She is 8 lbs 2 oz... not quite 20" long, 14.25" head. Gorgeous, nice amount of hair (lots for a kid of mine but it's not much hair really). Can see a photo of mom and baby at http://www.birthblessed.com
About 6 hours of labor, partially in the fishy pool on the back porch... my ctx would be like 12-15 min apart but would last 5 minutes long without stopping (double peak)... got out of pool and ctx went to every 5 min only 60-90 seconds. Really picked up after 11 a.m. when I got out of the pool. Got uncomfortable leaning over birth ball and got up and hung from Amby Baby Hammock stand... told DH "get another towel for the floor" and he *just* got it there in time for my waters to break with a huge SPLOOSH. Then I got really uncomfortable and stood up, which was MORE uncomfortable so I went back down into my dangle, and just started pushing involuntarily... I'd reached inside and she was still up high, but in one push she crowned and next thing I knew her head was out and I could feel a burning... I panted "fire!" and started panting to slow down... but DH said "Her cord's around her neck tight, twice, honey, give another little push".... so I pushed again while he held her head against my perineum... those shoulders hurt SO bad coming out (she has big fat arms and shoulders!) and she tumbled out, somersaulting out of her cord, into dad's hands. He gave her right to me, and I walked to the bed and sat down with her.
I've had a great recovery. Placenta came out about 30 min after birth. But I'm at my "sit at computer limit" now... More later.
About 6 hours of labor, partially in the fishy pool on the back porch... my ctx would be like 12-15 min apart but would last 5 minutes long without stopping (double peak)... got out of pool and ctx went to every 5 min only 60-90 seconds. Really picked up after 11 a.m. when I got out of the pool. Got uncomfortable leaning over birth ball and got up and hung from Amby Baby Hammock stand... told DH "get another towel for the floor" and he *just* got it there in time for my waters to break with a huge SPLOOSH. Then I got really uncomfortable and stood up, which was MORE uncomfortable so I went back down into my dangle, and just started pushing involuntarily... I'd reached inside and she was still up high, but in one push she crowned and next thing I knew her head was out and I could feel a burning... I panted "fire!" and started panting to slow down... but DH said "Her cord's around her neck tight, twice, honey, give another little push".... so I pushed again while he held her head against my perineum... those shoulders hurt SO bad coming out (she has big fat arms and shoulders!) and she tumbled out, somersaulting out of her cord, into dad's hands. He gave her right to me, and I walked to the bed and sat down with her.
I've had a great recovery. Placenta came out about 30 min after birth. But I'm at my "sit at computer limit" now... More later.
She hung in there just a bit longer than Audrey. 
My dd was hard to get her shoulders out too... but I think there was nuchal hand/fist at her chin or something.
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: You guys are gorgeous, looking so content and happy, awww... 
