Post by Daniella on Aug 31, 2008 18:03:12 GMT
I woke up at 8.30am with niggles, it was nothing new so I thought nothing of it. by 12ish they were regular and was getting tightenings around my back, as well. the contractions got 2-5 mins apart so called MWU who sent someone out to assess. I was in latent labour - that painful I went through a whole canister of G&A!!
My mum and dad arrived and my dad took Josh to a friends house where he stayed all afternoon playing. My mum stayed for a bit but then went home when things eased off
While the midwife was examining me, she done a S&S. after about an hour she left because the contractions were spacing out. So I took 2 paracetamol and had a hot bath. While in the bath I had the faint urge to push, I called Adam up to the bathroom after a few contractions as the urge to push was still there. I called the MWU who sent the same MW out. While I was waiting for the MW I managed to get to the bedroom and laid on the bed where I stayed for the rest of the labour.
When the midwife got here she examined me and I was 4cm she told me it was okay to push as long as I stopped when she told me to. The urge was getting stronger and stronger and when the midwife examined me an hour later I was fully dilated so I was able to push properly! I was pushing for what seemed like an eternity, but must have only been about 30 mins! The 2nd midwife arrived while I was pushing - she had missed the call out as she was hovering her landing!! After what seemed like an eternity of pushing and a change of positions, baby Jacob was born! He had tried to cry as he was born so had swallowed some amniotic fluid and as a result he had to have some help breathing. When he was okay they laid him on to my chest where he stayed for a little while. He was quite heavy on me so my mum had a quick cuddle before the midwife took him to weigh - I couldn’t believe it when they said he was 8lb 10½oz!! 2lb heavier than DS1 was when he was born! - they also cut his cord down. My mum then got him dressed and passed him to me. The midwife covered me over with a duvet and my dad came up to meet his new grandson. somewhere between the 1st midwife went home. Adam's dad arrived about 30mins later and had a cuddle with his new grandson. The 2nd midwife went through general things with me and then left. And it was just Adam, Jacob and me. It was lovely being able to relax and it was all strangely surreal. Josh stayed with my mum the first night and she brought him home Monday afternoon. Josh is besotted with Jacob and always wants kissed and cuddles with him!
i only had gas and air throughout the whole labour. tried tens machine but it was too uncomfortable.
the midwife who attended the whole day was wonderful she was with me until the birth at 7.27 2nd call out was at about 4 ish - she has worked through her lunch and she was supposed to finish at 4!
My mum and dad arrived and my dad took Josh to a friends house where he stayed all afternoon playing. My mum stayed for a bit but then went home when things eased off
While the midwife was examining me, she done a S&S. after about an hour she left because the contractions were spacing out. So I took 2 paracetamol and had a hot bath. While in the bath I had the faint urge to push, I called Adam up to the bathroom after a few contractions as the urge to push was still there. I called the MWU who sent the same MW out. While I was waiting for the MW I managed to get to the bedroom and laid on the bed where I stayed for the rest of the labour.
When the midwife got here she examined me and I was 4cm she told me it was okay to push as long as I stopped when she told me to. The urge was getting stronger and stronger and when the midwife examined me an hour later I was fully dilated so I was able to push properly! I was pushing for what seemed like an eternity, but must have only been about 30 mins! The 2nd midwife arrived while I was pushing - she had missed the call out as she was hovering her landing!! After what seemed like an eternity of pushing and a change of positions, baby Jacob was born! He had tried to cry as he was born so had swallowed some amniotic fluid and as a result he had to have some help breathing. When he was okay they laid him on to my chest where he stayed for a little while. He was quite heavy on me so my mum had a quick cuddle before the midwife took him to weigh - I couldn’t believe it when they said he was 8lb 10½oz!! 2lb heavier than DS1 was when he was born! - they also cut his cord down. My mum then got him dressed and passed him to me. The midwife covered me over with a duvet and my dad came up to meet his new grandson. somewhere between the 1st midwife went home. Adam's dad arrived about 30mins later and had a cuddle with his new grandson. The 2nd midwife went through general things with me and then left. And it was just Adam, Jacob and me. It was lovely being able to relax and it was all strangely surreal. Josh stayed with my mum the first night and she brought him home Monday afternoon. Josh is besotted with Jacob and always wants kissed and cuddles with him!
i only had gas and air throughout the whole labour. tried tens machine but it was too uncomfortable.
the midwife who attended the whole day was wonderful she was with me until the birth at 7.27 2nd call out was at about 4 ish - she has worked through her lunch and she was supposed to finish at 4!