Butterflykisses
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I was willing to take every pain relief going to get me through and get LO out safety. However when it came to the bit it went so much better than expected. I never thought about labour much. Was of the opinion baby was there so had to come out one way or the other. The one thing I didn't want was a c-section but if it had come to it of course would have gone along with it.
Friday I was home alone all day and I was on the toilet every half hour and I am not exaggerating. Just didn't feel right in my self but had no idea what was wrong. Went to bed and was same thing, every time I turned in the bed I had to get up to go toilet. DH alarm went off at 6am to go to work and he noticed me going to the toilet literally every 10 mins. At this stage I had what I THOUGHT was bloody show but as I was 8 days early I thought I was imagining it. Hence tripping to the toilet to check. DH offered to stay off work but as this was my first baby I told him to go on ahead as I would have hours to go. He left the house at 7.10am, leaving me with hot water bottle to ease the AF like cramping I had. The cramps then changed and were coming and going so I sat on sofa to time them. Every 3 mins and lasting about 40 seconds. I struggled to the kitchen to get my hospital notes and phoned labour ward. They advised me to make my way to the hospital (40 mins away). Phoned DH at 7.40am and told him to come home. OK looking now like he shouldn't have gone to work lol. I struggled to get dressed and gather my bags. DH came into kitchen to find me bent over table breathing through the pain. We got to the hospital in record time and I can say I never saw much of the road there. Parked at the door cause I couldn't walk from the car park. Into the assessment room and on examination I was 8cm (shocked
) This 2 1/2 hours after I had wakened. Up to the MLU and had no time for anything contractions were coming fast so was put straight on to gas and air. By 11.15am I was told to push. 12noon LO heart rate was dipping so I was sent to labour ward for intervention. Dr examined me and said she'd leave me 1/2 hour. She came back at 12.30pm and still no baby so got to work. Froze me down below, out with the ventuose (SP) and after some pulling LO was born at 12.46pm. All in all labour definitely wasn't as bad as I expected. The only thing that is putting me off going again is fear that the pregnancy and labour won't be as straight forward as this one was.
Friday I was home alone all day and I was on the toilet every half hour and I am not exaggerating. Just didn't feel right in my self but had no idea what was wrong. Went to bed and was same thing, every time I turned in the bed I had to get up to go toilet. DH alarm went off at 6am to go to work and he noticed me going to the toilet literally every 10 mins. At this stage I had what I THOUGHT was bloody show but as I was 8 days early I thought I was imagining it. Hence tripping to the toilet to check. DH offered to stay off work but as this was my first baby I told him to go on ahead as I would have hours to go. He left the house at 7.10am, leaving me with hot water bottle to ease the AF like cramping I had. The cramps then changed and were coming and going so I sat on sofa to time them. Every 3 mins and lasting about 40 seconds. I struggled to the kitchen to get my hospital notes and phoned labour ward. They advised me to make my way to the hospital (40 mins away). Phoned DH at 7.40am and told him to come home. OK looking now like he shouldn't have gone to work lol. I struggled to get dressed and gather my bags. DH came into kitchen to find me bent over table breathing through the pain. We got to the hospital in record time and I can say I never saw much of the road there. Parked at the door cause I couldn't walk from the car park. Into the assessment room and on examination I was 8cm (shocked
) This 2 1/2 hours after I had wakened. Up to the MLU and had no time for anything contractions were coming fast so was put straight on to gas and air. By 11.15am I was told to push. 12noon LO heart rate was dipping so I was sent to labour ward for intervention. Dr examined me and said she'd leave me 1/2 hour. She came back at 12.30pm and still no baby so got to work. Froze me down below, out with the ventuose (SP) and after some pulling LO was born at 12.46pm. All in all labour definitely wasn't as bad as I expected. The only thing that is putting me off going again is fear that the pregnancy and labour won't be as straight forward as this one was.
4am. I would say I had half an hour of bad pain, just before u get to ten cms where the contractions are one after the other and you don't get a break, and then the ring of fire was painful but only lasts about 5 seconds, other that that, it was absolutely fine and more than manageable! My whole labour from start to finish was 7 1/2 hours. And I can't wait to do it again! Hoping if I go to term it's not worse if baby's bigger etc, but they say bigger babies are easier to push out?!? So we'll see! But if u expect the worse, then it can only seem better. Go for it girls, an try to enjoy it!
) even the contractions were no way near as bad as I thought they were going to. E, have no illusions mind you, they do hurt and like you had them all in my back, only before pushing did I start having stomach pains, I had to change position in bed to encourage baby to move...they didnt expect it to work, but it did. My husband is also in the forces, baby born on Friday morning, couldn't get in touch with him mail Saturday lunch time...best phone call in my life. 
