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***WHOS HAD A HOMEBIRTH? HOW WAS IT?***

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kittylette · 15/09/2006 16:09

Hi,

i had a home birth with my 2nd son 12 weeks ago, it was the most wonderful experience ever! I cant wait to have another,
He was 7lb 11oz, born at home in a birthing pool, with no painrelief - a perfect birth.
heres my story ( copied from my online diary!)...

On sunday i woke up feeling no different at all, in fact i had nothing going on as opposed to my usual period cramps so expected nothing.

We decided to go to the park with BIL and SIL, there are these little ride on steamtrains and i went on one, dunno if that had anything to do with starting!! they were pretty fast and bumpy :D

so when we got home, my mum rang and i asked her if Addison (DS1- 18 months) could visit for a few hours, i walked round at about 6pmish and dropped him off.

So with no baby around me and DF (Adam) decided it was time to try and meet our new baby!

so we 'did the deed' at about 7pm and afterwards i rubbed clarysage oil into my bump.

We went down stairs and ordered a pizza,

after we finished the pizza Addison came home and i put him to bed at about 9pm,

whilst i was lying on the bed with him waiting for him to nod off i started getting pains, they mustve come quite fast and have been relitvly stong as i shouted Adam and by the time he came upstairs i was on all fours breathing through them,

at about 10pm the contractions were coming fast about every 3-4 mins but were only lasting 20 secs or so, i decided to ring my mum, but the phone was busy... she finally got round at about 11pm.

we rang the midwife at about 11.45 and she arrived at 12.30

by now the pains were getting very uncomfatable and i was struggling being on 'dry land' The pool was blown up but it took a while to get it filled to the right height and temperature,

i got in the pool at 1.30am ish

the contractions were bad, worse than first time round id say, alot more intense. plus i was, at times, having double contractions - no real break in between, they were tough.

at points i was ready to give up, but i had to keep saying things in my head like 'keep going..not long now' ect

the pains got really bad and i felt the urge to push, but i didnt tell anyone -same as with addison,

i had about 4 contractions during which i was pushing but noone knew, i remember my ears being under the water and thinking 'im gonna have to tell them hes coming' so i decided that i would say it after the next one... but as i pushed secretly i felt him come right down, like he was coming out!!

i came up from the water and said 'hes coming out' at which point i realised the midwife was gone!

she didnt know know i was pushing and had gone for a wee!!

when she got back down i was really feeling him coming down,

i wouldnt push though, i was terrified of tearing like i did with my first son - a pretty bad tear!, so i was pushing him far enough to supress the pushing urge, but then stopping,

so then he crowned, BUT my waters were still intact!! i waited untill my next contraction (which was soooo hard with his head hanging out - but i just couldnt push through without the 'urge'/contraction) meanwhile the midwife was trying to break the waters with an amniohook - but couldn't

i got another contraction and pushed him out, he was born membranes intact - in the caul they said later (very rare and lucky apparantly)

the placed him onto my tummy and my mum cut the cord - adam didnt want to!

it was just amazing, no stitches, no tears, not even a graze - i dont hurt down there at all!

my placenta came away straight away after my injection and i didnt even have to push!

the midwives stayed about 2 hours and after tea and toast left,

it was so surreal being at home, my first visitor was at 4am!! my gran - bless her... and the visitors havent stopped since - but i dont mind

i want the world to see my gorgeous boy!!

so he was 7lbs11oz

head circ - 35cm

length - 55cm

Feeding is still going well, he latches on fabulously and i know im producing someting as im leaking and his poops are going brown/yellow ... but my nipples ar SO sore im in real pain with it, but im keeping going, im enjoying it too much,

if i have anymore they will definatly be born at home,

hope you are all well

Kitty, addison & baby Dexxie - 3 days old

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sarahlou1uk · 15/09/2006 21:39

Congratulations Kittylette. I also had a home water birth 3 weeks ago and dd was also 7lb 11oz! Again, virtually no pain relief until the last 10 minutes when the gas and air finally arrived in a taxi!!! I can only imagine what the poor taxi man was thinking as when dh opened the door I shouted 'about bleeding time, get it in here NOW!!!'

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Toady · 15/09/2006 22:28

Wow sounds fantastic, welcome to the world little Dexxie

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Loshad · 15/09/2006 22:49

sounds fab Kitty well done and welcome to the world baby Dexxie. i've had 2 hb's, both were great, one easier than the other, but both way better than my hosp births.

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Judy1234 · 15/09/2006 22:55

Congratulations. One of my twins was born at home with my midwives, although we planned a hospital birth as it was twins and his brother was born in hospital but both births were fine. I was very happy with my feelings of control over them.

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sweetkitty · 15/09/2006 22:56

congratulations you sound on a real high

here's my v short version of DD2's birth.

I was 12 days overdue and driving everyone on mumsnet mad with my whinging, the dreaded hospital induction was booked in for 9am Sat morning, that week I had been really low with a bad cold and sinusitis, nevermind the SPD pain, heartburn, lack of sleep and having 18mo DD1 to deal with.

Anyway Weds night went to bed as usual, couldn't sleep, then about 1am had a bad BH, got out of bed to get some Gaviscon, DP followed me downstairs and found me grabbing the dining room chairs and thought I'm phoning the MW, MW arrived 20 mins later to find me in downstairs loo bent over in agony. Between contractions I ran upstairs dived on the bed, pulled down pants and yelled quick examine me. I was 8cms but waters intact and head was high. Second MW arrived already knew her from antenatal appts. Had loads of lovely gas and air, went to pieces again telling DP it was far too sore and I couldn't do it. Apologised 1000 times to MWs. Was fully dilated but waters still intact and head still high so MWs broke waters, had a few pushes and DD2 was born. 9lbs 3ozs of her in 2 1/2h from that first pain. Had natural third stage no stitches needed. DD2 had first BF still attached to me.

Got up had shower MWs tidied up and remade bed, DP made tea and got into bed with me and DD2, DD1 slept through the whole thing she got up at 6.30am had her milk and got into bed with us all for a cuddle which was brilliant.

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