Rachel1509
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Didn't think I'd be writing this for a while! But here goes 
Wednesday 8th February, I had an early morning routine midwife appointment. I gave her my urine sample as I usually did, and immediately she said it had a lot of protein in it. This didn't mean much to me as she usually said this at most appointments. She then took my BP and said 'Wow that's high. I'll try it in a minute once you've laid down and I've measured you'. She did that, then rechecked it to tell me it was exactly the same and hadn't changed (140/100) and if I'd heard of pre eclampsia. I said yes and she said not to worry too much, but to go upto the hospital to be monitored and checked, and to be prepared to possibly stay in overnight to check if my BP goes down. I didn't really panic at this point, I honestly thought it would be one of those times where I'd get to the hospital to then find it had completely regulated and I could go home straight away. Boy was I wrong...
Got to the hospital and was given a jug to wee into everytime I needed to. They checked a sample of it straight away and said my protein levels were still high (+3). I then had blood taken, BP done multiple times and a scan to check babys growth (which came back fine).
Waited a few hours for blood results, was sat around for quite a bit, until one of the lovely ladies came upto me and said 'One of your results have come back, the signs of pre eclampsia are extremely likely, so were waiting for someone to come and take you to labour ward for your induction'. I was absolutely stunned! I was sat there saying to my OH how we needed to be home in time for One Born Every Minute cos I'd not put it on record!
I felt a mix of emotions, but mosty felt petrified! I was crying and shaking, worrying about what would happen, panicking because I'd not packed all my hospital stuff yet and that my baby wasn't full term.
I was quickly given my own private room immediately so we could begin the induction. The pessery was inserted at 10pm. Within 15 minutes I was feeling slight pains underneath my bump. I told the midwife looking after me, and she said it would be tightenings.
I struggled with the pain til about 4am in the morning. I tried sleeping through it but really couldn't and kept getting them every 20 seconds or so, so I felt exhausted! OH buzzed for midwife and asked if I could have anything for it. I had a morphine shot, which worked to a degree but didn't fully take the pain away - I managed a little bit of sleep on and off til about 7:30am.
I woke up and decided to get myself ready, but the pains were getting more intense. I told the midwife I was struggling with the pain, so she reluctantly checked me and said I wasn't even dilated yet so it was tightenings with maybe a few light contractions. Really didn't feel like 'light' ones to me!
Went down to the cafe with OH and my mum for a drink and a walk, this is where the pain started REALLY getting to me. I was hardly getting a rest between them, and couldn't sit down properly and enjoy my drink. I felt extremely sick and said I needed to go back to my room and lay down, so we got up and went for the lift. Pressed for 2nd floor, and as we approached it and the doors opened, my waters broke! I panicked and struggled to walk back to my delivery room,while OH and mum tried reassuring me I'd be ok. Got onto the ward and a midwife immediately saw how distressed I was and escorted me to my room. I pulled my pants down and she checked it was definately my waters - and it was! This is when the pain really started! It suddenly came on in big flushes and I was going really hot and felt overwhelmed. I climbed onto the bed and was examined to be told I was 3cm.
The pains got much worse. I was sucking in the gas & air while everyones trying to keep me calm. I began doubting myself saying I was going to be a bad mum, and that I couldn't do it. At one point I even asked my mum to do it for me because I couldn't!
After about 20 minutes of painful contractions, I kept asking for an epidural because it became too much. Then I started to get a very different feeling, was an EXTREME pressure feeling through my lower body and bad backache. I kept shouting 'I NEED TO POO, I'M GOING TO POO!!' Everybody tried reassuring me saying I wasn't pooing and to not push as it was too early. I kept constantly saying I needed to poo, so the midwife examined me and said 'Oh.. I can feel your babys head! You can push on the next contraction'. Everyone was gobsmacked!
To cut the ending bit short, I pushed for a total of 8 minutes, and my beautiful Noah was brought into the world at 12:13pm on Thursday 9th February 2012 at 35+6 gestation.
He weighed 5lbs 2.5oz. I cried, OH cried and my mum also cried. It was a moment I'll never forget.
We spent 9 days in hospital altogether. Noah had problems feeding for the first few days, then they discovered he had very high levels of jaundice almost at transfusion level, so he spent time in SCBU. The levels lowered and he was allowed back into my room, for it then to rise again and be put back in an incubator. My BP has now stabilised after being really high for about 6 days after labour. I'm on medication to prevent infection down below as my stitches came apart, and tablets for my iron levels as they were too low.
Here are a few photos of my little prince
Wednesday 8th February, I had an early morning routine midwife appointment. I gave her my urine sample as I usually did, and immediately she said it had a lot of protein in it. This didn't mean much to me as she usually said this at most appointments. She then took my BP and said 'Wow that's high. I'll try it in a minute once you've laid down and I've measured you'. She did that, then rechecked it to tell me it was exactly the same and hadn't changed (140/100) and if I'd heard of pre eclampsia. I said yes and she said not to worry too much, but to go upto the hospital to be monitored and checked, and to be prepared to possibly stay in overnight to check if my BP goes down. I didn't really panic at this point, I honestly thought it would be one of those times where I'd get to the hospital to then find it had completely regulated and I could go home straight away. Boy was I wrong...
Got to the hospital and was given a jug to wee into everytime I needed to. They checked a sample of it straight away and said my protein levels were still high (+3). I then had blood taken, BP done multiple times and a scan to check babys growth (which came back fine).
Waited a few hours for blood results, was sat around for quite a bit, until one of the lovely ladies came upto me and said 'One of your results have come back, the signs of pre eclampsia are extremely likely, so were waiting for someone to come and take you to labour ward for your induction'. I was absolutely stunned! I was sat there saying to my OH how we needed to be home in time for One Born Every Minute cos I'd not put it on record!
I felt a mix of emotions, but mosty felt petrified! I was crying and shaking, worrying about what would happen, panicking because I'd not packed all my hospital stuff yet and that my baby wasn't full term.
I was quickly given my own private room immediately so we could begin the induction. The pessery was inserted at 10pm. Within 15 minutes I was feeling slight pains underneath my bump. I told the midwife looking after me, and she said it would be tightenings.
I struggled with the pain til about 4am in the morning. I tried sleeping through it but really couldn't and kept getting them every 20 seconds or so, so I felt exhausted! OH buzzed for midwife and asked if I could have anything for it. I had a morphine shot, which worked to a degree but didn't fully take the pain away - I managed a little bit of sleep on and off til about 7:30am.
I woke up and decided to get myself ready, but the pains were getting more intense. I told the midwife I was struggling with the pain, so she reluctantly checked me and said I wasn't even dilated yet so it was tightenings with maybe a few light contractions. Really didn't feel like 'light' ones to me!
Went down to the cafe with OH and my mum for a drink and a walk, this is where the pain started REALLY getting to me. I was hardly getting a rest between them, and couldn't sit down properly and enjoy my drink. I felt extremely sick and said I needed to go back to my room and lay down, so we got up and went for the lift. Pressed for 2nd floor, and as we approached it and the doors opened, my waters broke! I panicked and struggled to walk back to my delivery room,while OH and mum tried reassuring me I'd be ok. Got onto the ward and a midwife immediately saw how distressed I was and escorted me to my room. I pulled my pants down and she checked it was definately my waters - and it was! This is when the pain really started! It suddenly came on in big flushes and I was going really hot and felt overwhelmed. I climbed onto the bed and was examined to be told I was 3cm.
The pains got much worse. I was sucking in the gas & air while everyones trying to keep me calm. I began doubting myself saying I was going to be a bad mum, and that I couldn't do it. At one point I even asked my mum to do it for me because I couldn't!
After about 20 minutes of painful contractions, I kept asking for an epidural because it became too much. Then I started to get a very different feeling, was an EXTREME pressure feeling through my lower body and bad backache. I kept shouting 'I NEED TO POO, I'M GOING TO POO!!' Everybody tried reassuring me saying I wasn't pooing and to not push as it was too early. I kept constantly saying I needed to poo, so the midwife examined me and said 'Oh.. I can feel your babys head! You can push on the next contraction'. Everyone was gobsmacked!
To cut the ending bit short, I pushed for a total of 8 minutes, and my beautiful Noah was brought into the world at 12:13pm on Thursday 9th February 2012 at 35+6 gestation.
He weighed 5lbs 2.5oz. I cried, OH cried and my mum also cried. It was a moment I'll never forget.
We spent 9 days in hospital altogether. Noah had problems feeding for the first few days, then they discovered he had very high levels of jaundice almost at transfusion level, so he spent time in SCBU. The levels lowered and he was allowed back into my room, for it then to rise again and be put back in an incubator. My BP has now stabilised after being really high for about 6 days after labour. I'm on medication to prevent infection down below as my stitches came apart, and tablets for my iron levels as they were too low.
Here are a few photos of my little prince
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