Well my waters went about 7pm Tuesday evening in a manner akin to the niagra falls...as soon as i got to the loo i knew my baby was being born in the RUH in Bath. They were heavily tinged with meconium meaning the baby had poo'd inside me.
We went to Frome for monitoring and whilst on the monitors, Henry's heartbeat dipped drastically through three contractions so we quickly decided to go to the RUH. I had a very exciting ambulance ride into Bath - mwaha - out of my wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......
On arriving in Bath they popped me on the monitors and stuck a drip of saline up. It was blatanly obvious that i was just a bit dehydrated and the saline worked a treat...Henry was fine but i needed to be observed closely to make sure he continued to be fine. We were moved into a birthing room and Mum went for a lie down and Lee and I watched a bit of telly before we decided to try n get some rest. The midwives were really happy with the trace and the registrar said the monitors could come off but drip had to stay in. Contractions started coming on very strong and was feeling it all in my back. At about 3am the midwife got me a birthing ball which i bounced and sat on with my head resting on end of bed til about 5am. i was doing reiki on my back every contraction but then it got to apoint i needed more consistent heat. So i asked my wonderful midwife Lyn if I could have a bath and she said of course...
I stayed in the tub for an hour and a half and managed to kinda zone out a bit...contractions was comin as strong but pain was bareable cos of heat in me back from the water. I got out for more monitoring which started at 7am. I knew that the contractions had eased right off though so had already started to mentally prepare myself for the next bit...
Had a discussion with Lyn whilst she was monitoring me about my options and she said to talk it all through with the registrar but she was positive about me thinking along the lines i was thinking...Mum swapped with Lee who had been with me all night and Lee went to get brekkie. Talked it all through with mum, had a cry and then the midwive's changed over and Anne came in who was absolutely wonderful. Anne helped me to get things straight in my head and then the registrar came in - think bout 9am. She'd only just started work but her first question was.. "how keen are you to have this vaginal delivery Sarah?" I'd already decided on the answer to that question.. " I just want my baby in my arms as soon as possible please" The registrar talked through all my options with me but i knew he had to be born that day and i knew it would be better for us all to do it calmly with minimum panic rather than try and persist with labouring under synthetic induction drugs and risk my uterus...I signed the consent forms for an emergency caesearian section which was totally my very positive and adamant decision and within moments the anaesthetists were in talking it all through with me and mum.
Mum went n found Lee and he got kitted up and i walked down to theatre. Sketched a bit cos brought Charlie's birth flooding back but the staff were absolutely wonderful - they already was aware and completely empathic to where my head was at. They used a long needle and got the spinal block done. We all had a giggle whilst they tickled me with the cold spray until i was numb in all the right places. With Lee sat at my head they began the operation and cos i was mentally associating the pulling and tugging with pain they gave me the gas and air mask.. took me a few minutes to work out what exactley to do with it like but thanks to Bob the anaesthetist i was soon doin my job and lettin them get on with theres...
MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!
my milk's come in today and no baby blues in this house tonight...just total utter loved-upedness all round
Need to upload all these pics to photobucket which am sure i will get round to at some point...
Little man is a total boobie monster we got breastfeeding cracked yesterday - amazed at how much i remember from feedin charlie in all honesty and am feelin really quite smug and earth motherly about the whole shebang...
We got home just after lunch and Henry know's he's home. Left Lee n Henry on there own for a few minutes and came back and saw the love affair between father and son in full throttle
Couldn't be happier right now
We went to Frome for monitoring and whilst on the monitors, Henry's heartbeat dipped drastically through three contractions so we quickly decided to go to the RUH. I had a very exciting ambulance ride into Bath - mwaha - out of my wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy......
On arriving in Bath they popped me on the monitors and stuck a drip of saline up. It was blatanly obvious that i was just a bit dehydrated and the saline worked a treat...Henry was fine but i needed to be observed closely to make sure he continued to be fine. We were moved into a birthing room and Mum went for a lie down and Lee and I watched a bit of telly before we decided to try n get some rest. The midwives were really happy with the trace and the registrar said the monitors could come off but drip had to stay in. Contractions started coming on very strong and was feeling it all in my back. At about 3am the midwife got me a birthing ball which i bounced and sat on with my head resting on end of bed til about 5am. i was doing reiki on my back every contraction but then it got to apoint i needed more consistent heat. So i asked my wonderful midwife Lyn if I could have a bath and she said of course...
I stayed in the tub for an hour and a half and managed to kinda zone out a bit...contractions was comin as strong but pain was bareable cos of heat in me back from the water. I got out for more monitoring which started at 7am. I knew that the contractions had eased right off though so had already started to mentally prepare myself for the next bit...
Had a discussion with Lyn whilst she was monitoring me about my options and she said to talk it all through with the registrar but she was positive about me thinking along the lines i was thinking...Mum swapped with Lee who had been with me all night and Lee went to get brekkie. Talked it all through with mum, had a cry and then the midwive's changed over and Anne came in who was absolutely wonderful. Anne helped me to get things straight in my head and then the registrar came in - think bout 9am. She'd only just started work but her first question was.. "how keen are you to have this vaginal delivery Sarah?" I'd already decided on the answer to that question.. " I just want my baby in my arms as soon as possible please" The registrar talked through all my options with me but i knew he had to be born that day and i knew it would be better for us all to do it calmly with minimum panic rather than try and persist with labouring under synthetic induction drugs and risk my uterus...I signed the consent forms for an emergency caesearian section which was totally my very positive and adamant decision and within moments the anaesthetists were in talking it all through with me and mum.
Mum went n found Lee and he got kitted up and i walked down to theatre. Sketched a bit cos brought Charlie's birth flooding back but the staff were absolutely wonderful - they already was aware and completely empathic to where my head was at. They used a long needle and got the spinal block done. We all had a giggle whilst they tickled me with the cold spray until i was numb in all the right places. With Lee sat at my head they began the operation and cos i was mentally associating the pulling and tugging with pain they gave me the gas and air mask.. took me a few minutes to work out what exactley to do with it like but thanks to Bob the anaesthetist i was soon doin my job and lettin them get on with theres...
MOST AMAZING EXPERIENCE OF MY LIFE!!!!!!!!!!!!
my milk's come in today and no baby blues in this house tonight...just total utter loved-upedness all round
Need to upload all these pics to photobucket which am sure i will get round to at some point...
Little man is a total boobie monster we got breastfeeding cracked yesterday - amazed at how much i remember from feedin charlie in all honesty and am feelin really quite smug and earth motherly about the whole shebang...
We got home just after lunch and Henry know's he's home. Left Lee n Henry on there own for a few minutes and came back and saw the love affair between father and son in full throttle
Couldn't be happier right now
