Well what a surprise she was 4 days late but once she decided to come she wasted no time!!!I was due to be induced on thursday at 41 weeks due to my high blood pressure when I went for my ctg on monday the midwife did a sweep,which she wsnt very hopeful would work as my cervix was still high and firm I was only 1 cm dilated. Soo i was a bit disheartened cause I had a nightmre time with Rhys birth as I was induced then and I really wanted to start naturally this time.
anyway I woke up tuesday morning I felt a bit strange but didnt think anything of it and I fell asleep watching jeremy kyle. I woke up about half 10 and went to the toilet and felt a bit of a gush so thought it was my waters it turned out that it wasnt -however about 11 i started to have mild contractions which were 10 - 15 minutes apart. I still wasnt sure if it was it so I caried on just pottering and my MIL was ready to go to hospital bless her. About 2 I thought id ring DH to come home from work as I thought I might be having contractions. They werent really painful but some were more intense than others.still 10 mins apart. I went to the hospital wen DH came home and were there for 5 hours till half 9 for them to say that I was still the same as yesterday when I had the sweep and that these werent real contractions and I could be like it for days.However as it is my second it could change suddenly!!!
So I went home,and had a bath. All of a sudden they seemed to get stronger and more intense in my bum-I couldnt sit down through one. I was really shaking uncontrollably and crying that i couldnt do it anymore.I was convinced tat it was going to be like last time and that they will tell me im only 4 cms so i need to go in and get something for the pain. Andy rang the hospital and when he put the phone down Istood up and had the massive urge to push - I shouted that I need to go now. we had only been home for an hour. They kept coming then and at one point I said I couldnt go down the stairs and i wanted to stay at home but my MIL and DH got me down the stairs and into the car.My SIL came to the hospital with us so i had someone with me in the car and when we got there my DH dropped me off and parked the car. I had 3 contractions going in and thwe urge to push was getting stronger even though by now i was convuinced that i just needed the toilet.
They showed me into the labour room and went to get me some water as I put my bag on the bed I felt this clunk and dropping feeling and a gush and my body just really started to push on its own. I started shouting that I really need to push. I petrified my SIL who ran out to get Andy who was stuck outside labour ward. 2 midwifes rushed in and I heard them say waters have gone and they were trying to get me to climb on the bed.I was shouting that I think i need the toilet as i hadnt been yet and i cant push cause i was going to have an epidural.by thi time andy had come in and they got me on the bed. They examined me and said cant feel the cervix - oh theres the head. By this time i was pushing again and shouting that i needed gas and air or an epidural and its going to hurt.- no time ut with every contration I just pushed as hard as I could and let out an almighty scream i really dont know where it came from. not through pain iit didnt really hurt at that point I cant explain it. Anyway 3 pushes later she was crowning and another 2 she was out. I couldnt believe it!!!
I asked the midwife how long was my labour and she said 18 minutes.... you dont know how close you came to having a car park baby.
Compared to my 36 hour labour with Rhys,I was so pleased and my beautiful princess weighed 8lb 10ozs. I ended up wwith a 2nd degree tear and I was home by lunchtime!!!!
3 days old
with my big brother.
xxxx
anyway I woke up tuesday morning I felt a bit strange but didnt think anything of it and I fell asleep watching jeremy kyle. I woke up about half 10 and went to the toilet and felt a bit of a gush so thought it was my waters it turned out that it wasnt -however about 11 i started to have mild contractions which were 10 - 15 minutes apart. I still wasnt sure if it was it so I caried on just pottering and my MIL was ready to go to hospital bless her. About 2 I thought id ring DH to come home from work as I thought I might be having contractions. They werent really painful but some were more intense than others.still 10 mins apart. I went to the hospital wen DH came home and were there for 5 hours till half 9 for them to say that I was still the same as yesterday when I had the sweep and that these werent real contractions and I could be like it for days.However as it is my second it could change suddenly!!!
So I went home,and had a bath. All of a sudden they seemed to get stronger and more intense in my bum-I couldnt sit down through one. I was really shaking uncontrollably and crying that i couldnt do it anymore.I was convinced tat it was going to be like last time and that they will tell me im only 4 cms so i need to go in and get something for the pain. Andy rang the hospital and when he put the phone down Istood up and had the massive urge to push - I shouted that I need to go now. we had only been home for an hour. They kept coming then and at one point I said I couldnt go down the stairs and i wanted to stay at home but my MIL and DH got me down the stairs and into the car.My SIL came to the hospital with us so i had someone with me in the car and when we got there my DH dropped me off and parked the car. I had 3 contractions going in and thwe urge to push was getting stronger even though by now i was convuinced that i just needed the toilet.
They showed me into the labour room and went to get me some water as I put my bag on the bed I felt this clunk and dropping feeling and a gush and my body just really started to push on its own. I started shouting that I really need to push. I petrified my SIL who ran out to get Andy who was stuck outside labour ward. 2 midwifes rushed in and I heard them say waters have gone and they were trying to get me to climb on the bed.I was shouting that I think i need the toilet as i hadnt been yet and i cant push cause i was going to have an epidural.by thi time andy had come in and they got me on the bed. They examined me and said cant feel the cervix - oh theres the head. By this time i was pushing again and shouting that i needed gas and air or an epidural and its going to hurt.- no time ut with every contration I just pushed as hard as I could and let out an almighty scream i really dont know where it came from. not through pain iit didnt really hurt at that point I cant explain it. Anyway 3 pushes later she was crowning and another 2 she was out. I couldnt believe it!!!
I asked the midwife how long was my labour and she said 18 minutes.... you dont know how close you came to having a car park baby.
Compared to my 36 hour labour with Rhys,I was so pleased and my beautiful princess weighed 8lb 10ozs. I ended up wwith a 2nd degree tear and I was home by lunchtime!!!!
3 days old
with my big brother.
xxxx
Your kids are beautiful xx
