as the days went by every hour without my baby was a nightmare I felt like I was cracking up all I did was cry. When I saw him it was heartbreaking. He looked so fragile with all the tubes up his nose and down his throat and the drips. My body was longing to hold my baby but I couldn’t. It was 8 days before I could get him out and cuddle him and I will remember that moment for the rest of my life. The waiting for that cuddle nearly killed me it felt like a lifetime. 12 days later and seb was aloud home he had immature lungs as he was born early even though 36 weeks isn’t that early. I am breastfeeding which has helped me a great deal with the bonding. I still feel low sometimes thinking of the days I missed with him and not being able to do anything for him but I am so glad he is home. Seb is 3 weeks old tomorrow but it seems like a lifetime ago. He has put on weight although not much he weighs 6lb 7oz now but he did go down to 5lb 5oz. I love him to bits and so do my other children. I do get upset when I think about the whole birth thing as it was so perfect and then it all started to fall apart. I wish I never hurried the birth on and I waited till he was due as none of this would of happened, but at least he ok now. I still watch over him and I do get paranoid about his breathing but hopefully that will fade with time. Sebbie is such a beautiful boy I am so happy and proud to have such a perfect baby. Sorry if the story was long but I did try to cut it down. Congratulations to everyone of you who have had a new baby and good luck to the rest of you. Out of my whole experience it has made me appreciate life alot more. I never really thought I would have a baby that was ill I just thought he would be born and I could take him home. I tuck it for granted when I tuck my others babies home but I really appreciate it alot more now and my heart goes out to all the other mums who never get to take there babies home.
Luckily my story has a happy ending.
Thanks to all of you this site was a great help to me when I was pregnant so thank-you all.
Love
Sarah and baby sebbie
xx
Well seb was born on monday the 27th march at 8:07am by vbac after 4 hours of labour. I will start the story but it will probably be long so sorry.
On Saturday I woke up to find my waters had broke (or at least I thought they had). I was in shock as he wasn’t due for 4 weeks. I had really had enough of being pregnant by now as I had been suffering with spd as walking and sleeping was a total nightmare so I was kind of excited about the birth. I was really hoping for a vbac as my first was a vaginal birth and second was a section for breech. I was only told that week that the baby had turned head down after being breech for all of the pregnancy so I was really happy. When I went to the hospital I wasn’t having any contractions but I wanted to be sure that my waters had gone. They did an internal but they said they weren’t sure if they had broken or not. So I was no better off. They told me to come back Monday for a check. I was upset and worried as I thought that the baby had to be born in 48 hours or infection could set in, but the midwife didn’t seem worried. That night I waited for the contractions to start but they didn’t so I thought maybe it was a false alarm. I had a show and it was coming away all day so I knew that labour was going to start sometime soon. On Sunday night I sat on the birthing ball hoping to put his head further into the pelvis I went to bed that night convinced he wouldn’t be born till my due date April 18th. At 3,30am I woke with slight period pains but I thought that maybe it was just a one off. I tried to go back to sleep but 4 minutes later the pain returned. I lay in bed for another hour having contractions every 4 minutes. I decided to ring my partner who was away at the time and he told me to ring my mum so I did. She arrived at around 5,30am by now the contractions were really painful I felt I couldn’t cope and really wanted to have some pain relief. The contractions were every 2-3 minutes and really strong. The babies head felt really low and I started to think I may have the baby while I was waiting for my mum to arrive. When my mum turned up I was leaning over the sofa and she was really worried I was going to have the baby right there and then. She managed to get me to the car I don’t know how as I couldn’t walk as the pain was so bad. I really thought I was going to have the baby in the car on the way to the hospital (an hours drive away) as the contractions were every 1-2 minutes and lasting 60 seconds or more. When we got there I had an overwhelming urge to push but I managed to hold it back. When I got there I was waiting for my partner to arrive I was so worried he was going to miss the birth. On arrival I was 8-9 centimetres dilated. The midwife wanted to set up a canula as she said I was high risk because of the previous caesarean but she said if the baby was born soon which she was sure he would be she wouldn’t do it. When my partner arrived I felt like I had no control over my body and the pain was so bad I didn’t know what position I wanted to be in. I tried to use gas and air but it made me feel sick. The midwife popped my waters (maybe they hadn’t broken after all) and within 2 minutes I felt a really strong urge to push. It was horrible the burning and stinging was terrible I couldn’t believe I was going through this again. The baby’s heartbeat slowed slightly so I knew I had to push him out. Within 5 minutes he was out. My beautiful baby boy sebbie (seb) was finally in my arms. I was in shock it didn’t seem real the labour was over so quick it was like I was dreaming. He was early by 4 weeks but he seemed fine and he weighed 6lb 5oz. He was covered in vernix and he looked so small but he was perfect. I was on cloud 9, I tried to put him to the breast but he wasn’t interested. Sebbie was making some noises when he was breathing and he still was 3c hours later so the midwife and my partner tuck him to get checked out. As I was waiting for him to come back I couldn’t believe it was all over and I had a vbac which I so desperately wanted. After 45 minutes my partner and midwife returned without the baby. My world started to fall apart. They said he had to stay in intensive care as he had breathing problems due to an infection or immature lungs they didn’t know what yet. I started to cry how this could be happening. Anyway as the days went by every hour without my baby was a nightmare I felt like I was cracking up all I did was cry. When I saw him it was heartbreaking. He looked so fragile with all the tubes up his nose and down his throat and the drips. My body was longing to hold my baby but I couldn’t. It was 8 days before I could get him out and cuddle him and I will remember that moment for the rest of my life. The waiting for that cuddle nearly killed me it felt like a lifetime. 12 days later and seb was aloud home he had immature lungs as he was born early even though 36 weeks isn’t that early. I am breastfeeding which has helped me a great deal with the bonding. I still feel low sometimes thinking of the days I missed with him and not being able to do anything for him but I am so glad he is home. Seb is 3 weeks old tomorrow but it seems like a lifetime ago. He has put on weight although not much he weighs 6lb 7oz now but he did go down to 5lb 5oz. I love him to bits and so do my other children. I do get upset when I think about the whole birth thing as it was so perfect and then it all started to fall apart. I wish I never hurried the birth on and I waited till he was due as none of this would of happened, but at least he ok now. I still watch over him and I do get paranoid about his breathing but hopefully that will fade with time. Sebbie is such a beautiful boy I am so happy and proud to have such a perfect baby. Sorry if the story was long but I did try to cut it down. Congratulations to everyone of you who have had a new baby and good luck to the rest of you. Out of my whole experience it has made me appreciate life alot more. I never really thought I would have a baby that was ill I just thought he would be born and I could take him home. I tuck it for granted when I tuck my others babies home but I really appreciate it alot more now and my heart goes out to all the other mums who never get to take there babies home.
Luckily my story has a happy ending.
Thanks to all of you this site was a great help to me when I was pregnant so thank-you all.
Love
Sarah and baby sebbie
xx
But I'm so glad you are both okay now and home safe and sound.
