I posted a few days ago about fighting with my normally very good to me DH. Its funny how fighting w/ him ended with me going into labor.
Contractions started about an hour after our fight (11pm) and went on through the night and through the next day. At about 11am we watched CSI and I had to have him pause it through the contractions. When it was over I got into the birth pool. Labor was pretty intense at the end, but we had her at 1:15pm on Monday. It was pretty tough, probably a combination of her size and the fact that it was WAY faster than last time. My last labor was 48 hrs plus prodromal and this was 14 1/2 hrs from start to finish. I didnt panic or anything like last time, but instead I just made a lot of noise and had DH count backwards from 60 every time a contraction started. It really helped me to focus on him counting and know that they would be over before he got to zero.
Anyways, we had no problems what so ever in our unassisted birth. Victoria West Reid was born 8lbs 7oz, fully healthy, 2 days past her EDD. I had no tears, no complications for either me or babe. For some reason it was not beautiful or something I'd like to jump up and repeat or anything like the first UC. I love my gorgeous little girl, but this time, all I know about the birth itself is that I'm glad its over with and that we had no complications (and that DH is getting a vasectomy!).
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...&h=1&y=-vl60va
Going back to my babymoon now. I'm hiding out in the bedroom so DH can deal with the house and I can just enjoy the little addition and being catered to for a few more days.
Contractions started about an hour after our fight (11pm) and went on through the night and through the next day. At about 11am we watched CSI and I had to have him pause it through the contractions. When it was over I got into the birth pool. Labor was pretty intense at the end, but we had her at 1:15pm on Monday. It was pretty tough, probably a combination of her size and the fact that it was WAY faster than last time. My last labor was 48 hrs plus prodromal and this was 14 1/2 hrs from start to finish. I didnt panic or anything like last time, but instead I just made a lot of noise and had DH count backwards from 60 every time a contraction started. It really helped me to focus on him counting and know that they would be over before he got to zero.
Anyways, we had no problems what so ever in our unassisted birth. Victoria West Reid was born 8lbs 7oz, fully healthy, 2 days past her EDD. I had no tears, no complications for either me or babe. For some reason it was not beautiful or something I'd like to jump up and repeat or anything like the first UC. I love my gorgeous little girl, but this time, all I know about the birth itself is that I'm glad its over with and that we had no complications (and that DH is getting a vasectomy!).
http://www.kodakgallery.com/I.jsp?c=...&h=1&y=-vl60va
Going back to my babymoon now. I'm hiding out in the bedroom so DH can deal with the house and I can just enjoy the little addition and being catered to for a few more days.
Victoria!
